Thibauld Jongen appointed EASA Certification Director Thibauld Jongen has been appointed Certification Director for the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, effective from June 1, 2026. The Certification Directorate is responsible for EASA certifications of all aircraft, as well as validations of certifications by authorities in other countries that hold a Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement with the European Union. Jongen brings...Read More

The Safety Paradox: Fewer Accidents, Greater Responsibility By Mark Searle, IATA Director of Safety Commercial aircraft accidents are very rare. That’s a good thing. It is the most powerful evidence that aviation is the safest form of transport. And that is very good news for the five billion travelers who will fly this year. But success has created a paradox....Read More

Michael Holzbauer (Frequentis) Elected New President of EUROCAE Michael Holzbauer, Director European Affairs ATM at Frequentis, has been elected as the 20th President in EUROCAE’s history. His election was confirmed during the EUROCAE Symposium & General Assembly 2026, held last week in Dublin (Ireland). Holzbauer joined Frequentis in 2006 and currently leads several strategic ATM programmes, including initiatives within the Single...Read More

Join us for the next online IFA event. An Online Presentation followed by Q&A with Raj De, Safety & Engineering Leader, on his paper “Enhancement of Risk Control Measures to Mitigate Aircraft Maintenance Errors in Critical Tasks” Monday 18th May 2026, Online (Zoom) 12:00 GMT Enchancement of Risk Control Measures to Mitigate Aircraft Maintenance Errors in Critical Tasks by Raj...Read More

Q&A with Don Ruhmann, Boeing’s Chief Aerospace Safety Officer By Cat Hofacker One might assume there are many differences between Don Ruhmann’s current job and his past roles in aircraft engineering and program management. But as he sees it, they’re “very complementary,” he told me on the sidelines of AIAA’s SciTech Forum in January. The chief engineer of an aircraft...Read More

Join us for our next online IFA event! “The Challenges & Opportunities related to Safety & Airworthiness” with Mike Ainsworth Monday 20th April, Online (Zoom) 12:30 GMT For this webinar, Mike will be using the following analogy: It’s 02:30 on a cold, wet February morning on the apron at London Gatwick. A Part 66 B1 Licenced Engineer is the Certifier...Read More

My Experience as a John Saull Scholarship Recipient by Abenazer Tasissa Read below of what Abenazer Tasissa, our 2025 winner experienced.. My Experience as a John Saull Scholarship Recipient Attending the Aviation Safety Investigation course at Cranfield University was an incredible experience for me, both professionally and personally. Being selected as the recipient of the 2025 IFA/Cranfield John Saull Scholarship...Read More

Man jailed after selling £7m of fake plane parts By Joshua Askew A man has been jailed after selling almost £7m worth of counterfeit plane parts that grounded hundreds of international flights. Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, from Virginia Water in Surrey, previously admitted defrauding customers between 2019 and 2023 while director of UK company AOG Technics. The former techno DJ sold more...Read More

EASA Pilots Take Flight Testing COMAC C919 to New Heights in Shanghai By Aero News Journal The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has taken a significant step in the certification process for the COMAC C919 by conducting test flights in Shanghai. Pilots from EASA have performed verification and evaluation flights on the Chinese-manufactured narrowbody jet, assessing its performance, handling qualities, and...Read More

Emirates airline to hire 20,000 staff including pilots and cabin crew by 2030 Carrier does not see any impact on travel demand so far as US-Iran tension simmers By Deena Kamel Emirates airline needs to hire 20,000 “operational staff”, from pilots to engineers, over the next five years, coinciding with an aggressive jet delivery schedule and high travel demand across the...Read More