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Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the challenges of effectively engaging with Safety Performance Indicators (SPI), Safety Performance Targets (SPT), and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and using the information to support the Management of Change. Introduction The use of aviation safety performance indicators (SPI), safety performance targets (SPT), and key performance indicators (KPI) is critical in measuring…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the requirements to issue a Certificate of Fitness for Flight in accordance with APPENDIX VII TO CAR-145 Introduction A Certificate of Fitness for Flight is required to be issued to release an aircraft for a flight when it is not possible to issue a Certificate of Release to Service due to:…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers best practice activities in preparation for Maintenance Check Flights Introduction In order to understand the work completed on the aircraft, a thorough briefing with the maintenance personnel/facility that has completed the work is of extreme importance. The type of flight and depth of testing should then be agreed upon with all…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers issues related to EASA / UK Form 1 Certification Introduction The European Union Trade and Cooperation Agreement (EU-UK) states; “The importing Party shall recognize the production certification and production oversight system of the exporting Party since the system is considered sufficiently equivalent to the system of the importing Party” (source: Article…