Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) was very pleased to have the opportunity to deliver EASA compliant Part 145 training together with Quality Auditing and Safety Management Systems training for Quality & Safety Managers.   The training was delivered in the facilities of Lao Airlines Engineering Company Limited (LAECO), at Vientiane’s Wattay International Airport.   LAECO was set up…

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…