FAA AD: all Leonardo S.p.A. Model AW169 helicopters and certain Leonardo S.p.A. Model AW189 helicopters Airworthiness Directives September 22, 2020 This AD, prompted by a report of a broken extrusion rubber window seal, requires installation of a reinforcement around the rubber filler.... Read More
FAA AD: certain Leonardo S.p.A. Models A119 and AW119 MkII helicopters Airworthiness Directives September 22, 2020 This AD requires repetitive borescope inspections of the tail rotor gearbox and, depending on the inspection results, removing the.... Read More
FAA AD: Leonardo S.p.A. Model AW169 helicopters Airworthiness Directives September 22, 2020 This AD requires modifying the weight on wheels (WoW) support installation on the main landing gear. The AD was prompted by a report that.... Read More
FAA AD: all Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH Model MBB-BK 117 D-2 helicopters Airworthiness Directives September 22, 2020 This AD was prompted by a report of an erroneous low rotor revolutions per minute (RPM) indication after establishing a one-engine inoperative.... Read More
FAA AD: superseding AD 2000-22-19 for Airbus Helicopters Models SA330F, G, and J helicopters Airworthiness Directives September 22, 2020 The FAA is superseding AD 2000-22-19 for Airbus Models SA330F, G, and J helicopters, which required repetitively inspecting certain tail rotor.... Read More
Virus-related travel decline hits Las Vegas helicopter tours Industry News September 21, 2020 (Las Vegas Sun) - The plummeting of international travel in the wake of COVID-19 has put dozens of helicopter tour pilots and staffers out.... Read More
Prince Harry joins Cali helicopter club to keep up license for royal jaunts Across the Web September 21, 2020 (Fox Business) - Prince Harry has joined a California helicopter club, a move that will help him maintain the license that allows him to fly.... Read More
Mysterious Russian Mi-171Sh Hip assault helicopters are bound for China Industry News September 21, 2020 (The Drive) - The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is set to receive a new batch of Russian-made Mi-171Sh Hip combat transport helicopters.... Read More
NTSB: Geese led to 2018 Orchard Lake, Michigan, helicopter crash Accidents and Incidents September 21, 2020 (Detroit News) - Two years after a pilot injured himself in a helicopter crash in Orchard Lake, the National Transportation Safety Board has.... Read More
Trainer helicopter crashes in India; 1 dead, another injured (VIDEO) Accidents and Incidents September 21, 2020 (Times Now News) - Rookie pilot Konark Saran died and another was injured in a trainer aircraft crash in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh Monday.... Read More