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Ionblox raises $32m with investment from Lilium and others

Ionblox raises $32m with investment from Lilium and others

13-Feb-2023Source: Ionblox

Ionblox, a next-generation lithium-ion battery company announced a second close of its Series B round at an increased $32 million. Strategic partners include original investors Lilium and Applied Ventures who were joined by Temasek and Catalus Capital. The company will use the increased Series B funding to scale its technology, develop advanced high-power cells for... Read more

Pierce Aerospace Partners with Skye Air Mobility for integrated Remote ID solution

Pierce Aerospace Partners with Skye Air Mobility for integrated Remote ID solution

13-Feb-2023Source: Pierce Aerospace

Pierce Aerospace announced a partnership with Skye Air Mobility at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV. The partnership brings Pierce Aerospace’s Flight Portal ID UAS Technologies as an integrated Remote ID solution with Skye Air Mobility’s drone delivery platforms and Skye UTM (Skye Air’s proprietary Unmanned Traffic Management platform) starting in 2023. Skye... Read more

Joby Completes Second Stage of Certification Process

Joby Completes Second Stage of Certification Process

13-Feb-2023Source: Joby Aviation

Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a California-based company developing all-electric aircraft, announced it has completed the second of five stages required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to certify its revolutionary electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger use. In the second stage of the type certification process, a company identifies the ways... Read more

AeroBrigham Expands Capabilities with Additional Hangar Space

AeroBrigham Expands Capabilities with Additional Hangar Space

13-Feb-2023Source: AeroBrigham

Responding to a significant increase in demand, North Texas fixed and rotary-wing maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) provider, AeroBrigham has announced the company will expand with new hangar facilities at the Decatur Municipal Airport (KLUD). The new facility will be used exclusively to support helicopters while the current facility will be dedicated to fixed wing... Read more

HRH The Princess Royal unveils cornerstone for new Magpas base

HRH The Princess Royal unveils cornerstone for new Magpas base

13-Feb-2023Source: Magpas Air Ambulance

On Friday, 10th February Magpas Air Ambulance staff, clinicians and former patients welcomed HRH The Princess Royal to the site of the charity’s new base, to unveil a cornerstone for the new building which is mid-way through construction. The event, sponsored by Leonardo and supported by Special Aviation Services, had been postponed from September due to... Read more

NH90 flies on sustainable fuel

NH90 flies on sustainable fuel

10-Feb-2023Source: Safran Helicopter Engines

With support from Safran Helicopter Engines, TotalEnergies, Airbus Helicopters, France’s defense procurement agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement – DGA) has carried out the first test flight of an NH90, during which one of its two RTM322 engines ran on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This fuel was produced by TotalEnergies from used cooking oil using HEFA... Read more

ÖAMTC expands contract in Burgenland region of Austria

ÖAMTC expands contract in Burgenland region of Austria

10-Feb-2023Source: ÖAMTC Air Rescue

[electronic translation] On February 7, 2023, Governor Hans-Peter Doskozil and the managing directors of ÖAMTC air rescue, Reinhard Kraxner and Marco Trefanitz, announced at a joint press event in Eisenstadt that the yellow Christophorus emergency medical helicopters would continue to take off for their life-saving missions in Burgenland in the future . New location in the... Read more

Guyana – Sheriff Security and Medical Services buys Bell 505

Guyana – Sheriff Security and Medical Services buys Bell 505

10-Feb-2023Source: Guyana Chronicle

Sheriff Security and Medical Services continues to capitalise and expand its investments in Guyana’s economy with the purchase of a Bell 505. See Full Story.... Read more

Japan considers downsizing SDF fleet and increasing drone usage

Japan considers downsizing SDF fleet and increasing drone usage

10-Feb-2023Source: The Japan News

The government is considering decommissioning some of the Self-Defense Forces’ search and rescue planes and combat helicopters as part of efforts to streamline defense spending, according to government sources. A “scrap-and-build” approach has been mooted for defense equipment, with drones among possible replacements for the aircraft. See Full Story.... Read more

Pawan Hans launches 6 scheduled routes in Assam, India

Pawan Hans launches 6 scheduled routes in Assam, India

10-Feb-2023Source: Travel Biz Monitor.com

Pawan Hans Ltd launched its helicopter services for several sectors connecting four major cities in Assam, with an aim at boosting tourism in the northeastern state, a senior official said. The service will be available on the Dibrugarh-Jorhat-Tezpur-Guwahati-Tezpur-Jorhat-Dibrugarh routes for three days a week, he said. See Full Story.... Read more

