The approval extends Dart Aerospace’s wire strike protection system to Airbus H145 BK117D3 helicopters, broadening safety coverage across the platform.

Modifications include an improved stowable hover pump kit, a new emergency jettison switch integrated into the primary flight control and the capability to perform unaided night hover refills.

European operators gain certified external cargo capability for Bell 505 aircraft under a newly approved EASA supplemental type certificate.