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(Firehouse) – Helicopter pilots for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) have started night training as the organization prepares to add around-the-clock aircraft operations to its wildfire response arsenal.

The Airborne Instrumentation for Real-world Video of Urban Environments (AIRVUE) helicopter pod will allow National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) researchers to collect data about weather and obstacles for air taxis, drones, and other uncrewed aircraft operations.

(Newsweek) – A US Army Black Hawk crew transported a group of hikers stranded by flash flooding Aug. 22 from Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park.

The Aviation White Paper—Towards 2050, published Aug. 26, details the regulatory steps the Australian government plans to take to integrate drones and advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft into the country’s airspace.

(Defense News) – The US Army is examining a new institutional training model for pilots as its helicopter fleet evolves into a network of crewed and uncrewed aircraft.

(Fox News) – A helicopter crew from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department coordinated with ground officers to apprehend a fugitive at night.

Salus Aviation has purchased an Airbus H145/BK 117-D3 helicopter from Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) as part of a fleet replacement program.

The United States Helicopter Safety Team hosted an Aug. 17 webinar outlining the FAA’s updated airman certification standards (ACSs) as they apply to helicopter pilots, students, and instructors. If you missed the webinar, click the link inside to watch a recording of it.

Joby Aviation and the US Air Force have completed testing of an uncrewed resupply aircraft system using a fixed-wing Cessna 208B platform with an equipment suite from Joby subsidiary Xwing.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report into an aerial spray helicopter accident that resulted in the death of the pilot. Investigators found evidence that indicates the helicopter’s rotors struck power-transmission wires.