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Mar
27
2025

QAI Equips Life Flight EC135

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(Dallas, TEXAS) Dallas Avionics recently worked with QAI Aviation (QAI) to equip Life Flight’s EC135 with new tactical equipment at QAI’s hangar outside of Pittsburgh. 

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Mar
27
2025

TracPlus Appoints John O’Hara as CEO to Lead New Era of Aerial Firefighting Software Innovation

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Auckland, New Zealand —  March 27, 2025— TracPlus, the leading provider of mission-critical intelligence for aerial firefighting operations, today announced the appointment of John O’Hara as its new Chief Executive Officer. With deep expertise in the aviation and technology sectors, O’Hara’s leadership will drive TracPlus’ continued innovation, ensuring aerial firefighting agencies and operators have access to the most advanced, reliable, and effective mission management solutions.

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Mar
27
2025

FAA Accident Report: SMITHERS, WV

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AIRCRAFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A FOOTBALL FIELD AFTER A CHIP DETECTOR WARNING

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Tags: FAA Accident Report SMITHERS WV
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Mar
27
2025

U.S. Army Special Operations Orders Five Additional Boeing MH-47G Block II Chinooks

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PHILADELPHIA, March 27, 2025—U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a $240 million contract to remanufacture five MH-47G Block II Chinook aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2027.

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Mar
27
2025

South Australia Police Welcomes Bell Into Fleet With Purchase of Two Bell 429s

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Victoria, Australia (March 27, 2025) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced Toll Aviation, with the Government of South Australia, has signed a purchase agreement for two Bell 429s to support the South Australia Police (SAPOL) aerial capability. Upon the aircraft delivery, SAPOL will become Australia’s third law enforcement agency to integrate this model into its fleet. Operations are scheduled to commence on 1 October 2027.

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Tags: Bell Bell 429 Bell Textron SAPOL South Australia Textron
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Mar
27
2025

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s Largest Carrier, And Archer, Sign Agreement To Deploy Midnight Under The "Launch Edition" Program

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ADDIS ABABA, March 27, 2025 – Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) announced today that it has signed an agreement with Ethiopian Airlines, making it the second customer planning to deploy Archer’s Midnight under the “Launch Edition” program. Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest carrier and a proud member of Star Alliance, operates an extensive global network, serving over 140 international destinations across five continents. The two will now work to bring an all-electric air taxi network to the region using Archer’s Midnight aircraft. 

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Mar
27
2025

Vertical Flight Society Announces 
2025 Group Recipients of Its Prestigious Awards

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Fairfax, Virginia, March 27, 2025 — The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of its prestigious group awards. Since 1944, the VFS Awards program has recognized excellence in vertical flight and served as a catalyst for innovation and advancement in the field. This year’s honorees will be celebrated during the Grand Awards Banquet on May 22, 2025, as part of the 81st Annual Forum and Technology Display in Virginia Beach, Virginia (www.vtol.org/forum). This premier event will bring together leading experts and industry professionals to celebrate excellence in vertical flight.

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Tags: The Vertical Flight Society
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Mar
27
2025

BOOST Systems Named Exclusive Representative for Canada and USA of the CLOUDBURST FIRE BUCKET

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North Vancouver, BC – March 27, 2025 – BOOST Systems is strengthening its support for utility operators by becoming the Exclusive Representative for Canada and USA of the CLOUDBURST FIRE BUCKET.

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Mar
27
2025

Airbus partners with Drone Forge to advance Flexrotor in Asia Pacific

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Geelong, Australia, 27 March 2025 – Australian aerospace start-up Drone Forge and Airbus have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to collaborate on the deployment and operational integration of the Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system.

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Mar
26
2025

FAA Accident Report: HOBBS, NM

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AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER DURING TAKEOFF FROM RAMP

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Mar
26
2025

Laser Strikes on Aircraft Continue to be Dangerously High

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - WASHINGTON -- Pilots reported 12,840 laser strikes to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last year. While that is a 3 percent decrease from 2023, the numbers are still too high. 

