Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the requirements for Safety Assessment reference CS 25-1309 as Part of the Regulatory Approval and Continued Airworthiness Process Introduction EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) certification is an important process that aircraft manufacturers and operators must go through to ensure the safety and airworthiness of their products. As part of…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the key terminology related to Aircraft Certification – System Safety Assessment Catastrophic Failure Condition: A failure condition that would result in multiple fatalities, usually with the loss of the airplane. Error: An omission or incorrect action by a crewmember or maintenance personnel, or a mistake in requirements, design, or implementation. Event: An…

CS25 Airworthiness Code – Consideration by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com Introduction The European Union (EU) has decided that only legally binding implementing rules (Hard Law) for airworthiness, in compliance with the Basic Regulation, can only be adopted by the European Commission having received an opinion from the EASA for that purpose. Airworthiness codes, i.e….

CS 25 Introduction to Airworthiness – Safety Assessment – Consideration by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com Introduction Related to Failure Condition Classification For large airplanes, the airworthiness standards (CS/FAR-25), require fail-safe structures, except when it is not possible to implement such a design due to geometrical restrictions. An example of such a case is the…