Advocacy for innovation on International Civil Aviation Day  Montréal, 6 December 2023 – International Civil Aviation Day (ICAD), celebrated on 7 December each year, commemorates States’ signing of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention) in 1944. ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano, and Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar, have issued statements which promote the ICAO Council’s  ICAD theme of:  “Advancing...Read More

FAA to Appoint Rulemaking Committee to Examine Pilot Mental Health IFA Comments: If the regulators are concerned about pilots’ reluctance to disclose mental health conditions then there’s every good reason to be concerned by engineers’ reluctance to disclose mental health conditions.  One of the key components of a Safety management system (SMS) is a just culture. That means treating those...Read More

European Parliament Highlights Electric Aviation Opportunities BRUSSELS, Belgium – Tuesday the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) assisted with the organisation and support of a round-table event on Electric Aviation in the European Parliament in Brussels hosted by Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Erik Bergkvist.  The event showcased the breadth of ongoing developments and opportunities for Electric Aviation in Europe...Read More

IFA holds John Saull Memorial Lecture at Cranfield University The Next Great Steps Forward for the aviation industry was the subject of the John Saull Memorial lecture at Cranfield on 20 November. After reviewing some of the great achievements of the past including the ‘giant leap for mankind’ on the moon in 1969, what groundbreaking developments are in progress right...Read More

Emirates and Boeing sign MoU to leverage advanced digital technologies and accelerate improvements in maintenance operations.Read More

RTCA Announces Carol Huegel as Incoming President & CEO and the Upcoming Retirement of Terry McVenesRead More

New President of the ICAO Air Navigation Commission announcedRead More

Independent Report considering current skills and training standards in the aviation sector by CPCRead More

IFA Whittle Safety Award 2023 – Lillian Lungu Our winner of the 2023 IFA Whittle Award – Lillian Lungu, Manager Quality Safety, CAA, Zambia. Ms. Lillian Lungu is a pioneer lady aircraft engineer in Zambia with thirty years’ experience in civil aviation. She is a member of the African Civil Aviation Commission Safety Experts Group. Lillian began her career as...Read More

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of IFA Honorary member, Brian Perry.Read More