Flight Data Analysis – The UK CAA has made a recommendation regarding improvements to be made in connection with the management of Flight Data

On 3 October 2010, a Boeing 767 landed heavily on Runway 09 at Bristol Airport that resulted  in a crease over the fuselage crown. Upon investigation of the incident it was discovered  through historic data that the operator had an unusually high rate of hard landings at Runway  09 versus the other runway at Bristol…

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The Certification Process – SSA – ALI – CMR & CDCCL

A brief introduction to certification terms to be found in the Continuous Airworthiness Management of EASA compliant aircraft. Presented by Steven Bentley – MD Sofema Aviation Services. The Type Certificate Holder (TCH) is responsible to the regulator of the state of the designer to deliver an aircraft which is fully compliant with the System and…

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EASA Continuing Airworthiness Related to Aircraft Structures

Continuing airworthiness concerns for aging jet transports has received much attention over the last 15 years. Boeing and other TCH’s developed Supplemental structural inspection programs. In the late1970’s and early 1980’s intended to address fatigue problems. And much focus was placed on fail safe structural designs. The aloha incident became a milestone in respect of…

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