IFA - International Federation of Airworthiness

John Saull Memorial Lecture 2025
“Improvements in safety from aircraft accident investigations over the last 40 years” with Philip Sleight UK AAIB ifairworthy.com/event/john-s...

AMAC aerospace completes scheduled maintenance on Boeing B737 for long-term customer - MRO Business Today, Latest Aerospace News AMAC Aerospace completes 1A, 2A, and 4A checks on a private Boeing B737 in Basel, highlighting its MRO expertise and long-term customer trust.

AMAC Aerospace Switzerland AG has completed extensive 1A, 2A, and 4A maintenance checks on a privately owned Boeing B737 at its Basel facilities, ensuring continued safety, reliability, and airworthiness for a long-standing client.
#AMACAerospace #B737 #aircraftmaintenance

FAA Restores Partial Airworthiness Authority to Boeing The FAA will restore partial authority to Boeing for issuing airworthiness certificates for certain 737 MAX and 787 planes.

The FAA will restore partial authority to Boeing for issuing airworthiness certificates for certain 737 MAX and 787 planes. www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/faa...

London Croydon, Airport House (opened 1928), by Air Ministry- Directorate of Works and Buildings. 📷 afvintage/Flickr. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/B9Wq8q8ht9c/

📢 NEW #EUROCAE PUBLICATION: #ER040

📄 This report offers guidance on implementing an Information Security Management System to complement the existing Safety Management System. It supports and expands on the @easa.bsky.social Part-IS Acceptable Means of Compliance.

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#OTD 2005 An error in a stores database entry was the first of a series of errors that collectively resulted in both engines of at ATR72 flaming out and a ditching in the Med.
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#airworthiness #maintenance #humanfactors #accident #flightsafety #aviationsafety

Taxi fares from central London to Heathrow airport can range from £60.00 to £120.00 (and more). With current numbers UAM can't compete on price with the bus, train or underground

Wisk Aero Gen 3 Aircraft

Wisk is making aviation history as their full scale Gen 3 aircraft & a subscale model of our Gen 6 aircraft become the very first eVTOL artifacts to join the Smithsonian Institution's collection! It was the first eVTOL aircraft to make a piloted transition between hover & cruise flight.

ST Engineering opens new MRO facility in Ezhou, China New facility will initially support SF Airlines' fleet of over 80 Boeing freighters, with capacity for future expansion to serve additional operators.

ST Engineering opens new MRO facility in Ezhou, China - More on hype.aero

State of Global Aviation Safety www.icao.int/sites/defaul...

the technology is available. Pilot union objections are in respect of privacy (an issue with voice recordings too). High resolution cameras can be both a Human Factors recorder and monitor aircraft instruments.

In Air India’s wake, revisiting the case for cockpit video recorders The fatal crash of Air India Flight 171 is the latest in a long series of accidents where cockpit video could have provided key evidence

In Air India’s wake, revisiting the case for cockpit video recorders theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

In Air India’s wake, revisiting the case for cockpit video recorders The fatal crash of Air India Flight 171 is the latest in a long series of accidents where cockpit video could have provided key evidence

The big read from @elanhead.com: In Air India’s wake, revisiting the case for cockpit video recorders theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (via @theaircurrent.com) #AI171

Progress needs to be made on an international mandate for image recording

South Korea Pulls Report Into Jeju Air Crash After Victims’ Families Protest Relatives of the Jeju Air disaster victims objected to the report in a stormy scene at a news conference, complaining that it blamed the pilots prematurely.

South Korean officials on Saturday abruptly canceled the release of an intermediate report into the deadly crash of a Jeju Air passenger jet, after relatives of the victims disrupted a news conference, saying that the report was inadequate.

NTSB chair says media reports on Air India crash are speculative, premature The United States National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said on Friday that recent media reports on the crash of an Air India Boeing Dreamliner that killed 260 people were premature and speculative.

