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IFA CLINIC : Safety Management Clinic Join us for the first of a series of “clinics” to bring together practitioners with reputable experts in their field, so that the aviation community can learn from each other. This online event is an opportunity to ask a live expert YOUR questions on SMS. What’s on offer? The implementation […]
The IFA has pleasure in announcing the final arrangements for the above event that will be supported by a panel of perhaps the largest assembly of UKs Aviation Business Leaders, specifically selected from several sectors and multiple disciplines. The panel has agreed to help those wishing to progress their careers, or enter aviation, and will […]
2024 - Oliver Burden The International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) and Cranfield University are happy to announce the main award winner of the inaugural IFA/Cranfield John Saull scholarship for Airworthiness for 2024. The winner has been chosen from a group of excellent international entrants. Oliver Burden is a 32 year old Category A1 Part-66 Licence holder […]
2024 - Ouseman Ceesay (Award Winner) The International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA), Mick Adams and Cranfield University are thrilled to announce the second award winner from the UK Industry Leaders Panel Event 2024 Ouseman Ceesay is a motivated Aeronautical Engineer with a Private Pilot License and a wide range of experience in Aeronautical Engineering Technology, […]
This year the theme for our Annual Conference is Together We Engineer and will take place on the 28 and 29 April 2025. The 2 day event is designed to inspire, educate, and connect women engineers across disciplines and career levels We will have a range of technical talks, keynotes and workshops as well as plenty […]
Join us for the next online IFA event. An interview with Simon Stacey, 2025 winner of the Award for extraordinary work in vertical flight Thursday 22nd May, Online (Zoom) 13:00 GMT “Where Next for Vertical Lift?” an interview with Simon Stacey, 2025 winner of the Award for extraordinary work in vertical flight. Where next for […]
Join us for our next online IFA event! "Delivering Effective CAMO in a Challenging Industry Landscape" with David Malins Wednesday 10th September, Online (Zoom) 12:00 GMT As global aviation operations continue to recover and grow, consumer demand has returned to pre-pandemic levels. However, the industry faces significant challenges: aircraft deliveries remain backlogged, MRO (Maintenance, Repair, […]
2025 - Tony Kern The 2025 Whittle Safety Award recipient has been chosen, Mr Tony Kern. Dr. Tony Kern is a distinguished authority on human performance in aviation and has made significant contributions to the field. He is a Founding Partner and CEO of Convergent Performance, LLC, a veteran-owned small business in Colorado Springs dedicated to reducing human error and improving performance in high-risk environments. Dr. Kern has received multiple awards, including the USAF McDermott Award for Original Research, the Laurels Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government and Military, the John K. Lauber Safety Award, and the Flight Safety Foundation-Airbus Human Factors in Aviation Safety Award. In 2015, the National Business Aviation Association created the Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award to honor his contributions. Dr. Kern is the author of nine books on human performance and has lectured around the globe for decades. He has a rich background in the U.S. Air Force, serving as a Command Pilot and Flight Examiner, as well as Chairman of the U.S. Air Force Human Factors Steering Group and Director and Professor of Military History at the USAF Academy. Dr. Kern's work has been recognized with multiple awards and the establishment of the Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award. Unfortunately we were unable to present the award to Mr Kern at the 2025 John Saull Memorial Event but we hope to make a formal presentation to him in the United States sometime in the near future.
John Saull Memorial Lecture 2025 “Improvements in Safety from Aircraft Accident Investigations over the last 40 years” with Philip Sleight The third John Saull Memorial Lecture will take place on Wednesday 19th November 2025 in the Sir Peter Gregson Aerospace Integration Research Centre (AIRC) Cranfield University, Bedford, UK. The event will also be recorded. The […]
2025 - Abenazer Tasissa The International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) and Cranfield University are happy to announce the main award winner of the inaugural IFA/Cranfield John Saull scholarship for Airworthiness for 2025. The winner has been chosen from a group of excellent international entrants. Abenazer is from Ethiopia, and has been in the aviation industry for over […]