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Mar
26
2025

Nautilus Aviation's Bell 407GXi Fleet Doubles Successful Flight Hours to Over 6,300 in Under a Year

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Victoria, Australia (March 26, 2025) – Nautilus Aviation’s Bell 407GXi fleet has now accumulated more than 6,300 successful flight hours, doubling its tally in a space of less than 12 months.

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Mar
26
2025

New Zealand Search and Rescue Services order four Airbus H145 helicopters for emergency medical services

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Geelong, Australia, 25 March 2025 – New Zealand’s Search and Rescue Services (SRSL) has placed an order for four Airbus H145 helicopters to bolster its emergency medical services (EMS) operations. 

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Mar
26
2025

Airbus delivers first two H145Ms to Cyprus

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Nikosia, Cyprus, 26 March 2025  – Airbus has delivered the first two of six H145M helicopters to the Republic of Cyprus, with the remaining deliveries to follow later this year. The helicopters will be operated by the National Guard of the Republic of Cyprus.

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Mar
24
2025

ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY HOSTS 7TH ANNUAL STEM DAY WITH TORRANCE AIRPORT ASSOCIATION (TAA) AND TORRANCE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (TUSD)

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TORRANCE, CA – March 21, 2025 – Robinson Helicopter Company (RHC), in collaboration with the Torrance Airport Association (TAA) and Torrance Unified School District (TUSD), will host the 7th annual STEM Day on March 21, 2025, at Robinson Helicopter. This year’s event will welcome nearly 200 middle and high school students across TUSD, a testament to the growing interest in STEM education within the community. STEM Day will feature immersive, hands-on learning experiences designed to increase interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and ultimately careers in aviation here in the city of Torrance.

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Mar
24
2025

FAA Accident Report: ATLANTA, GA

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AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND COLLAPSED THE SKIDS IN A NON-MOVEMENT AREA

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Mar
24
2025

Queensland Police Service to Add Three Bell 429s, Taking Its POLAIR Fleet to Six Bell Aircraft

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Victoria, Australia (March 24, 2025) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced, at the Avalon Australian International Airshow, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) has entered into a second service provision contract for QPS POLAIR services for three additional Bell 429s, which will expand the number of Bell helicopters in its current fleet to six.

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Tags: Bell Bell 429 Bell Flight Textron
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Mar
21
2025

FAA Accident Report: MURRIETA, CA

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AIRCRAFT AUTOGYRO MURRIETA/TEMECULA, CA (F70): N157P, AUTOGYRO, STALLED AND CRASHED IN A FIELD ON ABOUT A 1 MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 18. POB: 1, INJURIES: MINOR, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL. 03/20/2025 2000Z

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Mar
20
2025

QAI Equips Life Flight EC135

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(Dallas, TEXAS) Dallas Avionics recently worked with QAI Aviation (QAI) to equip Life Flight’s EC135 with new tactical equipment at QAI’s hangar outside of Pittsburgh. 

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Tags: Airbus Dallas Avionics EC135 QAI Aviation
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Mar
20
2025

FAA Accident Report: DAYTON, WA

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AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL SPRAY OPERATIONS AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED TERRAIN, DAYTON, WA.

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Mar
20
2025

Air Methods’ AMPED Podcast Releases Milestone Episode

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GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO – March 19, 2025 – Air Methods, a leader in air medical transport, proudly announces a milestone in its critical care education efforts with the release of the 50th episode of its highly successful Air Methods Prehospital Education (AMPED) podcast. Launched in February 2021, the AMPED podcast has become a trusted voice in the critical care and air medical transport industry, offering listeners in-depth insights, stories, and expert opinions from professionals in the field.

