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(AccuWeather) – A helicopter and airplane crossed simultaneously in front of June’s full moon, the Strawberry Moon, on Tuesday, Jun. 10.

(Reuters) – The US Army will limit VIP military helicopter flights near the Pentagon in response to safety concerns surrounding the Jan. 29 fatal collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) involving a Black Hawk helicopter and an airliner, according to Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kans.).

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has released its latest AOPA Presents mini-documentary, “Wiiings Not Required,” featuring Aaron Fitzgerald, a helicopter aerobatic pilot and performer with the Red Bull Air Force team.

Dozens of electric aircraft developers and technology experts will speak at the 19th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium, hosted by the Vertical Flight Society (VFS) Jul. 19–20 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The event will be held online and in person the week before the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture show, also held in Oshkosh.

Ahead of the Paris Air Show next week, Airbus Helicopters unveiled HTeaming, a modular system enabling helicopter crews to control uncrewed aerial systems in flight.

The HELP Appeal charity donated £600,000 for a new helipad at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington, England.

At the 55th Paris Air Show next week, Ascendance will launch Sterna, a modular hybrid-electric propulsion system designed for efficient aviation.

The advanced air mobility company’s goal is to use five or six conforming prototypes to perform thousands of development and certification flights in 2025 and 2026.

This special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB) advises rotorcraft design approval holders, rotorcraft external-load operators, and Flight Standards District Offices of information regarding fuel starvation risks while conducting Part 133 Class C rotorcraft load combination operations.

VAI urges the US Senate Commerce Committee, and the full US Senate, to advance the nomination of Bryan Bedford as the next FAA administrator.