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The National Aviation Hall of Fame will enshrine the founder of Robinson Helicopter Co., who passed away in 2022, at a ceremony Sep. 19 in Wichita, Kansas.

Members can receive a significant discount on mentoring, coaching, and management associated with the FAA’s Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) through VAI’s partnership with the Air Charter Safety Foundation.

This FAA airworthiness directive, which takes effect Oct. 23, will update AD 2020-24-07. It retains the actions from the existing AD while adding a modification that constitutes terminating action for repetitive inspections. The updated AD also expands helicopter applicability, provides additional requirements for certain helicopters, and prohibits installing affected microswitches or a twist grip with an affected microswitch.

The RTX subsidiary will provide its Electronic Warfare Planning and Battle Management platform for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

The FAA is inviting state, local, and territorial governments, in partnership with electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) and advanced air mobility (AAM) companies, to submit proposals for the eVTOL and AAM Integration Pilot Program by Dec. 11, 2025.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 71 – Power Plant – Pneumatic Line – Check/Inspection/Replacement, takes effect Sep. 30.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting feedback through Oct. 14 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA – Rotorcraft Flight Manual – Emergency Procedures Section – Amendment; ATA 42 – Integrated Modular Avionics – Ethernet Network – Inspection/Modification.

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At our next VAI Webinar on Wednesday, Sep. 24, a panel of aviation insurance experts will share 10 key actions operators can take to get the most out of their insurance negotiations, rates, and coverage.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to the EC135 P1, P2/P2+, P3, T1, T2/T2+, T3, EC635 T2+, and Airbus/MBB BK 117 C-2, D-2, and D-3, takes effect Oct. 21. It requires operators to determine the total cycles of certain hoist-boom assemblies, inspect those assemblies, and take corrective action, if necessary.