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Robinson has obtained FAA approval to double the service life on more than a dozen R66 helicopter components from 2,000 to 4,000 hours.

(WISN) – Law enforcement and firefighting units from the town of Alto called in the Fond du Lac County Police Department’s Technology Response Group to quickly locate a lost toddler Aug. 30 using drones with thermal cameras.

(KPTV) – A US National Guard helicopter crew assisted with rescuing a hiker with a broken leg Sep. 1 from Duffy Lake in Linn County.

(Spectrum News) – Firefighters in Honolulu, Hawaii, are warning hikers around Oahu to stop installing slacklines in the mountains due to the dangers they create for helicopters conducting medical rescues and fighting fires with water buckets.

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(CTV News) – The Delta Police Department in British Columbia, Canada, is seeking information from the public about a drone operator that illegally flew into the airspace around Vancouver International Airport (CYVR) in Richmond.

(Business Air News) – Leonardo has appointed AW139 operator Petroleum Air Services as an authorized service center for maintenance of its commercial helicopters in Egypt.

(KEZI) – Local police in Oregon are investigating an incident in which a private drone compromised an air medical helicopter’s ability to respond quickly to a car accident.

Blade Urban Air Mobility has partnered with Qatar Airways on an electric aircraft shuttle service that will allow airline passengers to fly to Monaco using a single ticket.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is asking aviation stakeholders and the public for comments on its draft proposals for the initial and continuing airworthiness and certification of uncrewed aircraft systems (UASs).