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The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is recommending that organizations with staff members who regularly travel over water to consider helicopter underwater escape training (HUET) as part of a report into an R44 ditching in October 2025.

The FAA special conditions, which establish airworthiness and safety standards for static longitudinal stability and the Skyryse fly-by-wire system on the Robinson R66, take effect Jun. 5.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has determined that while cruising at about 600 ft. over the ocean near Horn Island Airport (YHID), the helicopter’s engine experienced a total power loss, which forced the pilot to land onto the ocean surface.

Airbus Helicopters and Australian company Lindo will explore the integration of antimicrobial blue-light disinfection technology for use in helicopter air medical cabins.

(CAAM) – Canadian Advanced Air Mobility is recognizing the company for completing the world’s first piloted hydrogen-electric helicopter circuit flight Apr. 10 using a modified Robinson R44 in Québec.

The company will integrate Lab 308’s compact infrared systems with Tabula’s FireVision operational platform.

Metis Technology has selected Pierce Aerospace to deploy remote ID sensors around Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area under a US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) program.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting feedback through Jun. 4 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25 – Equipment/Furnishings – Hoist – Test/Replacement.

(Edison International) – Southern California (SoCal) Edison has deployed its Quick Reaction Force to 256 fires since 2021, dropping around 11 million gal. of water.

Join fellow helicopter professionals for an interactive United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) safety seminar on Wednesday, May 20, in Mesa. Enjoy lunch with your peers and learn about the USHST’s programs and services.