Resource Hub

Air medical crews at the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, base of LifeFlight Australia helped more than 600 people during fiscal year 2024, a 19% increase over the previous year.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), which includes ATA 55–Stabilizers–Vertical Fin–Inspection/Modification, ATA 11–Placards and Markings–Interior Placards–Installation, and ATA–Aircraft Flight Manual/Airspeed Limitations–Amendment, becomes effective Jul. 26, 2024.

The additional Sikorsky UH-60Ms, purchased through the US Foreign Military Sales program, will increase the Croatian fleet to 12 Black Hawks. The Croatian military will use the helicopters for security and border defense operations.

The Lufthansa Innovation Hub, in cooperation with V2Air, Roland Berger, and Unisphere, has published a new report on cities that are most prepared for advanced air mobility (AAM) routes, focusing primarily on the United States and Europe.

Southwest Airlines and Archer Aviation have agreed to partner on operational plans for an air taxi network at airports in California using Archer’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

The Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB) has released a preliminary report into the accident, which involved a student pilot rolling the helicopter over to the right side during liftoff.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be a bird strike while on approach.

(WGHP) – A US Coast Guard (USCG) helicopter crew came to the rescue of five people clinging to a cooler after a wave sunk their boat Jul. 6 in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio.

(Unofficial Networks) – A California Incident Management Team is leading operations, including firefighting helicopter crews, to contain the Vista Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest.

(People) – A Georgia State Patrol helicopter crew assisted water rescue units with finding a missing swimmer at a lake in Flowery Branch on Jul. 9 after he heard helicopters the day before but did not realize they were looking for him.