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(The Economic Times) – An A109 went down Oct. 1 in Pune, Maharashtra, resulting in the deaths of three people. Sources indicated that low-visibility conditions may have contributed to the accident.

Air Methods operator Native Air held a Sep. 25 ceremony to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of its three bases in Alamogordo, Las Cruces, and Silver City.

Beta Technologies is displaying some of the new cockpit configurations that will be available for the electric vertical takeoff and landing and conventional takeoff and landing versions of its Alia aircraft.

(Aviation Week) – Rolls-Royce has decided to shut down its Rolls-Royce Electrical engines unit after failing to find a buyer for the business.

(Urban Air Mobility) – Manuel Heredia Ortiz is the new CEO for Crisalion Mobility, replacing founder Carlos Poveda, who will remain with the Spanish company as a board member.

Vertical Flight Solutions (VFS) has received a Transport Canada supplemental type certificate to install its TB20 lithium-ion battery kit on the Airbus EC130.

CHC Helicopter has received a Best Air Logistics Supplier award from state-owned Brazilian energy company Petrobras.

(Car and Driver) – Several people involved with NASCAR, including former driver Greg Biffle and the Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing teams, are using helicopters to aid residents affected by Hurricane Helene.

Vita Inclinata Technologies has procured a sole-source contract to provide fleetwide deployment of its Vita Rescue System for the US Air Force (USAF) Reserve and the US Air National Guard.

(Variety) – Kris Kristofferson, a helicopter pilot who attained success as both a groundbreaking country music singer–songwriter and a Hollywood film and TV star, died Sep. 28 at home in Maui, Hawaii. He was 88.