FAA Compliance Deadline: May 28, 2027
Are You Ready for the
Part 5 SMS Deadline?
Every Part 135 operator must have a fully implemented Safety Management System by May 28, 2027. TrustFlight partners with Part 135 operators to go from gap analysis to audit-ready, combining purpose-built safety management software with hands-on expert support every step of the way.
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You can’t buy Part 5 compliance off the shelf.
The FAA has been explicit: generic software and template manuals won’t cut it. Part 5 is a performance-based regulation. Your SMS must be tailored to your operation, your risk profile, and your people. TrustFlight brings together expert consulting, specialist training, and proven technology in a single program designed to take you from gap analysis to audit-ready.
Free Whitepaper
What the FAA Expects From Your Part 5 SMS
A practical guide for Part 135 operators navigating the gap between compliance and genuine safety management.
- ✓What “performance-based” regulation actually means for your operation
- ✓What FAA inspectors will check after your Declaration of Compliance
- ✓The four Part 5 subparts translated into operational reality
- ✓A realistic 13-month implementation roadmap
- ✓The three dimensions of real SMS: culture, process, and technology
Build the Competence Behind Your SMS
Training, consulting, and expert support from Baines Simmons, TrustFlight’s specialist aviation safety training and consulting capability. 25 years of experience. 200,000+ professionals trained. 40+ regulatory authorities advised.
Please contact us to discuss custom curriculum and solutions tailored to your operation.
Free Webinar
FAA Part 5 SMS: What Part 135 Operators Need to Know
What the FAA expects, where operators get stuck, and how to build an SMS that actually works.
What we’ll cover
Centrik 5 SMS
The Technology Built for Part 5 Compliance
Centrik 5 is TrustFlight’s proven safety, quality, and risk management platform, purpose-built for aviation and configured to your specific operation, fleet, and risk profile. Trusted by 1,600+ organizations across 120 countries.
- →Confidential reporting system with configurable workflows and full audit trails
- →SRM workflow from hazard identification through risk analysis to control design
- →Safety performance dashboards and cross-base trend analysis
- →Training record management with competency validation
- →Automated management review packs for your Accountable Executive
Subpart B
Safety Policy
Policy document control, acknowledgment tracking, accountability structure mapped into the platform.
Subpart C
Safety Risk Management
Proactive SRM workflows, configured risk matrices, automatic triggers on operational changes.
Subpart D
Safety Assurance
Audit management, safety performance dashboards, cross-base consistency monitoring.
Subpart E
Safety Promotion
Training records, safety communications, competency validation, and distribution tracking.
Baines Simmons
The Expertise Behind a Compliant SMS
TrustFlight’s specialist aviation safety training and consulting capability, with 25 years of experience helping operators build the human competence that makes an SMS work.
- →SMS Gap Analysis and Readiness Assessment – Structured review of your current safety practices against Part 5 Subpart requirements, with a clear remediation plan
- →SMS Design and Implementation Support – Hands-on consulting to build or formalize your Safety Management System, configured to your specific operation
- →Training for Every Level of Your Organization – From frontline staff to your Accountable Executive, courses designed to build genuine competence, not checkbox compliance
- →SMARRT Map – A management systems model for identifying the key systems and enablers your organization needs to achieve regulatory compliance and safety performance
Free Discovery Call
Find Where You Stand Before You Build
A TrustFlight specialist will walk through your current position against each Part 5 subpart, identify your critical gaps, and outline a clear path to compliance before May 2027.
- 🎯Gap analysis across all four Part 5 subparts tailored to your operation
- 📅A realistic implementation timeline working back from the May 2027 deadline
- ✈️Trusted by 1,600+ organizations across 120 countries
Book Your Free Discovery Call
Complete the form and a specialist will be in touch to complete your Part 5 readiness audit.