IFA Whittle Safety Award 2024 – Cengiz Turkoglu Our winner of the 2024 IFA Whittle Award – Cengiz Turkoglu, Safety Manager, UK AOC This prestigious award is nominated by the IFA members and honours the work of Sir Frank Whittle, father of the jet engine.  It recognises an outstanding contribution to airworthiness. In recognition of Cengiz’s contribution to education, sharing...Read More

IFA & John Saull Memorial Awards 2024 Thursday 28th November, IFA hosted the UK Industry Leaders Panel Event at DARTeC, Cranfield University. This event was supported by a panel of perhaps the largest assembly of UKs Aviation Business Leaders, specifically selected from several sectors and multiple disciplines. The panel helped those wishing to progress their careers, or enter aviation, and...Read More

IFA UK Industry Leaders Panel Event 2024 Last Thursday, IFA held its annual one-day networking event and celebration. This year the event was titled: UK Industry Leaders Panel Event 2024. It was supported by an assembly of UK aviation industry leaders and a large group of apprentices and students. This was a wonderful opportunity for them to engage and ask...Read More

Japan Airlines’ and Sumitomo Corporation’s Joint Venture Company, Soracle, Announces Agreement Including Intended Purchase Of Up To $500M of Electric Aircraft From Archer Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) and Soracle Corporation (Soracle), a joint venture newly established by Japan Airlines and Sumitomo Corporation, signed agreements focused on bringing advanced air mobility (AAM) services to Japan. Soracle plans to launch its AAM...Read More

NASA Funds New Studies Looking at Future of Sustainable Aircraft By Robert Margetta Picture yourself at an airport a few decades from now. What does your airliner look like? It’s more efficient, with lower emissions than today’s aircraft – what kinds of designs or technology make that possible? NASA is working to answer those questions by commissioning five new design...Read More

Sikorsky Increases S-92® Inspection Intervals Data-driven vote of confidence mitigates downtime and maximizes fleet availability Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, announced that it is increasing the scheduled inspection intervals for S-92® helicopters from 375 flight hours to 500 hours, and from 750 flight hours to 1,000 hours. By increasing these intervals, average S-92 operators will be able to safely keep aircraft in...Read More

Mission Report: Visit to National Institute of Transport (NIT) college in Tanzania On Wednesday, 13th November 2024, IFA’s Vice President for Africa – Jared Ajwanga was honored to visit the National Institute of Transport (NIT) on behalf of Aerotechnics Ltd, Kenya. This was a follow-up visit after the Aviation Careers Symposium on 10th September 2024, in which the Institute actively...Read More

USAF Approves Merlin’s Airworthiness Plan for Autonomous KC-135 Inflight refueling aircraft slated for first autonomous flight in 2025 By Hanneke Weitering The U.S. Air Force has accepted Merlin’s airworthiness plan for a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker retrofitted with its autonomous flight control system, called Merlin Pilot. Announcing the news on November 12, the Boston-based company said it aims to begin flight...Read More

Qantas Airbus A380 flew for 294 hours with tool lodged in engine: ATSB report By Luke Peters The official report into how a Qantas Airbus A380 flew for almost 300 hours and 34 flights with a tool lodged in one of its four engines has been published by the Australian Transport Safety Board (ATSB). The report has made recommendations to...Read More

Airbus’s Electric Air Taxi Just Made Its First Flight By Daniel Cote The CityAirbus NextGen’s jaunt shows the eVTOL sector that the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer is moving forward with its own electric aircraft. The CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL aircraft has completed its first liftoff for the official start of its flight-test campaign. Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even made the announcement yesterday on X. “I’m...Read More