With official delivery to the General Directorate of Air Armaments of the attestations the path that certifies the 4th AVES "Altair" regiment as the first operational regiment of the Army under the AER (EP) directives is concluded. P 2005 and P 2147 which define the standards of Defense, incorporating the new European aeronautical regulation (EASA) for the achievement and maintenance of the airworthiness of military aircraft, and for the recognition of training activities in the aeronautical field.
The certificates were delivered by gen.isp. chief Francesco Langella in the hands of the regiment commander, col. Pier Luigi Verdecchia and of the non-commissioned officer of the 4th "Altair" 1st mar.lgt. Giuseppe Turco. This important goal was achieved after a long process of organizational review that was evaluated by an inter-agency commission of Armaereo that verified its compliance in all the sectors concerned. This reorganization involved all the processes of the regiment's activities (personnel and materials management, maintenance and operating procedures, verification of the qualifications of specialist personnel and instructor, verification of maintenance quality control procedures) to ensure compliance with the required standards in the field international.
The achievement of the certification is a result that places the regiment as a reference unit for similar objectives that all the other flight units of the Defense sector that will be called in the future to follow the same procedure in order to continue operating in European airspace. The certification as an aeronautical training institution according to the AER directive (ep) .p-2147 identifies instead the 4th "Altair" as: "Organization that provides training services for military aircraft maintenance personnel and / or its components".
The regiment commander, col. Pier Luigi Verdecchia, in complimenting the staff, underlined how this result was the result of intense teamwork that required the commitment and availability of all, and that it was possible to achieve thanks to a professionalism that the department has consolidated over the experience matured in its 40 years of history. The achievement of such an important goal represents the right recognition of the commitment, first and foremost, of the section responsible for the PTCQM (Technical Requirements and Maintenance Quality Control), led by 1st March. Eugenio Bergozza, who has carried out a fundamental work of coordination, and constitutes the starting point for a management of flight units based on an innovative mentality and in step with the times.
