December 12th 2014 saw the completion of a 3 Day Aviation Maintenance “Train the Trainer” course at the facilities of VOLGA-DNEPR TECHNICS GMBH Leipzig/Halle Airport. The course was delivered by Steve Bentley MD of Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) to 12 delegates from Volga-Dnepr Facilities at both Leipzig and Frankfurt Airport. VDT GmbH – holds regulatory approval issued by…

We should understand now that it is an essential requirement, to not only pay attention to Human Factors but to develop organizational behaviour which minimize exposure. With the current rate of Aircraft Accidents being caused in 80% of cases by Human Action the need for HF training has never been stronger. In fact the future…

To Err is to be Human, this is true in aviation as in any other activity, however aviation is maybe less forgiving and we should understand the outcomes can be catastrophic. In March 1977 a runway incursion in Tenerife became a disaster with the loss of 583 people. The various elements which were understood to…

Delivering Aviation Regulatory and Vocational training to the highest standard requires a continuous evaluation of the training process. Presented by Steven Bentley MD of Sofema Aviation Services   What do we actually mean by feedback?  –  let’s consider for a moment We want to know how well we have done in communicating with our audience. Communication however…