Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) looks at the Performance Based Navigation (PBN) environment. Performance Based Navigation (PBN) – Introduction PBN will increasingly be required both in specific airspace and at many airports depending on the situation. Whilst Performance Based Navigation (PBN), has been implemented in a number of countries: One challenge affects small operators and/or flight schools…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) considers the expectations and deliverables related to the use of FDA Software Looking at the following products: ɅirFASE® XPressA™ Flight Data Analysis (FDA) Software – Introduction & Overview Flight Data Monitoring (FDM), Flight Data Analysis (FDA), and Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) are different names of the same element of the…

Steve Bentley FRAeS CEO of Sofema Aviation Services considers the communication challenges in a “post-enlightened age”. Introduction – The Good Old Days! Best Practice in crisis communication used to acknowledge what was referred to as the  “Golden Hour” Essentially a period (albeit notional) during which the airline crisis management team would have time to activate,…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) considers the actionable outcomes following Flight Data Analysis including: Ensuring Corrective Actions following Flight Data Analysis The need to Provide Effective Feedback Flight Data Analysis – Introduction Multiple approaches to analysis serve to enable the safety officer a greater insight into what is happening within the company. The more detailed and…