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Under an agreement with the Civil Aviation Authority of Norway, Avinor is set to begin procuring chargers for Stavanger Airport (ENZV) and Bergen Airport (ENBR) in preparation for electric aircraft test flights with Beta Technologies and Bristow Norway later this year.

The Marignane, France–based manufacturer received 450 orders and delivered a total of 361 helicopters last year.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a new edition of its Sunny Swift comic strip featuring a lesson about Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Light (ADS-L).

Representatives from the OEM will showcase three helicopters and answer operator questions at Booth #8211 during VERTICON 2025 (formerly known as HAI HELI-EXPO®), which takes place Mar. 10–13 (exhibits open Mar. 11–13) in Dallas, Texas.

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will host virtual meetings of the Air Ambulance Quality and Patient Safety Advisory Committee on Feb. 18, 2025, and May 8, 2025.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the flight instructor’s failure to maintain sufficient rotor rpm while maneuvering the helicopter low to the ground, which resulted in a loss of control.

(KEYE) – The newly formed Helicopter Search and Rescue Team, which will expand the city’s response to water-related emergencies, combines the Austin Fire Department’s rescue swimmers with the Austin Police Department’s helicopter crews.

(BBC) – A helicopter crew from North West Air Ambulance assisted the Keswick Mountain Rescue Team with the Jan. 25 rescue from the top of Blencathra mountain in the Lake District of Cumbria, North West England.

(Storyful) – According to California fire officials, aircraft crews supported nearly 1,200 personnel fighting the Border 2 Fire on Jan. 25.

(Unofficial Networks) – A King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) Air Support Unit helicopter crew rescued an injured skier Jan. 22 near Stevens Pass.