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The Bulgarian Border Guard has selected Airborne Technologies to install new cameras, workstations, and mission-management systems on its fleet of helicopters.

Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo, Thales, Space Applications Services, and ONERA, the French national aerospace research center, have completed a demonstration of a manned–unmanned teaming (MUM-T) system developed under a European Union project.

Bruce Webb, Airbus Helicopters director of aviation education and community outreach, explains that we often view human error as a pilot issue—but this isn’t always the case.

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As technology advances and new regulations clear a path, unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) are joining helicopters in a variety of operations. One area where mixed helicopter and UAS fleets are proving their compatibility is public utilities. At our Oct. 10, 2024, webinar, two managers from Pacific Gas and Electric Southern California Edison shared how their utilities are integrating UASs into their inspection programs.

(WEAR) – A helicopter crew from Timberview Helicopters in Destin, Florida, with help from nonprofit Medic Corps, spent the past week delivering supplies to residents affected by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.

(The Hindu) – Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Naval Tata, who died Oct. 9, piloted the group’s aviation-sector ambitions, including serving on the board of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. and setting up Tata Advanced Systems Ltd.

Our robust e-learning management system offers livestreamed content and enhanced online training courses for pilots, managers, operators, and maintenance and safety professionals to learn at their own pace.

(POWER UP magazine) – The annual vertical aviation show and safety conference takes place Nov. 4–7, 2024, in the capital of the Netherlands.

(POWER UP magazine) – VAI President and CEO James Viola shares the thrill of leading the rotorcraft contingent in a special flyover he “will never forget.”