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A US Coast Guard (USCG) Sikorsky MH-60 crew from Astoria, Oregon, assisted special operations ground teams with hoisting two injured people Feb. 15 from Olympic National Forest in Washington.

(BBC) – The air medical charity is seeking approval to build a new base on farmland in Leicestershire after operating at Coventry Airport (EGBE) for more than 23 years.

(KEYT) – A California Highway Patrol helicopter crew from Paso Robles Municipal Airport (KPRB) transported the injured rider Feb. 14 from an area near Creston to a local hospital.

(The Japan Times) – The automaker is safeguarding its nearly $1 billion investment pledge to Joby by troubleshooting production processes and mulling a deeper role in manufacturing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

The FAA is accepting comments through next Thursday, Feb. 26, related to the closure of the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport in Indiana. We encourage VAI members to submit comments opposing the closure.

(Dronelife) – The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) plans to train about 60 state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers to operate drone-mitigation equipment ahead of World Cup soccer events that will start in June across 11 US cities. The World Cup will also take place at locations in Canada and Mexico.

(AIN) – Alpha Metalcraft Group believes it can reduce the cost and complexity of specialist manufacturing tasks such as applying the leading-edge guards that prolong the service life of carbon-fiber rotor blades.

(FlightGlobal) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron conducted a virtual inauguration of the H125 final assembly line in Karnataka.

The new 20,000-sq.-ft. Onboard Systems maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility in Anaheim employs 40 full-time technicians.

(KEYT) – A helicopter crew working for Edison transported five power-line poles to the Santa Barbara foothills Feb. 13 in California.