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(Daily Herald) – A University of Chicago Aeromedical Network (UCAN) helicopter crew provided training Nov. 24 at the Inverness Golf Club for EMS ROADDOCS Illinois, an emergency medical services (EMS) provider that uses motorcycles.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be a total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination from an unknown source.

(Australian Broadcasting Corp.) – A helicopter crew airlifted a rafter whose leg became wedged in rocks Nov. 22 along the Franklin River in Tasmania, Australia. Emergency responders amputated the rafter’s leg after 20 hours and several failed attempts to free him.

(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) – In separate Nov. 23 incidents in Oahu, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) helicopter crew rescued an injured hiker in Waianae and a hiker who became stranded on top of a ridge in Kaneohe.

(Urban Air Mobility News) – The New York City Economic Development Corp. has chosen the companies to become the new operator of Downtown Manhattan Heliport (KJRB).

The National Hockey League team honored flight nurse Steph Suzadail during a Nov. 19 game in Pennsylvania as part of a tribute to the US nursing profession.

Jason Cutter, the owner of Venture Helicopters, a contract pilot, and a former professor, urges operators to avoid blindly accepting statistics and focus instead on the safety features of the product and the company culture of the manufacturer.

Winch paramedic Carlton Real and winch operator Jason Bibby received the 2024 Billy Deacon SAR Memorial Trophy Nov. 19 in London, England. Along with pilots Jörg Brunner and Debdash Bhattacharya, the Bristow Group team conducted a May 2023 search and rescue (SAR) of two people who were swept into a cave and trapped by rough seas and breaking waves.

The board of directors for EHang Holdings approved a share buyback of up to $30 million in American Depository Shares over the next year.

In a new episode of FAA’s Pilot Minute, Federal Air Surgeon Susan Northrup outlines a new option for aviation medical examiners to issue medical certificates for pilots with head injuries.