Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) (www.sassofia.com) providing regulatory guidance & support for Organisations seeking EASA Part 145 approval. Introduction – First Steps Obtaining an EASA Part-145 approval is a major undertaking and requires commitment, ownership, as well as adequate financial resources. You will need a company structure to support the organisations objectives as well as a…

An Operator is required to have a process to manage Continuing Airworthiness as a direct responsibility, moreover it is required also to either have its own approved “in house” Part 145 or to Contract a Part 145 Organization to cover at least the requirements of both Line Maintenance and Minor Maintenance. Whilst the Maintainer is…

Production Planning is a scalable activity, means in a small organization it may well be an additional duty of production engineering personnel, whilst in a  large organization or an MRO it becomes a significant department. Production Planning is a dedicated element within 145 reference to 145.A.47, so we understand therefore that all 145 & MRO…