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BlueRoom Simulations signed an agreement with Airbus Australia Pacific and Airbus Helicopters during last week’s RotorTech 2026 in Australia to develop mixed-reality training services for air medical programs.

The Sikorsky MH-60 Seahawk PBL (performance-based logistics) team received the 2025 US Secretary of War’s PBL system-level award for boosting the readiness of more than 500 MH-60s for the US Navy, the US Coast Guard, and allied partners.

John Vance from Metro Aviation became the first customer pilot to fly the Leonardo AW09 earlier this month in Italy.

(Tom’s Hardware) – The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced May 8 the extension of temporary waivers allowing certain drones, drone components, and consumer routers produced outside the United States to continue receiving software and firmware updates until Jan. 1, 2029.

(NPR) – Across the United States, wildland firefighters, including from the new federal agency the US Wildland Fire Service, are staring down what could be one of the most severe fire seasons in recent history.

Milton, Vermont–based United Turbines offers a variety of engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul services, including for the Pratt & Whitney PT6.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is recommending that organizations with staff members who regularly travel over water to consider helicopter underwater escape training (HUET) as part of a report into an R44 ditching in October 2025.

The FAA special conditions, which establish airworthiness and safety standards for static longitudinal stability and the Skyryse fly-by-wire system on the Robinson R66, take effect Jun. 5.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has determined that while cruising at about 600 ft. over the ocean near Horn Island Airport (YHID), the helicopter’s engine experienced a total power loss, which forced the pilot to land onto the ocean surface.

Airbus Helicopters and Australian company Lindo will explore the integration of antimicrobial blue-light disinfection technology for use in helicopter air medical cabins.