In the Spotlight: Cahir’s Kiro Barsoum Cahir News Cahir’s Kiro Barsoum, who is now an aircraft maintenance and airworthiness engineer with Aer Arann Islands, this week has featured on the Alumni Spotlight with the University of Limerick. Kiro Barsoum, who has had a passion for aviation since he was a child growing up in Tipperary, completed a BSc in Aircraft...Read More

EASA Certifies Hartzell Polaris Propeller for Diamond DA40 NG The new propeller and included spinner deliver smoother operation, improved climb rates and a 2 to 3 KTAS increase in cruise speed. Hartzell Propeller has received approval from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its 3-blade Polaris high-performance carbon fiber propeller for use on Diamond DA40 NG aircraft. Working...Read More

FAA grants limited turbocharger clamp AD extension Continental AMOC approved on eve of deadline By Jim Moore The FAA on July 16 approved an alternative method of compliance (AMOC) submitted by Continental Aerospace Technologies that delays an exhaust clamp replacement mandate until April 15 for some of the estimated 41,058 aircraft and engines subject to a 2023 airworthiness directive. The AMOC allows...Read More

AutoFlight delivers first heavy-lift eVTOL aircraft with full airworthiness certification The uncrewed, all-electric aircraft features a maximum takeoff weight of 4,400 pounds, a payload capacity of about 880 pounds, a cruise speed of roughly 125 miles per hour, and a maximum range of about 125 miles. Questions and answers:  What is the AutoFlight CarryAll eVTOL aircraft designed for? The CarryAll is...Read More

FAA Study Led by Embry‑Riddle Warns of Drone Risks to Aircraft By Michaela Jarvis A nationwide analysis of drone activity led by researchers at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University documents increasing growth in the use of drones and reveals “hot spots” where the risk of a mid-air collision with manned aircraft may be higher. The study, which was conducted for the Federal Aviation...Read More

Latest from CHIRP ATFB 155 July 2025 Safety Culture CHIRP reporting themes My first six months as Air Transport (AT) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) programme manager in CHIRP’s aviation team has been both enlightening and professionally rewarding. Having previously been a member of the Air Transport Advisory Board (ATAB) I was very familiar with how CHIRP’s advisory boards dealt...Read More

How Boeing is quietly betting on a ‘brilliant’ 39-year old engineer—and setting the stage for a turnaround By Shawn Tully As an aeronautics grad student at MIT in the 2010s, Brian Yutko was obsessed. He’d work deep into the night mining “black box” data and destination codes buried in antiquated computer languages like Fortran for obscure flight stats. He wowed...Read More

Mach to the future – in conversation with Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake Scholl Fresh from the successful completion of its XB-1 flight test campaign earlier this year, TIM ROBINSON FRAeS talks to Boom Supersonic founder and CEO, Blake Scholl. By Tim Robinson FRAes AEROSPACE: What was your reaction on completing the XB-1 flight test campaign? Relief, satisfaction, elation at proving...Read More

Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) FAA is amending rules for the manufacture, certification, operation, maintenance, and alteration of light-sport aircraft. The amendments enable enhancements in safety and performance and increase privileges under a number of sport pilot and light sport aircraft rules. These enhancements include increasing suitability for flight training, limited aerial work, and personal travel. This final rule...Read More

Cockpit Video Recorder Mandates Remain Elusive Lawmakers once again decline to require cameras in airline cockpits By Hanneke Weitering As another FAA reauthorization bill makes its way through the legislature, the decades-old debate over cockpit video recorders has reared its head once again. While the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has had cockpit cameras on its “Most Wanted” list since...Read More