President Donald Trump fires TSA Administrator Pekoske, warns of more dismissals By Goda Labanauskaite The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) David Pekoske has been asked to step down from his role following Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration. On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the new President of the United States. On his first day, he signed...Read More

US Senate Committee advances Trump nominee to head Transportation Department By Reuters The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted to advance President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department. The committee voted 28-0 to advance the nomination of former Representative Sean Duffy. He has said Boeing BA.A needs “tough love” to get back on track after a 2024 mid-air emergency and...Read More

Former NBAA COO Chris Rocheleau Sworn In As FAA Deputy Administrator By Rytis Beresnevicius Old yet new leadership According to a report by The Air Current, citing multiple people familiar with the matter, Rocheleau was sworn in as the new Deputy Administrator of the FAA, replacing Mark House, who was the acting Deputy Administrator. The FAA’s Administrator role remains vacant. However,...Read More

Introduction to Human Factors and Safety Culture Over the last 50 years, we’ve seen tremendous progress toward reducing the rate of fatal general aviation (GA) accidents. We now have far less than one fatal accident per 100,000 hours of GA flying. That is impressive! We’ve come a long way, but to continue that success and get that rate even lower,...Read More

Strengthening strategic collaboration to enhance aviation training EUROCONTROL’s Aviation Learning Centre (ALC) and the JAA Training Organisation (JAA TO) have teamed up to formalise a strategic collaboration to enhance aviation learning and better address industry needs by developing joint aviation training programmes. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two organisations looks to build on the core strengths of both...Read More

Air India to Establish New Maintenance Training Institute in Bengaluru By Len Varley India’s flag carrier Air India is moving forward with plans to establish a new Basic Maintenance Training Organization (BMTO) in Bengaluru. India’s flag carrier Air India is moving forward with plans to establish a new Basic Maintenance Training Organization (BMTO) in Bengaluru. The new training institute will...Read More

Atlantic Aviation Group Receives Aviation Training Awards Shannon, Ireland-based Atlantic Aviation Group (AAG) has achieved a remarkable double victory at Ireland’s flagship 2024 Aviation Industry Awards, highlighting its leadership and innovation in developing professional skills in the aviation industry. AAG’s Training Academy scooped the Aviation Professional Training Award and the Aviation Academic Education Award, both awarded for AAG’s dedication to...Read More

Aviation Technician Education Council: FAA’s Mechanic Career Info Guide: A Must-have Reference Looking for an overview of aviation maintenance careers and a comprehensive guide to U.S. regulatory requirements for becoming a certified airframe and powerplant (A&P) professional or a non-certified technician? The FAA has one–and it’s just been updated. Advisory Circular (AC) 65-30B with Change 1, “Overview of the Aviation Maintenance...Read More

IFA & John Saull Memorial Awards 2024 Thursday 28th November, IFA hosted the UK Industry Leaders Panel Event at DARTeC, Cranfield University. This event was supported by a panel of perhaps the largest assembly of UKs Aviation Business Leaders, specifically selected from several sectors and multiple disciplines. The panel helped those wishing to progress their careers, or enter aviation, and...Read More

IFA UK Industry Leaders Panel Event 2024 Last Thursday, IFA held its annual one-day networking event and celebration. This year the event was titled: UK Industry Leaders Panel Event 2024. It was supported by an assembly of UK aviation industry leaders and a large group of apprentices and students. This was a wonderful opportunity for them to engage and ask...Read More