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When it comes to safe runway operations, training, education, and experience matter. The FAA’s Helicopter Flying Handbook notes that accident rates decrease by nearly 50% once a pilot obtains 100 hours and continue to decrease until the 1,000-hour level. Despite these trends, the helicopter accident rate is still 30% higher than the rate for fixed-wing aircraft.

Enstrom has published a feature about Kevin Fayta, who joined the company last year as a quality inspector at Menominee Regional Airport (KMNM) in Michigan. He previously worked for ERDA, a subsidiary of Collins Aerospace, before it closed for business in 2023.

Nonprofit organization Canadian Advanced Air Mobility (CAAM) has added Mikaël Cardinal of Unither Bioélectronique and Kristen Blodgett of Beta Technologies to its board of directors.

The company has reached its goal of conducting 400 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft test flights this year four months ahead of its projections.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot inadequately compensating for prevailing wind conditions, resulting in a loss of control during landing.

(Mirror) – According to local authorities, a firefighting helicopter carrying at least six people went down Aug. 30 in a river in northern Portugal, resulting in the deaths of four people. The crew of a tourism boat rescued the pilot, and one person is still missing.

(AIN) – Officials in the capital of Queensland, Australia, are considering advanced air mobility services among several transportation upgrades in preparation to host the 2032 Summer Olympics.

(The Moscow Times) – Amid reports of inclement weather in the area, a Mil Mi-8 went down Aug. 31 while flying near a volcano in Russia’s Far East, resulting in the deaths of 22 passengers.

Randy Sharkey, chief pilot for Sweet Helicopters, lays out the pros and cons of the various methods for building up your turbine time after talking with Jason Cutter, owner of Venture Helicopters, at the 2024 Rotors ’n Ribs Fly-In in July.

(The Aviationist) – The United Kingdom (UK) new medium helicopter program is left with a single bidder, Leonardo, after Airbus Helicopters and Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky confirmed they will not bid on the contract.