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The US Department of Commerce seeks public comment by tomorrow, Tuesday, Jun. 3, related to a Section 232 national security investigation into imports of commercial aircraft, jet engines, and related components to assess whether such imports have the potential to threaten national security by undermining the domestic aerospace supply chain.

The US National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) is encouraging ag operators to consult its flight risk assessment tool to review risks and help explain to clients when it is not safe to fly due to weather conditions.

The FAA is reminding aircraft owners and operators to fill out the 2024 General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey. The annual survey measures safety, determines funding, and informs the impact of aviation on the economy.

(Helicopter Training Videos) – Airlines have offered peer‑support programs for years, saving countless lives. Now, thanks to the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST), the rotorcraft community has one of its own: the Peer Pilot Program—a confidential, free resource that does not need to be disclosed on an FAA medical evaluation form.

(Australian Broadcasting Corp.) – A police helicopter crew rescued a hiker after rising tides trapped him on the face of a sea cliff Jun. 1 in Jan Juc, Victoria.

(KRCR) – A California Highway Patrol helicopter crew transported members of the Plumas County Search and Rescue team to a group of stranded hikers May 31 in Feather River Canyon.

(Global Defense News) – An AeroVironment Puma drone served as the flying eyes for a crewed Royal Navy Merlin Mk2 for the first time May 30 during a mission over the Atlantic Ocean.

(CTV News) – The Squamish Search and Rescue in British Columbia is reminding operators that flying drones in provincial parks is illegal after a drone flew close during a rescue operation of an injured hiker May 31 from Stawamus Chief Park.

(KNTV) – A California Highway Patrol (CHP) Airbus H125 crew assisted the San Francisco Fire Department with rescuing a hiker who fell down a cliff Jun. 1 along the Battery Crosby Trail.

(BBC) – The company, which operates a helicopter service between Cornwall, England, and the Isles of Scilly, is adding a third Sikorsky S-76C to its fleet.