Sofema Aviation Services (SMS) www.sassofia.com takes a deep dive into the QMS & SMS Relationship. In aviation, there are numerous misconceptions and misunderstandings about Safety Management Systems (SMS) and Quality Management Systems (QMS). This section aims to clarify these misunderstandings and the relationship and differences between these two crucial systems. Common Ground but Different Goals Both…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) ww.sassofia.com considers the key aspects when auditing the Air Navigation and  Safety Management System (ANS SMS System) Introduction It is important to realize that the role of both QMS and SMS is to provide a service to the management team to understand both the non-conformities and risks which they face within the…

Considerations presented by Steve Bentley FRAeS CEO of Sofema (www.sassofia.com). Steve has over 50 years of experience in Civil Aviation and has been working for more than 25 years in the spheres of Quality, Safety & Aviation Training. Issue No. 1 – Regulators often fail to appreciate the role of vocational and competence-building regulatory training…