In this Month's Bulletin:
Going to MRO? So is ASA - Visit ASA at MRO Booth #4123 | April 25-27 | Orlando, FL
We look forward to seeing everyone at MRO in Orlando. Please be sure to drop by and say hello. Michele, Jeanne, Jason, Sam and Kelly will be on-hand at the MRO in Orlando. Booth #4123. We'd be delight to discuss current issues with the 8130-3, DAR-56 or any other ASA government affairs initiatives. If you're are thinking about ISO 9001, AS 9100 Series Certification or ASA-100 Accreditation, ASA can help you get there and the team will be in Orlando ready to talk.
Government Affairs and Legal News:
Taking Comments through April 30th - Member Survey - Impact of MAG Documentation Requirements for 8130-3s
This is an important survey to complete if you haven't done so already. This survey will help us better understand your requirements and to best allocate resources moving forward. The information will help formulate future talking points when dealing with the EASA. FAA and Congress. Please click here to complete the survey, which is only seven questions long, and will take 2 minutes to complete.
Opportunity to Find Aircraft Parts Partners in Taiwan
ASA is working with the Taiwan Trade Center to raise awareness about the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE), which is being held in Taipei on August 17 - 19. The Taiwan Trade Center is offering generous subsidies to ASA members interested in attending the exhibition. Read More...
ASA News:
Welcome New ASA Members!
ASA welcomes the following new member companies, bringing total membership to 605. For a complete list of ASA Members and for all other lists maintained by ASA, please visit the ASA Website. ASA would like to welcome the following new member companies:
- Action Air Aviation Ltd - Rishon le Zion, Isreal
- Arezo Aviation Services- New Delhi, India
- Pro-Tech Enterprises LLC - West Haven, CT
- Synergy Aviation Group LLC - Purchase, NY
- JBI Aerospace Inc - Moline, IL
Quality Committee Meeting - July 9, 2017, Reston, VA
The next QC Meeting is scheduled for July 9, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency, Reston, VA. Separate registration is required. Also be sure to make your hotel reservations accordingly. If you have any questions please contact Tony Brigham.
ASA Events:
MISSED THE EARLY BIRD DEADLINE FOR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION?
Don't worry you can still register at the new "Time Saver" price. ASA has included a new price tier that allows for an additional level of savings if you missed the Early Bird fee. You will need to register by May 19th. Rates will increase to the next Regular Rate tier after May 19th. The ASA Annual Conference is July 9-11th in Reston, VA, 10 minutes from IAD and on the metro path to DC. Mr. Birkir Holm Gudanson, CEO, Icelandair is Monday's Keynote. Adam Pilarski, AVITAS will also be speaking Monday morning. AFRA's Annual Meeting will be held in conjunction with ASA. The full agenda will be published this month. Information is Power! Find out more about the ASA 2017 Annual Conference being held in Reston, VA this July. If you have a more specific question and want to set up a meeting email us at info@aviationsuppliers.org. We'll see you in Orlando!!
Thank you to our current 2017 Conference Sponsors:
First Class Sponsor: Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Baron Group LLC
Business Class: Air Parts & Supply Company (APSCO), KLX Aerospace
Frequent Flyer Sponsor: Aircraft Inventory Management & Services, Ltd., East Air Corporation, MD Turbines, Par Avion LLC, STS Component Solutions LLC, VAS Aero Services, LLC
Event Sponsors: A.J. Levin Company, Aero-Zone, Inc., AerSale, Inc., Global Airtech, Hurricane Aerospace, Infinity Air/All Flight Corporation, International Aircraft Associates, ITS Infinity Trading, PartsBase Inc., Unical Aviation Inc.
ASA-100 News!!
Congratulations to the following companies showing commitment to Quality through ASA-100 Accreditation:
- ST Aviation APS - Copenhagen, Denmark
- TDA USA, Inc. - Miami, FL
- Sand Hill Aerosapce, LLC - Mountain View, CA
Congratulations to the following Companies showing commitment to Quality through ASA-100 Re-accreditation:
- GMDC, Inc. - Santa Ana, CA
- Jet International Company, LLC. - Glenview, IL
- In3 Aviation, Inc.- Fort Lauderdale, FL
ASA-100 Standard News!!!
The next revision of ASA-100 will be released no later than July 2016, visit our website for updated information regarding this update.
Training!
ASA will be offering training on technical and informational
matters related to ASA-100. Plan on participating in these webinars that will be hosted by ASA's Auditors. Stay tuned
as we define content and schedule the webinars.
ASACB News!
