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Operational Flight Data Monitoring, known more recently as Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA), is probably the most important safety tool available to aviation. Rather than reacting to serious incidents, operators have a very useful tool to proactively identify safety hazards and mitigate the risks.   What Happens to Identified Events? Whilst each individual event typically…

Developing EASA Compliant Quality Assurance for CAMO & 145 – 3 Days, Manchester, UK  Outstanding Price for a 3-day course plus up to 25% discount available for Multiple attendance (3 persons) Location: Thomas Cook Facilities Manchester Airport Dates:  March 11th – March 13th, 2019 Engage Learn Understand   Introduction Effective audits should ensure that we…

ESD Overview ESD stands for Electrostatic Discharge. Static electricity is an everyday phenomenon and while we see the big stuff (lightening for example) at lower levels whilst we cannot see the phenomena, It may nevertheless cause damage to sensitive electronic components. Static can build up rapidly on everyday objects, to produce surprisingly high voltages. When…

The following white paper considers a number of challenges faced by EASA Regulatory Authorities to engage with a Performance-Based Approach in this case with ) Aircraft continuing airworthiness monitoring (ACAM) (however there is a read across into SMS) Steve Bentley is MD of Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com Small Fleets Some European Countries operate relatively small…