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Bell Textron Canada has donated 700 aircraft components worth CA$4.4 million to Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT), bringing its total contribution to SIIT to over CA$10 million in support of aviation training and community development.

“We’re seeing a combination of declining sales volume and prices soaring,” says Aero Asset VP of Market Research Valerie Pereira. “Despite this market disparity, buyers continue to pursue mission-specific configurations.”

Longtime general aviation (GA) instructors John and Martha King spoke to US Air Force officers graduating from the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, in May about leadership and aviation risk management.

Not even the most seasoned professionals can afford to be careless around a running helicopter. In this Spotlight on Safety, Mike Becker of Becker Helicopters Pilot Academy shares his organization’s procedures for training everyone in how to safely approach and depart a helicopter.

(USHST) – As more helicopters gain IFR capabilities, training must extend beyond the classroom and into the clouds, argues Woody McClendon of Loft Dynamics. McClendon explains what this means for helicopter pilots.

Thales has been awarded a contract by Finland’s VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) to provide the company’s advanced unmanned traffic management (UTM) solution, TopSky – AstraUTM, as the first step in a program to enable safe and efficient air mobility operations across the country.

Joby Aviation has announced the expansion of its site in Marina, California, which will double the electric air taxi company’s aircraft production capacity at that location. Joby is also ramping up its newly renovated facility in Dayton, Ohio, to manufacture and test aircraft components.