The Future of FAA Type Certification

I am honored to co-chair the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Type Certification Task Force with Nick Lappos of Lockheed Martin. Nick and I met at the AIAA Aviation Forum & Exposition in San Diego the week of June 12

My Kilroy Aviation partners, Erich Hopkins & Nick Olmsted, joined me to generate the following thoughts on where Type Certification is, where we believe it should be, and how we might get there. "Future of Type Certification - Challenges and Visions" is a working document intended to generate dialogue. We fully expect it to be very different after the Task Force dives in.

Feedback is encouraged. My partners and I have very diverse backgrounds and nobody holds back on his opinions. We ask you to feel free to do the same.

Mike Borfitz, CEO, Kilroy Aviation