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The two companies will work together to advance safe, efficient, autonomous flight and bring Wisk Aero’s Generation 6 air taxi to market.

Helicopters are key to building Chile’s power lines in remote areas, speeding construction, cutting costs, and helping connect clean projects to the grid for a sustainable future, according to local operator Ecocopter+Helisul.

The company will participate in the Airline & Aerospace MRO & Flight Operations IT Conference EMEA 2025, which takes place Jun. 17–18 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

(KENS 5) – Invasive Barbary sheep are joining the short list of animals Texas lawmakers are allowing to be shot from a helicopter, along with coyotes and feral hogs. Farmers say the sheep are overwhelming ranchland and starving out native wildlife.

(Reuters/AOL) – Senior government officials will answer questions from US senators Jun. 11 about a May 1 incident in which two passenger airliners were forced to abort landings at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) because of a nearby army helicopter.

(TVNZ) – Officers arrested and charged a suspect for allegedly pointing a laser at a police helicopter in Auckland.

(News 12) – A Nassau County (New York) Police Department helicopter crew is under investigation for hovering low over a crowd of around 500 teenagers Jun. 5 at Jones Beach.

Despite many recent advancements in aviation safety, a worrisome gap exists between the presence of safety tools and the actual integration of those tools in operations, argues Kodey Bogart, pilot and CEO of KB Aviation Solutions.

The American Bird Conservancy and members of the Birds, Not Mosquitoes partnership have started using drones in the state to combat deadly avian malaria, which is spread by non-native mosquitoes.