Safety & Compliance

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Is Your SMS Valuable or Just Compliant? What Safety Teams Need to Fix Before the November 2026 Deadline.

There’s been a lot written about ICAO Annex 19 Edition 3 and what it means for aviation organisations ahead of the November 2026 deadline. Most of it focuses on the regulatory picture, who’s in scope, what changed, and how EASA is implementing it. That context matters. But if you’re a Safety Manager trying to work […]

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Why Aviation Safety Reporting Systems Fail (And How to Fix Them)

If you’re responsible for an Aviation Safety Management System (SMS), you’ve probably stared at your reporting dashboard at some point and thought: “Why is nobody reporting?” You’ve done the training, communicated the importance of reporting and reinforced the message around Just Culture. And yet, the numbers barely move. When reports do come in, they often

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When Safety Meets Cybersecurity: What EASA Part-IS Really Means for Your SMS

Across Europe, operators and Part-145 organisations are already working hard to keep their SMS effective under EASA’s performance-based oversight. Now EASA Part-IS adds another layer: information security risks that can affect aviation safety have to be managed with the same discipline as “traditional” hazards – and that has direct implications for how your aviation safety

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Aviation SMS Software: The Hidden Cost of Spreadsheets & Outdated Systems

What really happens when an aviation SMS is run on spreadsheets and inboxes, and why operators and Part-145 organisations are moving to modern aviation SMS software instead. Across Europe, operators and maintenance organisations are working under increasing pressure. Oversight is deeper, audits are more structured, and with SMS now firmly embedded across all EASA domains—including

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