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December 23, 2021

Bristow, OverAir Set to Explore eVTOL Taxi

Helicopter Specialist Pre-Orders 20-50 'Butterfly' Aircraft

Bristow Group, a "vertical flight solutions" company, has pre-purchased a batch of the as-yet unmade Butterfly eVTOL aircraft from OverAir. Along with the deal, the two companies agreed to explore commercial aerial taxi service in emerging, densely populated markets. OverAir is yet another entrant into the burgeoning Urban Air Mobility market, boasting a 5-seat, intercity, quad rotor aircraft the company sees as an efficient metro runabout. The company combines forces of chief engineer Abe Karem with Korean defense contractor Hanwha Systems, combining Karem's large body of aeronautical experience with the company's stout funding to start.

The FAA Was Not Providing Any Air Traffic Control Services During The Accident Flight

On October 31, 2021, about 1900 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-236, N2186U, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Orleans, Massachusetts. The private pilot was not located. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a fuel receipt, the pilot fueled the airplane with 53.8 gallons of 100LL aviation fuel at Freeman Municipal Airport (SER), Seymour, Indiana, at 1203. According to preliminary Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) track data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplane departed SER at 1256.