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Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has acquired the former Sikorsky Heliplex facility in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, with plans to turn it into an advanced R&D center for next-generation vertical take-off and landing aircraft.

Bristow's Irish subsidiary has been selected as the preferred bidder for the next Irish Coast Guard search-and-rescue contract, estimated to be worth €670 million.

In this segment of The Hangar Z Podcast recorded in May 2021, Clay Lacey, lieutenant pilot from the Texas Department of Public Safety, talks about the selection and training of tactical flight officers.

A number of law enforcement, fire, and search-and-rescue aviation units from California attended the fly-in event at the San Bernardino Airport to share tips on safety and tactics between agencies.

Italian business aviation operator Air Corporate has placed an order for 43 helicopters with Airbus, representing the largest commercial order for the manufacturer in the country.

Weststar Aviation Services will launch the AW609 tiltrotor in Malaysia after signing an agreement with Leonardo for one aircraft at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition.

In episode 83 of The Hangar Z Podcast, hosts Jon Gray and Jeff Ratkovich talk to Utah DPS's chief pilot Luke Bowman about his career, what led him to become the chief pilot, and some of the significant incidents that helped shape the aviation program.

A recent investigation by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board determined that a servo flap failed before the catastrophic in-flight breakup of a K-Max helicopter, but neither the manufacturer, Kaman, nor the Federal Aviation Administration has issued guidance on how to prevent such failures in the future.

Centered in the heart of Europe, Bell Textron Prague has become a hub for private and parapublic operators of Bell aircraft in the region and beyond.

This week, we combed through The Hangar Z Podcast archives and pulled out a favorite episode. In this segment recorded in October 2022, Nick Minx from the San Diego Police Department talks about his Tactical Flying business, the trends he’s seeing in the training world, and the impact technology is having on safety and tactics.