Airworthiness & Certification

From Risk to Readiness

When clients seek support with airworthiness and certification, they’re often navigating complex regulatory landscapes, tight delivery schedules, and high-stakes safety requirements. SQEP understands these pressures. We bring clarity, confidence, and compliance to air system certification, helping clients manage risk, satisfy regulators, and ensure platforms are safe to operate.

 

Delivery Approach

Real-world experience

SQEP’s proactive, delivery-focused team works closely with clients to develop tailored, risk-based solutions. We combine regulatory rigour with operational insight to overcome programme-specific challenges, ensuring safety, compliance, and timely equipment delivery. By aligning technical assurance with project goals, we help our clients achieve efficient, credible certification outcomes. Our approach reduces disruption, enhances stakeholder confidence, and supports successful platform deployment.

Tailored Solutions

Operational success

At the core of our airworthiness capability is a proactive team and a delivery-centred approach. We collaborate closely with customers to develop tailored, forward-thinking solutions that mitigate airworthiness, certification, and safety risks, while aligning with project timelines and equipment delivery goals. By combining regulatory expertise with a deep understanding of operational demands, we ensure our clients achieve efficient and compliant outcomes with confidence. 

 

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Capabilities

Authority & Experience

Our team brings decades of hands-on expertise in both military and civilian airworthiness regulations. We’ve worked extensively with regulators and the regulated community, ensuring compliance while enabling informed risk acceptance. Our contributions are recognised across the UK and internationally.

Initial and Type Airworthiness Services
Compliance with Def Stan 00-970 and UK Military Certification
Expertise in EASA and FAA Certification Specifications
Proficient in European Defence Agency (EDA) Airworthiness Standards
Military Type Certification and Type Certification Management
Design Assurance with Systems Engineering Principles
Comprehensive Safety Assessments (FHA, FMEA, FTA)
Rigorous Configuration Management and Audit Traceability
Development and Approval of Type Design Changes (TDCs)
Independent Technical Evaluation and Airworthiness Assurance
Continuing Airworthiness (CAMO)
Benefits

Why choose SQEP?

Deep Expertise

Integrating our experienced consultants into your organisation for lasting success and empowering your team is part of our mission. We bring decades of specialised experience, ensuring precision, credibility, and compliance across all airworthiness and certification activities.

Risk Mitigation

Early identification of, and reduction of technical, safety, and regulatory risks, providing clients with greater confidence and fewer project disruptions.

Independent and Trusted Solutions

We bring objective, regulatory-aligned insight to every programme. Our forward-thinking and experience helps customers overcome complex challenges to meet their delivery targets without compromising compliance.

Unrivalled Expertise

Related capabilities

SQEP is a principled team of deep expertise, trusted by customers operating in the most regulated environments. We deliver intelligent assured solutions in the areas of Airworthiness & Certification, Engineering Support, Safety, Cyber & Information Assurance, Environment & Sustainability, Training and P3M. Our work spans systems from rotary and fixed-wing aircraft to autonomous platforms, maritime and land equipment, and nuclear programmes.