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The company plans to launch the Volo Mission Academy next year, extend its Ladies of Long Line event to three days, introduce a men’s version of the event, and add new educational courses.

(Phys.org) – The AeroVironment concept for the next-generation US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Mars Helicopter would involve six Skyfall autonomous helicopters using their own power to descend to the planet, eliminating one of the most dangerous parts of any Mars mission—the actual landing.

Bruce Webb of Airbus Helicopters explains that having a “pilot’s lunch,” with only a candy bar and soft drink or snacks, is a poor practice. Just like the machines we fly, our bodies need clean fuel to work properly, he reminds pilots in this FAA helicopter safety video.

(KTSM) – A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk crew hoisted two injured hikers Aug. 9 in separate incidents from mountains near El Paso, Texas, and Las Cruces, New Mexico.

(The Defense Post) – Government officials in Ghana are evaluating a fleet-replacement proposal from the country’s president following an Aug. 6 helicopter crash that resulted in the deaths of eight people, including two cabinet ministers.

The FAA is accepting comments through Sep. 2 on its proposal to designate safety and security information, reports, data, and work products from the US Aviation Safety Team (USAST) and its membership as protected from public disclosure.

The United Kingdom (UK) Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has released new safety analysis research to support the future integration of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft into UK airspace.

Emergency services provider Avincis has chosen UAVOS to provide composite rotor blades for its Lumes unmanned helicopter.

(AIN) – The upgraded Kargo II uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) features a max payload of 2,000 lb., a new shaft-driven transmission, and larger rotors. Piasecki acquired the Kargo program from Kaman Air Vehicles in April 2025.

The operator plans to use the first new H160 that will operate in China for transportation to offshore oil-and-gas platforms.