The corona pandemic is an unprecedented crisis, with dramatic economic consequences. This severely affects all ASD sectors. The impact is particularly devastating for Europe’s civil aerospace industry which may face an existential threat. ASD provides resources and links.Read More
Aviation has long had what is commonly referred to as a strong safety culture. But what does that mean and why is it important? Michael Huerta, Kitty Hawk Leadership team and former FAA Administrator explains.Read More
STS Aviation Services (STS) gains CAA Part 145 approval to conduct base maintenance operations at its state-of-the-art aircraft maintenance facility in Birmingham, United Kingdom.Read More
A Special Issue on airworthiness, edited by the IFA member Professional Board Member Dr Kyriakos I. Kourousis, is available online in the open access Journal Aerospace.Read More
IFA Statement on COVID-19 “We want the air to unite the peoples, and not to divide them.[1]” Solidarity at a time of unprecedent threat is not a luxury it’s a necessity. Across the globe the impact of the coronavirus COVID-19 goes beyond the experience of recent decades. The interconnected nature of the world has presented a menace that requires us...Read More
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) took a major step forward toward reintroducing supersonic commercial air travel with a proposed rulemaking to set noise certification standards for new supersonic aircraft - Read the press release and links to supporting documentsRead More
ARSA – From the FAA: Exemptions, Deviations and Other Virus Related Information March 26, 2020 The FAA’s Flight Standards organization has issued several deviation and information memoranda and bulletins to assist in continued operations of air carrier, schools, pilots and repair stations. While most of these documents are available on the agency’s Flight Standards Information Management System (FSIMS; Order 8900.1),...Read More
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