Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy & FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford Unveil New Agency Structure to Enhance Safety, Embrace Innovation, & Increase Transparency U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford today announced their plan to implement a long overdue overhaul of the FAA’s organizational structure. The comprehensive re-organization – the largest in the...Read More

Montgomery Group advances its growth ambitions through the acquisition of Halldale Group and expands into the aviation and safety training sector Montgomery Group has announced an investment in Halldale Group, a leading global media and events business serving the aviation training, simulation and safety community. Founded more than 30 years ago by CEO Andy Smith, Halldale Group is best known...Read More

How FAA’s eVTOL Pilot Could Transform U.S. Air Travel By Jack Daleo, FLYING State, local, tribal, and territorial governments can participate in the program alongside private sector partners. The U.S. Department of Transportation and FAA are launching a series of pilot programs for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis, self-flying planes, short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft, and...Read More

Talking to the European Commission’s Filip Cornelis In this episode of Raising the Aviation Bar, Filip Cornelis, Director for Aviation at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), shares his insights as a key member of the Team Europe delegation to the 42nd ICAO General Assembly, a seminal event for world aviation every three years. Filip walks us...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

Meet the Boeing engineer tasked with reviving the reputation for safety By Lauren Rosenblatt Don Ruhmann, Boeing’s chief aerospace safety officer, thinks the company is “poised” for change. Ruhmann, 61, is the second person to take on the role since Boeing created it in 2021, in the wake of two deadly 737 MAX crashes. His office is in charge of...Read More

FAA Committee ‘Refresh’ Threatens MRO Workforce Initiatives By Sean Broderick Industry is being forced to navigate around a government-wide purging of advisory committees that play key roles in rulemaking to keep Congressionally mandated FAA workforce development initiatives on track. The FAA is developing a pathway for military-trained mechanics to transition to civilian jobs. Section 426 of the 2024 FAA reauthorization...Read More

2025 Pipeline Report & AMTS Directory The annual report is a compilation of data collected from A&P schools that analyzes and assesses the pipeline of aviation technicians. It is published annually in conjunction with the ATEC Fly-in each September in Washington DC.  Read More

Congratulations to IFA’s American Vice President John Goglia, National Aviation Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 Since its foundation through an Act of Congress in 1964, the National Aviation Hall of Fame has faithfully fulfilled their mission to honor the tenacity, genius and ingenuity of the people of air and space. They boldly serve as a testament that Americans who...Read More

Patrick Ky, former EASA executive director, joins Vertical Aerospace’s board Vertical Aerospace, a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering electric aviation, announced the appointment of Patrick Ky to its board of directors, strengthening the company’s regulatory expertise and leadership in certification. The appointment is effective as of Sept. 1, 2025. Ky served as executive director of the European...Read More