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(CNN) – An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crew worked with the State Disaster Response Force and the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering to rescue a group of mountain climbers facing life-threatening conditions.

Commuters passing through the Charing Cross rail station in London, England, will have a chance to see a display of an electric air taxi through Oct. 16 as part of a United Arab Emirates (UAE) campaign.

(ABC News) – A US Coast Guard helicopter crew airlifted a man who lost his boat in the Gulf of Mexico and was floating on a portable cooler Oct. 10 following Hurricane Milton.

(eNCA) – During an Oct. 5 ceremony in Ekurhuleni, Kgothatso Khunou, the first female chief pilot for the South African Police Service (SAPS), received the top prize in the aviation category for this year’s Forty under 40 awards.

Skyports Infrastructure; SEA Milan, the owner of Milan’s airports; and 2i Aeroporti have formed Vertical Gateway, which will focus on advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure in Milan and throughout Lombardy.

The Bulgarian Border Guard has selected Airborne Technologies to install new cameras, workstations, and mission-management systems on its fleet of helicopters.

Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo, Thales, Space Applications Services, and ONERA, the French national aerospace research center, have completed a demonstration of a manned–unmanned teaming (MUM-T) system developed under a European Union project.

Bruce Webb, Airbus Helicopters director of aviation education and community outreach, explains that we often view human error as a pilot issue—but this isn’t always the case.

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As technology advances and new regulations clear a path, unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) are joining helicopters in a variety of operations. One area where mixed helicopter and UAS fleets are proving their compatibility is public utilities. At our Oct. 10, 2024, webinar, two managers from Pacific Gas and Electric Southern California Edison shared how their utilities are integrating UASs into their inspection programs.