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Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany–based SPAES has obtained European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for an additional handle for a life raft on an Airbus H155 in operation with NHC Northern Helicopter.

Kongsberg Aviation Maintenance Services (KAMS) has obtained a contract to provide communications system upgrades for the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency fleet of Bell 412s.

(NDTV) – An Indian Coast Guard (ICG) helicopter went down Sep. 2 during an emergency landing while approaching a vessel in the Arabian Sea. Two crew members died in the accident and a third sustained injuries.

FAA Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup maps out some of the recent changes made to mental health policies in tandem with the Aeromedical Summit and Mental Health Advisory Rulemaking Committee.

When it comes to safe runway operations, training, education, and experience matter. The FAA’s Helicopter Flying Handbook notes that accident rates decrease by nearly 50% once a pilot obtains 100 hours and continue to decrease until the 1,000-hour level. Despite these trends, the helicopter accident rate is still 30% higher than the rate for fixed-wing aircraft.

Enstrom has published a feature about Kevin Fayta, who joined the company last year as a quality inspector at Menominee Regional Airport (KMNM) in Michigan. He previously worked for ERDA, a subsidiary of Collins Aerospace, before it closed for business in 2023.

Nonprofit organization Canadian Advanced Air Mobility (CAAM) has added Mikaël Cardinal of Unither Bioélectronique and Kristen Blodgett of Beta Technologies to its board of directors.

The company has reached its goal of conducting 400 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft test flights this year four months ahead of its projections.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot inadequately compensating for prevailing wind conditions, resulting in a loss of control during landing.

(Mirror) – According to local authorities, a firefighting helicopter carrying at least six people went down Aug. 30 in a river in northern Portugal, resulting in the deaths of four people. The crew of a tourism boat rescued the pilot, and one person is still missing.