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July 31st is Sysadmin day. Since July 28th, 2000, this day is celebrated on the last Friday of July. It was invented by the system administrator Ted Kekatos. He was inspired by an advert posted by Hewlett-Packard, thanking a system administrator for installing a printer, with flowers and a fruit basket.

More than ever before, in the “Corona-year” 2020, this day is a wonderful opportunity to pay tribute to those people who usually perform their duties in the background and most times, receive little notice. However, their contribution is key in overcoming the crisis. Thanks to them, we remain fully operational, connected over long distances and able to work together across all our German locations, despite the ongoing physical restrictions.

Our system administrators manage our computer and communication systems through a complex system of access rights. They plan, install, configure and maintain the digital infrastructure of our company and link us to our Clients and Partners, whilst facing the ever increasing demands on data volume, data protection and information security.

They execute their tasks with professionalism and with the right dose of humor: even when a user rants and raves, after entering a wrong password for the third time…😊 (more…)

The Corona crisis has heavily impacted public transportation as we knew it until now. Many people avoid buses and trams for fear of an infection. But how can individual transportation be reconciled with the mandate to create carless and environmentally friendly inner cities?

Autonomously driving electric cabin scooters could provide an answer to this question. Today, we already possess the necessary technology for their implementation. (more…)

Over the past years, how often has the transporter A400M been under the crossfire from the public eye? Too complex, too expensive and who needs a new military aircraft today anyways…?

In times of Corona, this transport plane shows its true colors! As a matter of fact, the A400M is currently playing a key role in countless humanitarian missions targeting the transfer of COVID-19 patients, worldwide.

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As in the past, this year, SII in Germany opens her doors for young female candidates, interested in learning about the development process of aircrafts.
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Since 2012, the SII Group evaluates its Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) practices through the Ecovadis standards.

Based on the latest results, the achieved maturity of our CSR approach was rewarded as follows:

• Overall score increase to 76/100 points (compared to the industrial standard average of 43 points)
• Maintained an “Advanced” CSR performance
• Obtained GOLD Medal status recognition

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TISAX (Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange) aims at establishing a company wide recognition of information security assessments for the automotive industry, based on a common verification and exchange mechanism.

Consequently, a wide number of German car manufacturers and suppliers of automotive components expect from their business partners to be accordingly certified. The basis for this certification is a catalogue created by the members of the German Automobile Association (Verband der Automobilindustrie e. V. in short: VDA) which was derived from the international industrial norm ISO/IEC 27001 and reflects the specific requirements of the automotive sector. (more…)

The scope of work of SII Deutschland’s Design Organization Approval (DOA) according to Part 21, formerly limited to aeroplanes, has now been extended to small and large rotorcrafts.

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A central aspect of flight testing a helicopter consists in demonstrating the availability of adequate, so called “residual controls travel” in every flight situation. This represents the reserves available to the pilot through the control stick, allowing him to quickly react to gusts or down drafts during extreme maneuvers, e.g. when hovering over mountainous terrain. (more…)