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(Unity Health Toronto) – A trauma physician and scientist with Ornge, Ontario’s critical-care transport and air ambulance service, is leading the Study of Whole Blood in Frontline Trauma, a trial effort to research the optimal methods for delivering blood transfusions to patients before they arrive at hospitals.

(Offshore Energy) – Weststar-GAP Aviation, a joint venture between Timor Gas Petroleo and Weststar Aviation Timor, will provide offshore transportation services in the Bayu-Undan region under a $40 million contract with Australia-based Santos.

Equinor has awarded a contract to Norway-based Lufttransport to operate five new Leonardo AW189s under an agreement with Milestone Aviation Group, as well as 10 Bell 525s on order.

Riedl, who worked for Robinson for nearly 40 years, including for 20 years as VP of engineering, died on Jan. 28.

(The Indian Express) – According to Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, union cabinet minister for the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation, the government will launch trials of an indigenous air taxi service next year in Delhi, Mumbai, and Pune.

(AirMed&Rescue) – Officials in Winnipeg, Manitoba, have approved a lease-to-own contract for an Airbus H125 that will replace an H120 that has been in service since 2010.

(AIN) – A rating system that assesses the benefits of safety equipment could incentivize helicopter operators to add the equipment even in the absence of regulatory mandates, according to a report published by the Vertical Aviation Safety Team (VAST).

(Taiwan News) – A National Airborne Services Corps helicopter crew airlifted a group of hikers Jan. 26 from the Central Mountain Range.

(KUSI) – A San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) helicopter crew transported an injured hiker from Cowles Mountain Feb. 2 near San Diego, California.

(Vertical magazine) – Helicopter operations such as search-and-rescue, air medical, and military involve maneuvers that are inherently high risk. Training rear-crew members to perform complex tasks in challenging environments requires a blend of realism, repetition, and safety.