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Dec
19
2024

Airbus delivers first Standard 3 configured NH90 to Spain

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Albacete, Spain, 19 December 2024  - Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first NH90 of the second batch of 23 helicopters to the Directorate General of Armament and Material (DGAM) at its facility in Albacete, Spain. This is the first NH90 in the Standard 3 configuration for the Spanish Air and Space Force.

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Dec
19
2024

Archer Completes Construction of High-Volume Manufacturing Facility

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Covington, GA, Dec 19, 2024 - Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE : ACHR) announced today that earlier this week it received the certificate of occupancy for its high-volume manufacturing facility, ARC, which is connected to the Covington Municipal Airport in Georgia. Archer is now working to complete the tooling load-in for the initial manufacturing line at this facility. Production is planned to begin in early 2025, with the goal of ramping to a rate of two aircraft per month by the end of the year. 

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Dec
19
2024

Robinson Helicopter’s Symmetrical Horizontal Stabilizer Now Approved for All Models by European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Argentina, Japan, and India

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Torrance, CA – December 19, 2024 – Robinson Helicopter Company (RHC), the world’s leading manufacturer of civil helicopters, secured approval from EASA authority, Argentina, Japan, and India for its improved empennage on all Robinson helicopter models. This follows the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) prior approval of the same configuration for the R66 in 2023 and R44 and R22 in 2024. The new empennage includes a symmetrical horizontal stabilizer and tailcone, is now standard on all newly manufactured Robinson helicopters.

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Dec
20
2024

Claude Vuichard joins Fred North's Mentoring Program as Ambassador to Improve Global Helicopter Safety

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Fred North, a helicopter stunt pilot well known in the Hollywood film industry, has launched a non-profit mentoring program.

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Dec
20
2024

Joby Successfully Conducts First FAA Testing under TIA, Begins Final Phase of Certification Program

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SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it has entered the final phase of certification for its electric air taxi, having conducted its first FAA testing under Type Inspection Authorization (“TIA”). The testing involved pilots from the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) evaluating human factors elements of flight safety using an FAA-conforming flight deck in a Joby simulator.

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Dec
20
2024

Robinson Helicopter’s Symmetrical Horizontal Stabilizer Now Approved for Select Models by European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Argentina, Japan, and India

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Torrance, CA – December 19, 2024 – Robinson Helicopter Company (RHC), the world’s leading manufacturer of civil helicopters, secured approval from EASA authority, Argentina, Japan, and India for its improved empennage on select Robinson helicopter models. This follows the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) prior approval of the same configuration for the R66 in 2023 and R44 and R22 in 2024. The new empennage includes a symmetrical horizontal stabilizer and tailcone. 

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Dec
23
2024

FAA Accident Report: SIOUX FALLS, SD

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AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEVERAL BIRDS BREAKING A DOOR WINDOW, SIOUX FALLS, SD.

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Dec
23
2024

FAA Accident Report: CHARLOTTE, NC

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AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING DAMAGING THE NOSE, CHARLOTTE, NC.

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Dec
23
2024

FAA Accident Report: SPRINGFIELD, MO

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AIRCRAFT CRASHED HARD WHILE HOVERING OVER THE LANDING PAD AND ENED UP ON ITS SIDE, SPRINGFIELD, MO.

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Dec
24
2024

AUSTRALIA CERTIFIES RECOIL’S TSUNAMI AERIAL FIREFIGHTING TANK SYSTEM

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BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Dec. 23, 2024  Recoil Aerospace Inc. (Recoil), the leading designer of the world’s most advanced aerial fire suppression systems (AFSS), has obtained approval by Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for its Tsunami AFSS tank system. 

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