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(iGrow News) – Bend, Oregon–based Kawak Aviation Technologies has added the ability for pilots to maintain variable-speed control into its KFlow 200 electric spray pump.

The latest edition of the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) newsletter provides a snapshot of the October 2025–January 2026 data from the FAA’s Rotorcraft Accident Dashboard.

(KVVU) – A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Search and Rescue (SAR) crew transported a group of passengers whose private helicopter became grounded at a remote landing site near Grand Canyon and Valley of Fire.

The company’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft helped kick off Joby’s 2026 Electric Skies Tour of the United States with flights over the San Francisco Bay Area.

The new FAA general notice, which suspends the use of visual separation between fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, now mandates that air traffic controllers will instead use radar to actively manage the aircraft to keep them separated at specific lateral or vertical distances. The new measure is based on a yearlong review by the FAA’s safety team that used tools to review cross-traffic data and incident reports.

Bell Textron has conducted the first AH-1Z and UH-1Y upgrades under the US Marine Corps Structural and Power Improvements for NextGen Effects (SPINE) program.

(Devdiscourse) – A helicopter went down while landing Mar. 18 in Khotang District, resulting in injuries to one passenger.

The report notes that long backlogs for new aircraft are leading operators to find creative solutions.

Airbus plans to deliver the three helicopters to Helicopter Services Inc. (HSI) later this year for completions and sales to operators.

Medical helicopter operations are challenging for both pilots and FAA safety inspectors alike. The FAA’s Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) encourages voluntary reporting of safety issues and events that come to the attention of employees of certain Part 121 air carrier and Part 145 repair station certificate holders. Any operator can establish an ASAP with the FAA. There are currently more than 1,300 participants, including many operating under Parts 91 and 135.