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(NBC News) – The FAA ended its flight-reduction emergency order Nov. 17 at 6 am eastern (UTC-5), allowing air travel in the United States to resume normal operations. The cuts, which started on Nov. 7 with a 4% reduction in flights at 40 major US airports, were designed to address fatigue and staffing issues among air traffic controllers amid the record-long government shutdown, which ended Nov. 12.

(KABC) – A helicopter crew assisted firefighters with airlifting a stranded hiker from a marsh along the San Gabriel River Nov. 17 in El Monte, California.

The German Federal Aviation Office has prequalified the new Airbus H145 D3 simulator, which combines a full-scale haptic cockpit with two XR crew stations to enable coordinated pilot/copilot training.

The helicopter dealership completed a type certificate revision and a supplemental type certificate validation with Airbus and the India Directorate General of Civil Aviation for the H135 T3, including a VIP interior, in six weeks—a process that typically takes four months.