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The international aviation and space fair in Santiago, Chile, which starts tomorrow, Apr. 7, and runs through Apr. 12, will include dedicated sessions about vertical aviation for the first time. Katia Veraza, VAI director of state government affairs and regional relations, will participate in one of the sessions led by ACHAV, the Chilean Association of Vertical Flight.

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the accident to be the flight instructor’s delayed action to arrest the descending, left-pedal turn while maneuvering for a low-altitude hover with the helicopter near its maximum gross weight limitation.

The Trump administration has designated Michael Graham to serve in the role for a three-year term. Graham joined the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in January 2020.

A US Coast Guard (USCG) MH-60 Jayhawk crew hoisted five people from a sinking fishing vessel Apr. 2 near Umnak Island.

Mike Moore, lead pilot for Air Methods operator JeffSTAT 2 in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, completed the milestone transport in March during a routine flight to a Philadelphia hospital.

(AOL) – The Cosmosphere science museum has received $74,000 in state funding from the Kansas Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop a drone education program.

(KLSE Screener) – The OEM anticipates higher demand from commercial and government helicopter operators because countries in the region are experiencing gross domestic product (GDP) growth above 5% compared with 2–3% GDP growth in Western markets.

(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.