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(Castanet News) – Helicopter and air tanker crews assisted ground teams with containing wildfires Aug. 10 east of Kelowna.

(SlashGear) – Based on recently published figures, a new H145 costs around $9.7 million and a used version costs an average of $6 million. The price tag could increase to more than $23 million for a military variant with a mission equipment package.

(Bhaskar English) – Researchers in Jaipur, Rajasthan, are conducting the country’s first artificial rain experiment using drones at Ramgarh Dam.

The Malaysian Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) report indicates the operator conducted a hot refueling the day before the accident.

Six Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft are in production at facilities in California and Georgia, the company noted in its second-quarter 2025 financial report.

Over the past 70 years, Bell has provided training helicopters for the US military, including the H-13, UH-1H, TH-67, and TH-57. The Bell 505 will join the list for the US Army’s Flight School Next program.

(Urban Air Mobility News) – The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation’s Complete Air Traffic System Global Council has published a paper that explores whether traditional constructs designed for human piloted–aircraft, such as VFR and IFR, can support new options entering the airspace.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be an in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the agricultural spraying helicopter accident to be the maintenance technician’s failure to properly check the torque paint on a fuel control unit B-nut, which resulted in the B-nut loosening and led to a loss of engine power at low altitude.

Federal Updates US, EU Reach Agreement on Trade and Tariffs Sen. Ted Cruz Introduces ROTOR Act to Improve Aviation Safety in the NAS News from VAI’s Western US Regional Representative “Word from the Street,” by Chuck Street, VAI Western US Regional Representative Federal Updates US, EU Reach Agreement on Trade and Tariffs Summary of Facts […]