IFA Hosts Senior Aviation Leaders Summit On Wednesday 30th September IFA held the inaugural IFA Senior Aviation Leaders Summit to better understand the current and future challenges to airworthiness provision in the UK and building on the responses received to the IFA’s survey. The outcome was a number of positive actions that we will share more about in the coming...Read More

Join us for the 2026 John Saull Memorial Event   Tuesday 10 November 2026 Cranfield University, IDEAS Area, AIRC The International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) is delighted to invite members and friends of the Federation to join us at Cranfield University for the 2026 John Saull Memorial Event. The John Saull Memorial Event is an opportunity for the IFA community...Read More

Join us for our next online IFA event! Presentation and Q&A session with Dr. Bill Johnson on Johnson’s Four-Letter Word to Consider Human Factors in an SMS Tuesday 20th October 2026, Online (Zoom) 12:00 BST Johnson’s Four-Letter Word to Consider Human Factors in an SMS Dr. Bill Johnson, a former FAA Chief Human Factors Scientist, will introduce and review the...Read More

IFA Launches Industry Wide Aviation Survey as Airworthiness Challenges Threaten Industry Growth With global air travel set to more than double and airlines requiring over 700,000 new maintenance technicians worldwide, the International Federation of Airworthiness calls for industry action and not just more discussion. Take the survey here: https://survey.zohopublic.eu/zs/FqC4FM As the International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) celebrates its 50th anniversary...Read More

Reflecting on the John Saull Memorial Lecture 2025 The International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) was pleased to host the John Saull Memorial Lecture 2025 on Wednesday 19th November, bringing together aviation professionals for an insightful and collaborative event focused on the progress and future of global airworthiness. This year’s lecture, “Improvements in Safety from Aircraft Accident Investigations over the Last...Read More