Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) – Opinion No 01/2024 concerning EASA Regulation of European Ground Handling Entities   Sofema Aviation Services is excited to announce the latest initiative by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) – Opinion No 01/2024. This significant development, documented in a comprehensive 59-page…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com reviews key aspects of EASA Part SPO Approval. Introduction – What is Part SPO? Specialised operations (SPO) means the activities of the organisation of activities other than commercial air transport where the aircraft is used for specialised activities such as: agriculture construction photography surveying observation and patrol aerial advertisement In…

Evidence-Based Training (EBT) Considerations – Related to Flight Crew Training. Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers recommended practices related to ICAO Doc 9995 and EASA Opinions 08/2019 (A) & (B). Introduction – ICAO offers the following: The paradigm shift proposed under the Evidence-Based Training (EBT) programme is not simply to replace a sometimes outdated set of critical…

Easy Access Rules for Air Operations (Regulation (EU) No 965/2012) Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers SPA-Subpart C: Operations with Specified Minimum Navigation Performance (MNPS). SPA.MNPS.100 MNPS Operations (Ref – Regulation (EU) No 965/2012) Aircraft shall only be operated in designated minimum navigation performance specifications (MNPS) airspace in accordance with regional supplementary procedures, where minimum…