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A review paper by Steven Bentley Managing Director of Sofema Aviation Services. Many organisations ask for the legal obligations regarding the training of Safety Management Systems, the purpose of this document is to put into context an understanding of the requirement. Origins of the need for SMS training In fact the need started to crystallize…

When performing initial calculations it is sometimes difficult to assess the appropriate manpower to deliver an Effective Aviation Quality System, this document is intended to guide through some basic understanding to allow you to make an appropriate determination for your organisation. Prerequisite Questions It is important that you answer these questions with total honesty because…

To benefit from this program we need to identify a person with the following responsibility. Production Planning Program Optimization Manager So what can we look at following a Maintenance Check? 1/ Any issues arising -general 2/ Manpower utilization – actual versus estimation 3/ Lost time summary 4/ Defects found during the maintenance check 5/ Defects…

What is a Service Level Agreement ? “SLA” Basically a  service-level agreement is an agreement which is created between two (or sometimes more) stake holders or relevant parties to agree a set of obligations or deliverables. Can SLA’s work in an Aviation Production Planning environment ? Without doubt, introducing an agreed process which can help to bridge…