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(BBC) – A court in Boston, Lincolnshire, has ordered a drone operator to pay a series of fines after he pleaded guilty to flying in restricted airspace 26 times from March to June 2024, causing disruptions to UK Royal Air Force and National Police Air Service flights.

(WPRI) – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management hired a helicopter crew to apply mosquito larvicide this week over swamp areas near South Kingstown and Westerly.

(WATE) – Four Tennessee National Guard Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk crews are assisting with efforts to fight wildfires in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

(Elkhorn Media Group) – Grant Slater, a native of Union County, Oregon, is helping battle wildfires in California during his first year working as a helicopter pilot for Brothers Air Support.

SAFHAL Helicopter Engines, a joint venture between Safran Helicopter Engines and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL), has agreed to develop and build the Aravalli engine for the Indian Armed Forces multirole helicopter and deck-based multirole helicopter.

Registration is now open for the 2024 VAI Aerial Work Safety Conference, which takes place Nov. 19–21 in Boise, Idaho.

(WDHN) – According to US Army officials, an Airbus UH-72 Lakota from Fort Novosel experienced a mishap Aug. 29 and went down in central Geneva County, resulting in injuries to three crew members.

(KTVK) – The FAA is reporting more than 330 incidents of lasers being pointed at helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft in Arizona this year, on pace to top the 2023 total of 429 laser strikes.

There are many sources available for aviation weather information. The FAA Safety Team is emphasizing the importance of understanding what each source offers and how pilots can use that information to make informed decisions.

The Australian Aviation Awards recognized LifeFlight as emergency medical services business of the year during an Aug. 29 awards ceremony in Sydney, New South Wales.