Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) has steadily grown by providing specific guidance and support to the aviation industry to encourage organisations to develop the competence of its staff through regulatory and vocational training courses provided by SAS. In continuing this support SAS is offering specific training for Engine and Component Workshop Staff. EASA manages Third Country…

An Article written by Steven Bentley MD of Sofema Aviation Services  At the age of 21 and a few weeks I was the youngest licensed aircraft engineer in the UK (off course this was a “moment in time” which quickly passed but that event occurred in 1976.)  Today with a still valid Avionics B2 plus…

The role of the Training Needs Analysis to maintain compliance with EASA Part 147 & Part 66 requirements in a “post” Regulation (EU) 1149/2011 Note the following extract from the regulations (following significant changes introduced in 2012) In the particular case of type training courses approved on the basis of the requirements valid before Regulation…

Why do some Organisations and Indeed some Regulators incorrectly believe that EASA issues approvals to organisations to deliver Regulatory Training? After 5 years of delivering EASA compliant regulatory training, we at Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com are still being asked to supply (in support of our organizational capability to deliver regulatory training) evidence of either EASA…