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A Boeing 747 airplane transported six McDermott Aviation heavy-lift firefighting helicopters—two Bell 214STs and four Bell 214Bs—from the European country to various locations in Australia. Four of the company’s firefighting aircraft remain in Greece.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting feedback through Nov. 10 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 67 – Rotors Flight Control – Ball Bearing Control System – Inspection. It will supersede AD 2025-0108, issued May 8, 2025.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 67 – Rotors Flight Control – Upper Ball Bearing End of the Main Rotor Servo-Controls – Inspection, takes effect Nov. 10.

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(FlightGlobal) – A group of Canadian companies will receive funding to develop sustainable aviation technology, including anti-ice systems for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that is part of a Horizon Aircraft–led project.

(NJ.com) – Two Delaware State Police helicopter crews helped rescue a pilot and passenger from a partially submerged small airplane Oct. 25 in Mannington Township.

The United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) has released its monthly safety report for October. The report covers various metrics, including average accident rates and average fatal-accident rates for the past five years.

(CNN) – According to the US Navy, an MH-60R Seahawk went down Oct. 26 during routine operations in the South China Sea, around 30 minutes before an F/A-18F fighter went down in the same area.

(Unmanned Airspace) – The Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) joint undertaking hosted U-space experts for discussions about vertiport management, airspace integration for drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and other topics around advanced air mobility operations.

When the helicopter enters service early next year, the Japanese operator will become the first in the world to use the bucket-equipped H160 for firefighting. Hiroshima will also use the H160 for search-and-rescue, emergency medical, and disaster response missions.