The majority of Aviation “Incidents” occur in and around the airport environment. We all accept that the airport is a busy and dynamic environment. With future trends showing continuously growing traffic volumes, together with forecasts of increased growth into the next decades we will see without doubt pressure the airport to continue to deliver safety…

Tremendous advances have been made over the last 25 years in the overall Aviation Safety Environment, driven in a large part by the work of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Considering the size of commercial aviation in previous decades there was a significant number of accidents. Causal factors for early accidents included the lower…

Sofema Aviation Services is pleased to announce the launch of a new series of Aviation Safety Management System Training courses “Solutions for Experts” aimed at developing the organisations ability to correctly identify and develop mitigations for any identified hazards and other perceived risks throughout the business. Sofema Aviation Services – 1st for Practical Training Solutions, 1st for…

Where are the differences between Hazard Identification and Risk Management in a 145 environment and in an Operation? In some respects the challenges are similar, however a significant number of exposures within the maintenance system actually have visibility which should have been understood but is only identified in the aftermath of an incident or accident….