How dependent is an EASA or GCAA compliant organization on the effectiveness of the Safety Management System (SMS) Manager?  Immeasurably is the simple answer, with the changes in organizational thinking driven by ICAO and others which we have seen introduced over the last decade or so, leading to the more or less de facto acceptance…

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…