Reading Time: < 1 minute Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced it has completed ultimate load testing for the all-new Gulfstream G500. Ultimate load represents 150 percent of limit load and is equivalent to a 1.5 safety factor specified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Limit load is the maximum level that an aircraft […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Finnish transport safety agency TRAFI is to become the first body to start using the new IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) after signing a memorandum of understanding at the IATA Ops conference in Copenhagen this week. According to Tony Tyler, DG and CEO of IATA, this may help “reduce redundant audits while maintaining adherence […]