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(Aberdeen Live) – An HM Coastguard crew assisted local rescue teams with transporting an injured hiker May 3 from a mountain in Aberdeenshire.

(Reuters) – The New Zealand government has set aside NZ$2 billion (US$1.19 billion) to replace the New Zealand Defence Force’s fleet of aging naval helicopters.

(New Zealand Herald) – New Zealand’s Northern Rescue Helicopter is welcoming its first Leonardo AW169 as part of a fleet renewal program. The new helicopter will enhance emergency medical response in Auckland and Northland.

(WJLA) – According to the FAA, air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) gave go-around instructions to three commercial airliners May 4 as a US Park Police (USPP) helicopter responded to an urgent mission.

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is requesting public comments through Jul. 7 about its proposal to continue collecting safety data from the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) and Voluntary Safety Reporting System (VSRS).

(Ocala-News.com) – Helicopter crews picked up water from Brim Pond, Church Lake, and Lake Waldena as part of efforts to extinguish wildfires in the Ocala National Forest near Lynne.

(KRCR) – The Tehama County Sheriff’s Office introduced its new search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopter team during a public training session May 1 at Red Bluff Municipal Airport (KRBL).

(AirMed&Rescue) – When training for air medical and rescue missions, hoist-and-winch operators focus on safety, efficiency, risk management, communication, crew resource management, nontechnical skills—and being ready for anything.

(KOKH) – A helicopter operated by a News 9 crew flipped over Apr. 30 at Wiley Post Airport (KPWA) near Oklahoma City. Two people sustained minor injuries.

AvTask can also offer Boeing CH-47 rotor blade services for US government operators under a new US General Services Administration contract.