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Safety
DJI Installing ADS-B in Consumer Drones
Drone-maker DJI will install the AirSense ADS-B system in most of its new recreational drones by 2020.
Rotorcraft
Bell V-280 Completes Agility Tests
Bell said its V-280 tiltrotor has completed the Army's low-speed agility tests.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Drone Flights Prohibited Near U.S. Navy Vessels
The FAA has issued new special security instructions regarding UAS operations near U.S. Navy assets.
Rotorcraft
Leonardo Advances AW609, Support Programs
Leonardo Helicopters CEO said the company is "on the right path."
Rotorcraft
Transcend Partnering With Lily on Barge Vertiports
Transcend Air plans to inaugurate commercial VTOL service in Boston and New York by 2024.
Aircraft
Cirrus Opening Dallas Area Service and Training Center
Cirrus says its new McKinney, Texas maintenance and training facility will be fully operational in 2020
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
FAA Implements New Recreational Drone Rules
Recreational drones will be allowed to fly in controlled airspace at fixed sites.
ATC
U-Space Drone Demo Flights To Begin in Gulf of Finland
A summer-long drone airspace demonstration project is beginning in Finland and Estonia
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Five-seat Lilium Electric Jet Air Taxi Makes First Flight
Lilium hopes to have its electric jet air taxi in commercial service by 2025.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Matternet, SwissDrones To Fly With Lufthansa's SafeDrone Health
SafeDrone's HUMS system for drones aimed at cutting maintenance and increasing safety.
Accidents
Minor Injuries as Bell 206 Crashes into Hudson
Helicopter was on a repositioning flight when it crashed near the West 30th Street heliport.
Rotorcraft
New Robinson Training Guide To Cover All Pilot Levels
The training guide is designed for student helicopter pilots and qualified pilots transitioning into Robinson aircraft.
Rotorcraft
Airbus H160 Nears Certification
New Airbus H160 already landing orders from diverse users.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Skyguide, Airmap Partners In Swiss Drone Airspace Demo
Skyguide and Airmap partnering on project to provide automated airspace authorizations for UAS in Switzerland
Security
Swiss Rega Develops Autonomous SAR Drone
Swiss Air Rega has developed a specialized search-and-rescue drone that can scan autonomously and fly beyond visual line of sight
Safety
UAS-specific Weather Data Lacking
Industry expert calls for improvement of micro weather data and analytics
Rotorcraft
Bell 505s To Fly Air Tours Over Vietnam
Northern Vietnam Helicopter will fly Bell 505s on tours over Ha Long Bay.
Rotorcraft
Nearly $2 Billion in Debt, Bristow Files Bankruptcy
Helicopter services company Bristow Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Aircraft
Urban Air Mobility Market Pegged at $1 Trillion
A NASA official says that urban air mobility's impact will be larger than man's return to the moon.
Aircraft
Pilatus 2018 Annual Revenues Top $1 Billion
Swiss airframer Pilatus said it will re-open the order book for its PC-24 jet.
Rotorcraft
XTI TriFan Prototype Makes First Flight
A 65 percent scale prototype of the XTI TriFan 600 made its first flight last week in Placerville, California.
Rotorcraft
Beleaguered Bristow Pays Millions in Executive Bonuses
Helicopter services company Bristow Group paid out $2.125 million in "retention bonuses" for four top executives.
Safety
FAA To Airports: File Paperwork Before Defeating Drones
The FAA says it is developing its own response to the drone threat at airports.
Rotorcraft
NYSE Threatens To Delist Bristow's Stock
Helicopter services company Bristow Group's stock has been trading below the NYSE's $1 minimum price for over a month.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
CityAirbus eVTOL Makes 'Tethered Jump'
Flight testing of the CityAirbus eVTOL demonstrator will continue in Manching, Germany.
Rotorcraft
Marines Reactivating Unmanned Kaman K-Max Helicopters
Kaman says it is working on optionally piloted vehicles for commercial use
Rotorcraft
HeliOffShore Safety Program Drawing Fresh Support
The HeliOffShore Safety Intelligence Program collects operational data from 85 percent of the world's offshore helicopter fleet.
Accidents
Guimbal Suffers First Fatal U.S. Crash
A Helicopteres Guimbal G2 crashed into the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, killing both aboard.
Security
Atlas UAS System Takes Autonomy to a New Level
Atlas UAV features fully autonomous battery swapping
Training and Workforce
USI Teams With Textron Systems on Aerosonde sUAS Training
USI certifications will now be prerequisites for training on the Textron Systems' Aerosonde sUAS
