FAA InFO 19009 – Awareness and Maintenance of Angle of Attack (AOA) Sensors Highlighting the need for diligent continued airworthiness activities, the US FAA has reminded aircraft operators that angle-of-attack (AOA) sensors can be easily damaged during “normal operations” and must be carefully maintained to ensure safe flight operations.  FAA’s information messages are often triggered […] This content is only...Read More

NPA 2019-05 Embodiment of safety management system (SMS) requirements into Part-145 and Part 21 With reference to Rulemaking Task (RMT).0251 Phase II in EPAS 2019-2023, this Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) proposes amendments to Annex I (Part 21) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 and Annex II (Part-145) to Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014, in order to: introduce safety management principles that...Read More

A detailed and informative report by Steve Swift, IFA VP Australasia on the July 2019 AA&S (Australia) conference. This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More