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Sources: Obama Executive Order On UAV Privacy May Come Soon

Recently-Formed Lobbying Group Pushing For More Access To FAA Designated Test Sites

President Obama is said to be crafting an executive order that would require federal agencies and departments to provide details about their UAV fleets, and how they use the data and images collected by the aircraft.

Airbus Helicopters Delivers China’s First Fully-Equipped Air Ambulance

EC135 Handed Over During Ceremony At Airbus Helicopters’ Donauwörth, Germany Engineering And Production Site

The Beijing Red Cross Society of China has taken delivery of the first rotorcraft outfitted for dedicated helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) missions in the country.

Airbus Applies For European Civil UAV Certification

European Aviation Safety Agency To Consider Atlante UAV

Airbus Defense and Space becomes first company to apply for European civil certification of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.

Helicopter Company Taking Heat Over Volcano Tour

Group Was Landed Near An Erupting Volcano, According To Icelandic Police

A group on a helicopter tour was placed in "grave danger" when the aircraft was landed near an erupting volcano in Iceland recently, according to the Icelandic Police’s Department of Civil Protection.