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
GAMA Opens Registration for 2025 Aviation Design Challenge The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has officially opened registration for the 2025 Aviation Design Challenge. This annual competition, now in its thirteenth year, promotes careers in aviation in U.S. high schools through aviation-focused and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education curriculum. “GAMA is excited and proud to cultivate exciting aviation...Read More
Flight Testing Announced for Full Scale eVTOL Demonstrator By Abi Wylie Textron eAviation will conduct flight testing for its Nexus eVTOL multi-mission, zero-emission demonstrator aircraft, designed to address global demand for sustainable aviation. Textron Inc. company Textron eAviation Inc. will conduct flight testing for its Nexus electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) full-scale technology demonstrator aircraft at Salina Regional Airport...Read More
IFA Board Member & AMC President John Goglia to Be Inducted into National Aviation Hall of Fame IFA Comments: Congratulations John. The Honorable John Goglia is a most worthy recipient of this great recognition. John’s contribution to IFA is of immeasurable value The Honorable John Goglia, President of the Aerospace Maintenance Council and former National Transportation Safety Board member, was...Read More
Minutes of the IFA Annual General Meeting held online on Tuesday 29th October 2024 covering the financial period 1st July 2023 to 30th June 2024. Read More
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