Overview & presentation by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) The European Aviation Environment is subject to significant complexity across multiple domains – Air Traffic Control (ATC) Air Navigation Services (ANS) Aerodromes, Operators, Maintainers & Continuing Airworthiness Organisations. Faced with enormous challenges to re-write the entire European regulatory environment (whose construction the UK in fact was a…

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…

Post-Brexit acceptance of EASA Part 21 G & UK CAA Part 21 G certificates issued by production organisation approval holders – review by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) Introduction Previously, EASA Form 1s were issued by UK organisations to confirm that a product, part, or component was manufactured in accordance with approved design data. Following the…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers key changes which will impact a number of regulatory requirements between the UK CAA, EASA & the FAA. Introduction The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have concluded negotiations on the Technical Implementation Procedures (the TIP), which was signed today (17 May 2021). The…