The UK’s National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol has opened a new research and development facility that aims to harness the power of new digital technologies – one of which has the potential to build the aircraft wings of the future.Read More

Flight Safety Australia highlight an airworthiness bulletin published three years ago which is worth a read if you are considering laying up your aircraft in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.Read More

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) took a major step forward toward reintroducing supersonic commercial air travel with a proposed rulemaking to set noise certification standards for new supersonic aircraft - Read the press release and links to supporting documentsRead More

Airbus has revealed MAVERIC (Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls) its “blended wing body” scale model technological demonstrator.Read More

The IFA is proud of aviation’s magnificent contribution to fighting fires around the world, as we are now witnessing in Australia, and also recently in the USA. We salute the skill and selflessness of those involved. However, aerial firefighting presents airworthiness challenges. One is maintenance. It is timely to remind operators to please check that your maintenance is up to...Read More

Report on the annual symposium held by EASA for the Rotorcraft community.  This year the event was expanded to include the rapidly developing VTOL aircraft community. Read John’s full report on the 2 day event. This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More

There's a supply of unapproved parts that find their way on to civil aircraft. Installing bogus parts onto an aircraft has a serious impact on airworthiness.  Link to EASA and FAA websites and read John Vincent's full article.Read More

Documentary about the development of the Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The 747 was a game changer, the airliner that revolutionised mass, cheap air travel. But the first wide-bodied plane was originally intended as a stopgap to Boeing's now-abandoned supersonic jet. This is the remarkable untold story of the jumbo, a billion-dollar gamble that pushed 1960s technology to the limits to...Read More