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HAI Appoints New Northeast US Regional Representative

HAI Appoints New Northeast US Regional Representative

10-Oct-2023Source: HAI

We are excited to introduce our new Northeast US regional representative, Josh Rousseau. Josh has worked at the highest levels of New York State government for nearly 25 years. His career has taken him from the assistant speaker’s office of the state assembly to the governor’s office, as assistant secretary for legislative affairs, to executive... Read more

LifeNet of New York Flight Nurse Achieves 1,000 patient Milestone

LifeNet of New York Flight Nurse Achieves 1,000 patient Milestone

10-Oct-2023Source: LifeNet of New York

For one flight clinician to serve 1,000 patients in a little over a decade is no easy feat. It takes time, dedication, grit, and mental fortitude to provide the highest level of care and ensure the safety of each patient with every transport. Recently, Flight Nurse Rod Kester transported his 1,000th patient after a little over... Read more

Rain and Sikorsky Collaborate to Advance Capabilities for Aerial Firefighting

Rain and Sikorsky Collaborate to Advance Capabilities for Aerial Firefighting

10-Oct-2023Source: Rain

Rain, a leader in aerial wildfire containment technology, and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, announced at the UP.Summit a collaboration to explore how Sikorsky’s MATRIX™ autonomy suite operating with Rain’s Wildfire Mission Autonomy System can launch uncrewed helicopters to drop water on wildfires within minutes of detection. “Combining Sikorsky’s demonstrated mature vehicle autonomy system with Rain’s... Read more

Wingcopter drones start delivery of everyday goods in Germany

Wingcopter drones start delivery of everyday goods in Germany

10-Oct-2023Source: Wingcopter

Wingcopter and the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS) launched the “Drohnen-Lastenrad-Express-Belieferung“ (“Drone-Cargo Bike Express Delivery”) project. Under the name “LieferMichel”, the pilot project offers residents of remote districts in Michelstadt, Hesse, the opportunity to have groceries and consumer goods delivered to their homes quickly and emission-free by Wingcopter delivery drone and cargo bike.... Read more

Madison Fire Department selects Air Methods Ascend’s online Critical Care Review program

Madison Fire Department selects Air Methods Ascend’s online Critical Care Review program

10-Oct-2023Source: Air Methods

Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, announced that Madison Fire Department has selected Air Methods Ascend’s online Critical Care Review program to provide additional training for their paramedics. With stations in the City of Rexburg, Townsite of Archer, and Sugar City, Madison Fire responds to an ever-increasing number of fire and ambulance... Read more

UK CAA appoints new Chief Executive

UK CAA appoints new Chief Executive

9-Oct-2023Source: UK CAA

The UK Civil Aviation Authority is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Bishton as its new Chief Executive, effective 21 October 2023. Rob’s extensive career in aviation includes being a commercial pilot, and serving in a number of senior industry roles. He joined the Civil Aviation Authority in 2014, and has been a member... Read more

BETA technologies pick Garmin avionics for eVTOL

BETA technologies pick Garmin avionics for eVTOL

5-Oct-2023Source: Garmin

Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) announced a long-term agreement to provide the state-of-the-art Garmin G3000® integrated flight deck to BETA Technologies for its CX300 revolutionary electric fixed-wing aircraft and A250 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The conventional fixed wing CX300 aircraft and A250 eVTOL aircraft are designed to enable a diverse range of missions and operations including... Read more

Blade Shuttle Flights Return to NBAA-BACE

Blade Shuttle Flights Return to NBAA-BACE

5-Oct-2023Source: NBAA

Attendees at the 2023 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) will once again be able to experience a breathtaking firsthand look at the future of on-demand air transportation through NBAA’s partnership with Blade Air Mobility, Inc. (BLADE) (NASDAQ: BLDE). BLADE is offering by-the-seat helicopter flights operated by Orbic Air between the Las Vegas Convention... Read more

Skyway and Berg Holdings to Establish UAM Vertiport Network in Northern California

Skyway and Berg Holdings to Establish UAM Vertiport Network in Northern California

5-Oct-2023Source: Skyway Technologies

Skyway Technologies (Skyway), a pioneering vertiport infrastructure and planning company in the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industry, and Berg Holdings (BH), a long-time Sausalito-based Bay Area real estate developer, are pleased to announce a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of a comprehensive network of UAM vertiports in the Bay Area and elsewhere in Northern... Read more

Timberland Helicopters Assists in the Historic Recovery of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission

