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An Opinion expressed by Steven Bentley Managing Director of Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com considers the role of the Quality Assurance Department in respect to the generation of  the varius procedures required to comply with EASa regulations. An EASA approved operator or MRO must employ at least 1 Quality Manager (although EASA are currently in the…

Sofema Aviation Services considers the four phases of ICAO SMS Framework Implementation within an Aviation Organization. ICAO four pillars of SMS ICAO SMS Implementation initial phase The initial phase without surprise is the most important, to design the SMS framework which is going to suit your organization. A key element of this stage is to…

Presented by Steven Bentley MD of Sofema Aviation services comments or observations are welcome please email [email protected] The following non exhaustive list is a guide to the effective auditing of Competence Management in a EASA Part 145 organization. All requirements are derived from either IR Implementing Rule requirements. Or AMC Acceptable Means of Compliance requirements….

Production Planning in an MRO or 145 environment, a document delivered by Steven Bentley Managing Director Sofema Aviation Services. Production Planning is a scaleable activity, means in a small organization it is an additional duty of production engineering personnel, whilst in a  large organization or an MRO it becomes a significant department. Production Planning is…