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Atlantic Aviation has extended its concession agreement with the New York City Economic Development Corp. and the City of New York for operations at the East 34th Street Heliport in Manhattan for the next five years. As part of the agreement, Atlantic will soon begin to upgrade utility infrastructure and install charging stations at the heliport to support electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operations.

Bell recently hosted its 2024 Law Enforcement Symposium in Gaborone, Botswana, bringing together law enforcement operators from across southern Africa. The event highlighted the company’s ongoing commitment to supporting public safety and strengthening relationships with operators in the region, with a focus on safety practices and operational efficiency.

Skytrac has appointed Shane Sullivan VP of operations. Sullivan will be tasked with driving company growth while helping Skytrac scale its operations and enhance its capabilities in delivering critical products and services.

The government of Nova Scotia has placed an order for four Airbus H125 helicopters to be used by the Canadian province’s Department of Natural Resources and Renewables.

Heli-One has welcomed the first aircraft from the Griffon Limited Life Extension (GLLE) program to its maintenance hangar in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Heli-One is a supplier to Bell Textron, which was awarded the $800 million contract in April 2022.

As part of the team working on the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program’s next-gen aircraft for the US Army, Rolls-Royce will deliver a complete propulsion solution for the tiltrotor aircraft featuring two AE 1107F engines and a fully integrated system design.

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(WHO13) – A helicopter pilot from Monroe, Iowa, has assisted with hurricane relief efforts in North Carolina for the past week and a half.

(POWER UP magazine) – VAI President and CEO James Viola outlines some of the many ways in which the association has been representing its members’ interests in front of regulators, legislators, the courts, and other vertical aviation industry stakeholders.

(WAVY) – A person was airlifted to the hospital by helicopter after an automobile crash on Route 17 in Yorktown, Virginia, on the morning of Oct. 15.