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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…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the role of Different Check Flights to Support Continuing Airworthiness. Introduction – Guidance for EASA Permit to Fly Procedures Reference Documents (EC) No 2018/1139, (EC) No 748/2012, (EC) No 1321/2014, as amended A Permit to Fly is generally issued when a certificate of airworthiness is temporarily invalid, for example as the…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the PBN Fundamentals EASA Part SPA was issued as Annex V to Commission Regulation 965/2012. Part SPA provides for the: Implementing Rules, (IRs), Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMCs), and Guidance Material (GMs) related to Specific Approvals available for an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) / Air Carrier (AC) to apply for: RVSM…