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Sofema Aviation Services provides a brief introduction to the concepts and considers recent amendments to Part 21. Changes to EASA Part 21 Regulation 748/2012 To incorporate ED Decision 2019/003/R introducing AMC/GM to part-21 for proportionality and simplification of airworthiness and environmental certification regulations for small aircraft. To incorporate Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/897 of 12…

Sofema Aviation Services considers elements related to delivering cultural change in the workplace as an enabler to drive improvements. EASA requires an active Risk Management environment however this is typically found within the Safety Management System (SMS). In fact, Safety Assurance is looking at weakness in the organisational system which raises the exposure to risk. Whilst…

Introduction Delivering the strongest and most effective Quality and Safety Management System requires reliable information regarding the organisational compliance status. The higher the quality of the information the more focused and hence potentially “effective” will be the decision making of those involved. A Quality System is Quality Control (QC) plus Quality Assurance (QA) QC being…

Sofema Aviation Services Considers the benefits which the Industry has enjoyed thanks to MSG 3. Introduction Until the advent of the Maintenance Steering Group driven Maintenance Process in the late 1960’s, it was the responsibility of the Manufacturer to provide the Maintenance Program. A manufacturer driven Maintenance Program (MP) typically provided for a philosophy which…