NTSB chair says media reports on Air India crash are speculative, premature reut.rs/44PH3qg

IFA SESSION "Delivering Effective CAMO in a Challenging Industry Landscape" Join us for the next online IFA event. An online session with David Malins, an Aviation Leader with vast experience across the Industry

Up and coming event www.eventbrite.com/e/ifa-sessio...

EASA Pauses Single-Pilot Research The European Union’s aviation safety organization says more research and new technology will be needed before it can recommend moving forward with a framework permitting single pilots to operate large...

ICYMI: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has paused its research on single-pilot operations. www.flyingmag.com/easa-pauses-...

Indian Air-Safety Audit Finds Multiple Lapses at Airlines, Hubs India’s aviation safety regulator found multiple aircraft-maintenance lapses in an audit of airlines and airports ordered after the crash of Air India flight AI171, including recurring defects that indicate inadequate monitoring and correction.

India’s aviation safety regulator found multiple aircraft-maintenance lapses in an audit of airlines and airports ordered after the crash of Air India flight AI171.

Here's a random #PicFromTheJDKArchive. The last airworthy Short Sunderland, during its brief dalliance with Ryanair (yes, them!) sponsorship, seen on the River Medway.

The aircraft is now with Kermit Weeks in Florida, and has not flown for decades.

A white and red Islander, a high wing piston twin, viewed from below and 3/4 on, lit by the setting sun

Britten Norman Islander of New England Airlines arriving at Westerly State Airport in Rhode Island from Block Island, 09/18/21 #islander #airplanes #aviation #avgeek

Title page of Aeroplane's Database feature on the Trislander, promising '13 in-depth pages' and 'words by Matthew Willis' with a beautiful air to air shot of an Aurigny Trislander over the Guernsey coast

Realisation of a dream! Aeroplane finally let me do a massive in-depth look at one of the most offbeat airliners of the modern era - the Britten-Norman Trislander

In the August issue

A 767 suffered a main landing gear collapse back in 2023. It was determined that the gear had been overhauled at an MRO, using a mis-calibrated grinder.

In early 2024 Boeing and the MRO realized this could also affect gear for 166 737s and 20 757s. An AD is now forthcoming for both types.
#AvGeek

Certainly makes and interesting watch www.windrosemedia.com/livewebcast/...

Read about the groundbreaking presentations on #hydrogen #H2 #fuelcell #aviation presented in April at the Vertical Flight Society's fourth annual #H2Aero Symposium! Story in the latest issue of #Vertiflite magazine: evtol.news/news/hydroge...

UK Aviation Safety Regulatory Framework Targeted Stakeholder Consultation. Time to comment assets.dft.gov.uk/publications...

The Air Traffic Controller Workforce Imperative: Staffing Models and Their Implementation to Ensure Safe and Efficient Airspace Operations Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print.

Need for a similar report for aviation engineering staff –
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AAIB Report: ATR 42-500, G-LMSA ATR 42-500 (G-LMSA), engine failure during cruise, north-east of Aberdeen International Airport, 23 July 2024

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Gust Lock Gaff: King Air A90 Runway Excursion - Aerossurance Degraded gust locks, an omission in familiarisation, a non-specific checklist and inadequate pre-flight checks all feature in this survey aircraft runway excursion.

#OTD 2016 Degraded gust locks, an omission in familiarisation, a non-specific checklist and inadequate pre-flight checks all feature in this survey aircraft runway excursion. aerossurance.com/safety-manag... #flightsafety #aviationsafety #humanfactors

B214ST Tail Rotor Drive Shaft Coupling Misassembly - Aerossurance A maintenance error resulted in a loss of TR drive on a firefighting B214ST. We look at three airworthiness related incidents with the same airframe in UKCS offshore operations.

A maintenance error resulted in a loss of TR drive on a firefighting B214ST in 2021. We also look at 3 airworthiness incidents with the same airframe in UKCS offshore ops. aerossurance.com/helicopters/... #helicopter #airworthiness #aviationmaintenance #humanfactors #flightsafety #aviationsafety