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Longtime general aviation (GA) instructors John and Martha King spoke to US Air Force officers graduating from the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, in May about leadership and aviation risk management.

Not even the most seasoned professionals can afford to be careless around a running helicopter. In this Spotlight on Safety, Mike Becker of Becker Helicopters Pilot Academy shares his organization’s procedures for training everyone in how to safely approach and depart a helicopter.

(USHST) – As more helicopters gain IFR capabilities, training must extend beyond the classroom and into the clouds, argues Woody McClendon of Loft Dynamics. McClendon explains what this means for helicopter pilots.

Thales has been awarded a contract by Finland’s VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) to provide the company’s advanced unmanned traffic management (UTM) solution, TopSky – AstraUTM, as the first step in a program to enable safe and efficient air mobility operations across the country.

Joby Aviation has announced the expansion of its site in Marina, California, which will double the electric air taxi company’s aircraft production capacity at that location. Joby is also ramping up its newly renovated facility in Dayton, Ohio, to manufacture and test aircraft components.

Sensor solution provider Hensoldt and Young Poong Electronics (YPE) have formalized an agreement that will enable YPE to produce Hensoldt’s LCR 100 flight data recorder and FCR 230 voice and data recorder locally for the South Korean and wider Asian markets.

Metro Aviation is proud to announce the promotion of Chad Laviolette to Operational Control Center (OCC) manager.

Switlik Survival Products has promoted Sarah Switlik, a fourth-generation family member and former COO, to president to lead operations and drive future growth.

The US Army is advancing crewed–uncrewed teaming using Black Hawk helicopters, drones, and autonomous systems to enhance ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) capabilities and logistics in the Indo Pacific’s challenging terrain. That future is just around the corner, explains Stephanie C. Hill,
president of Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems.