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Apr 2023
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Episode 10: Aviation Attorney Loreto Mor...

Bruce Webb
About this episode

Loreto Moraga has worked as an attorney specializing in aviation law for over 25 years. She serves as President of both the the Chilean Helicopter Association and the Chilean Space Association.

In this conversation with Loreto, we’ll examine aviation from a lawyer’s perspective. How can liability differences between commercial airline and helicopter flights affect the mindset of pilots? We’ll learn about Loreto’s legal background in Chile, and how working with the families of accident victims changed her approach to safety. Loreto will speak about her work in the Chilean Space Association, and break down the safety lessons pilots can draw from NASA’s Artemis program. And finally, we’ll look at the bigger picture; how the insight of non-aviators - minds like Loreto’s - might be just what we need to help prevent future accidents. 


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