Timberland Helicopters Assists in the Historic Recovery of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission

5-Oct-2023Source: Timberland Helicopters

Timberland Helicopters, Inc., a leading helicopter service provider based in Ashland, Oregon, is proud to announce its pivotal role in successfully recovering NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. The spacecraft, which made history by collecting samples from the asteroid Bennu, safely landed in the Utah desert’s Dugway Proving Ground on September 24, 2023. The OSIRIS-REx mission, which began... Read more

Emergent Air selects Air Methods Ascend’s critical care in-person and online education programs

Emergent Air selects Air Methods Ascend’s critical care in-person and online education programs

3-Oct-2023Source: Air Methods

 Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, announced today that Emergent Air has selected Air Methods Ascend’s critical care in-person and online education programs to provide additional advanced training for their flight nurses, respiratory therapists, and paramedics. Emergent Air started as a ground ambulance provider in El Paso nearly 20 years ago but... Read more

EHang Delivers 5 Units of EH216-S AAVs to Boling in Shenzhen

EHang Delivers 5 Units of EH216-S AAVs to Boling in Shenzhen

3-Oct-2023Source: EHang

EHang Holdings Limited (“EHang” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EH), the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, announced that it has delivered five units of EH216-S to a new customer, Shenzhen Boling Holding Group Co., Ltd. (“Boling”), as part of Boling’s plan to purchase up to 100 units of EH216-S from EHang. Boling’s... Read more

GNAAS have busiest summer on record

GNAAS have busiest summer on record

3-Oct-2023Source: Great North Air Ambulance

The charity’s critical care teams, which include a doctor and a specialist advanced trauma paramedic, are based in Eaglescliffe in the North East, and Penrith in Cumbria, and cover an area of more than 8,000 square miles. From 21 June to 23 September they were activated to more than 600 incidents in the North East,... Read more

Skyrisks Launches Insurance Capacity for AAM

Skyrisks Launches Insurance Capacity for AAM

2-Oct-2023Source: Skyrisks

Skyrisks Limited (“Skyrisks”) announced its market-leading A-rated insurance capacity, targeted risk appetite, and operational readiness to welcome new business for the fast-growing insurance needs of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) sector. The AAM sector embodies the future of aviation, leveraging revolutionary new aircraft and a broad array of innovative technologies to ensure the safe, quick,... Read more

Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex celebrates 10 years of night flights

Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex celebrates 10 years of night flights

2-Oct-2023Source: Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex

Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex are proud to be marking ten years of becoming the first Air Ambulance charity in the country to fly 24/7, 365 days a year, enabling us to reach more patients and save more lives. On 29th September 2013 we became the first Air Ambulance in the country to provide a 24/7... Read more

USCG upgrades Air Station Detroit to MH-65E

USCG upgrades Air Station Detroit to MH-65E

2-Oct-2023Source: USCG

Coast Guard Air Station Detroit received its first upgraded MH-65E Dolphin helicopter Tuesday to replace the legacy MH-65D helicopters that support Coast Guard missions throughout the Great Lakes region. The avionics upgrade to the “E” configuration provides enhanced search and rescue capabilities including modern “glass cockpit” technology that increases pilot and aircrew situational awareness and... Read more

Robinson lead times stretch out to 2025

Robinson lead times stretch out to 2025

2-Oct-2023Source: HeliHub.com

Robinson Helicopter Co have sent their monthly email to their distributors around the world, advising of the lead time of each of their products – the ex-factory date for a purchaser placing an order today.  Multiple distributors have forwarded this email to HeliHub.com as the lead times stretch out further into the future than ever... Read more

Eve and Moviation Sign LOI for First eVTOL Urban ATM Agreement in South Korea

Eve and Moviation Sign LOI for First eVTOL Urban ATM Agreement in South Korea

29-Sep-2023Source: Eve Air Mobility

Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX; EVEXW) and Moviation, South Korea’s first Urban Air Mobility (UAM) service provider, announced the signature of a Letter of Intent to purchase Eve’s Urban ATM solution. The software solution will be a key enabler to the implementation and scalability of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and provides critical traffic management... Read more

Taranaki Offshore Partnership named as Rescue Helicopter Winch sponsors

Taranaki Offshore Partnership named as Rescue Helicopter Winch sponsors

29-Sep-2023Source: Taranaki Rescue Helicopter

Taranaki Rescue Helicopter is delighted to welcome Taranaki Offshore Partnership (TOP) to our family of sponsors to support the vital emergency response service for the region and our communities. TOP’s sponsorship is specifically for the Rescue Winch, which is critical during missions where the helicopter cannot land. An important piece of equipment, the winch ensures... Read more

