Sustainability in Aircraft MRO: Building a Greener Future With the Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) sector’s critical importance growing every day due to fleet expansion and modernization—especially with the 2050 goal of achieving net-zero emissions—sustainability has become a mission statement. MRO operators are setting up their sustainable future, and many have been quick to adopt methods that reduce their environmental...Read More

Britten-Norman reaches Major Milestone in UK-Built Islander Production Britten-Norman, manufacturer of the iconic Islander aircraft, has reached a major milestone in its programme to bring full aircraft production to its Bembridge facility on the Isle of Wight, UK. Supported by new investment and a wide-ranging transformation initiative, the company has completed more than 50% of the first new UK-built Islander’s...Read More

The Future of Aviation | Prof Sir Iain Gray | TEDxCranfield University How will the future of aerospace look like? What will be its next revolution? Why does it take so long to move new ideas forward? From the Wright brothers’ first flight, to the rise of commercial aviation and Concorde, in this talk, Professor Sir Iain Gray, following his...Read More

Aviation Coalition Report Shows Progress Implementing Recommendations to Prevent Unapproved Parts New Members Join Efforts to Strengthen Aviation Supply Chain Integrity A new report from the Aviation Supply Chain Integrity Coalition, an organization formed to prevent unapproved parts from entering the industry, finds that companies are making progress implementing its initial recommendations. The report comes less than one year after the Coalition shared...Read More

Bombardier Announces New U.S. Service Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana With 64,500 square feet, Bombardier’s new maintenance facility will have enough hangar space to accommodate six aircraft at a time and offer scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, modifications and more. Bombardier has just announced that the company plans to open a new service center in Fort Wayne, Indiana based at Fort Wayne...Read More

Brazil enhance civil aviation safety cooperation The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates signed a Memorandum of Understanding and a Working Agreement with the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in civil aviation safety. The agreements were signed on the sidelines of the 42nd Session of the International Civil Aviation Organisation...Read More

Russia loses bid for UN aviation authority council seat By Rory O’Neill Moscow immediately called for “a repeat round of voting” after Russia fell short of the support needed to gain a seat on the International Civil Aviation Organization’s 36-member council. Russia failed to win back its seat on the United Nations aviation agency’s governing council Saturday after staunch opposition from the...Read More

Rolls-Royce to lead EU’s new Clean Aviation project UNIFIED to transform and decarbonise aviation Rolls-Royce has been selected by the European Union’s Clean Aviation programme to lead one of 12 ground-breaking new projects aiming to decarbonise aviation. These initiatives, which include new aircraft concepts and innovative propulsion technologies, will receive funding of about €945 million. The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking...Read More

How Will the Next Generation Airliner be Produced? It’s all about production efficiency. By Bjorn Ferhm The coming decade is likely to see announcements of new airplanes from Airbus and Boeing. If Embraer decides to move up into the mainline sector, a new airplane from the Brazilian manufacturer should also be announced in the next few years. This means the...Read More

ICAO Working Papers: Papers of Interest to IFA ICAO ASSEMBLY — 42ND SESSION – TECHNICAL COMMISSION   FATIGUE IN AVIATION MAINTENANCE ENVIRONMENT https://www.icao.int/sites/default/files/Meetings/a42/Documents/WP/wp_110_en.pdf   DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE MATERIALS FOR CERTIFICATION AND OPERATIONS OF ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKE-OFF LANDING (EVTOL) POWERED-LIFT AIRCRAFT FOR CROSS-BORDER OPERATIONS AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS https://www.icao.int/sites/default/files/Meetings/a42/Documents/WP/wp_195_en.pdf   MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF APPROVED MAINTENANCE...Read More