1440 1520 Tk Harmonization of Regulatory Env

IATA 8th Maintenance

Cost Conference

18th October 2012 Atlanta, GA

CAN SASMAZ

Executive Vice President OPERATIONS

Harmonization of the Regulatory

Environment & Its Impact on Safety

and Maintenance Costs

CIVIL AVIATION REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT

HARMONIZATION EFFORTS

REGULATION EFFECTS on FOREIGN MROs

COST EFFECTS on FOREIGN MROs

PRESSURES on MRO COMPANIES

AGENDA

IATA 8th MAINTENANCE COST CONFERENCE, Atlanta, GA

CIVIL AVIATION REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT


Foreign

MRO

Other

CAAs

EASA and FAA, two of the largest civil aviation authorities in the world

Differences between regulations of these two authorities

Progress is underway to reduce differences in the two regulations

Local

CAA

EASA

HARMONIZATION EFFORTS


Source: IATA, EASA Web Sites

Bilateral Agreement between EASA and FAA, Maintenance Annex Guidance, 22 November 2011

An EU company having an EASA Part 145 certificate needs no additional certification to gain an FAA certificate.

IATA Press Release, 24 April 2012

Harmonization and Global Standards Key to a Safer Aviation Industry

IATA Operations Committee (OPC) listed Harmonization among four main topics

The OPC urged governments to focus on the implementation of targeted safety measures instead of adding costly and cumbersome regulations that do little to improve safety. IATA will submit three priority areas for industry to work with ICAO, FAA and EASA with a goal of harmonization

REGULATION EFFECTS on FOREIGN MROs


Different Approvals for Different Authorities

Customers want approval of their countrys civil aviation authority.

Lease return conditions FAA or EASA release

The countrys approval includes EASA Part 145 requirements and also additional requirements changing by country to country

Time, effort,cost for getting approvals and renewal of these approvals

A non EU member country

Different application procedures to have a certificate

Separate documentary preparations, increases time, effort and cost

EU member country can apply to its NCAA

EASA Release Issue for non-EU registered aircraft



Different Documentation for Different Authorities

EASA MOE for EASA, RSM for FAA and NCAA MOE and authority supplements for local civil aviation authority

Different PM (Procedures Manual) version needs for different MOEs listed above.

Establishing Different Quality System for Each Regulation

Establish and implement different quality systems

Quality system should demonstrate full compliance with regulation

Archiving, creating different forms, revisions of these forms

Documentation Follow Up Team!



Different Audits & Different Requirements From Authorities

Different correspondences.

Non standardization of the auditors

Different works for the same subject for each authority

Duplication of works

Timely corrective actions shall be taken within requested time frame

Shortage of qualified auditors from regulatory authorities increase waiting time

PMA/DER confusion between regulatory authorities

DOCUMENTATION-MANIA



Training Needs Increasing

Company Procedures Training

Confusion among employees, increasing rework

Mandatory Trainings are increasing

EWIS

Fuel Tank Safety

Human Factors, etc.

Training increase causes decrease in billable work hours



Source: Boeing, 2011

Shortage of Technical Staff



Shortage of Technical Staff



Different Requirements for Technical Staff from Different Authorities

TARGET

AIRWORTHY + SAFETY

or

LEGALITY

BOTH

OEM Documents, Training and Specialized Services started to be a problem for MROs

Rolls-Royce: Total Care, GE: On Point Solutions , IAE: FHA (Flight Hour Agreement), Gulfstream: Corporate Care

Salaries are increasing

Competition is increasing

Material cost is increasing

Maintenance periods are extending

A320 C Check from 15 to 24 months

B737NG C Check from 6.000 to 7.500 FHs

A340 C Check from 15 to 24 months

B777 C check from 2 to 3 years

Training, duplication of work is increasing

PRESSURES ON MRO COMPANIES


Billable man hours are decreasing



Weekly Work Hours 45

Annual Work Hours 2,340 Official Holiday 7 days Sick Leave 7 days

Vacation 4 weeks OJT + Practical Training 2 to 16 weeks

Type Training 6 weeks Human Factors (Initial) 2 days Fuel Tank Safety (Initial) 1 day

Company Procedures (Initial) 1 day

EWIS B2 (Initial ) 1 week Aviation Regulation (Initial) 3 days EH&S (Initial) 1 day

Easa Part145 (Initial) 1 day FAR 145 (Initial) 1 day

Continous Training online continously

Remaining Work Hours

900 to 1,530 hours

38% to 65%

but maintenance price is decreasing ?



LOW COST MAINTENANCE? A DREAM..