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(Business Wire) – The subsidiary, Surf Air Technologies, will partner with Palantir Technologies to develop and produce artificial intelligence–backed software tools for the advanced air mobility (AAM) sector.

(DVIDS) – An Alaska Army National Guard Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk crew out of Bethel, Alaska, helped locate a missing rafter Aug. 12 near Goodnews River.

(WSB-TV) – A Gwinnett County Police Department pilot reported being temporarily blinded by a laser pointer from the ground while flying Aug. 13 near Norcross.

Archer Aviation has received an order for up to 116 Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Future Flight Global (FFG). The two companies will partner to expand advanced air mobility services and infrastructure in Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Entrol has received an order from the Police of the Czech Republic for a European Union Aviation Safety Agency Level II–qualified Airbus H145 multi-crew coordination (MCC) flight navigation and procedures trainer.

The Polish military will become the second-largest operator of the Apache in the world once Boeing delivers the helicopters under the US government’s Foreign Military Sales program.

LCI has leased two Airbus H145 D3s, one to global energy company Santos and one to Papua New Guinea–based Pacific Helicopters, which will operate the aircraft on behalf of Santos subsidiary Oil Search.

Rotor Technologies is expanding its product line to support agricultural and crop-dusting operations with the Sprayhawk, a new uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) based on the Robinson R44 with the capacity to carry 110 gal. and spray more than 240 acres per hour.

Nashua, New Hampshire–based Rotor Technologies has introduced its Airtruck, an uncrewed aerial vehicle based on the Robinson R44 with the capability to carry more than 1,000 lb. for utility and construction operations.

The August 2024 safety report from the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) is now available. The monthly report covers various metrics, including average accident rates and average fatal-accident rates for the past five years.