Promoting AirworthinessInternationalImpartial
Promoting AirworthinessInternationalImpartial
RAeS Handley Page Named Lecture 2026: Vertical Aerospace: British Innovation and EVTOL Electric vertical flight is no longer a distant ambition. A new generation of full-scale electric aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing is being designed, built and flown. These aircraft bring together advances in batteries, electric propulsion, lightweight structures and highly integrated flight-control […]
2025 - Abenazer Tasissa The International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) and Cranfield University are happy to announce the main award winner of the inaugural IFA/Cranfield John Saull scholarship for Airworthiness for 2025. The winner has been chosen from a group of excellent international entrants. Abenazer is from Ethiopia, and has been in the aviation industry for over […]
2025 - Tony Kern The 2025 Whittle Safety Award recipient has been chosen, Mr Tony Kern. Dr. Tony Kern is a distinguished authority on human performance in aviation and has made significant contributions to the field. He is a Founding Partner and CEO of Convergent Performance, LLC, a veteran-owned small business in Colorado Springs dedicated to reducing human error and improving performance in high-risk environments. Dr. Kern has received multiple awards, including the USAF McDermott Award for Original Research, the Laurels Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government and Military, the John K. Lauber Safety Award, and the Flight Safety Foundation-Airbus Human Factors in Aviation Safety Award. In 2015, the National Business Aviation Association created the Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award to honor his contributions. Dr. Kern is the author of nine books on human performance and has lectured around the globe for decades. He has a rich background in the U.S. Air Force, serving as a Command Pilot and Flight Examiner, as well as Chairman of the U.S. Air Force Human Factors Steering Group and Director and Professor of Military History at the USAF Academy. Dr. Kern's work has been recognized with multiple awards and the establishment of the Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award. Unfortunately we were unable to present the award to Mr Kern at the 2025 John Saull Memorial Event but we hope to make a formal presentation to him in the United States sometime in the near future.
The course features all aspects of airworthiness from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. The rules are explained in general terms but the fundamental principles are also detailed which will allow greater benefit from the course. The course addresses the key […]
The course features all aspects of airworthiness from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. The rules are explained in general terms but the fundamental principles are also detailed which will allow greater benefit from the course. The course addresses the key […]
The operational performance of an airline is an often-overlooked lever for delivering on sustainability goals - net zero CO2 and zero impact on the environment (inc. biodiversity). Hangar (and ramp) operations can have a major impact on operational performance, for example aircraft collision damage, energy usage, speed of turn around, waste management, continued use of […]
IFA Technical Meeting Quarterly Technical Meeting for IFA members to update and discuss the latest airworthiness issues.
This workshop has been developed as the next stage on to our Safety Assessment of Aircraft Systems course. During this course, delegates will undertake a comprehensive System Safety Assessment on an actual aircraft. Delegates will carry out safety analyses on a system installed on the unique Cranfield A1 aerobatic Aircraft using schematics and the actual […]
This workshop has been developed to provide delegates with a practical experience of conducting a System Safety Assessment (SSA) on an aircraft You will carry out safety analyses on a system installed on an aircraft using drawings, schematics and the actual aircraft as appropriate. These analyses will form an integral part of the workshop objective […]