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EASA Part 21 Classification of Changes Considerations

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EASA Part 21 Classification of Changes Considerations

September 08, 2021

Steven Bentley

EASA Part 21 Classification of Changes Considerations – Review by Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com  Introduction Please refer to the following document: EASA CM No.: CM–21.A–CS–001 Issue 02 dated 30 April 2021 concerning regulatory requirement(s): Point 21.A.91 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No. 748/2012 – Classification of changes to a type-certificate. Concerning Changes Changes (or…

Design Aspects of Aircraft Airworthiness

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Design Aspects of Aircraft Airworthiness

September 07, 2021

Steven Bentley

Design Aspects of Aircraft Airworthiness – Presentation by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com Introduction – Certification of Aircraft, Design, and Production The Basic Certification requirements for commercial aircraft are to be found in ICAO Annex 8 Airworthiness of Aircraft ICAO Airworthiness Manual, Part V State of Design and State of Manufacture Each ICAO contracting state…

Requirements Related to a CAR OPS / EASA 965/2012 Quality System

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EASA Quality System

September 02, 2021

Steven Bentley

Review regarding EASA Quality System by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com Introduction In 1998 The Joint Aviation Authorities launched JAR OPS 1 (and “3”) contained within these documents was for the first time a specific requirement (JAR OPS Subpart B 1.035) for an independent audit function within the Operations Environment – With the transition to…

EASA Compliance Auditing Considerations related to – Maintaining Objectivity – Sample Size / Value of Finding Raised / Operator’s Authority on Area of Audit

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Compliance

September 02, 2021

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com takes a deep dive into the process to obtain a return on the investment of the auditors’ time (ROI) during the performance of Aviation Compliance Audits. Introduction To deliver effective EASA compliance audits it is necessary to pay attention to a number of key areas which are identified below for…