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Airbus Helicopters is highlighting the safety features at its rotors and gearboxes workshop in Marignane, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an update that removes the mandate for using full flight simulators for helicopter training, skills tests, and proficiency checks ahead of other flight simulation training devices, including virtual-reality trainers, according to Loft Dynamics.

Investec Aviation Finance will collaborate with Rive Private Investment to support 12 Airbus H135 and Leonardo AW109 helicopters for three different operators in France and Spain.

(WCTV) – City and state leaders introduced a group of new electric-aircraft chargers from Beta Technologies Sep. 18 at Tallahassee International Airport (KTLH) in Leon County.

(KTVZ) – Helicopter crews from the Oregon Army National Guard and AirLink assisted search-and-rescue teams from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and the Lane County Sheriff’s Office with finding and airlifting an injured hiker Sep. 15 near the summit of the South Sister mountain.

VAI is accepting applications through Nov. 8, 2024, for 2025 VAI scholarships in aviation maintenance, commercial helicopter pilot ratings, and pilot safety.

Aero Asset has released the twin-engine edition of its 2024 Half-Year Heli Market Trends report, which shows that year-over-year transactions are down 30% and prices have soared to five-year highs.

(Air & Space Forces) – The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) plans to deploy some of its Bell Boeing CV-22 Ospreys in the coming weeks after months of limited operations, its commander said Sep. 18 while adding that full operational readiness will take months to achieve.

(Flying) – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is teaming up with the Advanced Air Mobility Association (AAMA) to create blueprints to help cities integrate drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis into congested airspace.

(Khaleej Times) – The Dubai Police Force plans to add two more drones to bring its fleet to eight by the end of the year as part of its Drone Box initiative.