EASA, FAA & TCCA 21 Overview – Design & Production Aircraft Certification

Introduction & Overview presented by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com EASA, FAA & TCCA all aim to ensure the safety of aviation products, their approaches differ in regulatory structure, approval systems, and how they handle parts manufacturing and international collaboration. EASA’s centralized European oversight contrasts with the FAA’s more delegated, industry-involved model, while TCCA blends elements…

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EASA Part 21J Safety Management System – Workshop Task – Boeing 737 MAX Groundings

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com EASA Part 21J – Workshop Task to understand the root causes associated with the Boeing Max Catastrophic Events and to focus on the Understanding of Design Shortfalls and Mitigations required to preclude similar recurrence in the future The failure to recognize the risk of a single-point failure in the AoA sensor…

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Introduction to Safety Management Systems (SMS) in Both GACA and EASA Environments with Focus on Ground Operations

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) (www.sassofia.com) considers key elements found in both the GACA and EASA Safety Management Systems (SMS) with Focus on Ground Operations While both GACA and EASA SMS frameworks share common objectives—such as proactive safety management, continuous monitoring, and the promotion of safety culture—there are distinct differences in how these objectives are implemented….

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