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This FAA final rule, which takes effect Oct. 21, 2024, prohibits the use of supplemental restraint systems in civil aircraft unless operators meet certain requirements for ensuring passenger and crew member safety during all phases of the operation.

(National Parks Traveler) – The FAA and US National Park Service (NPS) have announced the completion of a commercial air tour management voluntary agreement for Lake Mead in Arizona and Nevada.

(Revolution.aero) – Helicopter and fixed-wing pilots from Unither Bioelectronics have completed training for air ambulance operations using the Beta Technologies Alia CX300 conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) electric aircraft prototype.

Lilium has conducted the first phase of integration testing for the electrical power system on its Lilium Jet electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at its laboratory in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

Bell Textron has delivered a new Bell 429 to the Chicago (Illinois) Police Department, which has placed an order for two Bell 407GXis.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has identified the pilot’s failure to review or recalculate the performance of the helicopter for density altitude and weight and taking off from a confined area as factors that led to the accident. The ATSB also noted that the passenger-carrying flight should have been operated under Part 133, as the operator was only authorized for aerial work operations.

(BBC) – Helicopter crews are carrying bags of heather brash and other supplies across the Kinder Scout National Nature Reserve in Derbyshire as part of a National Trust project to restore peatlands in the area.

(Economy Middle East) – Abu Dhabi Airports and Groupe ADP have increased their collaboration on advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Amprius Technologies has selected KULR Technology Group for a project that will aim to develop high-performance batteries for the advanced air mobility (AAM) sector.

Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany–based SPAES has completed the design and installation of five medical-equipment racks on a Heli Austria MD 902.