Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers best practice ramp operations – Circle of Safety. Introduction – What is the Circle of Safety? The Aerodrome Ramp Circle of Safety refers to a designated area around an aircraft, especially when it’s parked or being serviced on the ramp (also known as the apron or tarmac). This area is established…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the accepted processes to comply with Appendix X to CAR 145 issue 9 (This document forms an overview and summary please also refer to the original document for additional details) Note: Personnel holding a current UAE Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s type licence may undertake inspections, limited to colour contrast penetrant only….

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) would like to thank Rustom Sutaria for providing his considerations regarding Aircraft Reliability as a tool to Reduce Spares Demand. Utilising aircraft reliability to optimise maintenance programmes affected by spares procurement challenges – An alternative to the grounding of your aircraft. A recently published article from Airline Business Weekly Briefing (“Aircraft…

Comment by Sofema Online (SOL) www.sofemaonline.com (Ref EASA – See Here) related to Maintenance Control Centre (MCC) Recurrent Defects Best Practices. Introduction Both accidents and high-risk occurrences have been linked to recurrent defects and technical faults in aircraft components and systems. These events were the result of repetitive defects that had not been properly resolved. Unresolved…