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The company has obtained Level 7 flight training device (FTD) approval from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau for its virtual reality (VR) helicopter simulator.

The new helicopter maintenance and support facility at Elstree Aerodrome (EGTR) in Hertfordshire, England, is part of a £15 million investment in the United Kingdom (UK).

The agreement includes a training and logistics package. The operator, the Czech Police Aviation Service, is transitioning from the H135 to the five-bladed H145.

Chris Raia, US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) co-deputy director, explains how the government will establish temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) around stadiums and event locations related to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

VAI Western US Regional Representative Chuck Street met with VAI members Chris Horton of HeliStream and Jim Slavik following a May 16 flight in Jim’s Bell 407GXi helicopter.

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(Flying) – Several states and at least one new OEM on May 26 confirmed their participation in the FAA’s three-year, 26-state electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft test program.

(AIN) – The agency’s busy modernization agenda includes an effort to use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to better manage airspace flow and reduce scheduling problems at busy airports, FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said at a Royal Aeronautical Society event last week in Washington, D.C.

(Vertical Plus) – Responses are due Friday, May 29, for the annual survey, which is open to anyone in the global civil helicopter industry who has operated, flown, or maintained helicopters in the past two years.

(RNZ) – Vivid Sydney temporarily canceled a series of drone shows after a technical malfunction resulted in 89 drones falling into a harbor May 25 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.