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(Aerospace America) – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Multimodal Working Group is examining what early use cases could benefit from door-to-door mobility.

(Design News) – Engineers working on advanced air mobility and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft may be in uncharted skies, literally and figuratively, as companies building these systems do not have years of engineering expertise to rely on. Simulation and model-based design can help, explains Paul Barnard, application engineering manager at MathWorks.

(Edhat) – Two Santa Barbara County (California) Sheriff’s Office helicopter crews assisted fire and rescue teams with locating and airlifting a lost hiker Oct. 6 near Franklin Trail in Carpinteria.

(KCRA) – FAA and US National Transportation Safety Board data show a significant reduction in air ambulance accident fatalities during 2016–2021 compared with 2010–2015, according to the Air Medical Journal.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report recommends that operators take the time to reassess the safety of continuing proposed mercy flights–—including rooftop rescues using untrained crews–—and consider all other alternatives before exposing crew members to additional risks.

A ceremonial Oct. 2 flyover at the operator’s base at Perth Airport (EGPT) in Perth, Scotland, marked the end of the helicopter’s more than 10 years of service to the community.

(CBC) – According to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, a helicopter carrying an external load went down Oct. 7 near Henriette Dam in British Columbia, Canada, resulting in injuries to the pilot.

(RotorHub) – The IMS New Zealand and Boost Systems cargo basket for Airbus H125/AS350 and AS355 helicopters works with the IMS Cloudburst fire bucket system.