Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the role of Different Check Flights to Support Continuing Airworthiness. Introduction – Guidance for EASA Permit to Fly Procedures Reference Documents (EC) No 2018/1139, (EC) No 748/2012, (EC) No 1321/2014, as amended A Permit to Fly is generally issued when a certificate of airworthiness is temporarily invalid, for example as the…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the PBN Fundamentals EASA Part SPA was issued as Annex V to Commission Regulation 965/2012. Part SPA provides for the: Implementing Rules, (IRs), Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMCs), and Guidance Material (GMs) related to Specific Approvals available for an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) / Air Carrier (AC) to apply for: RVSM…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) considers the current status and changes following the issue of the ICAO Safety Management Manual, Doc 9859, 4th Edition. Aviation SMS 2023 – ICAO Drivers General Introduction Aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) are a work in progress and the standards and regulatory drivers will continue to focus on evolution and strategy…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) considers issues related to EASA / UK Certification. Introduction: EASA Form 1 and UK CAA Form 1 The European Union Trade and Cooperation Agreement (EU-UK) states; “The importing Party shall recognize the production certification and production oversight system of the exporting Party since the system is considered sufficiently equivalent to the…