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Sofema Aviation SA takes a deep dive into the CAMO Compliance Requirements and Oversight Activities. Introduction The gap between regulatory compliance (meeting the minimum legal standards) and effective CAMO oversight of the AMO (ensuring the actual physical integrity and therefore optimum reliability of the fleet) is where most operational risk resides. While compliance is binary,…

Sofema Aviation (SA) takes a deep dive into the relationship between Airline Operations (Part-ORO), Continuing Airworthiness (Part-CAMO), and Maintenance (Part-145) Introduction In 2026, SMS should no longer be a series of independent silos. Since the 2024 implementation deadline for Part-145 SMS, the regulatory expectation is a seamless, multidirectional flow of safety data. Sitting between the Operator…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) looks at the key aspects of the EASA ANAC Bilateral related to 145 Introduction The relationship between the European Union and Brazil is formalized through the EU-Brazil Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA). It relies on two primary technical pillars: the Technical Implementation Procedures (TIP) for Design and Production (Initial Airworthiness) and…

The European Union and Canadian Regulatory landscape is governed by the EASA-TCCA Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA). Both agencies rely on a Maintenance Agreement Guidance (MAG) document to bridge the small gaps between EASA Part 145 and TCCA CAR 573 / CAR 521 Initial Airworthiness: Design and Production Under the BASA, the Technical Implementation Procedures (TIP)…