Magellan and Euravia to Exhibit at Heli-Expo 2023

Magellan and Euravia to Exhibit at Heli-Expo 2023

10-Feb-2023Source: Magellan Aerospace

HELI-EXPO, the world’s largest helicopter trade show and exhibition, takes place from 7-9 March 2023 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. Visit representatives from Magellan and Euravia, a Magellan Aerospace company, at booth #C4409. Highlighted will be Euravia’s PT6 and M250 engine and engine component maintenance, repair and overhaul, along with Magellan’s... Read more

Bristow Announces New Organization Structure

Bristow Announces New Organization Structure

10-Feb-2023Source: Bristow

Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL) took action to better support its existing business and future growth plans by reorganizing the Company’s leadership team to align with its main service lines – Government Services and Offshore Energy Services. Given the increased scale and geographic scope of Bristow’s Government Services business, the time is right to implement... Read more

Northrop Grumman and KAI to collaborate on unmanned helicopter

Northrop Grumman and KAI to collaborate on unmanned helicopter

10-Feb-2023Source: KAI

‣ KAI announced on the 19th that it had signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Northrop Grumman (hereinafter referred to as NG) of the United States for technical cooperation in the vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle business at its headquarters in Sacheon on the 18th. ‣ The signing ceremony was attended by... Read more

Bristow announces restructure

Bristow announces restructure

10-Feb-2023Source: Bristow

Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL) took action today to better support its existing business and future growth plans by reorganizing the Company’s leadership team to align with its main service lines – Government Services and Offshore Energy Services. Given the increased scale and geographic scope of Bristow’s Government Services business, the time is right to... Read more

Blade to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

Blade to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

10-Feb-2023Source: Blade Air Mobility

Blade Air Mobility, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLDE, “Blade” or the “Company”), a technology-powered air mobility platform, today announced that Rob Wiesenthal, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the following investor conferences: Baird 2023 Vehicle Technology and Mobility Conference – Fireside chat on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 10:50 am ET. A webcast of the event will... Read more

Tcab Tech raises $15M to develop E20 eVTOL prototype

Tcab Tech raises $15M to develop E20 eVTOL prototype

10-Feb-2023Source: TCab Tech

TCab Tech announced the completion of the Pre-A financing of 100 millionyuan. This financing round is led by Grand Flight,followed by Kunlun Capital, KIP Capital and the existing shareholders BlueRunVentures and Decent Capital. The Pre-A financing round provides sufficient capitalfor the development, manufacturing and flight testing of the full-scale E20eVTOL prototype. “TCab Tech is in... Read more

UK AAIB Bulletin –February 2023

UK AAIB Bulletin –February 2023

10-Feb-2023Source: AAIB

The monthly bulletin from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been released. This month’s issue covers the accident(s) of:- Enstrom 280FX (G-OJBB), hard landing following loss of tail rotor drive, Rhobell Fawr, Dolgellau, Gwynedd, 25 August 2021 AW189 (G-MCGV), heating duct failure, Lydd Airport, Kent, 7 January 2022 AS-350 (D-HKMB), underslung load struck electricity pylon.,... Read more

CHC appoints new CEO

CHC appoints new CEO

9-Feb-2023Source: CHC

CHC Helicopter, the global helicopter services company specialising in transportation, search and rescue operations, and maintenance, announced David Balevic has resigned his position as President and CEO and will be replaced by Jørn Madsen. David Balevic said: “It has been my privilege over the last three years to lead and serve an incredible organization.  During... Read more

MD Helicopters Delivers MD530F to Huntington Beach PD

MD Helicopters Delivers MD530F to Huntington Beach PD

9-Feb-2023Source: MD Helicopters

MD Helicopters (MDH) is pleased to announce the delivery of its first of three MD 530F helicopters to the Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD). The helicopter was delivered in a special ceremony at the MD Helicopters factory on Tuesday before flying to its new home in Huntington Beach, California. “The Huntington Beach Police Department is... Read more

