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The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) has announced this year’s 64 graduates of its Medical Transport Leadership Institute leadership training program.

Piasecki Aircraft and Columbia Helicopters will develop an upgraded Model CHI-107-III configuration for emergency response, firefighting, forestry, infrastructure, and military operators.

Airbus Helicopters officially opened its new logistics hub Jul. 2 at Albacete Airport (LEAB) in Albacete, Spain. The facility is equipped and operated by service provider Daher.

Billings Flying Service (BFS) has obtained a type 1 helicopter firefighting contract from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Under the contract, BFS is providing a CH-47 Chinook with water-drop capability for the 2024 fire season that started Jul. 1.

The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) has given this year’s award to Georgia Tech student Eleni Sotiropoulos-Georgiopoulos for a paper about a scenario-based helicopter flight simulation of accident-prone vortex ring state encounters.

The FAA has issued a safety alert warning owners and operators about possible erroneous transmissions from uAvionix tailBeacon or skyBeacon automatic dependent surveillance–broadcast (ADS-B) transmitters paired with Mode S transponders.

Metro Aviation has created a new division, Metro Gulf, which will provide maintenance, repair, overhaul, avionics, and completions from Lafayette Regional Airport (KLFT) in Louisiana, including services for fixed-wing aircraft.

Sep. 23–24, 2024, Oahu, Hawaii

(Associated Press) – Helicopter crews evacuated hundreds of residents from Cogne, a small town in Aosta Valley, after flash floods and landslides hit the region over the Jun. 29–30 weekend.

(ROTOR magazine) – She broke through barriers to become a pilot and neurosurgeon in the French Military Medical Corps.