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(Vertical magazine) – Florence Verlut, head of aviation safety and quality at Airbus Helicopters, has a simple target for what she wants her team to enable: “A safe helicopter, safely operated, in a safe environment.”

(First Coast News) – The firefighting helicopter assisted ground crews with efforts to contain a wildfire Apr. 4 near the border of Clinch County, Georgia, and Baker County, Florida.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect May 11, requires replacing the emergency life raft system container assembly. It also prohibits installing an affected container assembly without first meeting certain requirements.

This FAA airworthiness directive (AD), which takes effect May 11, requires repetitive inspections of certain vertical upper-fin spars and corrective action, if necessary. The AD also prohibits installing certain upper-fin assemblies.

(Israel National News) – The crew assisted an Israel National Fire and Rescue Services search-and-rescue team with airlifting three teenagers from a ravine Apr. 6 in Metzoke Dragot.

Now through Apr. 24, register yourself for the VAI Southeast Asia Aviation Safety Conference and get a complimentary registration for a colleague! The conference will feature sessions on advanced aeronautical decision-making with Bruce Webb of Airbus Helicopters and VAI’s Chris Hill; VFR best practices, decision-making and IIMC, and estimating distance with Michael Becker of Becker Helicopters Pilot Academy; and much more. The conference takes place May 27–29 in Sanur, Bali, Indonesia.

Upcoming temporary instrument flight procedures (IFPs) at Kenai Municipal Airport (PAEN) in Kenai, Alaska, will affect flight operations this summer due to the closure of the main runway (RWY02L/20R) and the use of a new temporary runway (RWY03/21). In response, Hughes Aerospace has developed temporary instrument approach procedures for pilots.

(Futurism) – A new report from IMARC Group forecasts that the global electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft market will expand from a 2025 value of $15.5 billion to $39 billion by 2034.

The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) has appointed Donna Itzoe, senior VP and chief communications and events officer at the University of Maryland Global Campus, to its board.

Join fellow helicopter professionals for an interactive United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) safety seminar Wed., May 20, in Mesa, Arizona. Enjoy lunch with your peers and learn about the USHST, which is focused on real-world operational risk, decision-making, and lessons learned.