Erickson partners with Helicopter Express for support of S-64 Air Crane®

Erickson partners with Helicopter Express for support of S-64 Air Crane®

29-Sep-2023Source: Erickson

Erickson Incorporated and Helicopter Express, Inc. announced a strategic alliance formed to support and diversify S-64 Air Crane® helicopter operations in North America and meet growing worldwide demand for heavy-lift, S-64 sustainment, modernization, and production. Helicopter Express is acquiring additional Erickson S-64s, one delivered this month and others through the end of the year. “The... Read more

Canada approves Dart Heli-Utility-Basket for Bell 505

Canada approves Dart Heli-Utility-Basket for Bell 505

29-Sep-2023Source: DART Aerospace

DART Aerospace is proud to announce that it has received a new TCCA STC certification for the external cargo Heli-Utility-Basket™ specifically tailored for the Bell 505 aircraft. It is also currently pursuing FAA validation. The Bell 505 Heli-Utility-Basket™ is the latest in DART’s proven line of baskets. It joins DART’s existing Heli-Utility-Baskets™ for helicopter models... Read more

Argentine Navy orders eight AW109s

Argentine Navy orders eight AW109s

29-Sep-2023Source: Argentine Government

There the head of the Defense portfolio stated: “In Argentina our ocean patrol vessels need to have light helicopters that can enter the hangars of the OPV vessels. “We are convinced that Leonardo is the right company to acquire these helicopters.” The acquisition of eight AW 109 light embarked helicopters from the “Leonardo” firm for the... Read more

Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service turns 50

Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service turns 50

29-Sep-2023Source: Westpac Lifesaver Rescue

The Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service is today celebrating 50 years of service since its first day of operations on 29 September 1973. In partnership with Surf Life Saving Australia, Westpac (then Bank of New South Wales) has been proudly supporting the Service since it began, making it one of the longest community partnerships in... Read more

European Rotors 2023 Offers Training and Workforce Development Options

European Rotors 2023 Offers Training and Workforce Development Options

28-Sep-2023Source: European Rotors

EUROPEAN ROTORS, the largest business-to-business rotorcraft event in Europe, is rapidly approaching. Now is the time to coordinate your schedule to take advantage of training and workforce development opportunities. Now in its third year and supported by the largest companies in the industry, EUROPEAN ROTORS 2023 is taking place in IFEMA Hall 9 in Madrid,... Read more

UK on cusp of next aviation revolution, says UK regulator

UK on cusp of next aviation revolution, says UK regulator

28-Sep-2023Source: CAA

Aviation stands on the cusp of the next revolution, the Chair of the UK Civil Aviation Authority will say in a keynote speech on 27 September. The regulator is working with the aviation and aerospace industry as well as government to support the safe development and roll-out of sustainable fuels, drones and new types of... Read more

Meeker-Airfilm receive FAA approval for Utility Step Mount for Airbus H145D3

Meeker-Airfilm receive FAA approval for Utility Step Mount for Airbus H145D3

27-Sep-2023Source: Meeker Aviation

Meeker-Airfilm are pleased to announce we have received FAA approval for for our very popular Utility Step Mount for the Airbus H145 D3 helicopter. The Step Mount offers the most robust design, dual payloads capability and greatest camera stability... Read more

Rotorweld release External Hydraulic Pump Drive kit to suit Airbus H125 and H130

Rotorweld release External Hydraulic Pump Drive kit to suit Airbus H125 and H130

27-Sep-2023Source: Rotorweld

Rotorweld is a family run business based in Auckland, New Zealand and manufactures a wide range of helicopter and gas turbine maintenance tooling. “Here at Rotorweld, we are excited to announce the release of our External Hydraulic Pump Drive kit to suit Airbus Helicopters H125 and H130 series helicopters. After many years maintaining the H125... Read more

Black Hills Life Flight will carry whole blood onboard

Black Hills Life Flight will carry whole blood onboard

27-Sep-2023Source: Black Hills Life Flight

All four Black Hills Life Flight aircraft, located in Rapid City and Hot Springs, SD, are proud to announce that they now carry and can administer whole blood onboard every air medical transport. Black Hills Life Flight is the first and only community-based air ambulance service in the state with this capability. Having whole blood... Read more

