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(Toronto Star) – Ontario, Canada, Premier Doug Ford has announced plans for the government to purchase five police helicopters instead of leasing them.

Vertical Aerospace conducted the first tethered piloted hover test of its VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft on Jul. 25 as the company begins the flight-testing phase toward achieving United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority certification.

EHang has delivered 10 uncrewed EH216-S electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to Taiyuan (Shanxi, China) Xishan Ecological Tourism Investment Construction (Xishan Tourism) as part of a 50-unit order.

Mesa, Arizona–based Able Aerospace Services has obtained a three-year extension to continue providing repair and overhaul services for multiple Airbus Helicopters platforms.

Airbus is providing details about a Mar. 18–May 3 Air Center Helicopters operation using H225s that involved evacuating 2,100 US and Canadian citizens from Haiti following political instability.

(The Japan News) – A helicopter crashed in Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan Sunday, killing two people on board.

According to New York State Police, a private helicopter went down Jul. 27 in West Carthage. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the accident.

(WRAL) – A helicopter pilot saved the lives of a Rottweiler and her four puppies Jul. 27 in Northern California after their owner evacuated the area due to the Park Fire.

(1News) – An Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew rescued a man who had been kayaking off Great Barrier Island in the Auckland Region of New Zealand this past weekend.

King Schools has added two new courses, Drone Part 107 Regulations and Private Pilot Ground Reference Maneuvers, to its lineup of free resources for pilots.