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Active noise reduction headset maker adds carbon monoxide safety alert for pilots as part of upgraded features.

The study of 1,000 airline passengers also indicates that 79% of respondents would travel more often if they could take an electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi to the airport.

(Surfer) – An Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) helicopter crew assisted ground officers and drones with locating and rescuing the climber Feb. 24 from cliffs along Crescent Bay Beach.

(Canarian Weekly) – A Canary Islands Emergency and Rescue Group (GES) helicopter crew airlifted two people Mar. 3 from waters near Los Gigantes in Tenerife.

GPMS International will provide its Foresight MX health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) for Capitol’s fleet of Bell 407, Bell 412, Bell 429, and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.

The San Francisco, California–based company will host demonstrations of its tracking systems at Booth #4018 during the event, which takes place Mar. 10–13 (exhibits open Mar. 11–13) in Dallas, Texas.

Rescue hoist and medical evacuation specialist Mike Martin has joined the Vita Inclinata company as VP of training.

The FAA is seeking public comments by Apr. 21 on this airworthiness directive (AD), which would require inspecting certain switches on the warning units, and depending on the results, replacing or repairing the warning unit. It applies to the EC135 P1, P2, P2+, P3, T1, T2, and T3; EC135T2+/EC635 T2+; and MBB BK 117 C-2, D-2, and D-3 models.

In addition to participating in the career fair and hosting aircraft technical briefings Mar. 11 at VERTICON 2025 in Dallas, Texas, the OEM will display aircraft and meet with operators at Booth #10053 during next week’s event. Bell will also host a Mar. 12 open house and reception at the Bell Training Academy in Fort Worth.

The Airbus Helicopters Training Academy has grown to 20 locations around the world and has trained more than 250,000 pilots and technicians.