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(Defence Industry Europe) – A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter transported an inoperable F-35B Lightning II airframe from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, on Aug. 27.

A helicopter crew from Air and Marine Operations (AMO), an operational component of US Customs and Border Protection, rescued a hiker near Mammoth Cave in the Franklin Mountains in El Paso, Texas, Aug. 30.

(NBC Montana) – Belgrade, Montana–based aerial firefighting company Central Copters is rolling out Recoil Aerospace’s Tsunami Internal Aerial Fire Suppression System (AFSS) Tank this wildfire season. The 790-gal. tank is FAA certified for use on UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.

(ABC News) – An Airbus BK 117 D-3 helicopter carrying eight people lost contact in a forest on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo eight minutes after takeoff Sep. 1.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is accepting feedback through Sep. 29 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25 – Equipment/Furnishings – Emergency Location Transmitter Mounting Tray – Replacement.

This European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) airworthiness directive (AD), ATA 25 – Equipment/Furnishings – Large Hook Damper Assembly – Modification, takes effect Sep. 15.

The companies have agreed to collaborate on advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure in the Middle Eastern country.

(Emergency Services Times) – The English charity has appointed Mark Jarman-Howe to the role. He was previously CEO of St Helena Hospice in Colchester, Essex.

The operator has upgraded three Leonardo AW139s for RAC Rescue for emergency response operations in Western Australia.

(KTLA) – A Santa Barbara County Fire Department helicopter crew rescued a paraglider who crashed Sep. 1 in remote terrain east of Toro Canyon.