Mission Report: ICAO Personnel Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) briefing International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has several panels of experts that help the organisation maintain its international technical material. The expert panels work to ensure new or improved Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and procedures – for inclusion in the Annexes or Procedures for Air […] This content is only...Read More

Date:17th February 2025 Location: Nairobi Kenya Prepared for: Dr. Hazel Courteney, President, International Federation of Airworthiness Prepared by: Eng Jared Ajwang’a, IFA Vice President for African Region Introduction. This report outlines the details of my visit to the Director General (DG) of the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) and subsequently to the East Africa School […] This content is only...Read More

Event Report: Passenger aircraft cabin evacuation trials IFA’s CEO John Vincent’s report from the passenger aircraft cabin evacuation trials held at Cranfield University. Read IFA’s CEO, John Vincent’s account of the event here: Event Report 20250211 This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More

Date: February 12, 2025 Location: Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) Prepared by:  Eng. Jared Ajwang’a, Vice President for African Region, International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) Audience: President of IFA, Dr. Hazel Courteney Purpose: Report on the courtesy visit to TCAA and related discussions Introduction On February 12, 2025, I paid a courtesy call to the […] This content is only...Read More

Date: 10th February 2025 Location: Zambia Air Services Training Institute (ZASTI) Prepared by: Jared Ajwang’a, Vice President for African Region, International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) Audience:President of IFA, Dr. Hazel Courteney Purpose: Report on the visit to ZASTI and related activities Introduction: On the 10th of February 2025, I had the privilege to visit Zambia […] This content is only...Read More

Date  February 10, 2025 Location: Zambia Civil Aviation Authority (ZCAA) Prepared by: Eng. Jared Ajwang’a, Vice President for African Region, International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) Audience: President of IFA, Dr. Hazel Courteney Purpose: Report on the courtesy visit to ZCAA and related discussions Introduction On February 10, 2025, I paid a courtesy call to the Zambia […] This content is only...Read More

Event Report: 5th Hydrogen Aviation Summit 2024 IFA’s CEO John Vincent’s report from ZeroAvia’s online event with the leaders in the aviation and energy industries, government, academia, and media covering topics related to accelerating the adoption of hydrogen in aviation. Read IFA’s CEO, John Vincent’s account of the event here: Event Report 20241203 This content is only available to IFA members....Read More

Event Report: Navigating the path to certification for electric aircraft, FlightGlobal Webinar IFA’s CEO John Vincent’s report from FlightGlobal online Webinar on ‘Navigating the path to certification for electric aircraft’ FlightGlobal are a global aviation community’s source of news, data, insight, knowledge and expertise. This FlightGlobal webinar was free. These webinars are live discussion and […] This content is only...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

Meeting Report: ICAO Airworthiness Panel Meeting No 11 This report provides a summary of the 11th meeting of the ICAO Airworthiness Panel (AIRP). The AIRP is one of many panels of experts established by and reporting to the ICAO Air Navigation Commission (ANC). The primary purpose of these expert Panels is to advance, within specified […] This content is only...Read More