Dorset County Hospital receives £2M from HELP Appeal

Dorset County Hospital receives £2M from HELP Appeal

9-Feb-2023Source: HELP Appeal

Plans to build a new helipad at Dorset County Hospital (DCH) have taken a major step forward thanks to a £2million pledge from the HELP Appeal – the only charity in the country that funds NHS hospital helipads. Dorset County Hospital plans to build a brand-new Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit on the former... Read more

AirLIFE Uvalde has life-saving cardiac arrest equipment

AirLIFE Uvalde has life-saving cardiac arrest equipment

9-Feb-2023Source: Air Methods

As February is American Heart Month, crew members at AirLIFE Uvalde proudly serve their communities knowing they have the equipment and ability to save patient lives, even more so if the patient is experiencing cardiac arrest. AirLIFE Uvalde is the only air medical provider in the region to have a LUCAS CPR device on its... Read more

GPMS Extends Foresight MX Coverage to the UH-60A Black Hawk

GPMS Extends Foresight MX Coverage to the UH-60A Black Hawk

8-Feb-2023Source: GPMS

GPMS International, which provides the helicopter industry’s most advanced Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) known as Foresight MX, announced today that it has received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the UH-60A Black Hawk platform. The company worked closely with PJ Helicopters during the STC process, where they will benefit from becoming the first Black... Read more

American Helicopter Museum Honors US Army’s First Black Helicopter Pilot

American Helicopter Museum Honors US Army’s First Black Helicopter Pilot

8-Feb-2023Source: American Helicopter Museum

The American Helicopter Museum and Education Center (AHMEC) will honor Captain Joseph H. Hairston, who is believed to be the U.S. Army’s first Black helicopter pilot, on Saturday, February 25, at 2:30 p.m. with the unveiling of its newest exhibit: a banner featuring a brief biography of Hairston and his role in rotary wing aviation. AHMEC... Read more

Volatus to build vertiport at Pennsylvania Airport

Volatus to build vertiport at Pennsylvania Airport

8-Feb-2023Source: Volatus

Volatus Infrastructure, LLC has signed an agreement with Bellefonte Airport located in Pennsylvania. Volatus will build a public use FAA-compliant electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vertiport with up to eight landing pads including a charging station at each pad. The vertiport is expected to be operational later this year.  Volatus has a modular designed... Read more

Wisk promotes AAM opportunities in South East Queensland

Wisk promotes AAM opportunities in South East Queensland

8-Feb-2023Source: Wisk Aero

Wisk Aero, a leading Advanced Air Mobility company, and the South East Queensland Council of Mayors (COMSEQ), Australia’s largest regional local government organization, have published a paper outlining the benefits Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) will bring South East Queensland (SEQ). The two organisations entered into a strategic partnership, which started with a Memorandum of Understanding signed in July 2022,... Read more

HAI announces candidates for Board election

HAI announces candidates for Board election

8-Feb-2023Source: HAI

Helicopter Association International (HAI) is pleased to announce the candidates for this year’s election to the HAI Board of Directors. If elected, each director will serve a term of three years beginning Jul. 1, 2023. Candidates for the three helicopter operator, commercial, positions: Nicole Battjes Owner and Director of Operations Rainbow Helicopters Honolulu, Hawaii, USA... Read more

Global Medical Response Signs for 3 more B407GXis

Global Medical Response Signs for 3 more B407GXis

7-Feb-2023Source: Global Medical Response

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced they signed purchase agreement for three additional Bell 407GXi aircraft to Global Medical Response (GMR) with delivery expected to be completed by the end of 2023. The three Bell 407GXis will join GMR’s exclusive 220 Bell helicopter fleet used for emergency medical operations throughout North America.... Read more

Indian Prime Minister inaugurates new helicopter production plant

Indian Prime Minister inaugurates new helicopter production plant

7-Feb-2023Source: Indian PM Office

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, dedicated the HAL Helicopter Factory to the nation in Tumakuru. He also laid the foundation stone of the Tumakuru Industrial Township and two Jal Jeevan Mission projects at Tiptur and Chikkanayakanahalli in Tumakuru. The Prime Minister took a walkthrough of the Helicopter Facility and Structure Hangar and unveiled the... Read more

