Federal Aviation Administration administrator Steve Dickson will address a variety of topics relevant to the vertical-lift industry at this year's Heli-Expo in Anaheim, California.

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Todd Probert’s appointment as group president, defense and security at CAE is effective Jan. 27, 2020.

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The acquisition will continue to expand StandardAero’s components, helicopters and accessories division and its portfolio of MRO and component repair services.

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International helicopter pilot organization, Twirly Birds, will again hold its annual membership meeting in conjunction with HAI Heli-Expo in Anaheim, California.

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Yuma Sector Border Patrol and Air and Marine Operations—Yuma Air Branch located and rescued a 77-year-old man after receiving a call for assistance from the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office.

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Sikorsky and Boeing have started the new year by speeding up flight testing of the SB>1 Defiant, which bested 100 knots in forward flight on Jan. 13.

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Ventura County recently acquired three HH-60L Black Hawks, two of which are being converted into mission-ready Firehawks, with the third aircraft remaining in its baseline configuration for training use.

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Laurence Petiard has been appointed head of external communications for Airbus Helicopters.

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The Airbus AS350 B2 that crashed during an air tour flight near Lihue, Hawaii, was flying in rain and fog with low visibility, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.

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Sean M. Cross has been appointed as Helinet Aviation Services' president and chief operating officer.

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As James Viola begins his role as Helicopter Association International's new president and CEO, Matt Zuccaro, outgoing president and CEO, has released a farewell message to the helicopter community.

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Everett Horst has been appointed as senior manager of sales and product support at Aero Dynamix, Inc.

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Red Bull’s Bristol Sycamore is the last airworthy example of its kind, and a window into the early history of helicopters.

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Unmanned Systems Canada has announced the appointment of Declan Sweeney to the role of interim executive director, effective immediately.

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More than 40 people have been able to experience the thrill of flying a helicopter as Bristow opened the doors of its flight simulator facility to supporters of a host of local causes.

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Garmin International has announced the GI 275, a powerful electronic flight instrument that directly replaces legacy primary flight instruments in the cockpit.

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In a total of 40,738 missions, the crews of the 35 HEMS bases in Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein provided immediate medical assistance to seriously ill or injured people.

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Era Group has appointed David Stepanek to the position of senior vice president of business development.

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Bids are in for Germany’s new heavy-lift transport helicopter and, as expected, the single-main-rotor Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion will go head-to-head against Boeing’s tandem-rotor CH-47F Chinook.

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Patrick "Carey" Lowe, a respected leader in oil-and-gas services, has been appointed to PHI's board of directors.

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