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At our Jan. 22 webinar, we spoke with Helicopter Institute President and Past VAI Chair Randy Rowles and one of six Afghan pilots he’s training to enter the US helicopter industry workforce after they assisted the country during the War in Afghanistan.

(AIN) – US President Donald Trump has appointed Christopher Rocheleau, formerly COO of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), as acting FAA administrator.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD) supersedes AD 2021-07-13, issued Apr. 6, 2021. The existing AD requires inspecting each specified Pacific Scientific rotary buckle assembly, including its buckle-handle vane, and prohibits installing affected buckles. The new AD, which takes effect Mar. 7, 2025, updates the applicability by manufacture date, retains previous requirements, and mandates corrective actions based on the updated service bulletin.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires checking the operation of the shear-button safety cap on each applicable collective pitch handle and prohibits installing certain part-numbered collective pitch handles or collective sticks unless certain requirements are met, takes effect Mar. 7, 2025.

Airbus has published a feature about the H145 and H135 crews that provide mountain rescue services for the autonomous province in northern Italy.

The Broomfield, Colorado–based company installed 16 Vita Rescue Systems on the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk fleet.

The FAA has issued Level 7 certification for Leonardo’s Virtual and Extended Reality (VxR) simulator, which provides IFR and VFR training for single-engine and light twin-engine helicopter pilots.

The mission equipment company worked with the Norwegian operator to make cockpit modifications and equipment upgrades on nine Airbus H125s.

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Brazil and Morocco’s Directorate General for Civil Aviation have approved the installation of the Tsunami aerial fire-suppression system (AFSS) from Recoil Aerospace on the Airbus H225.

One of the most popular features of VERTICON, VAI’s annual conference and trade show, are its educational offerings, most of which are free to all attendees and exhibitors.