Baines Simmons appoints Mike Da Silva as consultant
Michael Da Silva , Consultant Baines Simmons, part of the Consulting & Training division of global aviation services group Air Partner, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Da Silva as consultant. He will report directly to Mike Wallace, Head of Operations. Mike is a practitioner and manager in Initial Airworthiness, Certification, Test and […]
New Core Competence Framework for Continuing Airworthiness Professionals
April 2019 CAMOs are a critical function in the European aviation safety system. The CAMO function not only plays a key role in managing and safeguarding the airworthiness of an aircraft, but it can also be a huge influencing factor on operational performance, linking the Air Operator to Maintenance Organisations. Optimising maintenance programmes so that […]
Baines Simmons welcomes three new consultants
Baines Simmons, part of the Training & Consultancy division of global aviation services group Air Partner, is pleased to announce that it has appointed three new consultants to the team. Steve Hough joins as Senior Consultant, while Ludo Forrer and Ferdi Taljaard have been appointed Associate Consultants. All three will report directly to Mike Wallace, […]
Baines Simmons appoints Jim Creber as Senior Consultant
Baines Simmons, part of the Consulting & Training division of global aviation services group Air Partner, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Creber as Senior Consultant. Jim reports directly to Mike Wallace, Head of Training & Consulting Operations, and is based at Baines Simmons’ headquarters at Fairoaks airport. Jim has over 25 years […]
Safety management – as you are or a catalyst for change?
We at Baines Simmons strive to help organisations embed effective safety management principles into organisations as part of their business strategy. Our vast global experience allows us to analyse common themes seen during SMS implementation and helps shape our practical, but performance based, approach. We believe that keeping things as simple as possible is a […]
Mind the Gap – Safety Cultures at Risk
Published: 5th November 2018 Author: Mark Townend, Senior Consultant, Baines Simmons Four weeks ago I was privileged to be offered the opportunity to take part in a panel discussion at the CGE Risk “Making Risk Understandable” Networking Event. The discussion topic was one that was particularly close to my heart: “Bridging the gap between management […]
New Zealand CAA awarded safety leadership award
Auckland Airport recently selected the New Zealand CAA as the inaugural winner of their Safety Leadership Award due to the leadership shown during the implementation of Safety Management Systems under Part 100 of the [New Zealand] Civil Aviation Rules. The CAA has proactively engaged with industry on the Safety Management System requirements, offered many training […]
Why active Safety Leadership is key to a performing SMS (and business success)
Regulation states that an operator should implement a system to effectively manage safety risks. In complying with this, however, what is often overlooked, is that for maximum effectiveness, it needs to be implemented as part of an integrated management system, as opposed to a ‘bolt-on’ addition to existing operational arrangements. Getting safety management right not […]
Regulatory Compliance – setting yourself up for success
Just as a building constructed on poor foundations is sure to collapse, a safety management system that is not grounded in strong regulatory foundations is likely to struggle to thrive and provide the organisation and its stakeholders the protection against harm that it seeks. Safety regulation is derived from the hard lessons learnt directly from […]
European Parliament votes to replace Regulation 216/2008 with updated safety rules
On 12 June, the European Parliament voted to repeal Regulation 216/2008 and replace it with an updated set of safety rules designed to align with the 2015 ‘Aviation Strategy to Enhance the Competitiveness of the EU Aviation Sector’. In addition to embracing a risk-based approach through proportionality in the application of the rules, the new […]