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was responsible to provide the ferry permit. It was finally resolved; but it took a few phone calls." Westenberg says, "About once a month we will be
asked by a customer to travel to another country to work on an aircraft. Our Maintenance Organization Exposition (MOE) which is similar to your FAA repair station manual contains a process for deter- mining if we go or not. There is an approved check-
Star Airservice participates with a Dutch aircraft maintenance school by providing a place for students to gain practical experience as part of the school's internship program.
list we must follow and if we can't meet the require- ments we don't go, even if the aircraft is just across the border, an hour drive away."
The CAMO Star Airservice has an additional yet separate
company called Bon-Air Aircraft Management B.V. Bon-Air is a continuing airworthiness management
Marc Westenberg, left, and Erik Moen, right, partners at Star Airservice, with AMT editor Ron Donner.
organization (CAMO), managing the airworthiness of approximately 25 single engine and a few multi- engine GA aircraft. "Having a CAMO manage the airworthiness of
your aircraft is not a requirement of the maintenance provider, it is a requirement of EASA. In the early days it was intended to be a convenience to the air- craft owner," explains Moen. The FAA places the responsibility for ensuring
the airworthiness of an aircraft on the owner/opera- tor. The CAMO as it was explained is a stand-alone
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