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(Tenerife Weekly) – A helicopter crew transported the passenger Mar. 1 from the ship in waters near the Spanish island to an awaiting medical team at Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (GCXO).

(Kenyans.co.ke) – The helicopter went down minutes after takeoff from Wilson Airport (HKNW) in Nairobi, resulting in the deaths of six people, including a member of parliament. A preliminary National Police Service report indicates the helicopter was flying at a low altitude and struck trees before crashing.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 05 – Time Limits/Maintenance Checks – Airworthiness Limitations Section – Amendment, takes effect Mar. 13, 2026. It will supersede AD 2024-0177 (issued Sep. 13, 2024), AD 2021-0215-E (Sep. 21, 2021), AD 2020-0269 (Dec. 7, 2020), AD 2020-0081 (Apr. 1, 2020), and AD 2018-0177 (Aug. 21, 2018).

(CBS News) – The new restrictions around Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) prohibit police helicopters from flying in the airspace near the airport, which has cut off air support for some stations in the southern part of the California city.

The US aviation regulator issued an emergency order alleging that the Houston, Texas–based operator knowingly falsified pilot training records.

(Urban Air Mobility News) – The Utah Department of Transportation is partnering with Arizona, Idaho, Oklahoma, and Oregon to send in a proposal for the FAA’s Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Integration Pilot Program.

(Unmanned Airspace) – The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)–sponsored Routine Autonomous Multi-Aircraft Operations Working Group is meeting this week to address challenges in scaling multi-aircraft operations using drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, including defining the optimal human-to-autonomous aircraft ratio.

Four seats are open in three operator member categories. Each director elected will serve a term of three years beginning Jul. 1, 2026.

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Mars Global Location device, which runs on a processor that the Perseverance Rover previously used to communicate with the Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, features an algorithm that rapidly compares panoramic images from the rover’s navigation cameras with onboard orbital terrain maps.

The biggest—and least understood—cause of fatal accidents in helicopter operations is decision fatigue. Despite advances in technology, accidents among air medical, tour, and charter operators are getting worse. This must-attend four-hour course will use three US National Transportation Safety Board fatal accident reports to show how mental overload, overreliance on technology, and lack of targeted training led to tragic outcomes. The class takes place Monday, Mar. 9, at VERTICON 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information and to register, click on the headline above.