Bristow to present at Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference

Bristow to present at Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference

27-Sep-2023Source: Bristow

Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL), the global leader in innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, will present at the 31st Annual Deutsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. Bristow’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Whalen is scheduled to present on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at 8:40 a.m. MST and... Read more

MD Helicopters Collaborates with Able Aerospace

MD Helicopters Collaborates with Able Aerospace

27-Sep-2023Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters (MDH) is pleased to announce its collaboration with Able Aerospace Services to provide expanded repairs on major components used in the repair & overhaul of MDH gearboxes and hub assemblies. This cooperation is one of many actions MDH is taking to improve aftermarket support. This will allow MD Helicopters to reduce its overhaul... Read more

Lilium starts assembling Electric Propulsion System

Lilium starts assembling Electric Propulsion System

27-Sep-2023Source: Lilium

Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ: LILM), developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, announced that it is starting assembly of the Lilium Jet’s revolutionary electric propulsion system at its dedicated propulsion facility located next to its headquarters in Wessling, Germany. The announcement marks another exciting milestone on the targeted path towards industrialization and... Read more

AirLife Utah 3 will now carry whole blood on board

AirLife Utah 3 will now carry whole blood on board

27-Sep-2023Source: Air Methods

AirLife Utah 3 is proud to announce that it now carries and can administer whole blood on board every air medical transport. Having whole blood aboard their AS350 helicopter allows their industry-leading trauma clinicians to provide additional life-saving care in emergency situations when every minute counts. “Whole blood is the gold standard for blood delivery,”... Read more

FAA Approves Nation’s First Public-Use Vertiport in Blackstone, Virginia

FAA Approves Nation’s First Public-Use Vertiport in Blackstone, Virginia

27-Sep-2023Source: Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation

In a significant milestone for the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) industry, the FAA has issued the first conditional approval for a Vertiport at Allen C. Perkinson Blackstone Army Airfield (KBKT), in Blackstone, Virginia. This action creates a path for the airport to establish the first licensed public-use Vertiport in the state and the nation. NAVOS Air, a... Read more

FAA Approves First Public-Use Vertiport in Virginia

FAA Approves First Public-Use Vertiport in Virginia

27-Sep-2023

In a significant milestone for the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) industry, the FAA has issued the first conditional approval for a Vertiport at Allen C. Perkinson Blackstone Army Airfield (KBKT), in Blackstone, Virginia. This action creates a path for the airport to establish the first licensed public-use Vertiport in the state and the nation. NAVOS Air,... Read more

HeliFlite and IGY Marinas Partner at Yacht Haven Grande Miami

HeliFlite and IGY Marinas Partner at Yacht Haven Grande Miami

26-Sep-2023Source: HeliFlite

HeliFlite is excited to announce its new partnership with Marine Max’s internationally renowned IGY Marinas, kicking off at the Yacht Haven Grande Miami. This strategic alliance allows us to offer our clients and IGY clients an unparalleled fusion of luxury air travel and premium nautical tourism. When you arrive at the marina, you can quickly... Read more

Volatus Undertakes Joint Venture with Ace VTOL

Volatus Undertakes Joint Venture with Ace VTOL

26-Sep-2023Source: Volatus

Volatus Infrastructure & Energy Solutions has entered into a joint venture with Australian-based electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) company Ace VTOL. The joint venture outlines their plans to establish the advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure ecosystem in the Oceania region, develop a wheelchair accessible solar-powered lift and integrate Ace’s open-sourced artificial intelligence (AI) unmanned... Read more

Yorkshire Air Ambulance crew injured in laser attack

Yorkshire Air Ambulance crew injured in laser attack

26-Sep-2023Source: Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA), a lifeline for communities in Yorkshire, has recently seen a disturbing rapid escalation in laser attacks. Over the course of a single week, YAA has been subjected to three separate and deliberate laser assaults, with the latest attack resulting in an injury to one of their crew members. On Friday evening... Read more

Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Enhances Search and Rescue Operations with TrakkaBeam TLXc

Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Enhances Search and Rescue Operations with TrakkaBeam TLXc

26-Sep-2023Source: Trakka Systems

Trakka Systems, a prominent provider of Critical Vision Technologies, is excited to announce an ongoing partnership with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office located in Arizona, USA. The most recent collaboration is the acquisition by the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office of Trakka’s cutting-edge TrakkaBeam TLXc, which expands the range of Trakka C4ISR equipment utilized by the... Read more

