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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.

GPS job management and tracking provider Tabula has released a new set of hazard management tools designed to provide a clearer, more consistent picture of on-site risks, both in air and on the ground.

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.

(FOX 10) – Honeywell and partners have completed their first test flight of a fully autonomous helicopter, advancing pilotless flight technology in the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area.

(CNN) – Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) says he will introduce a bill to require US Army helicopters to use ADS-B Out tracking, following the Jan. 29 crash near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people.

ZeroAvia and Horizon Aircraft will collaborate to develop regional hydrogen electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) travel, exploring ZeroAvia’s ZA600 hydrogen-electric power train for Horizon’s Cavorite X7 eVTOL aircraft.

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.

Sensor solution provider Hensoldt and Young Poong Electronics (YPE) have formalized an agreement that will enable YPE to produce Hensoldt’s LCR 100 flight data recorder and FCR 230 voice and data recorder locally for the South Korean and wider Asian markets.

Metro Aviation is proud to announce the promotion of Chad Laviolette to Operational Control Center (OCC) manager.