Steven Bentley's posts

Aviation Weekly News Roundup – 3 October 2025

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October 02, 2025

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services shares the latest events in the Aviation business from around the world in our Aviation Weekly News Roundup: > Bulgaria Poised to Become Strategic Hub for Unmanned Aviation, BAIA Head SaysTodor Ivandjikov, Chair of the Bulgarian Aviation Industry Association (BAIA), said on Wednesday that Bulgaria has the potential to become a strategic…

Sofema Online Extends Client Support Hours with New Shift Working – Faster Responses, Global Coverage

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October 01, 2025

Steven Bentley

Sofema Online delivers EASA-compliant, expert-led aviation training on a scale. With 400+ courses, diplomas and packages, Freedom Pass options, PTP benefits and ENPL financing, SOL blends practical content, assessments and certificates with transparent reporting. Extended support hours, Enterprise OPS Hub, and predictable pricing make learning faster, safer and budget-friendly for teams. This year, we are…

EASA Part 66 Certification Review,Questions & Comments

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October 01, 2025

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) reviews EASA Part 66 Key Issues, Questions & Comments Part 66 License Privileges A Part-66 licence never, by itself, gives you certification privileges. Those privileges are exercised only when you are authorised by an organisation (Part-145/Part-CAO) or when you act as Independent Certifying Staff (ICS) under Part-ML. This is explicit in…

MSAT-EASA Competent Authority Best Practices Review

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October 01, 2025

Steven Bentley

Consolidated Best Practices-All Domains Early Engagement & Preparation Initiate pre-application meetings to clarify expectations, referencing the EASA MSAT maturity model. Use the MSAT maturity model during documentation review to ensure that even at “Present” stage, the organisation demonstrates a structured, coherent management system (MS) rather than fragmented procedures. Verify resources-staffing, funding, tools, and training-against key…