In light of the aviation incident / accident statistics where maintenance takes a active role today (50% of cases are related to aircraft design; 50% of cases are related to the ongoing maintenance of airworthiness), the Aviation Authorities (JAA and then EASA) now require that Maintenance Organisations and Manufactures provide to their staff, Initial Human Factors training as well as Recurrent training over a two year cycle.
 
Human Factors can be defined as the interface between the human element (with its limitations), the aircraft, the maintenance system and flight operations.
 
Air-Espace has developed since 2003, courses meeting the requirements set by the Authorities. These are conducted as interactive seminars, covering the requirements of the official syllabus of EASA Part 145. In addition, it is a great opportunity for participants from different sectors and hierarchical levels to exchange their points of view and to take advantage of an external instructor acting as a moderator and catalyst.
 
Initial courses are normally conducted over a period of two days while the recurrent training is concentrated over a single day, with the emphasis placed on case studies, relevant to the company activity, may it be for airplanes or helicopters. Involving the company Quality Manager is strongly recommended and desired.
 
To this day, approximately twelve companies are partnering with Air-Espace in this area.