The United States Senate voted 98-0 to approve the appointment of Mike Whitaker as the FAA Administrator. Whitaker has long experience in the industry, most recently as the Chief Operating…
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Robinson Helicopter Company has received approval from the FAA for its redesigned empennage for the R66 model. The new design has been developed following a multi-year development programme. The core…
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has proposed rules for safe operations of Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft (VTOL), which includes air taxis, which it says pave the way…
With the commentary period closed, several industry actors have weighed in with their responses to the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), which defines a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR)…
Airbus Helicopters has received certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for the H175 helicopter.The certification will allow H175 deliveries to begin in China, one of the most…
The Cicaré 8 helicopter has achieved certification under the Deutscher Ultraleichtflugverband e.V. (DULV) LTF-ULH regulations for ultralight helicopters (under 600 kg or 1,320 lbs maximum take-off weight), the first helicopter to…
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has published its Advisory Circular AC139. V01. v1.0, in which it sets out its design criteria for vertiport design. A rapid scan of the…
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it will publish its Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR), which will define the process for certifying pilots to fly powered lift…
The Helicopter Association International (HAI) is calling on its members and others in the industry to join its campaign to support the air tours sector by filing protests with the…
EASA has noted that, increasingly, certification projects are being initiated at too early a stage, “when the respective project has not presented an adequately defined concept of operations (CONOPS)” or…
