A presentation was given by Richard Browning telling the story behind the making of the Jet Suit and the launch of Gravity Industries. This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More

The AGM for the financial period 2018-2019 will be held on Wednesday 22nd January at Cranfield University, Bedford, UK commencing at 1.30pm. Agenda, papers and online voting now available. This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More

Report on the annual symposium held by EASA for the Rotorcraft community.  This year the event was expanded to include the rapidly developing VTOL aircraft community. Read John’s full report on the 2 day event. This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More

Summary of the 7th ICAO Airworthiness Panel Meeting held in Montreal from 4-8th November.  Trevor Woods attended this year’s meeting as the IFA Observer. This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More

Following up on his presentation at the recent CHC Summit, Jelle gives a report on the Risks in Continuing Airworthiness Project which is a joint undertaking with Cengiz supported by IFA, Cranfield and AUAS. This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More

A report on the Urban Air Mobility conference held in London October 2019 in conjunction with MRO Europe Exhibition. This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More

Report by John Vincent on the ICAO Assembly meeting held 24th Sept to 1st Oct 2019 in Montreal. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly meets once every 3-years. The Assembly is convened by ICAO’s Council.   ICAO’s 193 Member States and many international organisations are invited to the Assembly, which establishes worldwide policy of the organisation.  IFA was able...Read More

Performance-Based Oversight (PBO) of aircraft maintenance is both new and not new.  Industry and Regulators have always collected information to act on deficiencies.  Just complying with a set of rules is never enough to stay safe.  Now, the use of information gathered from multiple sources is being approached in a systematic way.  The one-day conference at the Royal Aeronautical Society...Read More

FAA InFO 19009 – Awareness and Maintenance of Angle of Attack (AOA) Sensors Highlighting the need for diligent continued airworthiness activities, the US FAA has reminded aircraft operators that angle-of-attack (AOA) sensors can be easily damaged during “normal operations” and must be carefully maintained to ensure safe flight operations.  FAA’s information messages are often triggered […] This content is only...Read More

A detailed and informative report by Steve Swift, IFA VP Australasia on the July 2019 AA&S (Australia) conference. This content is only available to IFA members. Join now or log inRead More