After 2015 it will not be possible to place an aircraft onto the UAE register if it is over 20 years old. Reference UAE Gulf Civil Aviation Authority  (GCAA)  INFORMATION BULLETIN No. 11/2014: “From 01 January 2015, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Certificate of Registration (C of R) shall be issued only to those aircraft with…

19th & 20th October Al Ain UAE Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) in conjunction with Horizon International Flight Academy (HIFA) are pleased to offer a 2 Day regulatory training Air Crew Licensing CAR –FCL. The training is taking place in the facilities of Horizon, based at Al Ain International Airport UAE Purpose built for flight training, Horizon International…

Thursday 3rd September saw the delivery by Sofema Aviation Services SAS Delivered EASA Part 21 Subpart G  / CAR 21 Subpart G  2 day training  at the Jet Aviation Facilities in Dubai. Commented Steve Bentley MD of SAS “EASA Part 21 / CAR 21 is the most intensive approval an organisation may obtain – indeed in…

The original Proposal was for LROPS to stand for Long Range Operations and ETOPS to stand for Extended Twin Operations. Today According to the FAA ETOPS in fact stands for Extended Operations. In 1997 Airbus proposed the LROPS to cater for twins ETOPS beyond 180 minutes, and beyond 180 minute diversion for all airplanes with…