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(KNTV) – The San Francisco (California) Police Department has launched a drone program and is using recent examples to illustrate the usefulness of its new tool in fighting crime.

Jet Support Services Inc. (JSSI) has bolstered its staff in Central and South America with four executive appointments over the past year, the company announced at this week’s 2024 Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition in Brazil.

Transport Canada has issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) for installation of the Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing (AEM) MTP136D P25 forest service radio on the Airbus H125.

MD Helicopters has obtained a $19 million contract to provide parts, repairs, and in-country technical and logistical support for the Saudi Arabian National Guard fleet of 12 MD 530F training helicopters.

Enstrom displayed three helicopters—a new 480B and two 280FXs—at Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, which took place Jul. 22–28 at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Wisconsin.

Eve Air Mobility reported a net loss of $36.4 million in its second-quarter 2024 earnings report. The pre-revenue electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft company attributes the losses to higher research and development costs.

Joby Aviation has applied for Australian Civil Aviation Authority validation of its in-process FAA type certificate for its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The company also intends to apply for Japan Civil Aviation Bureau and United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority validation.

(KXRM) – Biologists from Colorado Parks and Wildfire will use a helicopter to begin surveying high-elevation bighorn sheep and mountain goats Aug. 12 across parts of Chaffee County and Lake County.

The Tucson Police Department is now using the TrakkaCam TC-300 electro-optical/infrared imaging system, TrakkaBeam TLX searchlight, and TrakkaMaps TM-100 mapping system on its fleet of Bell 206s.

(KEYT) – A San Luis Obispo County Fire Department helicopter crew hoisted an injured horse rider Aug. 5 from Montaña de Oro State Park.