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The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s inadvertent entanglement of a lightweight Kevlar longline into the helicopter’s operating main-rotor system, which resulted in a severe imbalance and separation of the main-rotor gearbox.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be an in-flight failure of the engine-to-transmission driveshaft due to a fatigue fracture of the forward-most flexplate in the forward KAflex coupling that resulted from a loose bolt attachment between the flexplate and the forward-driveshaft coupling. Investigators cited the maintenance team’s failure to identify the condition and remove the KAflex driveshaft for repair, as specified by the manufacturer, as a contributing factor.

(KOMO) – The suspect allegedly pointed a green laser at a King County (Washington) Sheriff’s Office helicopter Oct. 22 in Auburn.

(American Ag Network) – Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) is working to move the US Forest Service (USFS) from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Interior.

The new NVolo V2 SAR HY helmet and ODM IR33 headset work as part of the Axnes wireless intercom system, including for search-and-rescue (SAR), air medical, public safety, firefighting, and utility/construction operators.

Top Workplaces has named Astronautics of America a 2025 Cultural Excellence award recipient in the “Employee Well-Being” category.

The company will present awards to first responders and other air medical leaders and display a newly completed GundersenAIR EC145e during the 2025 Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC), which takes place Oct. 27–29 in Omaha, Nebraska.

The National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Insider speaks with experts from BETA Technologies, Joby Aviation, and VertiPorts by Atlantic about how the emerging advanced air mobility (AAM) sector will generate countless job opportunities for pilots, technicians, ground support personnel, and other business aviation professionals.

The OEM’s board of directors has appointed Lisa Atherton as president, CEO, and board member, effective Jan. 4, 2026, the same day Scott Donnelly, current president and CEO, will become executive chairman of the company. Atherton currently serves as president and CEO of Textron’s Bell segment.