Helinet announces the appointment of Jorge Gonzalez as its new chief operating officer. Gonzalez recently retired from the Los Angeles Police Department after 38 years of dedicated service and brings years of strategic aviation leadership to his new role. He will be responsible for overseeing the company's ongoing operations while spearheading new growth activities, with a strong focus on the company's Helinet Technologies division which supports law enforcement, public safety and government agencies with customized aviation technology solutions.

As part of its ongoing commitment to safety, High Performance Helicopters renews its agreement with Flight Safety International to provide all flight training through 2025. This agreement solidifies HP Helicopters’ pledge to provide its flight crews with the highest-level pilot-training program available in rotorcraft today.

James Viola, president and CEO of Helicopter Association International (HAI), testifies before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Aviation on Feb. 3, 2022. Viola appears as part of a panel of aviation experts and addresses how 5G interference with aircraft radio altimeters affects the safety of helicopter operations.

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces the Autonomous Pod Transport’s (APT) successful demonstration of a ground-based detect-and-avoid (DAA) flight, fulfilling an extension for its NASA Systems Integration and Operationalization (SIO) project. The APT DAA demonstration showcased the aircraft’s ground radar system integration and its capabilities when navigating airspace traffic and requirements, a critical component needed for future advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles.

Appareo announces the certification of AIRS-400, its 4K Ultra high-definition Airborne Image Recording System. AIRS-400 has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Airbus AS350, Bell 206, and Bell 407.

GPMS announces that Ronnie Ries has joined the company as its vice president of Marketing. In this position, Ries will help develop and promote the Foresight MX HUMS solution to operators of helicopters from Bell, Airbus, Russian Helicopter, and MD Helicopters.

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation regrets to announce that after 64 years of near continuous operation, the company will be closing its doors on Jan. 21, 2022. Due to several financial difficulties, Enstrom’s owners have directed the company to declare Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) confirms its first International Standard for Business Aircraft Operators (IS-BAO) remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) registration was achieved this month by Phoenix Air Unmanned.