Airlink partners with AviAssist to enhance African aviation safety South African airline Airlink has joined forces with the AviAssist Foundation to offer a Human Factors in Aviation course, aimed at enhancing safety practices across the African aviation industry. The two-day course, scheduled for September 19-20, 2024, will take place at Airlink’s Training Centre of Excellence near Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International...Read More

Sensationalism, panic reporting dangerous to  aviation sector, NCAA tells journalists, media houses From Sola Ojo, Abuja The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has urged aviation journalists and media houses to avoid sensational and panic reporting, saying such reports are dangerous to the growth of the Country’s aviation industry. That appeal was the crux of a two-day workshop that brought together...Read More

UK aviation industry sees highest number of licences issued to women but mountain still to climb Between 2019 and 2023, there has been a 26 per cent increase in pilot licences issued to women. There’s been a 43 per cent increase in the number of licences issued to women for commercial flying, and a 11 per cent increase for general...Read More

What Skills Do You Need to Become an Aviation Maintenance Technician? By Andrew Chen Being an AMT is a challenging job and requires certain abilities and expertise. Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMTs) play a critical role in the aviation industry. Working tirelessly behind the scenes, AMTs keep aircraft in safe working condition. Becoming an AMT can lead to a lucrative and rewarding career. However,...Read More

IFA Welcomes Technical Director, Mick Adams IFA is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Technical Director, Mick Adams. Mick is a well known and highly respected figure in the aviation industry and has been known for championing Airworthiness for many years. He replaces Cengiz Turkoglu who moved on from the role this year.  Mick brings to the role...Read More

IFA CLINIC : Ask the Lawyer Join us for the second of a series of “clinics” to bring together practitioners with reputable experts in their field, so that the aviation community can learn from each other. This online event is an opportunity to ask a live expert YOUR questions. What are the details? The event is being held online, Thursday...Read More

FSF David Morrison Innovation Award Nominations are now open!  The Flight Safety Foundation David Morrison Innovation Award, named after one of the Foundation’s founders, honors notable innovation in civil aviation by individuals, teams, or organizations. David Morrison, an inventor who patented the first digital cockpit instrument panel in 1945 and envisioned the moving map display, played a critical leadership role...Read More

Sofema Online Highlights Take a look at the latest news from Sofema Online. Sofema Online implements a safety culture within the industry by providing specialists with regulatory online aviation training. Latest News -SofemaOnline are investing 50,000 Euros in Future Aviation Leaders worldwide. Take a look at their Leadership Scholarship Programme: https://sofemaonline.com/about/news/1554-we-are-investing-over-50-000-in-future-aviation-leaders-worldwide-apply-now-for-the-2024-edition-of-our-signature-leadership-scholarship-program?trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_little-text-block -Astral Aviation has joined as a Privileged Training Partner...Read More

How to get from stress to strength By Alaska White, CAA Working long hours is the norm for an aircraft maintenance engineer. Add in employer and client demands, scheduling difficulties and delays, parts shortages, often sub-optimal working conditions and environments, high mental workload, stress, and pressure, and you can begin to imagine what a day in the life of an...Read More

ADS Aerospace Sector UK Outlook 2024 IFA Comments: IFA agrees that there needs to be alignment between the major aviation authorities across the globe. Today we launch the UK Aerospace Outlook 2024 offering our annual guide to the sector. The UK Aerospace Sector is at the cutting edge of transport innovation. It is a hub for advanced manufacturing, generating well-paid...Read More