Steven Bentley on behalf of Sofema Aviation Services is pleased to present an overview of what takes place during our very intensive 2 day train the trainer for Human factors. Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) is one of the few companies who offer Human Factors Train the Trainer or HFTTT but no one is doing it…

A Discussion Paper by Steve Bentley, Managing Director, Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com The role of the MRO, whether it is whole aircraft or components, is to meet the obligation to deliver finished work on time to the customer. To do this requires trained competent and motivated staff. Access to a good quality workforce is vital…

How many different ways do you employ within your organisation to gather data to feed into your SMS system, this article explores the numerous ways you can obtain useful data. In fact 30 different ways are identified which you can incorporate or adapt to improve your SMS system. An effective ICAO compliant Safety Management System…

A  comment often heard  from our customers, iterates the difficulty in repositioning the SMS to truly deliver a proactive system. Even amongst those who accept that a fully integrated SMS system will deliver both efficiencies and savings. Whilst  we all agree that without  integrating  the SMS system within  all elements of the organisation we will…