Meeting Report: ICAO Airworthiness Panel Meeting No 11 This report provides a summary of the 11th meeting of the ICAO Airworthiness Panel (AIRP). The AIRP is one of many panels of experts established by and reporting to the ICAO Air Navigation Commission (ANC). The primary purpose of these expert Panels is to advance, within specified […] This content is only...Read More

Event Report: SAFE 360° — Safety in Aviation forum for Europe 2024 The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Safety in Aviation forum for Europe (SAFE 360˚) conference examines key aviation safety issues in Europe from a cross-domain perspective. It is an annual in-person event held in Cologne. The EASA conference includes a spectrum of […] This content is only...Read More

Meeting Report: ICAO Airworthiness Panel – Working Group 4, Rome, Italy Each year, a meeting of the ICAO Airworthiness Panel (AIRP) is held in Montréal, Canada in November. This technical expert Panel has 3 active working groups. The work of the Panel is presented to ICAO’s Air Navigation Commission (ANC) for its consideration and approval. […] This content is only...Read More

IFA Clinic: Ask the Lawyer with Domenico Marino, Thursday 12th September 2024 Thursday 12th September 2024, We hosted our second IFA Clinic, online, with guest host Dom Marino. Dom Marino is a Risk Management, Legal, and Compliance Expert with 20 years of experience in the aviation industry. Domenico’s experience focuses on legal and regulatory support, […] This content is only...Read More

Mission Report: Farnborough International Airshow 2024 Every two years, the aerospace, aviation and defence industries are invited to Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre for the Farnborough International Airshow. Farnborough has hosted its world-famous Airshow since 1948. https://www.farnboroughairshow.com/ Read our CEO, John Vincent’s account of the day below. Event Report 20240724 This content is only available to IFA members. Join...Read More

ICAO AIRP/10 report The ICAO AIRP/10 report has been published and can be found here. This includes IFA CEO John Vincent’s contribution to WG4 AIRP.10.Meeting.Report This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More

Get your nominations in for the RAeS Awards – Recognition for Global Aerospace Professionals The Royal Aeronautical Society has been honouring outstanding achievers in the global aerospace industry since 1909, when Wilbur and Orville Wright came to London to receive the Society’s first Gold Medal. Over the years, honouring aerospace achievers in this way has […] This content is only...Read More

Mission Report: RAeS Brabazon Named Lecture The RAeS Brabazon Named Lecture: Fireside Chat with Katie Thomson, Deputy Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) took place on Thursday, 25 April 2024 from 18:00 – 20:30 BST at No.4 Hamilton Place. https://www.aerosociety.com/events-calendar/raes-brabazon-named-lecture-fireside-chat-with-katie-thomson-deputy-administrator-federal-aviation-administration The Brabazon Lecture is held in honour of Lord Brabazon of Tara. Born in London on […] This content is only...Read More

IFA Clinic: Safety Management with Simon Roberts Monday 8th April 2024 Monday 8th April 2024, We hosted our first IFA Clinic, online with guest host Simon Roberts. Simon is a former Airworthiness Surveyor, Regional Manager and SMS lead for the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Working with industry and the authorities, Simon has decades of […] This content is only...Read More

Airworthiness “State of the Industry” – Literature Review and Summary This Position Paper was commissioned to summarise the current issues in Aircraft Maintenance, drawn from current work in various aeronautical bodies and general activity in the industry.  It highlights some of the priority areas we are seeing, and some possible ways in which they might […] This content is only...Read More