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Mar
20
2025

Vertical Flight Society Announces 2025 Individual Recipients of Its Prestigious Awards

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Fairfax, Virginia, March 20, 2025 — The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) today announces the 2025 individual recipients of its prestigious awards program. Since its establishment in 1944, the VFS awards program has paid tribute to the outstanding leaders of vertical flight and served as a catalyst for stimulating technological advances. The 2025 award recipients will be honored at the Grand Awards Banquet on May 22, 2025, as part of the 81st Annual Forum and Technology Display in Virginia Beach, Virginia (www.vtol.org/forum). This premier event will bring together leading experts and industry professionals to celebrate excellence in vertical flight. 

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Tags: Vertical Flight Society VFS Awards
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Mar
20
2025

AVIDYNE CEO DAN SCHWINN RECEIVES THE RICHARD G. MCSPADDEN GENERAL AVIATION SAFETY AWARD

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Melbourne, FL. – March 20, 2025-– Avidyne Corporation, a leading provider of a wide range of avionics technologies for existing and future generations of light winged and vertical lift aircraft, announced that the AOPA Air Safety Institute has awarded Avidyne CEO Dan Schwinn with the Richard G. McSpadden General Aviation Safety Award.  

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Mar
19
2025

RTX's Collins Aerospace to provide U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters with modular, third party-capable avionics

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has received an $80 million contract to upgrade the avionics system of U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters for the H-60M MOSA Avionics Architecture Solution program.

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Mar
19
2025

Global Medical Response Accepts Delivery of its First IFR-Configured Bell 407GXi

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Dallas, Texas (March 18, 2025) - Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced during VAI Verticon 2025 that it has completed the delivery of Global Medical Response’s first IFR-configured Bell 407GXi, marking the beginning of 24 anticipated aircraft deliveries to the air medical service operator. 

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Tags: Bell Textron VERTICON
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Mar
18
2025

UAVOS’ Composite Curing Oven for the Aerospace Industry

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UAVOS announced the shipment of an Electrically Heated Composite Curing Oven to a manufacturer in the aerospace industry. The basic design of the OVEN-700-2000 has been customized to the client's requirements and has become the largest version of the UAVOS ovens the company has ever produced. 

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Mar
17
2025

Fourth Annual H2-Aero Symposium “Pushing the Envelope”

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Fairfax, Virginia, USA, March 14, 2025 — The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), the world’s leading non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight and advanced air mobility (AAM), is holding its 4th Annual H2-Aero Symposium on April 2–3, 2025, in Long Beach, California. This year’s event is in conjunction with the SAE International Hydrogen Airport Committee meeting on April 1, open for all. Both events will be at the Long Beach Hilton. Details can be found at www.vtol.org/h2symposium.

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Tags: Joby Vertical Flight Society
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Mar
17
2025

Custom Helicopters Teams Up with Voxelis to Drive Advancements in Firefighting Technology through VoxVision AI Edge Computing

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[Dallas, Texas] [March 17, 2025] - Voxelis Canada Corporation (“Voxelis”) and Custom Helicopters Ltd. (“Custom”) announced today, that Custom will join Voxelis as a technology launch partner for their groundbreaking new system, VoxVision. This advanced system is an AI-powered vision and data collection platform designed to enhance and expand the capabilities of helicopters, leveraging the latest in onboard AI computing and deep learning technology.

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Tags: Custom Helicopters Voxelis
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Mar
17
2025

First VERTICON Concludes as a Resounding Success

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Dallas, Texas, USA (Mar. 13, 2025) – The world’s largest vertical aviation trade show and conference, VERTICON, concluded its 2025 edition Thursday as a resounding success. This was the first edition of VERTICON, produced by Vertical Aviation International (VAI). The association, formerly known as Helicopter Association International, had rebranded in February 2024 and announced that its annual show, HAI HELI-EXPO, would also be renamed.

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Tags: VERTICON
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Mar
17
2025

Boeing, Bell renew deal for used serviceable parts

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Boeing and Bell Textron, a Textron Inc. company, have signed a contract extension reaffirming Boeing as an authorized and endorsed supplier of used serviceable material (USM) for Bell 212 and 412 helicopters. This extension enhances parts inventory and distribution efficiency for commercial helicopter operators.

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