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VAI and the Chilean Helicopter Association are inviting interested Spanish-speaking individuals to attend the technical seminar “El Futuro de la Aviación Vertical en Chile,” which takes place Jun. 25 in Santiago, with a virtual option for online participants.

Chris Baur, United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) cochair, recently met with Reynaldo Ribeiro, president of the Brazilian Helicopter Safety Team, to discuss safety, weather cameras, pilot mental health, and other topics.

The latest quarterly newsletter from the US Helicopter Safety Team is now available. It features stories about navigating burnout, IFR training in “real” weather, where drones fly without Remote ID, and more.

The animation from the Australian company and Florida-based Vertiport Simulations shows how Skyportz’s modular advanced air mobility vertipad reduces downwash and outwash.

The company has appointed Matt Fullerton, a pilot and A&P mechanic, as technical sales manager for the Central United States.

The June 2025 safety report from the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) is now available. The report covers various metrics, including average accident rates and average fatal-accident rates for the past five years.

Representatives from Leonardo joined the operator in announcing the milestone Jun. 17 during the 2025 Paris Air Show in France.

This proposed airworthiness directive (AD) would require repetitively inspecting certain swashplates for cracks and removing and replacing each cracked swashplate, if necessary. It would also prohibit installing an affected swashplate unless it has passed the proposed inspection requirements. The FAA is accepting comments through Aug. 4.

The FAA is seeking comments by Aug. 4 on this proposed airworthiness directive (AD), which would require revising the existing rotorcraft flight manual supplement and replacing the air-conditioning system’s condenser-outlet grids with condenser-outlet covers.

The FAA and four global regulators from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom have released a roadmap for type certification of advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft.