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Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning and crashed in the Brazilian city’s …
Read More »1 body recovered from Airmedic helicopter crash on Quebec’s North Shore; 3 still missing
The body of one of the four people missing since Friday’s Airmedic helicopter crash on Quebec’s North Shore was recovered Monday evening. The company, which specializes in emergency medical transport, confirmed that divers with the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) recovered one of the aircraft’s crew members at around 7 p.m. In a statement late Monday …
Read More »Siemens executive and family, pilot dead after helicopter crashes in Hudson River off Manhattan
A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in mid-air Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of Spanish tourists in the latest U.S. aviation disaster, officials said. The victims included Siemens executive Agustin Escobar, his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, and three children, in …
Read More »Helicopter pilot fighting blaze among 24 killed in South Korea wildfires
The death toll in the wildfires raging across South Korea’s southeastern region rose to 24, and the pilot of a firefighting helicopter was killed when the aircraft crashed on Wednesday, as the country battles some of its worst forest fires in decades. The deadly wildfires have spread rapidly and forced …
Read More »B.C. search and rescue teams in talks for helicopter approval autonomy
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Search and rescue teams across B.C. have been warning about delays in acquiring helicopters for searches. But now they say talks are underway with the province to streamline the process. The Ministry of Emergency Management approves the requests from search and rescue …
Read More »Search efforts end after deadly RCAF helicopter crash near Ottawa
The search for two missing crewmembers of a Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter has ended and the two members are confirmed by the military to have died in a crash early Tuesday near Ottawa. The Department of National Defence confirmed the deaths in a statement Wednesday. “The two missing air crew …
Read More »RCAF helicopter crash leaves 2 crew injured, 2 missing near Ottawa
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two crewmembers of a Royal Canadian Air Force Chinook are injured and two others are missing after they were involved in a helicopter crash Tuesday morning near Ottawa. The four-member crew was on a training flight overnight when the Chinook helicopter they …
Read More »Three arrested after car chase involving AIR1 helicopter: Winnipeg police – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three people were arrested after a car chase that ended up involving the AIR1 helicopter, Winnipeg police say. On Friday at 8:25 p.m. a general patrol unit was near River Avenue and Osborne Street when they saw a sedan with no rear …
Read More »NASA wants to go farther and faster for fourth Mars helicopter flight
When NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter completed its third flight in April, its ground team met the last of the three objectives needed to call the technology demo project a success. That’s why for its fourth test flight, the Ingenuity team wants to push the machine’s performance envelope on Mars by flying …
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