The Special Committee has released a report, it was commissioned as an independent panel of aviation and safety experts to conduct an objective review of the procedures of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for product certification and the processes followed by the FAA and Boeing during the certification of the 737 MAX 8.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

Episode 9 of PAMA Flight Safety Detectives Podcast. The Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) has released its final report regarding the crash of Lion Air Flight 610.Read More

The ATSB has issued safety recommendations to the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney calling for them to maximise a modification that would prevent a component failure of the PW4170 series engine which powers some Airbus A330 airliners.Read More

Aircraft Accident Investigation Report on the Lion Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX Accident - October 2018.Read More

IFA Professional Member, Andy Evans, Director, Aerossurance Ltd shares his report and considers the Lessons Learned following the publication of the final ATSB report into the 2014 ATR72 serious incident.Read More

IFA welcomes the report on the “Boeing 737 MAX Flight Control System” published on 11 October 2019 and submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Read More

I’m thinking a lot about what happened with the Boeing 737 Max. For one thing, 346 people died in two crashes less than six months apart in almost brand-new aircraft. For another, the crashes have led to the six-month—and growing—worldwide grounding of the aircraft. As far as I can recall, this is the longest grounding of a major aircraft type. It is critical...Read More

A key issue for the investigation into this tragic accident, which killed 9, will be whether the aircraft broke up in flight because the aircraft’s loading or flying exceeded the type’s certified limits.Read More

The right wing of the modified Cessna 210 failed in flight, from metal fatigue in the main spar carry-through structure. It’s another example of metal fatigue still being an insidious airworthiness threat, even (especially?) for aircraft types with a long service history.Read More