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(Davidson News) – Helicopter crews contained a wildfire Jul. 16 that was threatening approximately 200 homes in the communities of Hanapepe and Kaumakani, according to the Kauai Fire Department.

GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) and Omni Helicopters International have handed over a leased Leonardo AW189K to Omni Táxi Aéreo for offshore oil-and-gas operations.

RTCA (formerly known as the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics) is seeking applications through Aug. 30 from organizations and experts interested in participating in the development of DO-230M, Standards for Airport Security Access Control Systems.

(Fox News) – A specialized helicopter crew lifted a small fixed-wing aircraft that was forced to make an emergency landing from a snowy mountain in Argentina.

The Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation Division is now accepting applications for its sustainable aviation grant program for airports, a new initiative that will provide funding for improvements that include battery chargers, electric ground equipment, and hydrogen storage.

The state of Michigan is allocating $6.25 million in funding to help accelerate four advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure projects, including $2.6 million for Beta Technologies to install chargers at four airports across the state and more than $500,000 to Skyports to develop ship-to-shore drone delivery services.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting comments through Aug. 15 on this proposed airworthiness directive (PAD), ATA 52–Doors–Jettisonable Windows and Seals on the Sliding Doors and Fixed Panels–Modification.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has canceled this airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 64–Tail Rotor–Laminated Half-Bearings–Inspection/Replacement, issued Dec. 5, 2012.

Smith Myers has obtained several new multiyear contracts for its Artemis mobile phone detection systems, including for law enforcement, military, search-and-rescue, firefighting, border patrol, and environmental-control operations in Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia.

(Aviation Business Journal) – This spring, VAI President and CEO James Viola and National Air Transportation Association (NATA) President and CEO Curt Castagna flew across the United States in a Robinson R44 Raven II to meet with association members and see firsthand the many ways that helicopters benefit the country’s communities.