Report by John Vincent on the ICAO Assembly meeting held 24th Sept to 1st Oct 2019 in Montreal. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly meets once every 3-years. The Assembly is convened by ICAO’s Council.   ICAO’s 193 Member States and many international organisations are invited to the Assembly, which establishes worldwide policy of the organisation.  IFA was able...Read More

Performance-Based Oversight (PBO) of aircraft maintenance is both new and not new.  Industry and Regulators have always collected information to act on deficiencies.  Just complying with a set of rules is never enough to stay safe.  Now, the use of information gathered from multiple sources is being approached in a systematic way.  The one-day conference at the Royal Aeronautical Society...Read More

A detailed and informative report by Steve Swift, IFA VP Australasia on the July 2019 AA&S (Australia) conference. This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More

Report by John Vincent on the joint EASA/FAA annual Aviation Safety Conference 2019.  This year’s theme “Regulators Innovating int he 21st Century” took a close look at ways the industry and regulators address innovation and emerging risks. This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More

A report on the ‘Maintenance Error – Are we learning?’ one day RAeS conference held on 9th May 2019 at Cranfield, UK. This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More

Report on the 2019 MRO Americas exhibition by IFA CEO, John Vincent. This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More

Invited to attend the 2019 Aerospace Maintenance Competition, IFA CEO, John Vincent reports on this unique event where aerospace professionals and students come together to test their knowledge and skills. This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More

Report on the February RAeS London conference concentrating on Lithium Batteries attended by several IFA members. This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More

An Executive summary of the 6th ICAO Airworthiness Panel (AIRP) 2018 meeting This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More

Report on the EASA Rotorcraft Symposium, held in Cologne, Dec 2018 This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More