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(Vertical magazine) – Automation is changing how helicopter maintainers troubleshoot, train, and even think about their work.

Helicopters offer a tactical advantage in military operations, as well as rescuing people from catastrophes and restoring vital infrastructure. They will be essential in these roles for decades, explains Mathilde Royer, executive VP, strategy and sustainability, at Airbus Helicopters.

(Fox News) – A Santa Barbara County Fire Department helicopter crew airlifted 11 National Park Service (NPS) workers from Santa Rosa Island May 17 as a fast-moving wildfire spread across more than 10,000 acres.

The FAA funding will support pilot technical skills programs, aviation apprenticeships and internships, student outreach and recruiting, and training using simulators, among other initiatives.

SkyDrive, Osaka Metro, and Soracle hosted officials from the United States and Japan’s Kansai region at the vertiport, which will serve as a future hub for advanced air mobility operations.

The company has started integration testing for the hybrid–electric propulsion system on its Valo electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. Vertical Aerospace has also produced the first aircraft battery from its upgraded assembly line in Bristol, England.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has determined that the main rotor of a rescue helicopter struck a tree that was in the pilot’s blind spot during an attempted winching operation around 42 km (26 miles) southeast of Corryong Airport (YCRG) in the Snowy Mountains.

(SnowBrains) – A helicopter crew assisted first responders with airlifting an injured pilot following the May 17 crash of a fixed-wing aircraft along the East Humboldt Mountain Range, according to the Elko County Sheriff’s Office.

Michael Graham has been reappointed as a member and vice chair of the US National Transportation Safety Board. The Senate also confirmed Daniel Edwards as assistant secretary of transportation for aviation and international affairs.