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(Breaking Defense) – Airbus Helicopters, Bell, Boeing/Leonardo, Enstrom, MD Helicopters, and Robinson are all submitting bids for the military training program.

Recoil Aerospace has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) validation of its supplemental type certificate for the Tsunami External Tank on the Airbus Super Puma series.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has determined that almost immediately after lifting off, the pilot was unable to counter the helicopter’s left yaw, which resulted in a dynamic rollover. Investigators also noted that limited recent flying experience in the EC120 degraded the pilot’s ability to manage the controls effectively.

The Modern Skies Coalition, which comprises VAI and a broad group of other aviation stakeholders, released a statement Nov. 6 calling on the US Congress to end the shutdown of the federal government without delay, noting that “this prolonged shutdown has strained the aviation system and its dedicated workforce to unacceptable levels of stress and disruption.”

(Penobscot Bay Pilot) – Two helicopters from the Maine Forest Service assisted officials from Camden Hills State Park with transporting sections of two new shelters to the top of Bald Rock Mountain Nov. 5 in Lincolnville.

(WGN) – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office has started using its new helicopter in numerous ways, including patrolling Chicago-area expressways for drivers who illegally use the shoulder to go around traffic.

POWER UP is now available only to VAI members. Not a member? Read this story to find out more about the quarterly publication and learn how to become a VAI member.

(CiberCuba) – The crew airlifted a woman who gave birth in a hard-to-reach rural area of Guantánamo Nov. 5 following Hurricane Melissa.

(Fox Weather) – A Jamaica Defence Force helicopter crew on a food-drop mission evacuated a stranded resident Nov. 2 from an area affected by Hurricane Melissa.

Founder Dave Bohonis has transitioned ownership of the Langley, British Columbia, Canada–based company to Jade Bohonis and Carly Terlon-Bohonis.