Aviation Audit

ICAO Annex 8, Approval of Production and Coordination Between States

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Production

January 14, 2026

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services Considers Key Expectations Related to Production Approval Production Approval – The standards for production approval ensure that every aircraft, engine, propeller, and associated part (and as of November 2026, remotely piloted aircraft systems) conforms to an approved design and is in a condition for safe operation. Responsibilities of the State of Manufacture The…

How to Measure Performance within an EASA Part CAMO Safety Management System (SMS)

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EASA Part CAMO Safety Management System (SMS)

April 09, 2024

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) Considers best practice measures for assessing the effectiveness of the Safety Management System within an EASA Part CAMO Safety Management System (SMS) Environment. Introduction Performance Measures can include some or all of the following: 1/Internal audits/compliance monitoring: all non-compliances a) Total number of findings per audit planning cycle & trend b) %…

How to Interpret Aviation Audit Findings to support the Organization Data Capture and Data Analysis Processes

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Findings

November 24, 2022

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the best practice process to analyze the available data to determine any Audit Findings. Introduction It is the responsibility of the leadership team to identify the level of risk which can be tolerated by the organizational system (to call it the “Risk Appetite”) moreover to ensure that all Risks, Responses,…

Consider best practices in Aviation Quality Auditing – Save your place for our upcoming training in Dubai, UAE

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Aviation Quality Auditing

November 01, 2021

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com is delighted to invite you to our upcoming training regarding Aviation Quality Auditing: Aviation Quality Auditing and Root Cause Analysis for Nominated Persons and Business Area Managers – 2 Days – Dubai, UAE Dates: 8-9 December 2021 Venue: Avenue Hotel, Dubai, UAE Price: 735 EUR Register at [email protected] before 8 November & Save…