Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com looks at the practical functioning of  International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention) ICAO Introduction The primary objective of International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention)ICAO is to ensure the safe and efficient operation of international civil aviation. It achieves this by setting standards and regulations for various aspects of aviation, including flight safety, air…

Sofema Aviation Services shares the latest events in the Aviation business from around the world in our Aviation Weekly News Roundup: > UK air traffic issue fixed but flights remain affected Britain’s National Air Traffic Services (NATS) was hit by a technical problem for several hours on Monday, causing widespread disruption to flights using the…

Considerations presented by Steve Bentley FRAeS CEO of Sofema (www.sassofia.com). Steve has over 50 years of experience in Civil Aviation and has been working for more than 25 years in the spheres of Quality, Safety & Aviation Training. Issue No. 1 – Regulators often fail to appreciate the role of vocational and competence-building regulatory training…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the forthcoming requirements related to European Union Aviation Safety Agency Opinion No 03/2021 Note 1 – An EASA Opinion is the source for Implementing Rules (when ratified by the European Commission (EC)) unless issued under delegated authority re 2018/1139. Note 2 – An EASA Decision is the source for Acceptable…