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• Dave Collins
A Reach Air Medical Services helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Catalina Island, killing two crewmembers and a patient and injuring two others. The aircraft came to rest in roughly 240 feet of water; the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause.
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A Reach Air Medical Services helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Catalina Island, killing two crewmembers and a patient and injuring two others. The aircraft came to rest in roughly 240 feet of water; the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause.
Antin Infrastructure Partners has acquired a majority stake in High Performance Helicopters, expanding its infrastructure portfolio into helicopter services. HP Helicopters supports utility infrastructure operations and aerial firefighting, although the parties did not disclose the transaction value.
Zimbabwe is investigating a helicopter crash near Marondera that killed prominent businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke and others. Forensic teams are working to identify the victims as reactions focus on Chivayo’s political connections and highly visible wealth.
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A REACH Air Medical Services Airbus H135 carrying five people crashed into the Pacific off California’s Catalina Island. Two occupants died, two survivors were hospitalized in stable condition and one remained missing; the helicopter came to rest in about 240 feet of water, with the NTSB investigating.
Certo Aerospace has raised £35 million to accelerate development of an autonomous coaxial heavy-lift helicopter. The funding will support the company’s efforts to advance the aircraft, although the announcement provides no further details on its intended market, technical milestones or deployment timeline.
A helicopter crashed near Marondera in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland East Province on Wednesday evening, killing all six people aboard, according to officials and local reports. Businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, were identified among those killed; authorities have not publicly detailed the cause.
GE Aerospace and Poland’s Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze No. 1 have finalized an agreement to create licensed local maintenance, repair and overhaul capability for T700/CT7 turboshaft engines. The facility will support Poland’s Apache, Black Hawk and Leonardo helicopter fleets, advancing the industrial-localization commitments linked to Poland’s 2024 Apache order.
The Royal Canadian Navy has completed the first flight of its CU179 Peregrine unmanned helicopter drone, advancing a platform intended for maritime surveillance and rescue missions. The milestone marks an operational step in integrating uncrewed rotary-wing capability into naval aviation activities.
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