Electro Ventures Signs Partnership to Support Jump Aero Products

Electro Ventures Signs Partnership to Support Jump Aero Products

26-Sep-2023Source: Electro Ventures

Electro Ventures, a Western Australian sustainable innovation holdings company with a portfolio of more than a dozen market-leading cleantech companies, has placed an order for ten “JA1 Pulse” eVTOL aircraft. Electro Ventures has worked with Jump Aero for many years through one of its portfolio companies Electro Aero, and has been impressed with the company’s... Read more

Land Rotor and Aeroauto sign $700M deal

Land Rotor and Aeroauto sign $700M deal

26-Sep-2023Source: Aeroauto

Land Rotor has announced plans to mass-produce the AAM Sportster in an unprecedented $700 million dollar deal with Aeroauto, LLC of Royal Palm Beach, Florida. This marks one of the largest commitments to provide consumers with safe and affordable Advanced Air Mobility vehicles globally. “We’re pretty excited about this, given Aeroauto’s focus on having the industry’s best products... Read more

SK Telecom and Joby collaborate for K-UAM Grand Challenge

SK Telecom and Joby collaborate for K-UAM Grand Challenge

26-Sep-2023Source: Joby Aviation

SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM, “SKT”) announced that it signed a collaboration agreement with Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY), a California-based company developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service, to jointly participate in the K-UAM Grand Challenge. The collaboration agreement signing ceremony took place at SKT’s Seoul headquarters on September 20, 2023. The two... Read more

Robinson confirm new R66 empennage will be available for retrofit

Robinson confirm new R66 empennage will be available for retrofit

25-Sep-2023Source: HeliHub.com

Robinson Helicopter Co have confirmed to HeliHub.com that the recently announced empennage will be made available as a retrofit kit for earlier production aircraft.  The new configuration is standard on all FAA-registered R66 production aircraft from MSN 1279, and other countries will follow once approval has been given by the relevant civil airworthiness authorities. The... Read more

Airbus unveils PioneerLab as its new twin-engine flying laboratory

Airbus unveils PioneerLab as its new twin-engine flying laboratory

25-Sep-2023Source: Airbus Helicopters

During the German National Aviation Conference in Hamburg, Airbus Helicopters unveiled the PioneerLab, its new twin-engine technology demonstrator based on the H145 platform. It complements Airbus’ range of FlightLabs and focuses on testing technologies that reduce helicopter emissions, increase autonomy and integrate bio-based materials. “With PioneerLab, we continue our ambitious strategy to test and mature... Read more

ITP Aero leads two R&D projects on UAM electric propulsion systems

ITP Aero leads two R&D projects on UAM electric propulsion systems

25-Sep-2023Source: ITP Aero

ITP Aero is leading two R&D projects on electric propulsion systems for urban and regional mobility, with a total budget of 13 million euros, which will be the first propulsion systems of these characteristics made in Spain. Despite the fact that the electrification of ground propulsion systems has reached a high level of technological and... Read more

Volatus and Flyscan partner for automated oil/gas aerial pipeline surveillance

Volatus and Flyscan partner for automated oil/gas aerial pipeline surveillance

25-Sep-2023Source: Volatus Aerospace

Volatus Aerospace Corp. (TSXV:VOL)(OTCQB:VLTTF) (“Volatus” or “the Company”)and Flyscan Systems., announced that they have entered into a services agreement through the Company’s subsidiary Synergy Aviation Ltd., and Flyscan Systems Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Synergy Aviation will install a Flyscan sensor pod on one of its aircraft as an important first step towards... Read more

Air Idaho Rescue transports 1000th patients

Air Idaho Rescue transports 1000th patients

25-Sep-2023Source: Air Methods

Whether local residents or guests to Yellowstone National Park from around the world, people facing medical emergencies in the West Yellowstone area are in good hands thanks to Air Idaho Rescue. On Saturday, Sept. 16, the air medical crew transported its 1,000th patient. The team of four pilots, one mechanic, three flight nurses, and three flight... Read more

Kulr Technology to supply Velos Rotors with Vibration Reduction Technology

Kulr Technology to supply Velos Rotors with Vibration Reduction Technology

25-Sep-2023Source: KULR

KULR Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE American: KULR) (the “Company” or “KULR”), a global leader in sustainable energy management, today partnered with Velos Rotors (“VELOS”) to provide its KULR VIBE service as an added enhancement to the Velos V3 UAV helicopter for reducing vibration and increasing balance of UAV payloads that are highly sensitive to aircraft vibration. The collaboration... Read more

