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(CTV News) – A private helicopter went down Jul. 2 near the border of British Columbia and Alberta in Canada, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The pilot died in the accident, and two passengers sustained injuries.

Airbus has handed over an H160 to PHI Aviation, the first of four that will provide offshore transportation services in the Gulf of Mexico.

Dafen, Llanelli–based Wales Air Ambulance has passed the milestone of 50,000 air medical missions since the charity’s founding in 2001.

(Aerotime Hub) – Austria has signed a contract to purchase a dozen UH-60M Black Hawks for its armed forces through the US Army’s Foreign Military Sales program.

(Vertical magazine) – Operators in Canada and the United States have temporarily grounded a large portion of the Bell medium firefighting helicopter fleet following a crash that claimed the life of a Bell 212 pilot in the Northwest Territories.

(WTVG) – According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the pilot experienced engine trouble and used an autorotation to land in a field Jul. 4 near London Township. The pilot and passenger were uninjured.

An Oregon Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crew helped the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office rescue an injured hiker along the Pacific Crest Trail.

(Vista Today) – Approximately half of the 400 workers Piasecki Aircraft plans to hire at its new heliplex at Chester County G.O. Carlson Airport (KMQS) near Coatesville, Pennsylvania, will rebuild Vietnam War–era Chinook helicopters for military and civilian use by the United States and allied nations, according to CEO John Piasecki.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NSTB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter’s hovering.

Airbus Defense and Space SAU has partnered with Autoflug on the development, manufacturing, delivery, and support of the fuel quantity indication system on the multinational Eurodrone.