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Omni Helicopters International affiliate Omni Táxi Aéreo has obtained a five-year extension to provide TotalEnergies with helicopter and operational services for the Lapa South-West offshore oil field south of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has named the Spirit unmanned aerial vehicle from the Robinson subsidiary to its Green UAS (uncrewed aircraft system) Cleared List.

The FAA special conditions for the Robinson R66 with control input and fly-by-wire system modifications from Skyryse, which establish airworthiness and safety standards for the technology, take effect Dec. 13, 2024.

(Politico) – FAA administrator Mike Whitaker announced Dec. 12 that he will resign instead of serving as the head of the agency in the second Trump administration, offering President-elect Donald Trump the chance to determine who will take the job next.

James Viola, VAI president and CEO, will leave the organization in March 2025 to assume a similar position at the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.

Airbus Helicopters has obtained an order for nine H145s that will serve in law enforcement and emergency response missions with the Bahrain Police Aviation Command.

The ORRA program offers VAI member operators a flexible, evolving, and organized approach to managing risks and improving processes across their flight operations.

(JPL Raw) – The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) concept, named Mars Chopper, is an early-stage concept proposed to follow the Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity.

A US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) investigation concluded that the inability of Ingenuity’s navigation system to provide accurate data during its 72nd and final flight likely caused a chain of events that ended the mission.