HELP Appeal donates to Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance

HELP Appeal donates to Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance

7-Feb-2023Source: HELP Appeal

The HELP Appeal, which is the only charity in the country dedicated to funding lifesaving hospital and air ambulance base helipads, has donated £26,787 to Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, for new runway lights, helipad lighting and a new windsock at its Henstridge Airfield home. The new lights, due to be installed this month, will... Read more

Life Flight Network Adds 4 Bell 407GXis to fleet

Life Flight Network Adds 4 Bell 407GXis to fleet

6-Feb-2023Source: Life Flight Network

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced that Life Flight Network, the largest not-for-profit air medical program in the country, will add four additional Bell 407GXi helicopters. These aircraft will bring Life Flight Network’s current operating fleet to seven Bell 407GXis, remaining the largest air medical operator of the Bell 407GXi in the... Read more

Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance records busiest year in 2022

Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance records busiest year in 2022

6-Feb-2023Source: Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance

Demand on Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) continues to grow as the service records its busiest ever year. 2022 saw the country’s only charity air ambulance service respond to 967 call outs from its bases at Perth and Aberdeen airports – a 19% increase on the previous year. A valued integral part of Scotland’s emergency... Read more

Live Fire Demo Proves Integration Of Spike NLOS On Apache

Live Fire Demo Proves Integration Of Spike NLOS On Apache

6-Feb-2023Source: Lockheed Martin

The Precision Strike team successfully fired two Spike NLOS all up rounds (AURs) from the Apache Echo Model V6 on January 26, 2023, at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The successful live fire event verifies the Spike NLOS Long Range Precision Munitions Directed Requirement (LRPM DR) system’s integration onto the Apache platform and allows it... Read more

AirLift 5 in Weslaco adds LUCAS for cardiac arrest patients

AirLift 5 in Weslaco adds LUCAS for cardiac arrest patients

6-Feb-2023Source: Air Methods

With February being American Heart Month, crew members at AirLift 5 in Weslaco are proud to have recently added the LUCAS chest compression system to their aircraft to help provide lifesaving efforts during transports, especially when a patient is experiencing cardiac arrest. LUCAS is an automatic chest compression device that provides an accurate rate and depth... Read more

NAFI to hold Florida Summit in October

NAFI to hold Florida Summit in October

6-Feb-2023Source: NAFI

The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) will convene its inaugural flight instruction safety and business summit Oct. 24-26 in Lakeland, Fla. The organization will conduct the summit on the SUN ‘n FUN campus at Lakeland Linder International Airport for current and prospective Certified Flight Instructors, aviation leaders, industry advocates, government representatives, and the news media. “The... Read more

OSF HealthCare Unveils New OSF Life Flight Helipad

OSF HealthCare Unveils New OSF Life Flight Helipad

6-Feb-2023Source: OSF HealthCare

People living in Urbana and its surrounding communities now have a new life saving resource at OSF HealthCare Heart of Mary Medical Center. OSF HealthCare celebrated the completion of a new OSF Life Flight helipad on the campus of OSF Heart of Mary in Urbana with a ribbon cutting and blessing on Tuesday. The new... Read more

DRF Luftrettung celebrates its 50th anniversary

DRF Luftrettung celebrates its 50th anniversary

6-Feb-2023Source: DRF Luftrettung

On March 19, 1973, a DRF Luftrettung crew took off for the first time to save lives. The DRF Luftrettung is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023 with numerous activities: the highlight will be the celebration on June 13 in Stuttgart, and the event on March 18 and 19 in Berlin will kick off.  “We are... Read more

Volocopter Receives French-German Business Award

Volocopter Receives French-German Business Award

6-Feb-2023Source: Volocopter

Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility, has won the 2023 Franco-German Business Award (Le Prix Franco-Allemand de L´Economie). The winner of the accolade was selected by a distinguished jury and presented by Marie Guillemot, Chairwoman and CEO of KPMG France. The awards ceremony was held on 2 February 2023 in Paris on the occasion... Read more

Sarnia hospital already benefits from new helipad

Sarnia hospital already benefits from new helipad

6-Feb-2023Source: The Observer

A new helipad at Bluewater Health in Sarnia has already been used six times by air ambulance helicopters transferring patients to Toronto and London since being approved for daytime use in November. See Full Story.... Read more

