FAA to Hire more Data Scientists, Software Engineers under 737 MAX Certification Reform By Woodrow Bellamy III,  June 18 2020  Aviation Today The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hire more software and systems engineers, human factors experts and other technological subject matter experts as a way of improving how the agency certifies increasingly complex avionics and other systems into the...Read More

The ATSB has issued 2 Safety Advisory Notices advising piston-engine aircraft be checked to stop carbon monoxide build up in aircraft cabins following Dec 2017 fatal crash.Read More

Airworthiness or not? An American firm plans to fly passengers and research payloads to the edge of space.Read More

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set a target of producing the world’s first “zero emission long haul passenger aircraft” in the UK.Read More

IFA member and CEO, Sofema Aviation Services, Steve Bentley discusses the underlying shortage of competent aircraft mechanics and competent certifying staff and how this will impact on recovery from the global pandemic.Read More

It’s time to check if maintenance instructions identified in the aircraft maintenance manuals, or equivalent document should be identified as mandatory instructions. EASA issues a SIB.Read More

Link to view the ICAO Webinar discussing Aircraft Accident Investigations during the current global crisis.Read More

The European Space Agency (ESA) using space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth.  Commercial flight trials that use satellite-enabled communications to reduce the environmental impact of flying are scheduled to commence once normal traffic levels resume.Read More

This 38 page report produced by European Regional Airline Association (ERA) outlines ERA members's initiatives in the fight against climate change.  Don't miss P.35 Collins Aerospace article on Hybrid-electric propulsion.Read More

Frank, one of our longstanding supporters has passed away.Read More