The following companies have achieved certification to the Aviation, Space and Defense management system standards:
- Paramount Machine Company, Inc. - Transfer of certification for ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100C - Manchester, CT
- F&L Tools Corporation - Transfer of certification for ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100C - Corona, CA
ASACB Training Announcements
ASACB's first technical webinar held on March 29, 2017 to ASA Members, ASA-100 Accredited companies and ASACB clients, addressed the topic of "Product Safety as it relates to the AS9100D, AS9110C and AS9120B." ASACB is in the process of creating an online library of training and webinars for future reference. Access to our recorded training and webinars as well as cost will be available in ASA's bulletins in the coming weeks.
Our next Webinar scheduled for May 15, 2017, will address the topic of Risk Based Thinking and Operational Risk Management. This webinar is open to ASA Members, ASA-100 Accredited companies and ASACB certified clients. The cost for members, accredited companies and certified clients is $99.00 and for non-members, non-accredited companies and non-certified clients is $149.99. This webinar will begin at 11:00am EST and end at 12:15pm EST. Registration is required and will be available on our website atwww.aviationsuppliers.org/Workshops after April 10, 2017. Your registration confirmation will include the login information.
ASACB will be offering these additional workshops in the upcoming months. Stay tuned for announcements on:
- AS9120B Transition July in the Dallas, TX area.
- AS9120B Transition August in the Chicago, IL area.
- AS9100D Third quarter location to be announced.
- AS9110C Third quarter location to be announced.
Amazing Introductory Promotional Offer forNewASACB Clients
ASA is pleased to announce an amazing offer to new ASACB clients. Any organization that attends an ASA ISO or AS Standards Workshop and subsequently contracts with ASACB for certification services will receive a discount on those services (limitations apply; see below). Which incredible offer will you choose?
- Contract with ASACB within 7 days of attending the workshop - receive a 10% discount on audit day rate.
- Contract with ASACB after 7 days of attending the workshop - receive a 5% discount on audit day rate.
Discounts apply to the 1st year of services and is offered only to new clients who are seeking ISO 9001, AS9100/AS9110/AS9120 initial certification services through ASACB. The discount does not apply to audit travel or fee expenses. Days are counted as calendar days. For questions and additional information, please contact Sam O'Connor.
Transition information
There are only 17 months remaining for the transition to the new ISO 9001/AS9100/AS9110/AS9120 standards. Organizations that are AS9100/AS9110/AS9120 and waiting on release of the new revisions should already have or are in process of implementing the ISO9001:2015 standards new requirements. ISO 9001:20015 is the base standard for all the newly revised and pending release AS series standards. This will aid in getting your organization prepared to achieve the transition deadline of September 15, 2018 for AS9100/AS9110/AS9120.
Key Dates
Starting June 15, 2017 all audits for AS9100/AS9110/AS9120 will be performed to the new revisions of AQMS 2016 standards. Request for Quotations for initial certifications to any of the AS series standards received after May 1, 2017 will be quoted to the 2016 revisions of the applicable standard sought. ASACB has taken this measure to ensure that newly contracted and existing clients will be audited to the revisions of AS9100C/AS9110B/AS9120A before the June 15, 2017.
All transition audits must be completed by June 15, 2018 per industry requirements listed in Supplemental Rule SR003, which can be located at https://www.iaqg.org/oasis/login. The SR003 document is located under the section titled "9100:2016 Series Quality Management System Transition" in paragraph two last sentence.
For any additional questions, please contact Sam O'Connor, Vice President Technical Services ASA/ASACB or George Ringger, Accreditation Manager ASACB for clarification or concerns.
ASACB Transition Timetable
ASACB has successfully transitioned its AQMS accreditation on February 27, 2017 through the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to include certification services for AS9100D. ASACB is on track for achieving transition of its AQMS no later than June 15, 2017 for AS9110C and certification services.
Transition Aid
The ASACB has a gap assessment worksheet to aid in the transition to AS9100D that is based on input from the IAQG. It can be accessed and downloaded via the following link, April 2017 Tech Bulletin-AS9100D Gap Assessment Workbook.
Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) and Aerospace Information Report (AIR)
The following documents have been created by the Aviation, Space and Defense Industries (ASD) and released through Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) for use by organizations supporting and supplying a product or service to the ASD industries. You can purchase or access these documents at www.sae.org.
- ARP9356 Declarable Substances Recommended Practice
- AIR5317 A Guide to APU Health Management
- AIR5487 Aircraft Tire History
Calendar @ A Glance!!
2017
- May 15th - Risk-Based Thinking and Operational Rick Management
- AS9120B Transition Training - July, Dallas, TX - TBA
- July 9-11th - ASA AFRA Annual Conference, Reston VA
- July 9th - QC Meeting @ ASA Annual Conference, Reston VA
- AS9120 Transition Training - August, Chicago, IL - TBA