Erickson celebrates 25 years operating in Australia

Erickson celebrates 25 years operating in Australia

3-Feb-2023Source: Erickson

25 REMARKABLE YEARS For 25 years, Erickson has collaborated with the National Aerial Fighting Centre (NAFC) and the Australian and New Zealand National Council for fire and emergency services (AFAC) in support of ground-level firefighters in the wildland urban interface (WUI) and Australian communities. Through this partnership, Erickson has been instrumental in fighting fires throughout... Read more

Swire Energy Services strengthens Aviation Division in UK and Norway

Swire Energy Services strengthens Aviation Division in UK and Norway

3-Feb-2023Source: Swire Energy Services

Swire Energy Services, a global integrated energy services provider, strengthens its Aviation division in both Norway and the UK, with new appointments and promotions. Robert Brandvik has moved into the role of General Manager for Aviation, managing the Central Aviation division across the UK and Norway. Robert joined Helifuel AS in 2018 as Finance and... Read more

Skyway and Moonware Partner in AAM

Skyway and Moonware Partner in AAM

3-Feb-2023Source: Skyway

Skyway and Moonware are proud to announce a strategic partnership to accelerate ground infrastructure readiness for advanced aerial mobility. Skyway offers air traffic navigation and vertiport airspace management services while Moonware offers automated aviation ground operations through its AI-powered software and autonomous ground vehicles. Moonware is a venture-backed startup developing automated solutions for aviation ground operations. Through its... Read more

Children’s Air Ambulance undertakes first ECMO transfer

Children’s Air Ambulance undertakes first ECMO transfer

3-Feb-2023Source: Children’s Air Ambulance

The lifesaving Children’s Air Ambulance (TCAA) has achieved another milestone by undertaking its first ECMO transfer to help a critically ill young child get to the specialist care they urgently needed. The national transfer service provides the only intensive care helicopter in the country dedicated to transferring critically ill babies and children, at high-speed, from... Read more

Heliport to be set up in Gurugram

Heliport to be set up in Gurugram

3-Feb-2023Source: the pioneer

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday said that soon a heliport will be set up in Sector-84 of Gurugram and with this heliport, Delhi’s air space will get a new option. He said that Haryana is moving fast in the aviation sector and is also working on several schemes in this regard. See... Read more

Lilium and GKN Aerospace for partner for wiring system

Lilium and GKN Aerospace for partner for wiring system

3-Feb-2023Source: Lilium

Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ: LILM) developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, and GKN Aerospace, the world-leading developer of sustainable aerospace technology, have signed an agreement to work together to design and build an integrated and certifiable EWIS solution. From its facility in the Netherlands, GKN Aerospace will build the EWIS hardware... Read more

Ecocopter obtains ‘Clean Flight’ certification

Ecocopter obtains ‘Clean Flight’ certification

3-Feb-2023Source: Ecocopter

Ecocopter is committed to contribute with concrete actions to the care and protection of the environment with international standards. Based on this, Ecocopter began to offset its carbon footprint in 2022 and additionally became the first helicopter company in Chile to join the “Vuelo Limpio” (Clean Flight) program. A public/private initiative that seeks to implement... Read more

Guardia di Finanza opens Air-Naval Operations simulation centre

Guardia di Finanza opens Air-Naval Operations simulation centre

3-Feb-2023Source: Leonardo

Guardia di Finanza (Italy’s Police Force, with general capability in economic and financial matters, is the only maritime Police Force in Italy) opened its Air-Naval Operations Simulation Centre at Pratica di Mare Air Base (Rome) today, during an official ceremony in the presence of institutional and Leonardo representatives. The new centre was developed by the... Read more

HHeliCat Canada shows the future of helicopter and snowcat skiing

HHeliCat Canada shows the future of helicopter and snowcat skiing

2-Feb-2023Source: Revelstoke Mountaineer

HeliCat Canada is the primary trade association behind the helicopter and snowcat skiing industry. During a special announcement on January 11, 2023, HeliCat Canada announced its bold new vision for the industry’s future — Sightline 2030. See Full Story.... Read more

Kenya Police AW139 reportedly repurposed for Deputy President’s use

Kenya Police AW139 reportedly repurposed for Deputy President’s use

2-Feb-2023Source: The Star

An expensive custom-made operational chopper for the National Police Service has been reconfigured for use by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. This has left police without both surveillance and operational chopper, officials said. See Full Story.   ... Read more

