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AeroEx SMS - Safety Management Solutions
First of all, what is a safety management system (SMS)?
A safety management system is a series of defined, organization-wide processes that provide for effective risk-based decision-making relating to your daily business.
What does the SMS focus on?
SMS focuses on maximizing opportunities to continuously improve the overall safety of the
aviation system.
What are the key processes of an SMS?
- Hazard identification - a method to identify hazards relating to your organization;
- Risk management – a standard approach for assessing risks and for applying risk controls;
- Performance measurement - management tools for analyzing whether the organization’s safety goals are being achieved; and
- Quality assurance – a quality management systems (QMS) process that, amongst other things, ensures continuous improvement.
As an expert in Safety Management Systems (SMS) and an official reseller of the SMS PRO™ software, AeroEx is pleased to present its profound knowledge of SMS to its customers. We are one of the first consulting agencies dealing with SMS, a subject that is receiving increased attention from the aviation industry now.
If you want to know more about Safety Management Systems, for instance, how your organization can benefit from a SMS, please feel free to contact us.
AeroEx' SMS service offering includes:
- Implementation support
- Provision of an external safety manager
- Operational processes and interfaces
- Organizational relationship & management
- Risk management
- Documentation
- Safety assurance
- Training seminars and workshops
AeroEx provides special workshops and seminars on safety management to management personnel and employees of commercial and non-commercial operators, authorities and maintenance organizations as well as the aircraft industry. Our lecturers possess extensive industry experience and a profound knowledge of pertinent methods and skills. Each seminar is based upon the most recent information and requirements and represents the latest thinking of the industry.
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AeroEx has been chosen by EBAA and BBGA to provide the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) SMS toolkit workshops in Europe.
Besides our regularly scheduled seminars to be held in various countries we offer in-house seminars that fit the specific training needs of individual organizations. If you have any special requests, we would be pleased to prepare an in-house seminar that fits your training needs as well as the size of your organization. The following workshops and seminars on Safety Management Systems (SMS) are available:
- Safety Management System (SMS) - Basics
- Safety Management System (SMS) - Implementation
- Safety Management System (SMS) - Essentials for Management Personnel
- Safety Management System (SMS) for Regulatory Authorities
- Safety Management System (SMS) for Regulatory Authorities – Senior Management
Actually, we offer a range of open seminars on Safety Management Systems invarious cities. Please download the course schedule or the seminar catalog for 2010 for a detailed overview.
-> SEMINAR REGISTRATION
Software SMS PRO™
SMS PRO™ - what is it?
SMS PRO™ is the web-based tool aviation operators need to implement and manage SMS.
SMS PRO™ moves SMS from theory and concept to application.
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SMS requires information management systems for:
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SMS also requires robust communication systems to support safety promotion, safety culture, lessons learned, and employee feedback. SMS PRO™ has been designed to meet ICAO, FAA, EASA, Transport Canada, IATA and IS-BAO requirements.
Eliminate unwieldy, costly and ineffective paper-based systems and manage your SMS with modern aviation-specific web-based technology.
SMS PRO™ is an enterprise-level application which leverages the best aspects of the Internet:
- Accessed worldwide via Internet
- No hardware or software to buy
- Dynamic database functionality
- Daily information back-up
- E-mail communications and alerts
- Dedicated IT support
- Very affordable
Security protocols keep your information safe. Features include 128-bit encryption and discrete username and passwords. The application can also be hosted on your company’s server, behind the firewall.
Freelancers in Focus
Due to the rapid growth of the AeroEx network we look for new professional and reliable freelancers who are willing to support our agency.
We are interested in freelancers who have a wide expertise in the aviation industry especially in OPS 1, Part-21, ISO EN and Safety Management System (SMS).
If you are interested in working with us, we would like to invite you to attend an interview at our EBACE booth, # 493.
In advance, you may send us your CV via e-mail to HR@aeroex.eu so that we can review it beforehand in order to check your qualifications and skills.
Should you have any further queries or need additional information, please feel free to contact us.
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AeroEx awarded ISO EN 9001:2008 Certificate
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On April 8, 2010, after one and a half days of auditing in our headquarters in Buchs, Switzerland, AeroEx was awarded the ISO EN 9001:2008 certificate.
We are glad and proud to hold an ISO EN 9001:2008 certificate that emphasizes our excellent internal processes and which reflects the high level of service quality and customer satisfaction.
Special thanks go to Reinhard Wiring of TÜV Süd from Germany for his cooperation and for executing the ISO EN 9001:2008 certification audit in our headquarters.
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From left to right: Christopher Drax (Quality Manager), Reinhard Wiring (External Auditor), Sabine Wehinger (Administration),
Martin Hinkel (Management), Nino Bolley (Trainee), Joel Hencks (Management), Helmut Gottschalk (Management)
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The Advantages of Outsourcing from the Perspective of AeroEx
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If you intend to outsource part of your operation, for instance, quality management (QM) or safety management (SM), you first need to identify what are the advantages of outsourcing such sectors for your business.
When done for the right reasons, outsourcing will actually help your company grow and save money. However, there are also other advantages of outsourcing that go beyond money.
