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(KTRK) – Law enforcement officials are crediting K9 Rocky from the US Marshals Service with finding a fugitive in Houston. The suspect allegedly shot Rocky twice before officers returned fire, and a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) helicopter transported the dog to a local animal hospital.

This proposed FAA airworthiness directive (AD) would require repetitively inspecting the inclined and horizontal driveshaft flanges and, depending on the results, replacing them. The FAA is accepting comments on the proposal through Feb. 3.

The FAA is seeking comments by Feb. 3 on a proposed airworthiness directive (AD) that would require modifying certain upper-rail rollers and installing a label on each sliding door. It would also prohibit installing affected upper-rail rollers or a door with an affected upper-rail roller. These actions are also specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency AD.

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) has announced new speakers for ACSF Safety Symposium 2025, including keynote Tony Kern, a former US Air Force Command pilot and author. The event takes place Apr. 7–9 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida.

VAI’s Legal Resources Portal gives members access to information about transportation laws, regulatory compliance, flight standards, case decisions, and more, including a directory of VAI member legal professionals.

The OEM delivered a total of 20 new AH-64 Apaches and CH-47 Chinooks, 34 remanufactured Apaches, and 9 renewed Chinooks during 2024.

Omni Helicopters International has received an Airbus H175 from GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) for offshore support in Latin America.

(CBC) – A new report from the city in Manitoba, Canada, recommends signing a lease-to-own contract with Eagle Copters for a new Airbus H125 to replace an existing Winnipeg Police Service H120.

(KWTX) – A video of a utility worker fixing a power line while attached to a helicopter in Waco, Texas, has gone viral.

(WBRC) – A Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane crew replaced a cooling tower Jan. 15 at Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (KBHM).