Enstrom to host semi-annual maintenance courses in September, October

Enstrom to host semi-annual maintenance courses in September, October

25-Sep-2023Source: Enstrom

Time is running out to enroll in Enstrom Helicopter Corporation’s final round of 2023 maintenance courses. The piston class is set to begin September 25 at the Enstrom factory in Menominee, MI, and the turbine class will begin at the same location on October 2. Each course will run for one week, from 8AM to... Read more

Rotorcorp Named “Top Small Business” by the U.S. CoC

Rotorcorp Named “Top Small Business” by the U.S. CoC

25-Sep-2023Source: Rotorcorp

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced that Rotorcorp is one of America’s top 10 small businesses in the Southeast and is in the running  for the “America’s Top Small Business” Award.  In an extraordinary year that saw a record-breaking 15,000 applicants, Rotorcorp was selected  above highly competitive small businesses from across the country. The U.S.... Read more

Airbus testing significant upgrades to H135

Airbus testing significant upgrades to H135

22-Sep-2023Source: HeliHub.com

A recent sighting at the Airbus Helicopters plant at Donauworth is this H135, with a large number of upgrades over the current production models. Our analysis suggests the taller profile gives increased cabin headroom, and the side windows thus providing greater visibility for pilots – although there is no aft cabin window as found in... Read more

Two new helipads approved for North Wales hospital

Two new helipads approved for North Wales hospital

22-Sep-2023Source: Cambrian News

A scheme to develop two new helicopter landing pads at a North Wales hospital – prompted by a surge in summer tourism has been given the green light. Gwynedd Council’s planning committee unanimously agreed to a proposal to remove an existing helicopter landing site (HLS) and to construct two new landing pads at Ysbyty Gwynedd... Read more

SkyDrive Receives Pre-Order of 50 eVTOLs

SkyDrive Receives Pre-Order of 50 eVTOLs

22-Sep-2023Source: SkyDrive

SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), the leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, and Solyu Company, Ltd. (hereinafter “Solyu”), an aircraft leasing company specializing in zero-emission in Korea, announced that they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Solyu has agreed to pre-order of up to 50 SkyDrive eVTOL aircraft “SKYDRIVE” (*2).   SkyDrive is... Read more

Health Care District of Palm Beach County receives first AW169

Health Care District of Palm Beach County receives first AW169

21-Sep-2023Source: Health Care District of Palm Beach County

The Health Care District announces the delivery last week of the first of two Leonardo AW169 helicopters. The AW169 helicopters were selected for Trauma Hawk following more than a decade of planning and due diligence. It’s anticipated the second helicopter will also be delivered this month. “This marks a new era in the Health Care District’s... Read more

Spokane County Sheriff plans on Bell 505 purchase

Spokane County Sheriff plans on Bell 505 purchase

21-Sep-2023Source: The Spokesman-Review

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office could be getting a new $3.3 million helicopter. The Spokane County Commission on Tuesday unanimously voted to accept a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice that will go toward the Sheriff’s Office’s helicopter modernization project. Accepting the grant doesn’t officially mean the county will buy a new chopper,... Read more

Vita Inclinata Expands SAR Solutions with Global Distribution Partnership

Vita Inclinata Expands SAR Solutions with Global Distribution Partnership

21-Sep-2023Source: Vita Inclinata

Vita Inclinata recently completed an agreement that authorizes the company to be a global distributor of Lifesaving Systems, LLC equipment. This exciting partnership allows Vita Inclinata’s Aerospace division to provide an even wider range of life-saving equipment and gear to the Search and Rescue community. “With our expanded capabilities, we are committed to being the complete provider for the... Read more

Skyports partners with Equinor for cargo drone deliveries to offshore oil field

Skyports partners with Equinor for cargo drone deliveries to offshore oil field

21-Sep-2023Source: Skyports

Skyports Drone Services, a leader in drone logistics, survey and monitoring operations, and Norwegian energy firm Equinor, have partnered to trial electric drone deliveries to oil installations (“oil rigs”) in the North Sea. The project aims to demonstrate how on-demand cargo drone services can solve logistical challenges and improve safety and sustainability in the offshore... Read more

