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(Vertical magazine) – Chris Matt of PHI Aviation advocates for a structured service-life continuation (SLC) approach—one that shifts the focus from reactive heavy maintenance to knowledge-based preventive inspections designed to catch problems early and extend aircraft longevity.

A Sunshine Coast–based LifeFlight Australia crew winched a rescue officer down to retrieve three people from a capsized vessel Mar. 31 near Noosa Heads.

(Central Oregon Daily News) – An Oregon Army National Guard Black Hawk crew assisted local search-and-rescue volunteers with rescuing a snowboarder Mar. 30 at the base of Broken Top Mountain.

The symposium, which will include presentations, practical demos, and exhibition space for helicopter hoist operations (HHO), takes place Jun. 10–11 at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (EDSB) in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

The companies are building a counter–unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that will feature Honeywell Aerospace’s Stationary and Mobile UAS Reveal and Intercept autonomous airborne platform on the long-range Odys Laila unmanned aerial vehicle.

The company has announced a series of promotions that took effect today, Apr. 1, including Brett Bernard as senior VP and Mitzi Rasmussen as senior VP and regional manager of general aviation at the USAIG office in Chicago, Illinois.

The FAA is accepting comments through May 18 on this airworthiness directive (AD), which requires revising the limitations section of the existing rotorcraft flight manual to prohibit the use of ballast weights within the aft movable ballast-box assembly.

Aerodyne Electronics Manufacturing (AEM) has added the Bell 206 and 407 to its existing supplemental type certificate for installation of its MTP136D P25 forest service and MTP138 VHF FM radios.

The VAI Southeast Asia Aviation Safety Conference, which takes place May 27–29 in Sanur, Bali, Indonesia, will feature a session with David Boyle from Willis. Boyle will explain how operators can identify risk and insure against it as part of their risk-mitigation strategy.

The international aviation and space fair in Santiago, Chile, which takes place Apr. 7–12, 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.