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(WCMH) – The Columbus City Council has approved funding to purchase two new helicopters for the Columbus Division of Police.

(AIN) – Powered by two Safran Aneto-1X turboshaft engines, the Airbus Racer can fly at more than 215 kt. while burning about 20% less fuel compared with current-generation helicopters.

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The new initiative aims to align certification processes for emerging advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft types across international jurisdictions.

SkyDrive has partnered with Stirling Dynamics to supply the pilot control stick for its first production model aircraft, the SkyDrive SD-05.

(CTV News) – Provincial police in Quebec, Canada, launched search-and-rescue operations after a Jun. 20 helicopter accident near Natashquan left four people missing.

Oregon National Guard helicopter crew members completed training with Vita Inclinata to integrate the Vita hoist rescue system into air medical operations.

Recoil Aerospace has received an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) to install its 790-gal. tank on the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. The STC is applicable to all UH-60 variants and the S-70 Black Hawk.

Representatives from the European Heli Center (EHC) and Reiser met Jun. 12 at Reiser’s headquarters in Berg, Bavaria, Germany, to start a project to provide an Airbus H135/H145 Level D full flight simulator for the planned EHC training facility at Lelystad Airport (EHLE) in Flevoland, the Netherlands.

The FAA is seeking comments by Aug. 7 on this airworthiness directive (AD), which requires removing the expandable blade bolts from service and replacing them. The AD, effective Jul. 8, also prohibits the installation of an affected expandable blade bolt on any helicopter.