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Randy Sharkey, chief pilot for Sweet Helicopters, lays out the pros and cons of the various methods for building up your turbine time after talking with Jason Cutter, owner of Venture Helicopters, at the 2024 Rotors ’n Ribs Fly-In in July.

(The Aviationist) – The United Kingdom (UK) new medium helicopter program is left with a single bidder, Leonardo, after Airbus Helicopters and Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky confirmed they will not bid on the contract.

Bristow Group President and CEO Chris Bradshaw and Jennifer Whalen, senior VP and CFO, are attending investor meetings Sep. 3 during the Barclays 38th Annual CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York City.

(Cision) – The two companies have obtained investor and regulatory approvals of their merger, which involves Drone Delivery Canada acquiring all the common shares of Volatus.

Babcock Australasia will use the two AW139s for air medical services across the Torres Strait and the Northern Peninsula of Queensland.

(BBC) – An HM Coastguard helicopter crew from Scotland airlifted a hiker with a broken ankle Aug. 29 near the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

(Drone DJ) – Chinese drone maker DJI has issued a response to concerns raised by members of the United States Congress regarding its relationship with Texas-based Anzu Robotics.

(Oregon Live) – A Life Flight Network helicopter crew responding to the scene of an Aug. 30 car accident could not provide immediate service due to interference from a civilian drone.

(BBC) – A court in Boston, Lincolnshire, has ordered a drone operator to pay a series of fines after he pleaded guilty to flying in restricted airspace 26 times from March to June 2024, causing disruptions to UK Royal Air Force and National Police Air Service flights.

(WPRI) – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management hired a helicopter crew to apply mosquito larvicide this week over swamp areas near South Kingstown and Westerly.