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Toll Aviation and the government of South Australia have ordered two Bell 429s, which will join the law enforcement operator’s fleet of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft in 2027.

The National Guard of the Republic of Cyprus has received the first two H145Ms from Airbus as part of a six-helicopter order.

(Los Angeles Times) – A US Coast Guard helicopter crew assisted local rescue teams with airlifting the injured hiker from the side of a cliff Mar. 22 near California’s Lost Coast Trail.

University of Birmingham researchers have released a report with recommendations for the future of flight. United Kingdom (UK) Research and Innovation supplied funding for the report through the Future Flight Challenge.

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada has determined that low visibility led to a failed landing on a frozen lake. The TSB is reminding pilots that VFR flights that continue into IMC often result in an accident or loss of control due to a lack of visual references, adding that pilots should plan ahead, consider strategies to avoid adverse weather, and make alternate plans should they run into inclement weather.

(CBS News) – Reports indicate that a cockpit warning light flashed in NBC 5 Chicago’s Sky 5 helicopter, which indicated an engine problem and led to a Mar. 25 landing on a golf course in Elgin.

(KPHX) – Erica Angel, a pilot at Native Air, shares her career path toward becoming a pilot for the Air Methods operator.