General Introduction When dealing with the complex technical systems involved in air transport, the consequences of unreliable services become critical and may include – A high cost of operation, A loss of productivity, Incidents, and potential exposure to accidents. Aircraft Maintenance activity has come a long way since the early days of commercial aviation when…

The Role of the Industry Steering Committee (ISC) The Industry Steering Committee (ISC) consists of a team composed of delegates from the proposed or actual operators, as well as manufacturers, (Note the manufacturer does not “own” the process) as well as regulators (who typically chair the process.) The activities of the ISC are to essentially…

19th to 23rd April 2018 saw Altin Vrapi (Instructor of Sofema Aviation Services ) deliver 5 day course for LAM – Mozambique Airlines S.A – Maputo, Mozambique 13 delegates from  LAM – Mozambique Airlines S.A took part of the training program Logistics & Stores Inspection Procedures EASA – 5 Day Logistics & Stores Inspection Procedures EASA…

Within Aviation our Safety Management System is a “Top Down” system and it is essential that it is “Managed in a proactive way by the “Senior Management”. To be effective we need to focus on an understanding of Safety Performance within the Organisation as well as a deep understanding of the Management and Measurement principles…