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(Flying magazine) – The Virginia Department of Aviation and other state organizations and educational institutions are partnering with Future Flight Global and Universal Solutions to position the state as a center for electric aircraft, including vertical takeoff and landing air taxis and autonomous drones.

(CNN) – The Danish government has temporarily banned civil drone flights as it prepares to host a European Union meeting on defense and the war in Ukraine following a surge of suspicious drone activity at airports and military sites last week.

Transport Canada has issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) for Australian company Helitak Fire Fighting Equipment to install its FT4250 fire tank on the Airbus AS332.

The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker is praising the new United Kingdom (UK) Civil Aviation Administration roadmap that lays out a regulatory framework for commercial eVTOL operations by 2028.

The FAA is accepting comments until Nov. 10 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require revisions to the existing maintenance or inspection program to incorporate the airworthiness limitations section of the existing approved aircraft maintenance program, as applicable.

(Mirage) – The museum in Canberra will display a retired Australian Army Sikorsky S-70A-9 Black Hawk with more than 30 years of service at its Anzac Atrium, which will open in December.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 71 – Power Plant – Engine Mount Fitting – Inspections/Replacement, takes effect Oct. 10.

(SlashGear) – The Airbus H145 D3, Bell 205A-1++, Leonardo AW101, Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk, and Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane all perform rescue operations in addition to their core roles.

The contract, worth more than $10.8 billion, will involve the Lockheed Martin company delivering 99 CH-53Ks to the US Marine Corps between 2029 and 2034.

(Coeur d’Alene Press) – Increased demand has made helicopter pilots essential for a range of industries, including air medical, search and rescue, air tour, law enforcement, utility and construction, and offshore energy.