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The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued a preliminary report into the collision of two Robinson R44 Beta IIs near Mount Anderson Station that were conducting cattle mustering as part of an operation that included multiple land vehicles.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has determined that the aircraft’s Bambi Bucket suspension cables became caught over the left-rear skid when the helicopter was on approach to a dam and during water collection, resulting in asymmetric lift loads and loss of control.

(Seattle Times) – A trio of King County Sheriff’s Office deputies tasked with flying a new Bell 407GXi from northeastern Tennessee to Renton in September experienced an anxious moment when they thought they were about to be stranded in the New Mexico desert.

Whisper Aero is teaming up with Electric Power Systems (EPS) to combine its next-generation thrusters with EPiC propulsion batteries from EPS. The companies are seeking FAA Part 23 certification for use on electric aircraft.

(India Today) – An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crew on a relief mission made a precautionary landing into water after reportedly experiencing a rotor-blade issue Oct. 2 in Muzaffarpur, Bahar.

(NBC News) – Volunteer helicopter pilots from Texas to Maine are lining up to help deliver supplies and survey areas of North Carolina damaged by Hurricane Helene.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which requires replacing certain main-rotor mast upper stops assembly screws and other related actions, takes effect Nov. 7, 2024.

Hensoldt is working with Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), the company that provides air traffic control services for Germany, to certify the Twinvis passive radar for civil air traffic operations by late 2026.

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has certified Mesa, Arizona–based Able Aerospace Services as a green aviation business.

Registration is now open for Concorde Battery’s inspection authorization (IA) renewal series, including a Jan. 23–24, 2025, seminar for rotorcraft operators.