In this month's bulletin:
Litigation Update:
The US Department of Justice and ASA have filed their briefs. Oral arguments are scheduled for January 13, 2017
Government Affairs and Legal News:
DAR 56 Privileges
FAA continues to grant, to qualified applicants, the Limited Designated Airworthiness Representative Manufacturing (DAR-F) Program for Accredited Distributors. Please make sure to review the program and note the restrictions on which parts qualify for 8130-3 under this program and also note the ending date.
Court Enjoins New Overtime Rules
In May, we published a post about new overtime rules and how they may affect ASA members. In essence, the new overtime rule would have taken some of the people who are currently exempt from overtime protection (like "outside salesmen" and executive, administrative, or professional employees) and would have un-exempted those below certain salary levels. Read more...
FAA Issues Order Suspending Certificate of Atlanta Technical College
ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an emergency order suspending the maintenance technician school certificate of Atlanta Technical College (ATC) of Atlanta, GA. Read more...
FAA Proposes $218,700 Civil Penalty Against Resorts World Companies for Allegedly Conducting Unauthorized Air Carrier Operations
ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) proposes a $218,700 civil penalty against Resorts World
Aviation and Resorts World Bimini for allegedly flying passengers without an
FAA air carrier certificate or with pilots who had not been trained and checked
for commercial operations. Read
more...
ASA News:
ASA 2017 Conference - Early Bird Registration is Now Open!
ASA is pleased to announce Early Bird Registration is now open. ASA will be accepting Early Bird Registration through March 31, 2017. The ASA 2017 Annual Conference will be held July 9-11, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, VA. Located in Northern Virginia, in the heart of the Reston Town Center, the Hyatt Regency Reston is the only 4 Diamond hotel within the Dulles Airport Corridor and allows for easy access to the National Air & Space Museum in Chantilly, VA and downtown Washington DC. Once again the ASA Annual Conference will be held in conjunction with the AFRA Annual Meeting.
ASA 2017 Conference - Hyatt Regency Reston Town Center Now Accepting Reservations
They Hyatt Regency has offered ASA Attendee's a great rate of $175.00 per night during the ASA Conference. The conference rate may be extended three days prior and post conference dates pending availability. If you looking for a great 4th of July experience, you can hardly beat our Nation's Capital to celebrate. The Hyatt Regency is just a mile away from the Silver Line Wiehle-Reston East Metro Station. Use this link for additional hotel and reservation information.
Interested in Driving Growth and Business Opportunities? Become an ASA 2017 Conference Sponsor!
Be an industry leader and support the ASA 2017 Annual Conference. ASA has several Top-Tiered Sponsor Packages as well as exclusive Events that will suit your company brand and marketing budget. Please contact Jeanne Meade for available opportunities.
Quality Committee Meeting - July 9, 2017, Reston VA
The next QC Meeting is scheduled for
July 9, 2017 at the ASA Annual Conference being held at the Hyatt Regency,
Reston, VA. Registration is required.
Welcome New ASA Members!
ASA welcomes the following new member companies, bringing total membership to 583. 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:
- Aerobay - Paris, France
- Bakk Aviation Inc. - Richmond Hill, Ontario
- Beewell Worldwide LLC - Punjab, India
- Global Aviation Systems - Rancho Cucamonga, CA
- Mid Star General Aviation Technics Co., Ltd. - Hong Kong
- Skyways Technics - Selangor, Malaysia
- Yellow Green Aerospace - Doral, FL
Cavu Cafe: Royboy's Prose & Cons - New Blog Entry: "Aircraft Big Data, Analytics, and the Aftermarket"
Roy Resto is a seasoned aviation industry professional and longtime partner with ASA. View his blog as he discussed various industry hot topics. You can find his latest blog entry here, and join in on the discussion!
ASA-100 News!!
