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FAA TSO & TSOA Explained

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May 14, 2018

Steven Bentley

TSO stands for Technical Standard Order & TSOA stands for Technical Standard Order Authorization.   What is a TSO A TSO is a minimum performance standard for specified materials, parts, and appliances used on civil aircraft. TSOs represent FAA standardization that reflects standards that the FAA has deemed to be both safe and beneficial. A…

Sofema looks at EASA and NPA 2012-03 Status

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May 14, 2018

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com looks at the challenges of maintaining an effective supply change compliant with EASA, Best Practice & Due Diligence. What is it all about Amongst other proposed changes EASA looked at enhancing the supplier evaluation procedure to provide clarity together with a strong and robust process So what happened Unfortunately, as is…

Optimizing the EASA 145 Production Planning Process in Aircraft Maintenance

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May 08, 2018

Steven Bentley

 What is Production Planning? So lets start by saying that production planning has nothing to do with the operator (so not to confuse with the maintenance planning activities which sit within the operators remit) Production Planning belongs to the Part 145 Production Organisation – To be effective it needs to interface with the PART M…

Using Assertive Techniques to Deal with Conflict

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May 03, 2018

Steven Bentley

 Sofema Aviation Services  www.sassofia.com  looks at assertive techniques which can be employed when performing conflict resolution. Introduction Should we find ourselves in circumstances which require us to communicate assertively, we usually have underlying reasons to achieve the best outcome. Consider the challenge that learning assertive behaviour is only part of the story, having the confidence…

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