Skyscape signs MOU with Bayards and SafeHub Systems for first vertiport in Japan

Skyscape signs MOU with Bayards and SafeHub Systems for first vertiport in Japan

2-Feb-2023Source: SKYSCAPE

SKYSCAPE Co., Ltd., a Japanese Vertiport Development and Management Company (VDMC), has signed an MOU with Bayards, a Dutch company that specializes in the engineering and designing of tailored aluminium structures and helicopter/evtol landing platforms worldwide, and SafeHub Systems out of the US, which develops mobile passenger check-in terminals, to jointly develop the first generation of SKYSCAPE vertiports in... Read more

Smith Myers announces new Board appointments

Smith Myers announces new Board appointments

2-Feb-2023Source: Smith Myers

Smith Myers, the award-winning global specialist in the design, development, manufacture and support of application specific cellular network and handset capabilities has announced the appointment of Andrew Munro as Managing Director, alongside three new appointments to the Board. Smith Myers was founded in 1987 by Tony Smith and Peter Myers who remain as Board members.... Read more

Marilyn Pearson inducted into Hall of Fame for Women in Emerging Aviation Technologies

Marilyn Pearson inducted into Hall of Fame for Women in Emerging Aviation Technologies

2-Feb-2023Source: CAE

Marilyn Pearson, CAE’s Global Regulatory Affairs Lead for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), has been inducted into the Hall of Fame for Women in Emerging Aviation Technologies. This award recognizes highly experienced and accomplished businesswomen in relevant emerging aviation technologies and industry-enabling career fields.... Read more

AeroX launches statewide AAM weather study in North Carolina

AeroX launches statewide AAM weather study in North Carolina

2-Feb-2023Source: AeroX

AeroX has contracted with low-altitude weather specialist TruWeather Solutions to assess weather conditions across North Carolina and engage the community in planning how to build the weather infrastructure required to expand existing and future drone and air taxi service. AeroX was awarded funding by the North Carolina General Assembly to build an urban advanced air... Read more

True Blue Power launches online, lithium-ion aircraft battery training

True Blue Power launches online, lithium-ion aircraft battery training

2-Feb-2023Source: True Blue Power

True Blue Power, the first company in the world to engineer and certify lithium-ion main ship batteries for aviation, is leading the charge on lithium-ion battery training. You can now receive one credit hour toward Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Maintenance Technician (AMT) and Inspection Authorization (IA) refresher certification when you complete the free, on-demand... Read more

Volatus Aerospace buys Empire Drone in New York

Volatus Aerospace buys Empire Drone in New York

2-Feb-2023Source: Volatus Aerospace

Volatus Aerospace Corp. (TSXV: VOL) (OTCQB: VLTTF) (“Volatus” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that it has finalized the arms-length acquisition of New York based Empire Drone Company LLC. The acquisition, first announced November 28th, 2022, provides Volatus with expanded distribution for drone technologies in the American Market and a corresponding increase in gross margin... Read more

TAAS joins Air Ambulances UK

TAAS joins Air Ambulances UK

2-Feb-2023Source: Air Ambulances UK

Air Ambulances UK (AAUK), the national organisation championing, supporting and representing the lifesaving work of the UK’s air ambulance charities are pleased to announce The Air Ambulance Service (TAAS) as our newest member. Membership is offered to air ambulance charities, NHS Trusts and Ambulance Services as well as businesses and organisations involved with or supportive of the... Read more

AirLife Denver pilot arrested and charged with DUI

AirLife Denver pilot arrested and charged with DUI

2-Feb-2023Source: CBS Colorado

A Colorado AirLife helicopter pilot, described by sheriff’s deputies as “unsteady” and “wobbling,” was arrested earlier this month and charged with DUI as he was headed to apparently fly a medical helicopter from his work base in Lincoln County, according to a CBS News Colorado Investigation. See Full Story.... Read more

Peel Health Campus helipad set to be removed in upgrade plan

Peel Health Campus helipad set to be removed in upgrade plan

2-Feb-2023Source: Mandurah Mail

City of Mandurah Councillor Don Pember says losing the helipad at Peel Health Campus would be a step backwards for locals needing transfer to Perth. The state government has plans for a major redevelopment of Peel Health Campus, once the department of health takes over from current operators Ramsay Health Care in August 2024. See... Read more

