Most aviation companies are now in one way or another either implementing, considering the implementation or have implemented and are now trying to make the Safety Management System work in an effective way. Taking each element in turn The first challenge to ensure successful implementation of the SMS concerns the effective provision of resources, both…

All Commercial Air Transport Operators (CAT) are required to have a Quality Assurance Function which in a EASA Regulation 2012/965 Compliant Organisation is typically referred to as a Compliance Management Function. This duty is performed by the Compliance Manager, together with a Safety Management Function which is in fact the responsibility of the nominated persons….

Sofema Aviation Services reviews the Safety Management System implementation and Aviation Risk Assessment process. Thursday, April 17th saw the completion of a series of training courses delivered for Fujairah Aviation Academy by Steven Bentley, CEO of Sofema Aviation Services. The courses covered several specific areas compliant with the objectives of the United Arab Emirates –…

Considering the relationship between Aviation Quality and Aviation Safety, together with the relationship between Quality Assurance Auditing and Safety Assurance Auditing in Aviation Often it is apparent there is some confusion between the specific functions of the two different undertakings namely a quality assurance management system and that of a safety assurance management system. So…