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Ventura County Aviation Unit’s new Bell 412EPX arrives ready for law enforcement and firefighting missions.

As well as being one of its country’s Armed Forces, the U.S. Coast Guard is also a regulatory agency and a law enforcement organization. But for the crew in San Francisco, it is the search-and-rescue duties where the risks and rewards are most finely balanced.

Public perception of the entire eVTOL industry will be shaped by the introduction of ultralight eVTOLs, expected by year’s end.

Calgary, Alberta’s Eagle Copters is expanding its global footprint, with a focus on emerging markets.

The Icelandic Coast Guard named its three new H225 helicopters after Norse gods, but it is the people that are capable of incredible feats.

With a new state-of-the-art fleet, STARS is future-ready to tackle the most complicated critical care air missions in Western Canada.

Search-and-rescue technicians of the Royal Canadian Air Force regularly parachute into mass casualty exercises. On occasion, techs, aircrews and supporting units train for the nightmare scenario — a major air disaster in the High North.

One of the first successful helicopters lives on in the Hummingbird, a fun four-place personal aircraft sold as a kit by Vertical Aviation Technologies.

Canada’s mining sector has rebounded after years of low exploration activity, and a small number of helicopter operators are reaping the rewards. In a volatile industry that constantly ebbs and flows, adapting quickly is the key to survival.

Work is well underway to incorporate future eVTOL aircraft into military missions of all types.