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VAI is sponsoring the virtual Concorde Battery Rotorcraft Inspection Authorization (IA) renewal course, which takes place Jan. 23–24, 2025.

Whistler, British Columbia, Canada–based Blackcomb Helicopters is partnering with the heli-skiing operator to supply helicopter services starting in January 2025.

(The Cool Down) – A group of eight hikers could face fines of up to $25,000 each after entering an unauthorized area of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, and calling for emergency services after saying they were too tired to continue. Responders found no signs of injuries. The helicopter crew diverted from fighting a wildfire for about three hours, according to local officials.

(Star Weekly) – Victoria Police officers allege that a suspect pointed a laser at the helicopter Nov. 17 in Footscray, a suburb of Melbourne.

(KMPH) – The California Highway Patrol (CHP) crew rescued an injured climber Nov. 17 from a cliff near Baker Beach.

(Chesapeake Bay magazine) – The MH-65 Dolphin crew hoisted two people and two dogs from a sailboat that ran aground after dark Nov. 14 near Fleeton Point.

A Hexagon Helicopters and Higgins Leasing R66 will be on display at Booth #1541 during this week’s National Agricultural Aviation Association event in Fort Worth, Texas. Rotor Technologies is also displaying an R550 Sprayhawk, a remote-piloted spraying helicopter based on the R44.

Days after the first flight of the Alia conventional takeoff and landing aircraft, Beta Technologies displayed the electric aircraft’s Garmin G3000 Prime flight deck at its production facility in South Burlington, Vermont.

The organization is partnering with builder Newlands to construct a three-hangar expansion of its base in Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

EHang has agreed to provide up to 50 EH216-S electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to Zhejiang Sunriver Culture and Tourism, which will use the first 5 aircraft to develop an air tourism service in China.