aviation services

Sofema Aviation Services heads to the Far East

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September 01, 2014

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract to deliver Regulatory Training for LAOS Aircraft Engineering Company (LAECO). The Training will be delivered at the Corporate HQ in Vietniane LAOS and will take place in October 2014. An agreement to establish the Lao Airlines Engineering Company Limited (LAECO)…

Aviation Safety System Performance Indicators

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August 13, 2014

Steven Bentley

The goal of our Safety Performance Indicators is to provide an indication of the ability of the organisation to identify exposures which can lead to increased risk and the possibility of incidents and accidents. Elements which may be developed into performance Metrics include the following: a) Commitment is evidenced by the Management concern, Personal Concern and…

The Difference between Aviation Performance Auditing and Aviation Safety Auditing

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August 12, 2014

Steven Bentley

In fact the differences are not as great as one may at first imagine. Whilst the difference between Compliance Auditing and Performance Auditing is quite significant, the gap narrows considerably when looking at Performance Auditing and Safety Auditing. A performance audit looks more at the organisations effectiveness for efficiencies and business results. A performance audit…

Managing Safety Auditing within an Aviation Safety Management System (SMS)

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August 12, 2014

Steven Bentley

Consider that we need to work within the Organisational SMS Structure. The Safety Management System will vary in size from a part time or shared position through to a large and dedicated office with full time professionals managing the system. So we should understanding that the Safety Auditing Activity is also going to be scalable…