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(Task & Purpose) – A US Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk crew wrote out “ho ho ho” in the sky using its flight path Dec. 7 while waiting to deliver Santa to an event in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.

Thirty-one years ago today, Hughes Aerospace CEO and VAI Board Member Chris Baur, then a captain in the US Air Force, took part in a historic mission that tested the limits of man and machine in one of the longest rescue operations ever recorded.

(Vertical magazine) – Obtaining certification for new helicopter technology has become increasingly challenging, particularly in the United States. Elan Head explores the reasons for the hold-up.

(Reuters) – US military helicopters on training missions would need to broadcast ADS-B Out alerts to nearby commercial aviation aircraft around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) to help avoid collisions under new defense policy legislation released Dec. 7.

(EIN Presswire) – The company’s ASKA A5 hybrid–electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft has been selected for Hatch’s Dimension X challenge, a competition to develop VTOL aircraft for rapid medical response in Singapore.

The Air Methods operator hosted an event Dec. 3 at Kingman Airport (KIGM) in Mohave County, Arizona, to recognize the milestone.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a correction to Airworthiness Directive (AD) ATA – Rotorcraft Flight Manual – Section Emergency Procedures – Amendment; ATA 42 – Integrated Modular Avionics – Ethernet Network – Inspection, which took effect Nov. 11, 2025.

Airbus Helicopters has released a Q&A about how the OEM applies human factors and ergonomics concepts starting with the design phase to help improve safety, efficiency, and accessibility.

The company is looking to hire a field technician for a remote position that will provide technical support, maintenance, and field services for wireless communications and aerial surveillance systems.

The FAA is seeking comments by Jan. 23, 2026, on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would supersede AD 2025-05-09, issued Apr. 4, 2025. The proposed AD would require revisions to the airworthiness limitations section of the existing maintenance manual or instructions for continued airworthiness, as well as the existing approved maintenance or inspection program, as applicable.