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Personal locator beacons: Salvation for all

Satellite personal locator beacon technology still dominates but cellular networks and combination devices increasingly offer an alternative. Rob Coppinger explores the options

Lifesaving Mediterranean missions

In 2023 so far, more than 186,000 migrants and refugees successfully crossed the Mediterranean to Europe. But what of those who didn’t make the perilous journey? Search and rescue efforts…

Preparing for more severe fire seasons: the southern hemisphere

Continuing our series on aerial firefighting asset management, Mario Pierobon focuses on the southern hemisphere and asks how those responsible for fighting wildfires make sure they have the resources available…

Illustration of person waking up from a good sleep

Sleep for safety: Reducing fatigue

Andy Elwood, mental health specialist and former paramedic on search and rescue helicopters, and Jon Adams discuss the worrying trend of fatigue in aviation, and what can be done to…

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Interview: Barry Koperberg, Founder and General Manager of Wings for Aid

Innovating humanitarian aid: Barry Koperberg tells Jon Adams how he is innovating in the world of humanitarian aid, and how his novel concepts provide a solution to the problems of…

Interview: Markus Lapitsky, Chief Pilot for the Aviation Unit in the Gwinnett Police Department, Georgia, USA

Policing the skies of Gwinnett County: Markus Lapitsky talks to Jon Adams about the increasingly diverse role of the police aviators of Gwinnett County

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Personal locator beacons: Salvation for all

Lifesaving Mediterranean missions

Preparing for more severe fire seasons: the southern hemisphere

Sleep for safety: Reducing fatigue

Interview: Barry Koperberg, Founder and General Manager of Wings for Aid

Interview: Markus Lapitsky, Chief Pilot for the Aviation Unit in the Gwinnett Police Department, Georgia, USA