See for yourself the advantages you can take from outsourcing quality management or safety management:
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Ability to concentrate on your core business
- No need to take own personnel away from their actual activities
- Participation of management and personnel in audits only when areas of direct responsibility are concerned
Cost transparency
- Through the creation of a fixed budget with time-phased project steps
Cost saving
- Employees work in their core areas
- Employees do not need external training
- No additional cost for standards and audit software (also applying to updates)
- No additional cost for a safety management system software
- No additional cost for the acquisition of current know-how
- No risk of loss of personnel or down-time
Consistently high quality/safety
- Objectivity through external experts
- No conflict of interests for QM/SM employees
- Easier conflict management through an external consultant
- Schedule control and schedule management through external QM/SM employees
Individual solutions
- No standard quality management or safety management systems
- External experts (experience in various industries and companies) offer
- individual and optimum solutions including benchmarking
Up-to-date at all times
- Regular training of employees
- Facilitation of workshops
- Regular reporting
Permanent access to resources
- Access to expert know-how and up-to-date information (transfer of knowledge)
- Quick solving of problems through immediate availability
- Access to the latest technologies
AeroEx’ expertise and experience as to quality and safety management enables us to provide external quality and safety managers to our clients. These experts have an in-depth and up-to-date knowledge of their area of responsibility in order to ensure best operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Should you have any further queries or need additional
information about our offers regarding outsourcing, please feel free to contact us (info@aeroex.eu).
EASA update of the new CRD Part FCL now available
On April 9, 2010, the EASA published the Comment Response Document (CRD) which contains replies to comments by stakeholders, together with the revised text for Part-FCL and related Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC) and Guidance Material (GM). The Notice of Proposed Amendment NPA 2008-17 (b) detailing proposals for Flight Crew Licensing was open for public consultation between June 2008 and February 2009.
Here are some of the topics that are affected:
- Light Aircraft Pilot License
- "Competent Authority"
- Instructors for pilot training outside EU
- Language Proficiency
Stakeholders can access these documents by clicking here and place reactions using the Comment Response Tool at http://hub.easa.europa.eu/crt for a period of 2 months.
The Agency will take these reactions into consideration when developing its opinion on pilot licensing, which is expected to be published and submitted to the European Commission during summer 2010.
AeroEx goes ILA - Hall 8a, Booth # 301
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ILA Berlin Air Show 2010, which will be held in Berlin from June 8 to 13, will showcase the latest products and services of the aviation sector this year.
Once again, AeroEx will be participating in the “Internationale Luft- und Raumfahrt Ausstellung” on the show grounds at Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport. We look forward to welcoming you as our guests.
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The AeroEx exhibition booth (# 301) will be located in Hall 8a.
If you wish to arrange an appointment in advance or get more information about AeroEx business activities, please send us an e-mail (info@aeroex.eu) or give us a call (+41(0)81 740 50 44).
Airline Management Technologies - official sales representative for AeroEx seminars
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AeroEx selects Airline Management Technologies (ALMT) of Finland as official sales representative for AeroEx seminars and services in Finland, the Baltic Region and Russia In January 2010, AeroEx signed an agency agreement with the Finnish aviation company Airline Management Technologies ALMT.
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ALMT is the local contact in Finland and offers high-quality AeroEx training in Vantaa near Helsinki’s international airport.
In the 2010 spring season, AeroEx is providing Safety Management Systems (SMS) and Aircraft Maintenance Program (AMP) / Reliability Program training in Finland.
Business aviation tailored FRMS Seminar
Fatigue Risk Management Systems (FRMS) seminar to be held July 26 and 27, 2010 in our Training Center in Buchs, Switzerland.
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Living and working in the 21st century can be quite exhausting?
The pace and workload of individuals have risen significantly over the last couple of years and the resulting risks to your business operations and employees increase, as well. Thus, AeroEx will be, once again, offering its Fatigue Risk Management Systems (FRMS) seminar on July 26 and 27, 2010, in its Training Center in Buchs, Switzerland. The purpose of this seminar is to provide the attendees with the necessary background to develop, implement and maintain their FRMS.
The seminar lecturer, Capt. Claudio Caceres, has an extensive knowledge of this subject and is currently conducting a Fatigue Factors Survey on behalf of the European Business Aviation Association.
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What are the benefits you can gain from an FRMS?
An FRMS should be implemented into an organization through a “win-win” approach, between the company and its staff. When we talk about staff it is because fatigue affects everybody in the company from flight and cabin crews to decision-makers, line managers, ground staff and technical staff. The main benefit is improved operational flexibility within an alternative compliance model legally defendable, based on current scientific evidence.
The organization, which is required to work around the clock, is bound by prescriptive regulations. These regulations are setting tight operational limitations and quite often do not take human physiological limitations into account, thus confirming the statement that “legal operation does not necessarily mean safe operation”. An FRMS is intended to highlight operational risks and to advise the staff on how to get maximum benefit from fatigue risk management.
FRMS is a loss control measure in tune with your safety objectives. It can be fitted into your SMS and will allow you to monitor your overall safety performance.
AeroBrief
A valuable source for German-speaking professionals in the aerospace and aviation industry.
AeroBrief is a weekly internet newsletter covering relevant topics in the fields of aerospace, aviation and similar areas. Since 2007, AeroBrief has been reporting on developments, commenting on events, highlighting current issues, and explaining backgrounds and trends. AeroBrief keeps the aerospace insider informed. Subscriber base and the use of this information platform are growing continuously: some 5,000 subscribers look forward to receive the latest edition of the AeroBrief every week. More than half of the subscribers click on selected topics within the mail and read the articles at full length.
AeroBrief is the only internet newsletter in German language which is based on its own investigation and editorial work and which is sent to the aerospace and aviation community free of charge. Furthermore, AeroBrief is also frequently used as a source of information for aerospace and aviation interested parties who access AeroBrief articles via various search engines. In case of newsworthy events hundreds of readers use the AeroBrief as a valuable news source.
For any further information please visit www.aeroebrief.com
Customer Facts
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AeroEx performs SMS seminars in coorporation with SMS Training
