Introduction Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com considers Confidential Safety Reporting in a European Aviation Environment A voluntary confidential reporting scheme can provide safety information that would otherwise not be available, and can allow early identification of aviation safety problems and trends, leading to corrective action by operators and the regulator. It is widely recognised that a…

Comments by Steve Bentley MD Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com Introduction As a precursor to the introduction of Regulation 376/2014 EASA identified shortcomings related to Aviation Occurrence Reporting and proposed in 2010 a new regulation which in compliance with ICAO objectives moved the focus from a ‘reactive’ system to a pro-active, risk- and evidence-based system. It…

Sofema Aviation Services Presents: EASA Part M Maintenance Planning Fundamentals – 5 Days – Sofia, Bulgaria     Where & When is the Course? SAS Training Academy, Sofia – Bulgaria- February 18th 2019 and February 22nd 2019   Who is the Course for? All personnel with duties and/or responsibilities in the Airline Planning environment. Quality…

Introduction Effective safety reporting of hazards by operational personnel is an important cornerstone of the management of safety. Therefore, an operational environment in which operational personnel have been trained and are constantly encouraged to report hazards is the prerequisite for effective safety reporting. The ICAO requirements require that aviation service providers develop and maintain, within…