"The International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) is a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) dedicated to improving aviation safety by increasing international communication, awareness and cooperation on all airworthiness issues and particularly that of continuing airworthiness."

IFA announces 2008 Scholarship Winner The International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) today announced the winner of the 2008 IFA Scholarship. The scholarship was established to offer IFA Members the opportunity to nominate  individuals within their organisation to  receive airworthiness training so that they can improve their understanding of safety related issues in commercial aviation.  The award allows for funding up to £2500 to enable the winner to attend a recognised international airworthiness course. For the 2008 award, IFA received 7 nominations. After much deliberation the IFA Executive Council chose to present this year’s award to; Mr Leung Ka Ming China Aircraft Services Ltd, Hong Kong Mr Angus Cheung, CEO of China Aircraft Services Ltd congratulating the scholarship winner Mr Leung Ka Ming at their headquarters in Hong Kong. For further information on the award click here, for information on China Aircraft Services click here

FAA’s Multimedia Tools for Human Factors Presentations The FAA has created a multimedia support system to help technical professionals create human factors presentations matched to their specific requirements.  Containing nearly 150 PowerPoint slides, 10 video snippets, and 40 animations, the Maintenance Human Factors Presentation System is now available.  The creator and IFA Associate member, Dr Bill Johnson, describes why the FAA built the system, its capabilities, and how you can use it the next time you talk about maintenance human factors. To receive a free copy of the MHFPS on DVD please e-mail  your name and full postal address to the IFA Office – sec@ifairworthy.com