EHang invests in solid-state battery supply chain for eVTOLs

EHang invests in solid-state battery supply chain for eVTOLs

21-Sep-2023Source: EHang

EHang Holdings Limited (“EHang” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EH), the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, announced its strategic investment in Shenzhen Inx Technology Co., Ltd. (“Inx”), a solid-state lithium metal battery technology company in China, and its plan to cooperate with Inx on the research, development and production of solid-state lithium metal... Read more

Joby selects Dayton, Ohio for First Scaled Manufacturing Facility

Joby selects Dayton, Ohio for First Scaled Manufacturing Facility

21-Sep-2023Source: Joby Aviation

Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced it plans to locate its first scaled aircraft production facility in Dayton, Ohio, the birthplace of aviation. The Wright Brothers, who invented and flew the first powered aircraft, lived and worked in Dayton and opened... Read more

Tulsa Life Flight wins C.T. Thompson Award for Excellence in Trauma Care

Tulsa Life Flight wins C.T. Thompson Award for Excellence in Trauma Care

20-Sep-2023Source: Air Methods

The Tulsa Life Flight teams in Okmulgee and Pryor, OK were honored to receive the C.T. Thompson Award for Excellence in Trauma Care by St. Francis Hospital. This was a special honor for the team because their program was the vision of the late Dr. C.T. Thompson, along with Dr. Jerry Gustafson. The annual award... Read more

Lilium Marks Milestone with Commencement of Fuselage Assembly for its Lilium Jet

Lilium Marks Milestone with Commencement of Fuselage Assembly for its Lilium Jet

20-Sep-2023Source: Lilium

Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ: LILM), developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, announced that it has achieved a significant development milestone with the commencement of fuselage assembly for the Lilium Jet, which remains on track for expected first manned flight planned in late 2024. The start of fuselage assembly serves as another... Read more

Kankakee Community College selects Air Methods Ascend’s online EMS Review program

Kankakee Community College selects Air Methods Ascend’s online EMS Review program

19-Sep-2023Source: Air Methods

Air Methods, the nation’s leading air medical service provider, announced today that Kankakee Community College (KCC) has selected Air Methods Ascend’s online EMS Review program to integrate into the curriculum for students in the paramedic program. A two-year college, KCC serves the 130,000 residents of Community College District 520, which includes all of Kankakee and... Read more

Aero Asset Reports Resilient Pricing Amidst a Declining Backdrop

Aero Asset Reports Resilient Pricing Amidst a Declining Backdrop

19-Sep-2023Source: Aero Asset

Aero Asset’s 2023 Half Year Heli Market Trends Twin Engine Edition reports 76 retail transactions of preowned helicopters, down 15 percent compared to the same period in 2022. Dollar volume for both on and off market retail sales fell 11 percent to $288 million. “Supply for sale grew 18 percent year over year (YOY) to... Read more

Alpha Unmanned Systems integrates its drones into the combat systems of the Armada

Alpha Unmanned Systems integrates its drones into the combat systems of the Armada

18-Sep-2023Source: Alpha Unmanned Systems

Alpha Unmanned Systems (AUS) a manufacturer of unmanned helicopters (UAV) based in Madrid, has successfully completed the integration of its UAVs in the Combat Systems of the Navy’s BAM “Furor (P-46)”. The announcement of this integration is part of the continued collaboration of AUS with the Spanish Armed Forces. In this case through the different... Read more

Specialist Aviation Services appoints restructuring specialist

Specialist Aviation Services appoints restructuring specialist

18-Sep-2023Source: HeliHub.com

Specialist Aviation Services have appointed Nick Pike (pictured) as a director of both Specialist Aviation Services Ltd (“SAS”) and Specialist Aviation Services Group Ltd (“SAS Group”), effective 6th September – according to public filings for SAS and SAS Group with Companies House, the executive agency of the British Government that maintains the register of companies. In... Read more

GE CT7 engine family to use SAF at ITP Aero’s assembly and maintenance facility

GE CT7 engine family to use SAF at ITP Aero’s assembly and maintenance facility

18-Sep-2023Source: GE Aerospace

When the cruise ship Viking Sky sent out a mayday call in 2019, the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter flew to the rescue. Despite 25-foot waves and screaming winds, crews were able to pluck 479 stranded vacationers off the embattled liner before it limped back to port. It seems there’s little that this workhorse helicopter can’t do: S-92s ferry oil workers... Read more

EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship program reaches 400 pilots

EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship program reaches 400 pilots

