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VAI Daily

Jul. 30, 2025

German Army helicopter crashes during training flight

(The Brussels Times) – According to military officials, the helicopter went down in the Mulde River Jul. 29 near Grimma in Saxony, resulting in the deaths of two people, with a third person still missing.

VAI Daily

Jul. 30, 2025

AutoFlight’s CarryAll assists emergency groups at festival

The Chinese company’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft was used in a coordinated water, land, and air emergency support system during the 50th Yangtze River Crossing Festival earlier this month in Wuhan, Hubei.

VAI Daily

Jul. 30, 2025

EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters H160-B equipment/furnishings

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25 – Equipment/Furnishings – Emergency Life-Raft Personal Locator Beacon – Inspection, takes effect Aug. 12, 2025.

VAI Daily

Jul. 30, 2025

EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters H160-B doors

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25 – Doors – Jettisonable Window System Retaining Rings – Inspection, takes effect Aug. 12, 2025.

VAI Daily

Jul. 30, 2025

Proposed EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters EC175B

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is requesting feedback through Aug. 26 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 53 – Fuselage – Cockpit Floors – Inspection.

VAI Daily

Jul. 30, 2025

Proposed EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland/MBB BK 117

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting comments through Aug. 26 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25 – Equipment/Furnishings – Large Hook Damper Assembly – Modification.

VAI Daily

Jul. 30, 2025

EASA AD: Airbus Helicopters H160-B fuselage

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 53 – Fuselage – Main Gearbox Mobile Cowlings Rail Supports – Inspection, becomes effective Aug. 12, 2025.

VAI Daily

Jul. 30, 2025

Know where drones fly without Remote ID in your area

Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and drones can fly without Remote ID in FAA-recognized identification areas (FRIAs). You can find approved FRIAs on the FAA’s UAS Data Delivery System, notes the latest edition of the US Helicopter Safety Team newsletter.

VAI Daily

Jul. 30, 2025

Airbus Helicopters features blade repair hub in Texas (VIDEO)

The OEM’s blade shop in Grand Prairie, Texas, repairs an average of 1,200 rotor blades annually for US and Canadian operators.

VAI Daily

Jul. 30, 2025

Avincis tops 10 years of AW139 operations in Mozambique

The operator is celebrating a decade of providing offshore energy services from the African country. Its fleet of three Leonardo AW139s has accumulated more than 1,600 flight hours since June 2015.