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The OEM highlighted the Bell 429 as an option for air medical and police operators at this week’s event in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

During the inaugural VAI Southeast Asia Aviation Safety Conference, Bruce Webb of Airbus Helicopters and iwiation’s Marcus Bauer will present an interactive case study about lessons learned from a January 2023 midair accident in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The conference takes place May 27–29 in Bali, Indonesia.

Local officials have signed an agreement for Skyports Infrastructure to collaborate on establishing advanced air mobility (AAM) services for the city in Queensland, Australia.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has determined that the operator did not have procedures in place to restrict untrained pilots in night operations.

As part of the agreement, Swiss Rotor Services will become an official sales and service representative for the Kawak Aviation Technologies Cascade fire bucket in Europe.

LifeFlight Australia will take delivery of its 17th Leonardo AW139 next week as the service looks ahead to its 20th anniversary in 2028. The air medical operator started using the AW139 in 2015.

The company has received Transport Canada (TC) validation of its existing FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for its mission console structural provisions installation on the Bell 407.

The Quebec-based company uses H215 Super Pumas for various missions, including construction, aerial survey, charter, firefighting, mining, and oil-and-gas support operations.

Representatives from the OEM joined the Australian operator for a commissioning ceremony May 6 at RotorTech 2026 in Brisbane.

The Australian operator will receive a Bell 429 flight training device (FTD) for police training and a Level 5 AW139 FTD simulator that includes a hoist-control station under the agreement with Entrol.