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The OEM interviews members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force about a record-breaking NH90 ferry flight from Papua New Guinea (PNG) to New Zealand.

VAI is accepting submissions for the 2026 POWER UP Magazine Photo Contest through Dec. 1, 2025. We will feature the winning photos in the March 2026 edition and display them at VERTICON 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. The grand prize winner will receive $500.

(CBS News) – A Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office helicopter crew airlifted the hiker Nov. 9 from a beach south of Bodega Bay in a rescue recorded on a body camera.

(WANE) – An Indiana State Police helicopter crew assisted a group of state and local officers on the ground with spotting large gatherings of people from the air Nov. 7 in Fort Wayne.

The event, which will bring together operators, regulators, and other aviation professionals from across the region to discuss safety topics, takes place May 27–29, 2026, in Bali, Indonesia.

The global mentorship program aims to help new and inexperienced pilots benefit from the wisdom of experienced pilots to help improve safety.

(Mirage) – A Sikorsky Black Hawk transported 40 tons of rocks to repair Lavertys Gap Weir, a dam in New South Wales that sustained damage in 2022 after flooding from Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

(SKYbrary) – The FAA’s risk mitigation strategies include learning about the local bird population, reducing airspeed when practical, increasing altitude, and wearing protective equipment such as a helmet and visor. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s Community Network advises pilots to avoid wetlands and other sites with increased bird activity, use strobe or landing lights, and land as soon as possible after a bird strike, among other recommendations.

(Australian Broadcasting Corp.) – The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says it will crack down on helicopter pilots who “game the system” following the criminal trial of Netflix star Matt Wright earlier this year, which included accounts of frequent underreporting of helicopter flying hours.

(Flight Safety Australia) – An AW139 pilot’s terrifying ordeal highlights the complexity of modern helicopter control systems and the deep understanding that pilots need to operate them safely.