Japan Allocates $33B To Develop Hydrogen-Powered, Next-Gen Airliner; Looks To Challenge China’s COMAC By Ashish Dangwal, The Eur Asian Times In a bid to revitalize its aviation industry and avoid past setbacks, Japan’s government has unveiled an ambitious plan to collaborate with the private sector on the development of a next-generation passenger aircraft.  The plan, announced by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade...Read More

IFA Clinic: Safety Management with Simon Roberts Monday 8th April 2024 Monday 8th April 2024, We hosted our first IFA Clinic, online with guest host Simon Roberts. Simon is a former Airworthiness Surveyor, Regional Manager and SMS lead for the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Working with industry and the authorities, Simon has decades of […] This content is only...Read More

Airworthiness “State of the Industry” – Literature Review and Summary This Position Paper was commissioned to summarise the current issues in Aircraft Maintenance, drawn from current work in various aeronautical bodies and general activity in the industry.  It highlights some of the priority areas we are seeing, and some possible ways in which they might […] This content is only...Read More

Read the April editions of DOM Magazine & Aviation Maintenance Magazine here! DOM Magazine (pagesuite.com) Q1 2024 | Aviation Maintenance Magazine (avm-mag.com)  Read More

Who is Responsible for Compliance? By Paul White Before we can answer that question, we need to understand what compliance is. What does compliance mean? If we search through various dictionaries, compliance can be referred to as the act of adhering to laws, regulations, guidelines and standards relevant to a particular industry or organisation. It involves ensuring that individuals, businesses...Read More

Pilot mental health – can AI-powered psychological assessment help? IFA comments: For crew, engineers and controllers, the ‘predictive’ approach is desirable. However, the practicalities when applied to the immensely diverse sets of circumstances in aviation may create even more uncertainty. In the week that an expert committee recommended to the FAA that pilots be allowed to get ‘talk therapy’ from...Read More

UK Startup Develops “an eVTOL Bus” By Chris Stonor Bristol-based UK startup, Sora Aviation, is developing an eVTOL bus with zero emissions, low noise and affordable ticket prices for the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market, writes wearefinn.com, who recently interviewed company co-Founder and CEO, Furqan. Furqan served as the Technical Authority on AAM at GKN and has led multiple electric, hybrid...Read More

FAA Rules Aside, U.S. Shops Prepare For SMS By Sean Broderick, Aviation Week Network The FAA remains undecided about whether to require organizationwide safety management systems for its 5,000 certified repair stations, but the global footprint of many U.S.-based shops leaves them with no choice. Transport Canada (TC) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) both require safety management...Read More

Florian Guillermet starts new role as EASA Executive Director from start of April IFA Comments: IFA welcomes Florian Guillermet in his new role as Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Florian Guillermet will take up his role as Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency from April 1, 2024 following his selection by the...Read More

‘I want to help people fly – and keep them safe’ By Chris Baraniuk, BBC Student Pooja Umashankar clearly remembers when she first felt the roar of an aircraft taking off. She was 10 years old and travelling from Sri Lanka to the UK with her family. Through the window near her seat, she could see hundreds of tiny lights...Read More