Baines Simmons, an aviation safety consulting and training provider, is launching a CAMO within its operations group. This addition positions Baines Simmons as a single, fully integrated provider of regulatory consulting, specialist training and advanced, digitally driven CAMO services, delivering operational excellence, higher reliability and measurable safety performance across the entire aircraft lifecycle.

Baines Simmons’ CAMO services will be available to operators across business aviation, commercial aviation, special missions and defence, supporting owners, operators and lessors with fixed-wing and rotary fleets. From complex airline operations and specialised government or emergency response missions to high-value corporate aircraft, Baines Simmons will deliver tailored airworthiness strategies aligned to each segment’s regulatory and operational demands.

The CAMO will provide operators with an end‑to‑end airworthiness solution that spans regulatory compliance, value-added CAMO performance, safety management, human factors and organisational resilience backed by industry specialists and proven governance frameworks. Leveraging modern software to deliver optimised maintenance programmes, fleet planning and support, technical services, and aircraft and asset management, operators and aircraft owners will be equipped with traceable, data-driven insights, enabling reliability and safety continuous improvement and real-time visibility of aircraft status.

“Launching a CAMO service is about strengthening outcomes for our clients,” says Sandra Hill, operations director at Baines Simmons. “With the addition of our own CAMO, Baines Simmons’ focus on individual aircraft performance, and always safeguard owners and operators interests, maintaining the high bar for compliance and safety that our clients expect.”

CAMO combines deep technical expertise and powerful AI-driven analytics using industry-leading aviation software, enabling operators to achieve measurable results with lower operating costs and less aircraft downtime. Leveraging the benefits offered by tech logs and airworthiness management software solutions, customers will achieve unparalleled insights into aircraft status backed by airline-level safety, superior reliability and cost-effective support options.

“The launch of CAMO will enable our clients to access greater depth, broader services and the governance needed to deliver consistent, transparent results,” notes Bob Simmons, director at Baines Simmons. “With the addition of CAMO, we are able to focus even more on individual aircraft performance while safeguarding owners’ and operators’ interests and maintaining the high bar for compliance and safety our clients expect.”

The combination of expert compliance advisory and CAMO delivery will enable operators to benefit from a unified approach that strengthens regulatory oversight and ensures alignment with EASA, the UK CAA and other global regulatory frameworks and industry best practice. With trusted experts at the core of the service, Baines Simmons’ CAMO provides expanded capacity and deep subject-matter expertise, ensuring proactive compliance and reduced risk through expert-driven understanding of regulatory requirements and the nuances of the entire airworthiness ecosystem.