A review of all maintenance man hours shows that over the life of the aircraft up to 20 hours of maintenance is delivered for each flying hour of aircraft utilization, of course this increases over time, a new aircraft requires considerable less maintenance than more mature aircraft. How do we know these man hours are…

Just as important do Organisational Quality systems understand the role of 147 training organisations. The is some concern in certain quarters regarding a shortfall in competence amongst senior aviation personal particularly persons who are nominated as post holders. Lets clear the air! 1/ The Accountable Manager is not required to be an expert. True –…

To focus on the regulatory compliance we shall ignore the aspects of marketing and other critical business elements. The requirements to achieve a successful GCAA / Part 147 are very specific and success within the process is probably somewhat easier to measure than with other regulatory approvals. The Training Manager (who may be the Accountable…

Consider the following role definitions and responsibilities :- First that the Accountable Manager is responsible for the Quality System which includes both elements of Quality Control and Quality Assurance; Second The Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for the auditing of all Compliance related elements of the organization system. When we speak about Organisational Compliance we…