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VAI Daily

Dec. 8, 2025

Recoil gains approval for 1,000-gal. water tank on Black Hawk

The FAA has approved the 1,000-gal. capacity version of Recoil Aerospace’s Tsunami External wildfire suppression tank for the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk.

VAI Daily

Dec. 8, 2025

NMSP to acquire Airbus H125 from Davenport Aviation

(AirMed&Rescue) – Davenport will install mission equipment on the new Airbus H125 before delivering it to the New Mexico State Police (NMSP).

VAI Daily

Dec. 8, 2025

AERO Asia highlights AAM ambitions for Asia–Pacific region

(AIN) – Takeaways from last week’s AERO Asia 2025 in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, included how countries in the region are following their own path to get advanced air mobility (AAM) operations up and running.

VAI Daily

Dec. 8, 2025

Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters AS 332C/C1 and L/L1

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jan. 12, 2026, requires modifying the main-gearbox suspension-bar link and installing new bolts. It also prohibits installing certain parts. The AD supersedes AD 2020-06-13, issued Apr. 6, 2020.

VAI Daily

Dec. 8, 2025

Proposed FAA AD: Airbus AS332 C/C1, L/L1, and SA.330J

The FAA is accepting comments through Jan. 22, 2026, on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would reduce life-limit intervals for affected bearing stacks and require replacement of an affected bearing stack before exceeding these intervals.

VAI Daily

Dec. 8, 2025

Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters AS355 series and AS350 B3

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) supersedes AD 2021-20-16, issued Oct. 18, 2021. The new AD, which takes effect Jan. 12, 2026, retains existing actions while requiring the replacement of the upper-fin assembly with a modified upper-fin assembly, which constitutes a terminating action for repetitive inspections.

VAI Daily

Dec. 8, 2025

Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters AS332 C/C1, L/L1/L2, and EC225 LP

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) retains the actions of AD 2024-10-13 while removing some helicopters from applicability, adding a requirement to inspect the inner surface of the fuel-filter bowls, and revising the tightening torque. The AD becomes effective Jan. 12, 2026.

VAI Daily

Dec. 8, 2025

Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters AS 332L2 and EC225 LP

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which retains the actions of AD 2020-06-12, issued Apr. 6, 2020, also requires the modification of the main-gearbox suspension bar, inspection of the torque, and corrective actions, if necessary. It takes effect Jan. 12, 2026.

VAI Daily

Dec. 8, 2025

Final FAA AD: Airbus AS350 B2/B3, AS355 N/NP, and EC130 B4

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective Jan. 12, 2026. It requires a one-time inspection of the cargo swing emergency-release control and, if necessary, corrective action.

VAI Daily

Dec. 8, 2025

Final FAA AD: Airbus Helicopters EC155 B and EC155 B1

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Jan. 12, 2026, requires replacing the jettisonable windows and seals on the sliding doors and the fixed panels on the left-hand and right-hand sides. It also requires the installation of new labels.