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The electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft maker has appointed Cristiano Tartaglione as COO for United Arab Emirates (UAE) operations.

The US National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA), as part of its safety campaign aimed at preventing midair collisions, is reminding agricultural operators that drones must always yield the right-of-way to piloted aircraft in low-altitude airspace. NAAA is also stressing that pilots should circle the field before entering an application site.

(WVLT) – A Tennessee National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk crew rescued an injured hiker Apr. 30 from Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

(US Attorney’s Office) – A District of Idaho court handed out a 35-month prison sentence to a man convicted of pointing a laser at a Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office helicopter in August 2024.

(CBC) – According to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, a Horizon Helicopters AS350B that departed on a test flight from Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (CYXY) in Yukon went down May 2 with two pilots onboard.

(Irish Independent) – An Irish Coast Guard helicopter crew assisted search teams with finding a missing fisher May 3 at Lough Corrib.

(Aberdeen Live) – An HM Coastguard crew assisted local rescue teams with transporting an injured hiker May 3 from a mountain in Aberdeenshire.

(Reuters) – The New Zealand government has set aside NZ$2 billion (US$1.19 billion) to replace the New Zealand Defence Force’s fleet of aging naval helicopters.

(New Zealand Herald) – New Zealand’s Northern Rescue Helicopter is welcoming its first Leonardo AW169 as part of a fleet renewal program. The new helicopter will enhance emergency medical response in Auckland and Northland.

(WJLA) – According to the FAA, air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) gave go-around instructions to three commercial airliners May 4 as a US Park Police (USPP) helicopter responded to an urgent mission.