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(NPR) – US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy voiced concerns last week about a provision in the proposed defense policy bill before Congress, warning that it would undermine aviation safety improvements made after the midair collision of a regional jet and a US military helicopter in January near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA).

(Defence Blog) – The Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force will receive three more NH90 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Frigate helicopters under a contract with NHIndustries and the NATO Helicopter Management Agency.

Vertical Aerospace, Skyports Infrastructure, and Bristow Group plan to establish electric air taxi routes from Canary Wharf in London, England, starting in 2029.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25 – Equipment/Furnishings – Emergency Sea Anchor Pin – Inspection/Replacement, becomes effective Dec. 24, 2025.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting feedback through Jan. 8, 2026, on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 04 – Time Limits/Maintenance Checks – Airworthiness Limitations Section – Amendment. It would supersede AD 2025-0090, issued Apr. 23, 2025.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 53 – Fuselage – Cargo Bay – Inspection, takes effect Dec. 24, 2025.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 53 – Fuselage – Tail Boom Skin – Inspection, takes effect Dec. 15, 2025.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jan. 16, 2026, requires inspecting and measuring certain check valves and removing from service any check valves with leaks or cracks. The AD also prohibits installation of any affected check valve on any helicopter.

The operator crossed the milestone from its base in Västra Götaland, Sweden. Its fleet of 12 AW169s has completed 9,000 air medical operations in the country since 2018.

(CTV) – A helicopter crew assisted ground and water teams with a flood rescue of five people and four dogs trapped on an island Dec. 11 along the Chilliwack River in British Columbia, Canada.