Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the challenges of enabling and measuring the most effective engagement with the Management of Change (MOC) process. Introduction – To consider the Challenges to MOC Engagement It is important to carefully define what you mean by engagement and to develop a set of standardized metrics that can be used to measure…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com looks at the regulatory drivers for the issue of Airworthiness Directives (ADs) by the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) Introduction to Airworthiness Directives Airworthiness Directives are issued to address unsafe conditions. Aircraft on the UK Register are required to comply with all applicable Airworthiness Directives. As a result of…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers best practice activities in preparation for Maintenance Check Flights Introduction In order to understand the work completed on the aircraft, a thorough briefing with the maintenance personnel/facility that has completed the work is of extreme importance. The type of flight and depth of testing should then be agreed upon with all…

Sofema Aviation Services shares the latest events in the Aviation business from around the world in our Aviation Weekly News Roundup: > US airplane near misses keeps coming. Now officials are talking about averting ‘catastrophic’ incidents The skies have been turbulent over the United States in 2023 – and not just because of rogue balloons….