SMS for Aviation Service Providers – process review by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considering the four components of an SMS. The benefits of an effective SMS To promote a culture of total safety. To encourage everyone in an organization to think, behave, and act with complete safety in mind. Enables the operator to create…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers issues which are created due to ambiguous or phraseology which is subject to variable interpretation during Aircraft Lease Contract Developments. Introduction  – The problem with Vague, Un-Qualified and Open-Ended Commitments What does “Good Condition” mean – clearly this is a very subjective term – What if the lessee has more…

Aircraft Repair Assessment & Facilitation – Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the process of assessing & managing aircraft Repairs. Introduction Repairs are a concern on older airplanes because of the possibility that they may develop, cause, or obscure metal fatigue, corrosion, or other damage during service. This damage might occur within the repair itself…

EASA issues Additional Airworthiness Specifications Update – Review by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com The following questions have been identified and answered by EASA – please visit this link. Relevant Areas For consideration by EASA Part 21, Part CAMO & Part 145 Organisations: Are the repairs/alterations/changes, that are validated under the FAA PART 26 rule,…