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Joby and Uber to add Blade bookings to Uber app and offer Joby eVTOL reservations as soon as 2026

Following Joby’s acquisition of Blade’s passenger business, Joby and Uber plan to add Blade’s helicopter and seaplane services to the Uber app as soon as 2026. Joby’s S4 eVTOL bookings will be integrated later, targeting cities including New York, Los Angeles and Dubai.

2025-09-10T05:04:30.831059-07:00

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Robinson R44 crashes during Isle of Wight training flight; three killed, fourth seriously injured as AAIB launches probe

2025-08-25T09:43:16.718374-07:00

Vertical Mag

B&H Worldwide delivers Airbus H145 from Zurich to Auckland for GCH Aviation

2025-09-03T08:12:31.601422-07:00

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CAL FIRE and Sikorsky sign five-year deal to develop autonomous S-70i Firehawk

2025-09-03T11:05:26.235068-07:00

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afterburner.com.pl

Poland says farewell to Mi-14 anti-submarine helicopters Poland's Naval Air Brigade retired its final Mil Mi-14PŁ anti-submarine warfare helicopter in early September 2025, formally ending an era of Soviet‑era amphibious ASW rotorcraft in Polish service. The withdrawal removes a dedicated maritime ASW platform from Warsaw’s inventory as it transitions to other solutions.

2025-09-10T12:59:25.166946-07:00

Poland says farewell to Mi-14 anti-submarine helicopters

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Joby and Uber to add Blade bookings to Uber app and offer Joby eVTOL reservations as soon as 2026 Following Joby’s acquisition of Blade’s passenger business, Joby and Uber plan to add Blade’s helicopter and seaplane services to the Uber app as soon as 2026. Joby’s S4 eVTOL bookings will be integrated later, targeting cities including New York, Los Angeles and Dubai.

2025-09-10T05:04:30.831059-07:00

Joby and Uber to add Blade bookings to Uber app and offer Joby eVTOL reservations as soon as 2026

FlightGlobal

Sikorsky demonstrates autonomous UH-60 Black Hawk and S-76 to US Marine Corps Sikorsky completed demonstrations of autonomous flight technology using a UH‑60 Black Hawk and an S‑76 commercial helicopter for US Marine Corps evaluation, validating autonomous takeoff, flight and logistics-capable operations as a potential option for future unmanned or optionally crewed resupply missions.

2025-09-09T14:23:00.114740-07:00

Sikorsky demonstrates autonomous UH-60 Black Hawk and S-76 to US Marine Corps

Vertical Mag

Skyhook among the UK's few helicopter operators still conducting sling‑load operations Skyhook Helicopters is one of only a handful of U.K. operators that continues to perform sling‑load helicopter operations. The company’s largely unseen work provides specialist aerial lift services that many projects and sites across the country rely on.

2025-09-08T06:09:24.857933-07:00

Skyhook among the UK's few helicopter operators still conducting sling‑load operations

beatofhawaii.com

Deadline looms as operator seeks permission for Hawaii helicopter tours below 1,500 ft Regulators are in the final hours of a public comment period on a helicopter tour company’s request to operate below Hawaii’s long‑standing 1,500‑foot minimum. The proposal would change the permissible low‑altitude operating envelope for tourist flights and raise airspace and community considerations.

2025-09-07T23:55:53.381462-07:00

Deadline looms as operator seeks permission for Hawaii helicopter tours below 1,500 ft

kctv5.com

Army Reserve Chinooks make final Kansas City flyover ahead of unit deactivation Formation of CH-47 Chinooks from an Army Reserve aviation regiment made a final ceremonial flyover of Kansas City on Sunday, marking the unit’s last public operation before its scheduled deactivation. The display closes a chapter in local Reserve rotary‑wing operations as crews prepare to stand down.

2025-09-07T21:07:55.244423-07:00

Army Reserve Chinooks make final Kansas City flyover ahead of unit deactivation

Australian Aviation

'Good as Gold' Chinook (A15-202) delivered to Australian War Memorial CH-47D Chinook A15-202 — nicknamed “Centaur” and “Good as Gold” — has arrived at the Australian War Memorial for permanent display. One of the first two Australian Chinooks deployed to Afghanistan in 2006, the airframe will preserve the service’s heavy-lift history and operational legacy.

2025-09-07T20:33:07.719522-07:00

'Good as Gold' Chinook (A15-202) delivered to Australian War Memorial

DroneDJ

SiFly Q12 quadcopter sets Guinness record with 3+ hour flight, demonstrating helicopter‑class performance at drone economics SiFly's Q12 quadcopter recorded a Guinness World Record flight of more than three hours, proving sustained hover and endurance previously associated with helicopters but at multirotor cost and form factor. The company says the platform targets persistent BVLOS missions that require long endurance and hover capability.

2025-09-04T08:06:10.226393-07:00

SiFly Q12 quadcopter sets Guinness record with 3+ hour flight, demonstrating helicopter‑class performance at drone economics

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