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(Atalayar) – Airbus Helicopters has announced plans to open a subsidiary in Casablanca that will serve as a regional hub for West Africa and support a fleet of 60 Airbus helicopters in service with the Moroccan military.

The Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) used its Air 1 helicopter to rescue two distressed hikers Jun. 29 from separate locations in Wahiawa and Manoa, Hawaii.

(AirMed&Rescue) – In partnership with Airbus Helicopters and Loft Dynamics, Marshall University celebrated the arrival of an Airbus H125 for its aviation training program at West Virginia International Yeager Airport (KCRW) near Charleston.

The FAA is seeking comments by Sep. 5, 2024, on an information collection effort related to pilot reports (PIREPs). The collection is necessary because the Air Traffic Organization has identified PIREP solicitation and dissemination as one of the top five hazards in the US National Airspace System.

The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) has announced this year’s 64 graduates of its Medical Transport Leadership Institute leadership training program.

Piasecki Aircraft and Columbia Helicopters will develop an upgraded Model CHI-107-III configuration for emergency response, firefighting, forestry, infrastructure, and military operators.

Airbus Helicopters officially opened its new logistics hub Jul. 2 at Albacete Airport (LEAB) in Albacete, Spain. The facility is equipped and operated by service provider Daher.

Billings Flying Service (BFS) has obtained a type 1 helicopter firefighting contract from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Under the contract, BFS is providing a CH-47 Chinook with water-drop capability for the 2024 fire season that started Jul. 1.

The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) has given this year’s award to Georgia Tech student Eleni Sotiropoulos-Georgiopoulos for a paper about a scenario-based helicopter flight simulation of accident-prone vortex ring state encounters.

The FAA has issued a safety alert warning owners and operators about possible erroneous transmissions from uAvionix tailBeacon or skyBeacon automatic dependent surveillance–broadcast (ADS-B) transmitters paired with Mode S transponders.