2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (814+ words) Published on: April 29, 2026 Estimated reading time 16 minutes, 31 seconds. The crash highlights how critical helicopter maintenance is in the high-stakes world of aerial firefighting. According to experts, maintenance programs must be meticulous. Firefighting helicopters often have to operate at high levels…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (265+ words) Estimated reading time 2 minutes, 55 seconds. Bell Textron Inc. announced during VAI Verticon 2026 that the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) has signed a purchase agreement for seven Bell 407 GXis for utility operations, including high voltage powerline maintenance, emergency management and…...