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EASA Airworthiness Review Staff Review of Responsibilities Effective March 24th 2020

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June 11, 2020

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) considers roles & responsibilities related to the Airworthiness Review Process. Ref Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/270 & Subpart I Airworthiness Review Certificate (GM M.A.901 Airworthiness review). Responsibilities of airworthiness review staff: The following is a summary of the requirements contained in M.A.901 as well as the associated AMC and Appendices, in…

EASA Maintenance Check Flights Considerations

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June 08, 2020

Steven Bentley

Following a number of events related to maintenance check Flights (MCFs) EASA has made a number of changes related to the guidance concerning maintenance check Flights. Review by Sofema Aviation Services Ref Annex I to ED Decision 2020/002/R (Amending Annex I to Decision 2015/029/R) – Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC) and Guidance Material (GM) to…

Considering Responsibilities related to EASA Part 145 Initial and Recurrent Training

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EASA Part 145

June 04, 2020

Steven Bentley

Question and Answer Session with Steve Bentley – CEO of SofemaOnline (SOL) 1/ What are Initial & Recurrent EASA Part 145 Training Courses? A/ The Part 145 Organisation is responsible for the competence of its employees – this of course includes both Certifying Staff & Mechanics. See the following link for details of what training…

The Looming Shortage of Competent European Aviation Maintenance Staff

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June 03, 2020

Steven Bentley

By Steven Bentley – CEO of Sofema Aviation Services  Authors Comment – This is a brief synopsis of a number of problem areas and as you will see there are no quick fixes in this story – Dialogue at the highest level is of critical importance. Introduction The current sadness being experienced by our industry…

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