USHST Names new Government Co-Chair

USHST Names new Government Co-Chair

2-Feb-2023Source: USHST

Wayne Fry, FAA Flight Standards Division Manager for General Aviation Safety Assurance, has been named the new government co-chairman of the United States Helicopter Safety Team (www.ushst.org). The USHST was formed in 2013 as a regional partner within the International Helicopter Safety Team (now the Vertical Aviation Safety Team, VAST, https://vast.aero/) to lead a government... Read more

HAI Announces Winners of 2023 ROTOR Magazine Photo Contest

HAI Announces Winners of 2023 ROTOR Magazine Photo Contest

2-Feb-2023Source: HAI

Helicopter Association International (HAI) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 ROTOR Magazine Photo Contest. The popular contest attracts hundreds of entries annually from photographers around the world. This year’s Grand Prize went to Dianne Bond of Pensacola, Florida, USA, who says that as a photographer, she sees the world a little differently... Read more

Schweizer appoints Sales Director for Latin America

Schweizer appoints Sales Director for Latin America

2-Feb-2023Source: Schweizer

With Schweizer helicopter production back in full gear, Schweizer is pleased to announce Francisco Camoes has joined the helicopter manufacturer as Sales Director for Latin America. Based in Mexico City, Camoes is responsible for supporting government, public agency, military, commercial, and VIP clients with aircraft sales, operational support, parts procurement, and event participation. Camoes is... Read more

AIR partners with SeaKeepers to promote eVTOL in yachting industry

AIR partners with SeaKeepers to promote eVTOL in yachting industry

2-Feb-2023Source: AIR Partners

AIR, creator of eVTOLs for the consumer market, announced its partnership with The International SeaKeepers Society, an educational organization for members of the yachting community. The partnership will ensure AIR’s eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) models are available for use as auxiliary equipment to extend yachters’ reach and access points beyond yacht capabilities. AIR and SeaKeepers’... Read more

Asian Sky Group appoints new Consultancy Services Director

Asian Sky Group appoints new Consultancy Services Director

1-Feb-2023Source: Asian Sky Group

Asian Sky Group (ASG) announces that Dennis Lau has been named Consultancy Services Director of the Hong Kong-based business aviation transaction and consultancy specialists. Dennis has more than 15 years of experience working in both business and commercial aviation, and has a skillset honed in the UK as well as in Hong Kong. He joins... Read more

Heliport approved at Ocean Medical Center

Heliport approved at Ocean Medical Center

1-Feb-2023Source: Brick Shorebeat

The Eurocopter EC-135 was tied down at a temporary helipad at Ocean Medical Center on Thursday afternoon, its side emblazoned with its “AirMed 2” callsign, and covers on its rotor tips. But less than an hour later, it was in the air, passing over the Herbertsville section of Brick Township on its way to Jersey... Read more

WAI Receives $100,000 Grant from the William Penn Foundation

WAI Receives $100,000 Grant from the William Penn Foundation

1-Feb-2023Source: WAI

Women in Aviation International (WAI) has received a $100,000 grant from the William Penn Foundation Special Gifts Program to support the organization’s work to increase the number of women involved in all aspects of aviation. “With COVID’s profound effect on the aviation industry, we need more women to pursue aviation careers to meet the current... Read more

Devon Air Ambulance celebrates 196th Community Landing Site

Devon Air Ambulance celebrates 196th Community Landing Site

1-Feb-2023Source: Devon Air Ambulance

This latest surveyed, floodlit landing site will enable Devon Air Ambulance to land safely in the town during the hours of darkness, allowing their specialist medical crew to swiftly reach patients who may be critically ill or injured close by. Graham Coates, Landing Site Manager at Devon Air Ambulance said: “It’s great news that a... Read more

The Air Ambulance Service appoints five new trustees

The Air Ambulance Service appoints five new trustees

1-Feb-2023Source: The Air Ambulance Service

The Air Ambulance Service (TAAS) is delighted to announce the appointment of five new members to the charity’s Board of Trustees. TAAS plays a critical role in saving lives and relies on the hard work and goodwill of many people, including numerous dedicated volunteers, as it receives no government funding. The new Trustees will join... Read more

