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(AIN) – North Carolina has received $500,000 in grant funding from the Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies (ARISE) to research aviation improvements in preparation for advanced air mobility (AAM) operations in the western part of the state.

Luis Azúa, Bell Mexico’s general manager, represented the company at the 2024 Altitude Congress in Monterrey, Nuevo León.

(Business Wire) – Electric Power Systems has submitted a technical standard order (TSO) application with the FAA for its Epic 1.0 rechargeable lithium battery system.

Archer Aviation has received approval from the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority for a sales-and-use-tax exclusion to expand its manufacturing facilities in the state.

VAI has joined a diverse coalition of aviation industry stakeholders, led by Airlines for America and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, asking legislators to support plans to strengthen and modernize the US air traffic control (ATC) system.

(Iceland Review) – Rescue helicopter crews from the Icelandic Coast Guard airlifted stranded hikers from two separate mountain locations on Jul. 16.

(ROTOR magazine) – Your planned fuel stop doesn’t have fuel. Now what?

(ROTOR magazine) – VAI’s Government Affairs team provides updates on legislative developments in California, Colorado, Hawaii, and New York, including leaded-avgas restrictions, air tour operator insurance rates, and heliport limitations.

(CP24) – The Toronto Fire District called in a Canadian Armed Forces helicopter crew to help airlift a hiker who became trapped Jul. 16 on a small island in waters along Etobicoke Creek near Toronto, Ontario.

(KHOU) – A helicopter carrying four members of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team was forced to make a hard landing Jul. 16 in Eagle Lake during a night-training flight.