Netherlands to deploy firefighting Chinooks to Spain (NL Times) – The Netherlands military is sending two Boeing CH-47s and 60 soldiers to help battle wildfires in Spain. Continue reading →
NTSB preliminary report: Hughes 369D, West Alton, Missouri, Aug. 7, 2025 The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report indicates that the helicopter’s tail struck a wire during power-line work. Continue reading →
An inside look at Children’s of Alabama air ambulance (VIDEO) (WIAT) – Flight nurse Myra Waddell from the Children’s of Alabama Critical Care Transport program describes the range of patient… Continue reading →
LifeFlight wins pair of Australian Aviation awards The operator received the Rotary Wing Business of the Year and Emergency Medical Services Business of the Year awards Aug.… Continue reading →
Final FAA AD: Airbus EC130 B4 and EC130 T2 This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect Sep. 22, requires inspecting certain tail-rotor blades for fatigue cracks and replacing… Continue reading →
Air Evac Lifeteam celebrates 40th anniversary Founded in 1985, the Global Medical Response subsidiary provides air medical services from more than 150 bases across 18 US… Continue reading →
Joby air taxi conducts initial US airport-to-airport flight Joby Aviation completed the first flight of its electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi in FAA-controlled airspace Aug. 13… Continue reading →
ODAV, Yamaha to evaluate UAS for firefighting (Dronelife) – The Oregon Department of Aviation (ODAV) will explore the use of Yamaha Motor’s Fazer uncrewed aircraft system (UAS)… Continue reading →
Helicopter hoists children from island near Minnesota beach (KBJR) – A US Coast Guard MH-60 crew airlifted four children from a small rock formation Aug. 17 near Black… Continue reading →
Inclement weather cited in Pakistan helicopter crash (Times of India) – According to local officials, a provincial government Mi-17 on a rescue mission in northern Pakistan went… Continue reading →
