Baines Simmons attend the ERA Regional Airline Conference 2019
Bob Simmons and Ross Priday attended the ERA’s Regional Airline conference on the 27th – 28th March this year, held in Prague. The event examined the subjects of pilot shortages, EU261 impact on the sector, industry trends, challenges and Brexit, along with a lively regional aircraft manufacturers forum. The Brexit session, in particular, looked at […]
read full story >>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 […]
Performing maintenance properly – 5 key things to consider
Senior Consultant, Paul White, shares his view on what performing maintenance properly actually means and highlights 5 key areas to consider in order to state that maintenance has been performed properly. Prior to maintenance being certified, the certifying staff needs to satisfy them self that “all the maintenance ordered has been properly carried out by […]
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Today, on the 8th of March we celebrate International Women’s Day by looking back into the history books and remembering some of the fantastic women who will never be forgotten for their achievements and paving the way for women in aviation. Katharine Wright Haskell The sister of aviation’s most famous brother, Wilbur and Orville […]
read full story >>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, […]
Leading safety and leading safely – is there a difference?
Published: January 2019 Author: Colin Russell , Principal Consultant, Baines Simmons Like many aspects of aviation, and of life in general, things tend to get more complex, busier, more demanding as time goes on. Just look at the volume of e-mails we receive on a daily basis, or the need to change our insurance or […]
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 […]
Design Organisation Approval: The integration of Safety Management and Organisation Performance
Published: 22nd October 2018 By: Duane Kritzinger Recent engagements with clients have led to me to consider this challenge facing our industry and I wanted to share my views. When it comes to our Design Organisation Handbook (or Exposition as it is referred to in EMAR 21) I have long had the mantra that the […]