What are Aircraft Technical Records? At first it might seem obvious but as we dig a little deeper we uncover a set of rules and regulations which describes exactly what we mean by Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Records (typically Part M Requirements) and other Aircraft Technical Records which are relevant to either the Part M Organisation…

After 2015 it will not be possible to place an aircraft onto the UAE register if it is over 20 years old. Reference UAE Gulf Civil Aviation Authority  (GCAA)  INFORMATION BULLETIN No. 11/2014: “From 01 January 2015, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Certificate of Registration (C of R) shall be issued only to those aircraft with…

What is an EASA Aircraft?   Basically an EASA Aircraft is an aircraft with a Type Certificate which is managed by EASA, you should be able to find the Type Certificate Data Sheet on the EASA Website (TCDS) (although this also applies to some annex 2 aircraft)   Aircraft are divided into two areas for…

Following investigations in the aftermath of Flight TWA800 and Swissair 111 a detailed investigation was performed by the Ageing Transport System Rulemaking Advisory Committee ATSRAC into the effectiveness of the Inspection Process carried out during maintenance activities.   There was a number of shortcomings observed and finally this has translated into the need for specific…