Aeronamic to manufacture fans for Lilium Jet

Aeronamic to manufacture fans for Lilium Jet

1-Feb-2023Source: Aeronamic

Aeronamic has decades of experience in manufacturing high-speed rotating components and precision parts for commercial and defense aviation. “We are beyond proud that this collaboration has come about and that Aeronamic will contribute to the development of Lilium’s sustainable, high-speed air mobility eVTOL aircraft,” thus Reinoud Siezen, VP Business Development & Programs at Aeronamic. “The... Read more

Airspeeder signs 2-year broadcast deal with Fox Sports Australia

Airspeeder signs 2-year broadcast deal with Fox Sports Australia

1-Feb-2023Source: Airspeeder

The new programming lineup features highlights from the first Airspeeder EXA Series Race in South Australia, a “Finding Extreme Pilots Series,” and “How to Build a Flying Car” series looking at how these eVTOL vehicles are built, devised for Australia’s more established motorsport technology fans. The 30-minute shows target a technology, sci-fi and electric motorsport... Read more

eVTOL OEM estimates 40% saving on helicopter operations costs

eVTOL OEM estimates 40% saving on helicopter operations costs

1-Feb-2023Source: ARC Aerosystems

The UK startup, which has designed two UAVs for cargo transportation to date, has just unveiled its first passenger plane. The new ARC Linx P9, which debuted at the Airfinance Journal event in Dublin last week, has been billed as the “world’s most advanced nine-seater aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability.” Designed as a cost-effective, low-carbon... Read more

First Airbus H160 arrives in UK for JCB Excavators

First Airbus H160 arrives in UK for JCB Excavators

31-Jan-2023Source: HeliHub.com

The first H160 has been delivered to the UK, the fourth civil market delivery to date from the production line in Marignane, France, and the second H160 this year.  The aircraft arrived at Oxford Airport on Saturday 28th January. The helicopter is in the colours of the global brand JCB Excavators, and is one of... Read more

Columbia Helicopters sells Vertol to HeliSwiss International 

Columbia Helicopters sells Vertol to HeliSwiss International 

31-Jan-2023Source: Columbia Helicopters

Columbia Helicopters, the world’s leading heavy-lift helicopter OEM, MRO, and operator, announced today it sold and has delivered a Columbia Model 107-II Vertol to Heliswiss International AG (HSI). The sale makes HSI the official launch customer for the aircraft in Europe. Due to the uncertain future of the Ka32 and the imposed sanctions by European... Read more

Uzbekistan Helicopters considering buying two Airbus H145s

Uzbekistan Helicopters considering buying two Airbus H145s

31-Jan-2023Source: Uzbekistan Helicopters

On January 24-26, 2023 the management of Uzbekistan Helicopters LLC, which is a structural subdivision of Uzbekistan Airways JSC, is in France and Germany with official visit. Current visit provides for further cooperation between two sides on the supply of new Airbus H145 helicopters. The increase in the fleet with modern helicopters of new modifications... Read more

Lilium and GKN partner for Lilium Jet wiring system

Lilium and GKN partner for Lilium Jet wiring system

31-Jan-2023Source: Lilium

Lilium N.V. (NASDAQ: LILM) developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, and GKN Aerospace, the world-leading developer of sustainable aerospace technology, have signed an agreement to work together to design and build an integrated and certifiable EWIS solution. From its facility in the Netherlands, GKN Aerospace will build the EWIS hardware... Read more

Hartzell Engine Tech Achieves FAA PMA for Robinson Sky-Tec Starters

Hartzell Engine Tech Achieves FAA PMA for Robinson Sky-Tec Starters

31-Jan-2023Source: Hartzell Engine Tech

Hartzell Engine Tech recently received FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) for its Sky-Tec HT (High Torque) starters for Robinson two-place R22 and four-place R44 light utility helicopters. The company’s Sky-Tec HT starter for Lycoming engines features an integrated self-resetting Kickback Protection System (KPS) to protect the powerplant and starter from an engine kickback. “Hartzell Engine... Read more

First 480B flies after Enstrom reopening

First 480B flies after Enstrom reopening

31-Jan-2023Source: Enstrom

Enstrom is excited to announce the flight of the first new 480B Helicopter after reopening just eight months ago. The turbine-powered 480B is the 1317th Enstrom helicopter built, and the 255th 480 series helicopter. This aircraft wasn’t an unfinished left-over airframe, but was built using components procured, machined, fabricated, and assembled onsite. The stunning black... Read more

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