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(UK Defence Journal) – The reactivation of the 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, which began serving in Germany in 1968 before being redesignated in 2015, took effect Oct. 14.

The Norwegian division of CHC Helicopter has received a contract to provide Equinor with offshore transportation from Bergen, Vestland, Norway, using three Sikorsky S-92s starting in May 2026.

The OEM has obtained an FAA supplemental type certificate for a modification that increases the maximum gross weight of its Super D20B to 350 lb. North Carolina–based Aerial Solutions is set to become the first operator to receive the upgrade.

Discover how VAI scholarship recipients have turned opportunity into achievement—and how you can do the same—in this VAI Daily series.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s inadvertent entanglement of a lightweight Kevlar longline into the helicopter’s operating main-rotor system, which resulted in a severe imbalance and separation of the main-rotor gearbox.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be an in-flight failure of the engine-to-transmission driveshaft due to a fatigue fracture of the forward-most flexplate in the forward KAflex coupling that resulted from a loose bolt attachment between the flexplate and the forward-driveshaft coupling. Investigators cited the maintenance team’s failure to identify the condition and remove the KAflex driveshaft for repair, as specified by the manufacturer, as a contributing factor.

(KOMO) – The suspect allegedly pointed a green laser at a King County (Washington) Sheriff’s Office helicopter Oct. 22 in Auburn.

(American Ag Network) – Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) is working to move the US Forest Service (USFS) from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Interior.

Top Workplaces has named Astronautics of America a 2025 Cultural Excellence award recipient in the “Employee Well-Being” category.

The new NVolo V2 SAR HY helmet and ODM IR33 headset work as part of the Axnes wireless intercom system, including for search-and-rescue (SAR), air medical, public safety, firefighting, and utility/construction operators.