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Let’s split the Quality System into its constituent parts. Quality Control – In just a few words the organisations ability to comply with the rules and deliver the production process in an effective way involving process procedures, management, competence, training and effective culture and behaviour. Quality Assurance – Again in just a few words the…

Aviation Safety Management Systems Business Area Owner Responsibilities considerations by Sofema Aviation Services. The responsibility of the business area owner is to consider mitigation proposals and take the appropriate actions. Post Holders (Nominated Persons) have direct responsibility for Quality Control and for their respective business areas. They also have direct responsibility for the success of…

The following provides an insight into areas of exposure which may be identified as a secondary or contributing element towards any event under investigation. As we develop our timeline of the various elements which formed our event, incident or accident we can look in more depth in any area which we are minded to believe…

Where did Aircraft Maintenance come from?  In the beginning there was no maintenance requirement so it became a needs driven activity. Task which would in fact tend to be multiplied due to any findings following adverse events. We can trace regulatory driven maintenance requirements back to the 1930’s. Essentially the hard time maintenance tasks predominated…