HumanFactors

Building Health & Safety (HSE) Competence into Aviation Leadership

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Building Health & Safety (HSE) Competence into Aviation Leadership

October 14, 2025

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) considers the challenges when building an HSE into an Aviation Domain. Introduction Aviation Leaders set the Cultural Tone. If leaders treat safety as “how we work,” people copy it. If leaders treat safety as a box to tick, people copy that too. Important Note: Do not treat HSE and your core…

Maintenance Error Management System Development Discussion

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October 13, 2025

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) considers the development of Boeing’s MEDA from Maintenance Error Decision Aid to Maintenance Event Decision Aid. Understanding what that shift means for investigation quality, safety culture, and SMS performance. Background Origins: Developed by Boeing with airline/union/FAA involvement in the early–mid 1990s; distributed to operators from 1995; widely adopted as an industry…

Cross-Cultural, Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration in Aviation-Challenges & Best Practices

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October 03, 2025

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) considers key business communication best practices. Aviation work is inherently multi-disciplinary (operations, maintenance, engineering, ground services, security, safety, compliance, finance) and increasingly multicultural. Most performance shortfalls, including safety events, typically occur at the interfaces: Where teams, shifts, disciplines, or contractors hand work to each other. Effective leaders ensure interfaces are managed…

Developing the EASA Part 145 SMS Training Program – Practical Considerations

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November 18, 2024

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the essential elements related to the effective delivery of organisational-wide SMS training program Introduction Creating a robust Safety Management System (SMS) training program is critical for any maintenance organization aiming to enhance safety and human factors awareness. As per AMC4 145.A.30(e) Personnel requirements and GM1 145.A.30(e), the program must ensure…