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So Let’s take a look at how we could perform an Audit of the Internal Reporting System within an Operators Management System. Consider First the Background Regulatory Obligations and to note that we need in this case to comply with both 965/2012 and 376/2014 (Proposed Audit Items are identified as AI-N) AMC1 ORO.GEN.200(a)(2) Management system…

A discussion paper by Steve Bentley MD of SAS (www.sassofia.com) So what is the Fundamental Mistake? Essentially it is to “believe” that there is a similarity between ISO & EASA – there is not! (Sure, Quality is Quality) but make no mistake – EASA is all about compliance. Even the Quality Assurance Manager has received…

Applying Cost-Benefit Analysis as a Decision Tool for Non-Mandatory Service Bulletins, Modifications & Component Replacement Programmes. Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) is pleased to present the following guest blog written by our Reliability Expert – Rustom D. Sutaria – Avia Intelligence, Dubai, UAE, 2018 For the Operator to automatically comply with service bulletins will result in…

Introduction Why people break rules, particularly if the outcome can be negative and even dangerous? What is it that makes a worker break the rules or commit a violation? A great deal of research has been undertaken during the last 25 years with the focus looking at the view of errors in a different way….