Sofema Aviation Services shares the latest events in the Aviation business from around the world in our Aviation Weekly News Roundup: > United Nigeria Airlines Embraer skids off Lagos airport runway Yesterday, May 31 2023, a United Nigeria Airlines Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft with registration number 5N-BWW was involved in a runway excursion incident at the…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the requirements to issue a Certificate of Fitness for Flight in accordance with APPENDIX VII TO CAR-145 Introduction A Certificate of Fitness for Flight is required to be issued to release an aircraft for a flight when it is not possible to issue a Certificate of Release to Service due to:…

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…

Regulatory Review by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com Introduction – Subpart E – Low Visibility Ops (LVO) SPA.LVO.100 The operator shall only conduct the following low visibility operations (LVO) when approved by the competent authority: Low visibility take-off (LVTO) operation; Lower than standard category I (LTS CAT I) operation; Standard category II (CAT II) operation; Other…