Types of Audit in Aviation and the difference between compliance and conformance

Sofema Aviation Services offers 2 day intensive audit training courses see www.sassofia.com The Compliance Audit Audits can be divided into two categories by purpose: Compliance and performance. A compliance audit looks for conformanceĀ  to a set of rules. The rules may not always be questions. Regulatory audits. Are in fact compliance audits ā€“ compliance with…

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Introduction to Safety Management Systems and what it means for ā€œUSā€ as employees and managers of an Airline or Maintenance Organisation

Historically organisations have relied on a single person to manage safety although the phrase is perhaps misleading, in reality organisations had a person who is essentially responsible for following up in the event of a report being issued. What we are now being presented with is a new way of doing business. Where the organization…

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SAFAIR Signs contract for SAM-Software

SAFAIR Signs contract for SAM Software   Airline Software Applications is pleased to announce the signing of a contract to implement the full ASP package of SAM software, throughout the Safair fleet. Safair currently operates 16 aircrafts (737, ATR, L382) Safair starts with a 4 user ASP full package of SAM, which can be upgraded…

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Generic Procedures for Managing and Auditing Aviation Software

Sofema Aviation Services is pleased to offer the following procedures are as a guideline only, To use as a basis on which to focus the need for the development of associated process and proceduresĀ for Managing and Auditing Aviation Software. Auditing Aviation Software consists of a means of monitoring the software development and other processes which…

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