CAA Publication Notification Service: Certification of Aircraft with Electric Powerplant CRM:001161000007014 IFA Comments: IFA hope that the rule making process to update engineer licensing will be expedited with alacrity. In the coming years powerful electric systems will become a much greater part of engineers work. There is a small number of Pipistrel electric powered engines maintained by Part CAO organisations. ...Read More

FAA Administrator Whitaker Testifies on Aviation Safety and Policy Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker reiterated to the House Aviation Committee that air safety is a top priority for the agency and they’ve taken immediate action to address the Boeing 737 Max 9 door plug mishap. He added the agency is still reviewing Boeing’s manufacturing procedures and processes to determine corrective action...Read More

Can India’s MRO Industry Keep Up With Demand? Listen to the MRO Podcast here Listen in as James Pozzi and Swaati Ketkar discuss developments in India’s MRO industry and how it is building an aftermarket infrastructure to meet high growth demands.    Read More

The FAA Approach To Regulatory Compliance -A Checklist By Bill Carey “What might have once required the use of an enforcement action for a pilot deviation may now involve training, education, or counseling—a compliance action—to resolve,” the agency explains in the issue. “The FAA recognizes that some deviations are caused by a simple mistake or could stem from a lack...Read More

RAeS Amy Johnson Named Lecture 2023: The Path to Innovation – a New Era in Aviation The 2023 RAeS Amy Johnson Named Lecture, which took place on Tuesday 12 December 2023 in London, was given by Julie Garland, Chief Executive Officer of Avtrain, on ‘The Path to Innovation – a New Era in Aviation’. In this lecture Julie Garland discusses...Read More

MROs Deploy New Workforce Strategies As Labor Gap Worsens MRO industry stakeholders have long felt the pressure of the technician shortage, but as maintenance demand ramps up and companies struggle to meet their growing workforce needs, the changing labor landscape is presenting new challenges. U.S.-based maintenance provider AAR Corp. said in its recent 2023 Mid Skills Gap Report that the...Read More

MRO special by ERA Regional International talks with Ross Sheehan, Business Development MRO at AerFin about their maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operations. He discusses their strategic investments, milestones and unwavering commitment to sustainability in the ever-evolving landscape of regional aviation. Click the link to read more.Read More

SFO launches criminal investigation into global aviation supplier with dawn raid in London The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today raided an address and arrested one individual, as it announces the launch of a new criminal investigation into fraud at AOG Technics Ltd, an aircraft parts supplier that serviced several major airlines in the UK and abroad. SFO investigators, accompanied...Read More

FAA Proposes to Require Drug and Alcohol Testing The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to require certificated repair stations located outside the United States whose employees perform safety-sensitive maintenance functions on certain air carrier aircraft to obtain and implement a drug and alcohol testing program. These programs would align with the FAA and Department of Transportation (DOT)’s drug and alcohol standards. This would...Read More

Advocacy for innovation on International Civil Aviation Day  Montréal, 6 December 2023 – International Civil Aviation Day (ICAD), celebrated on 7 December each year, commemorates States’ signing of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention) in 1944. ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano, and Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar, have issued statements which promote the ICAO Council’s  ICAD theme of:  “Advancing...Read More