08-Dec-25 - Spirit AeroSystems, the Wichita-based aerostructures supplier spun off from Boeing in 2005, has been fully reacquired by Boeing in a $4.7 billion all-stock deal completed December 2025. #Spirit
28-Oct-25 - Metro Aviation expands its operations family in 2026 with the addition of Vanderbilt LifeFlight, Kansas City LifeFlight Eagle, and Children’s Nebraska #AirAmbulances
14-Jan-25 - LifeSave Kansas, an air ambulance operated by Air Methods, received accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) #Kansas
05-Dec-24 - Bell completes wind tunnel testing at the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR, Wichita University) to validate new stop/fold jet transition capability for the DARPA Speed and Runway Independent Technology (SPRINT) program #NIAR
01-Oct-24 - Vertical Flight Solutions (VFS) announces that its TB20 Lithium-Ion Battery Kit has received Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the Airbus EC130 helicopter models #EC130
26-Oct-23 - Eurotec Vertical Flight Solutions in Kansas delivered a brand new customized Airbus H125 to Teton County Search and Rescue (SAR) in Wyoming #Wyoming
14-Jul-23 - CNC Technologies has won the completion contract for the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) Airbus H125 Helicopter and Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft. The work will be completed in collaboration with Hangar One Avionics, and a second H125 is planned for next year #Kansas
25-Jun-23 - Vertical Flight Solutions (VFS) by EuroTec VFS gains STC by the FAA and Transport Canada for True Blue Power TB20 Lithium-Ion Battery in Airbus H125/AS350 helicopter #battery
01-May-23 - The “Blood in Flight Initiative” by air ambulance Kansas LifeSave earns the “People Saving People Award” at the Kansas Department of Transportation Safety Conference #blood
18-Jul-22 - Airbus announced Babcock, Martin-Baker, Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) and Spirit AeroSystems as partners for the H175M proposal for the UK’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) tender to replace the Puma helicopter #H175M
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