Why Quality Systems are beneficial…
Quality Systems (QS) are often considered a burden to daily Flight School- & FSTD – operation. Even more so, because a Quality System is now mandatory for getting your FTO/ TRTO approval as well as your FSTD qualification. Unfortunately, the brighter, beneficial side of introducing a Quality System is often neglected.
A Quality System can provide you with the following benefits:
- Ensure that your FTO/ TRTO & related aircraft & FSTDs are maintained to the highest standards.
- Ensure that the system can be tailored to the FTO/ TRTO/ FSTD-Operators needs.
- That all QS system related knowledge and documentation is accessible to all staff members, ergo every employee has the same knowledge base.
- Information is quickly accessible, even in emergency situations.
- According JAA-regulations, an extension of the evaluation periods of up to 36 months can be granted if a QS is implemented among other minor requirements. This will save you money and time!
- The introduction of a Quality System rises the annual revenues by 10% in average!
Alexander Schaffler
Mr Alexander Schaffler started his aviation related career in 2007 with Diamond Aircraft Industries, where he was first taking over the FSTD production line, delivery, installation and qualification process as a Project Manager of the Business Unit Simulation. He left the company as Director Marketing and Sales and launched his own consulting company for professional flight simulation in 2010 (FTD Consulting) which later cofounded the platform Flight Simulator Trader in 2013, trading independently new and used FSTDs accompanied by sophisticated services. To this date FST has sold over 75 Simulators and taken on manifold consulting assignments for simulation organisations as well as regulatory approvals of aviation organizations (AOC, ATO, FSTD, CAMO, etc.) by introducing solutions to about 140 aviation organisations.
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