In the first half of this year Tom de Groot, an intern at VZM Management Services, researched what MROs can learn from implementing significant regulation changes. This was his thesis project earning his Bachelor of Science degree at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.

He interviewed eight European Airframe MROs, as well as authorities and an industry association to collect experiences with implementing new regulations and the impact they had on the MRO business.

The thesis report summarizes the experiences with the implementation of SMS for MROs, revision of OJT requirements and introduction of Part-IS (Information Security). Based on the findings Tom made recommendations aimed at improving coordination, implementation, and communication regarding new regulation changes.

An extract of the report is available on the VZM Publication page freely accessible to subscribers of the VZM website at the Info Center. If you are not a subscriber, simply click the “subscriptions” link at the top of this website. Subscription is free of charge and without obligation.