Congratulations to the following Companies on their ASA-100 Accreditation:
Aetos Aero, Inc. - Coral Springs, FL
Applied Aerospace Solutions - Miami, FL
Aviation Inventory Resources - Alvarado, TX
GMF Aeroasia - Cengkareng, Indonesia
Jet Repair Center - Miami, FL
Companies showing commitment to Quality through Re-Accreditation:
Aerorich Pte. Ltd. - Singapore
Aerospace Technical Services (ATS) - Amman, Jordan
Aircraft Inventory Management & Services, Ltd. - Dallas, TX
Al-raha Group (RGTS) - Saudi Arabia
JACAERO Industries, LLC - Irwindale, CA
KP Aviation - Reno, NV
Normandy Aero Spares - Caudebec-en-Caux, France
On Time Aero - Hong Kong
Owl Aerospace, Inc. - Hollywood, FL
Skyline Aviation Supplies - Singapore
Transworld Aviation FZE - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Turbine Engine Consultants (TECI) - Joplin, MO
Uniglobe Aerospace - Costa Mesa, CA
United Enterprise Group - Walnut, CA
ASA Audit Management System
The rollout and use of our audit management systems has been well received and we are seeing immediate and positive improvements. Like any new system rollout, minor issues are expected. ASA will address each issue appropriately to minimize any disruption in audit data access, performance or response. If you should have any questions regarding system access or issues using the new system, please contact Tony Brigham.
ASACB News!
The
following companies have achieved certification to the Aviation, Space and
Defense management system standards:
- Aerotech FZE - Initial certification to ISO 9001:2015 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ASACB Announces AS9120B Training
ASACB will be offering the next AS9120B workshop to be held in Los Angeles, CA. This workshop will be performed by George Ringger, ASACB's Accreditation Manager and Sam O'Connor, ASACB's Vice President Technical Services. This workshop will focus on the expectation and requirements to transition to AS9120B. For registration and to review the agenda, please visit www.aviationsuppliers.org/Workshops
- January 26th, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA - Embassy Suites Los Angeles Airport South
If you require a room reservation, please use the following booking link: https://secure3.hilton.com/en_US/es/reservation/book.htm?ctyhocn=LAXESES&corporateCode=0560018601. The hotel has provided discounted rate starting at $195, but they are not guaranteed. Make your room reservation as soon as possible to take advantage of the lowest discounted rate.
Amazing Promotional Offer for New ASACB 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?
1. Contract with ASACB within 7 days of attending the workshop - receive a 10% discount on audit day rate.
2. 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 are only offered 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.
ASA Announces Webinar Training Related to ISO and AS Series Standards
ASACB is proud to announce the expansion of training capabilities by offering quarterly webinars that will focus on key topics relating to the ISO and AS series standards. The first webinar will be on the topic of "Product Safety" and how it relates to the standard and what an organization needs to understand to be successfully in conforming to this new requirement. Details for registration, date and time will be made available shortly via email and on our company website under events/workshops.
There are only 21 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.
If you should have any questions please contact Sam O'Connor, Vice President Technical Services ASA/ASACB or George Ringger, Accreditation Manager ASACB for clarification or concerns.
Other Standard Updates
Transition Timetable
The industry required auditor training for AS9100D was released on November 30, 2016. ASACB auditors have already signed up and are presently taking the related training modules. AS9110C and AS9120B training modules will be released simultaneously on January 10, 2017. ASACB will file its AQMS transition application to ANAB once training has been completed for each standard. This will allow ASACB to manage the transition audit process of our clients AQMS certifications to these new standards before the September 15, 2018 deadline.
Transition Audit Scheduling
ASACB will be reaching out to each AS9100C/AS9110B/AS9120A certified organization with an email to discuss recommendations on the scheduling of your transition audit to the 2016 revisions of each standard. A letter of commitment to transition will also be included in this email. This email will be sent out on December 21, 2016. If you should have any questions please contact Sam O'Connor, Vice President Technical Services ASA/ASACB or George Ringger, Accreditation Manager ASACB for clarification or concerns.
Calendar @ A Glance!!
2017
January 26th - AS9120B Training to the newly released Rev B, Embassy Suites Los Angeles Airport South, El Segundo, CA
July 9-11th - ASA AFRA Annual Conference, Reston VA
July 9th - QC Meeting @ ASA Annual Conference, Reston VA