ASA Member Bulletin - February 2016

In this month's bulletin:

Government Affairs and Legal News:

• FAA Reauthorization Sets the Stage for 21st Century Aviation Oversight
• More Limits on Shipping Lithium Batteries?
• US Denies Export Privileges to Aviation Industry Parties
• US Rolling Back Cuba Sanctions – Permits Expanded Payment Options
• Iran Sanctions are Still Active!
• Fire Hazard: B/E Protective Breathing Equipment (PBE), P/N 119003-11

ASA News!!

ASA 2016 Conference Registration and Hotel Reservations now Open!!

ASA 2016 | June 26-28 | Four Seasons Hotel | Las Vegas, NV!

Nominations Being Accepted for 2016 Edward J. Glueckler Award Recipient

Each year at the Annual Conference, ASA recognizes an individual for his or her outstanding commitment, dedication and contribution to the Association and the industry. This is your opportunity to nominate one of your colleagues for their positive influence and impact to the aviation supplier community. If you know of such a deserving individual, please use this link to submit your nomination, Nominations are being accepted until March 21, 2016.

New Blog Entry - CAVU Cafe: Royboy's Prose & Cons

• Shelf Life Challenges

ASA Board of Directors Appoints Grace Regillo, Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Air Canada Maintenance to the ASA Board of Directors

ASA is pleased to announce the appointment of Grace Regillo to the ASA Board of Directors. Ms. Regillo has been with Air Canada for nearly 20 years. She currently leads and manages strategic sourcing projects for numerous Air Canada Maintenance acquisitions of products and services. This includes the Request for Proposal Process, Negotiations and the Completion of Agreements.The ASA Board of Director appointment is for one year, and as per the ASA bylaws can be extended for an additional year.

ASA Invited as Guest Speaker to two upcoming key Supplier/MRO Events: 

Airline E&M - China & East Asia - Mar. 9-10, 2016 | Hong Kong, SAR China

Jason Dickstein will be presenting: Advances in Aircraft Parts Documentation and Recommendations:

About the Session: Recent changes in FAA & EASA aircraft parts documentation standards and recommendations: How do these compare to existing regulations and recommendations? What steps do you need to take to ensure compliance? How may these developments affect the Chinese market?

For additional information please visit:  http://www.airlineengineering-cea.com

China Aviation Parts Supply Chain Management Forum - Mar. 24-25, 2016 | Shanghai, China

Jason Dickstein will be presenting: Updates on FAA & EASA Aircraft Parts Documentation Standards and Recommendations.

About the Session: When buying parts from the US or Europe, what documentation should you expect?  What minimum requirements and recommendations have been published by FAA and EASA? 

About the Forum: The forum is designed to gather airlines, OEMs, MROs, parts suppliers and traders as well as supply chain solutions providers, etc. together to explore the latest trends and models of aviation parts supply management, and learn best practices on aircraft parts planning, procurement, inventory, and supplier management.

For additional information please visit:  http://www.opplandcorp.com/aviation-parts/en/

Welcome New ASA Members!

ASA welcomes the following new member companies, bringing total membership to 573. 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:

• Critical Mass Aeronautics Africa Pty Ltd. - Johannesburg, So Africa
• Abacus Technologies - Naples, FL
• SimpleQuE Inc., - Rockledge, FL
• Bayco International Inc.- Deerfield Beach, FL
• Avis Ventures LLP - Mumbi, India
• Giocom LLC - Boca Raton, FL
• IAP Group Australia Pty Ltd - Warriewood, Australia
• Aeromarineworld - San Ramone, CA
• Samarth Aviation International FZE - Sharjah, UAE
• Mena Aerospace Enterprises - Muhrraq, Bahrain
• Interlinked Group International - Dibai, UAE 

ASA-100 News!!

ASA Accreditation Program - ASA-100!

ASA Quality Committee discussed 8 proposed changes to ASA-100. Two of the changes were advanced to the ASA Board of Directors, who on February 5^th approved the changes. The changes will be released as Letter of Interpretation (LI) and incorporated at the next release of ASA-100. The new LIs will be placed on the ASA website and emailed to all ASA-100 companies and Quality Committee attendees.

JUST A REMINDER: These Items are Available on our Website:

Sample Customer/Client Survey

Are you currently using an ASA-100 Checklist as part of your vendor approval process?  Ever complete an ASA-100 checklist as part of an approval process.  ASA has updated a collapsed ASA-100 checklist for use in the vendor approval process. This is not required and was created at request of companies looking for a clean 4.0 PDF fillable version. 

CAR Form Instructions and Sample Forms

ASA-100's corrective action process has changed.  CAR form instructions and sample forms have been created by the ASA staff and auditors. These documents are meant as aids in understanding expectations for closing a CAR. The samples forms are examples and companies may use them as guides. These documents will be on the website by January 19^th.

Congratulations to the following Companies on their ASA -100 Accreditation (AA) and Re-Accreditation (RA)

AA Companies:

• Alliance Coatings, Inc. - El Cajon, CA
• OnAV, LLC - Chandler, AZ

RA Companies:

• AerFin Limited - Caerphilly, UK
• AerFin Limited - Gatwick - Sussex, UK
• Aero Industrial Sales Company - Rosedale, NY
• AIMCO (Aviation Inventory Management Co.) - Deerfield Beach, FL
• Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions (AELS) BV - Zoetermeer,Netherlands
• Aircrafters, Inc. - New Castle, DE
• Airline Spares America, Inc. - Deerfield Beach, FL
• Allied Aerospace International - Deerfield Beach, FL
• Essex Aero Services, LLC - East Hartford, CT
• Falcon Dynamics, Inc. - Irvine, CA
• G & H Aerospace Inc.- Scottsdale, AZ
• Genova Aerospace, Inc. - Roselle, IL
• Magnum AirDynamics, Inc. - Miami Lakes, FL
• McKenzie Aerospace Ltd. (MA) - Shatin, Hong Kong
• Soundair Aviation Services - Snohomish, WA
• Topcast Aviation Supplies Co., Ltd. - Shatin, Hong Kong
• Topcast Aviation USA, Inc. - Pico Riveria, CA
• Topcast Import & Export Co., Ltd. - Shenzhen, China
• Unical Aviation, Inc. - City of Industry, CA
• United Aerospace Corporation - Miramar, FL

ASACB News!!

ASA Certification Body (ASACB) offering certifications to ISO 9001:2008, ISO 9001:2015, AS9100 and AS9120

ASACB is now offering certification to ISO 9001:2015. ASACB has filed an application for AS9110 and will announce as soon as the application process is complete. There are numerous changes in the ISO world and those changes will be discussed during an online training session to be held on February 29^th. This will start a series of training for ISO transition for current ASACB companies. 

AS9100, AS9110, and AS9120 News

All three standards will be revised to reflect the release of ISO 9001:2015 and additional changes.  The timeframe for transitioning will be shorter than the ISO 9001:2015 transition timeframe of 9/15/2018. The Aerospace timeframe is expected to be 6/15/2018. The RMC working group plans to release the revised standards in April 2016 along with SR-003 which will detail the transition process.ASA attends these meetings and will be providing information to the membership and its ASACB clients.

Coordinate Your Audit Certification Needs!

Specific to Aviation Parts Distributors, ASACB can offer combined Aerospace or ISO audits to include FAA AC 00-56 and ASA-100.

Are You Currently ISO Certified?  If yes, then you need to start to plan for transition to ISO 9001:2015. ASA has information on the differences between ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2015; transition timelines; FAQs and suggested objective evidence to support transition.