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Forestry company ARAUCO has chosen the Tabula platform for its helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft that conduct aerial firefighting operations in the South American country.

(Lamarinaalta.com) – The crew assisted firefighters and a rescue group with airlifting the paraglider from a steep hillside Jan. 16 in Calpe, Alicante.

(AFP) – The Mozambique National Institute for Disaster Risk Management has released footage of a helicopter rooftop rescue in the Gaza Province during intense flooding from heavy rain and winds that have killed at least 150 people in Mozambique and South Africa.

(Kazinform) – Local first responders found the wreckage of the helicopter Jan. 20 on Mount Aso in Kumamoto after losing radio contact during a sightseeing flight. Teams are searching for the pilot and two passengers.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report indicates that a flight paramedic got involved with conducting an emergency landing after observing a “blank stare” and unresponsive actions from the pilot. One person died in the accident.

(The Aviationist) – The new facility at Viterbo Air Force Base north of Rome is part of a reorganization of the country’s rotary-wing training system.

The FAA is requesting comments by Mar. 9 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require replacement of certain life-raft inflation systems. It would also prohibit the installation of an affected inflation system on any helicopter.

The Embraer subsidiary has obtained $150 million in debt financing from a syndicate of financial companies, including Banco do Brasil, Citibank, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, for continued development of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA – Rotorcraft Flight Manual – Limitations and Normal Procedures Section – Amendment, takes effect Feb. 3.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 62 – Main Rotor – Swashplate Bearing – Inspections, revises AD 2024-0229, released Dec. 2, 2024.