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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.

(KPIX) – A California Highway Patrol (CHP) helicopter crew airlifted a hiker suffering a medical emergency Aug. 11 from a trail near Lake Berryessa in Solano County.

(The Greek Herald) – Helicopter crews from Australia’s McDermott Aviation are helping local firefighters battle a wildfire that started Aug. 11 in Athens, Attica.

(1News) – Fire and Emergency New Zealand units transported an injured person to a local hospital Aug. 13 after a rope became entangled in a helicopter’s rotor in Marokopa, North Island.

GPS testing is scheduled for Aug. 15–19, 2024, at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, and may result in an unreliable or unavailable GPS signal.

(Urban Air Mobility) – There is a wide disparity among market forecasters about the total market value for the global vertiport sector over the next decade, with estimates ranging from US$10 billion to $36 billion and compound annual growth rates between 45% and 62%.