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Airbus showcased the H160 on a demo tour in Australia recently, highlighting the helicopter’s ability to reach patients quickly across the country’s vast and rugged landscapes.

Learn more about the 15 operators, manufacturers, and suppliers that became members of VAI last month.

The international competition to create emergency response flyers announced that eight Stage 2 prototype winners will receive a total of US$320,000 and compete in a fly-off at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center in California.

The company has appointed Shannon Schell to succeed Chase McCown, who is now president and CEO of Spectrum parent company Heartland Partners.

(The Mountain Mail) – Scientists from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) began low-altitude helicopter flights Nov. 2 as part of a study of big-game herds across the state, including in state parks and near Leadville, South Park, and Trinidad.

A team from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) evaluated navigation software on three research drones in Death Valley National Park and the Mojave Desert in preparation for future missions to Mars.

The acquisition of Chandler, Arizona–based Helicopter Engine Repair Overhaul Services (H.E.R.O.S.) will expand Precision’s maintenance, repair, and overhaul capabilities for Rolls-Royce M250/RR300 engines.

(KRTV) – A Central Copters helicopter pilot assisted with guiding four bull elk trapped in a frozen pond to shore Nov. 30 in Gallatin County.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has determined that the operator of two R22 mustering helicopters involved in a midair collision shortly after taking off did not define appropriate separation standards for its helicopter pilots.

The companies plan to integrate Karem’s military-grade rotor and tiltrotor technologies into Archer’s hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft.