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Joby Aviation completed the first flight of its electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi in FAA-controlled airspace Aug. 13 from Marina Municipal Airport (KOAR) to Monterey Regional Airport (KMRY) in California.

(KBJR) – A US Coast Guard MH-60 crew airlifted four children from a small rock formation Aug. 17 near Black Beach in Silver Bay.

(Times of India) – According to local officials, a provincial government Mi-17 on a rescue mission in northern Pakistan went down Aug. 15 in Mohmand, resulting in the deaths of two pilots and three crew members.

During the 2025 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture show in July, National Air Transportation Association President and CEO Curt Castagna—who is also cochair of the Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions initiative—sat down for a Q&A with EAA Radio.

(Officer.com) – A California Highway Patrol helicopter crew assisted the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office with rescuing the climber Aug. 12 from the Kern River.

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is using wind tunnels and flight trials of a small electric vertical takeoff and landing research aircraft to better understand the flight dynamics and flight control systems involved with air taxi operations.

(The Guardian) – The country’s government is launching an effort to teach more than 22,000 people, including 7,000 children, how to use drones as part of expanded “civil resistance training” to help respond to potential future threats.

(Smart Cities Dive) – Justine Johnson, Michigan’s chief mobility officer, says the state is building the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry from the ground up—similar to how it approached auto manufacturing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The operator has secured a £41 million contract to supply two Leonardo AW139s and technical support to the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy, including pilots, crew, and maintenance teams.

(CNA) – The government deployed two helicopter crews Aug. 14 to help stop the fire from reaching homes in Velçan.