Hong Kong authorities have warned Boeing 787 operators of possible adverse autopilot behaviour during localiser capture at the city’s international airport, after the latest in a string of incidents involving the type.Read More

An Airbus Model A321-231 airplane, powered by IAE V2533-A5 model turbofan engines, experienced an uncontained high-pressure turbine (HPT) 1st-stage disk failure that resulted in an aborted takeoff.Read More

Nearly One Year After Launching Its Boeing 737 MAX Investigation, House Transportation Committee Issues Preliminary Investigative Findings. Read the full report and IFA Comments.Read More

John Goglia and Greg Feith stick to the facts presented and analyse the Lion Air Flight 610 crash.Read More

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