18-Sep-2023Source: EAA

The EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship program continues to make a difference for young people pursuing aviation dreams, as 400 scholarship recipients have completed flight training. The scholarship program is funded by the Ray Foundation, managed by EAA, and administered through the EAA Chapter network. Through the program, EAA is able to provide deserving youths up to... Read more

Two Utah EMS programs celebrate anniversaries

Two Utah EMS programs celebrate anniversaries

18-Sep-2023Source: Intermountain Life Flight

Two of the nation’s premier air medical transport and rescue programs are celebrating major anniversaries, each one marking multiple decades of life-saving service to thousands of patients. Intermountain Life Flight is celebrating its 45th anniversary, while Classic Air Medical is commemorating its 35th anniversary. Both are part of the Intermountain Health system and serve patients... Read more

Plettenberg to supply tail thruster propulsion unit for Dufour Aero2

Plettenberg to supply tail thruster propulsion unit for Dufour Aero2

18-Sep-2023Source: Dufour Aerospace

Dufour Aerospace is pleased to announce that the German electric propulsion system manufacturer Plettenberg has been selected as a supplier for the tail thruster propulsion unit of the uncrewed tilt-wing aircraft Aero2. Simon Bendrey, Head of Design of Dufour Aerospace, says: “Plettenberg offer a compact, high torque, electric motor which is perfect for the tail... Read more

USHST Completes Two Safety Events

USHST Completes Two Safety Events

18-Sep-2023Source: USHST

The US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) completed two days of trainings and briefings this week, with a primary focus on the use of weather cameras as a safety tool in pre-flight planning. USHST held the two-day event at the Alexandria, Virginia headquarters for Helicopter Association International (HAI). Programs on both days were open to interested... Read more

London Heli Shuttle expands service with second AW139

London Heli Shuttle expands service with second AW139

15-Sep-2023Source: HeliHub.com

The popular London Heli Shuttle, which links London Biggin Hill Airport and the centrally located London Heliport in just six minutes is expanding. Offering the “fastest touchdown to downtown’” service from the time it opened in late 2014, the London Heli Shuttle has been operated by Castle Air on their AOC (Air Operators Certificate). Initially... Read more

Helicentre Aviation Academy opens applications for 2024 CPL(H) Scholarship

Helicentre Aviation Academy opens applications for 2024 CPL(H) Scholarship

15-Sep-2023Source: Helicentre Aviation

Helicentre Aviation Academy has opened the application window for its 2024 CPL(H) Scholarship initiative. The announcement comes as the company celebrates ten years of Professional Helicopter Pilot Training Scholarship awards exceeding £1m of investment into its student pilots. The CPL(H) Scholarship has been awarded annually since the programme began in 2013 and is worth in... Read more

Native Air receives Healthcare Impact Award

Native Air receives Healthcare Impact Award

15-Sep-2023Source: Air Methods

In a special ceremony for the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce 2023 Annual Healthcare Awards, Native Air’s White Sands Area team was proud to receive the Healthcare Impact Award on behalf of the entire program. The award recognizes a healthcare professional or organization that made a direct impact on an individual’s care. The awards... Read more

Bell authorises Boeing as B212 and B412 USM Supplier

Bell authorises Boeing as B212 and B412 USM Supplier

15-Sep-2023Source: Bell

Bell has announced Boeing as an authorized and endorsed supplier providing Used Serviceable Material (USM) products for Bell 212 and Bell 412 customers and maintainers. “The Bell and Boeing agreement is a significant effort in enhancing our global support to Bell customers around the globe,” said Chris Schaefer, vice president, Customer Experience. “Bell will utilize Boeing’s advanced... Read more

Princess Royal opens new Magpas Air Ambulance base

Princess Royal opens new Magpas Air Ambulance base

15-Sep-2023Source: Magpas Air Ambulance

On Tuesday, 12th September Magpas Air Ambulance staff, clinicians, former patients and supporters witnessed an important milestone in the charity’s history as HRH The Princess Royal opened the new charity airbase . The lifesaving charity has been working to build its new home for the past six years: a purpose-built airbase, headquarters and training centre in Alconbury Weald,... Read more

Penn State Health honored for its support of military employees

Penn State Health honored for its support of military employees

15-Sep-2023Source: Penn State Health

Penn State Health CEO Steve Massini received the national-level Above and Beyond Award on behalf of the health system. It honored Penn State Health for actively promoting the hiring of military members, recognizing their valuable experience and dedication. It also acknowledged Penn State Health’s ongoing support for both active service members and veterans. This award specifically recognizes... Read more

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