ASA Member Bulletin - March 2016

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March 2016 


In this month's bulletin:

 


Government Affairs and Legal News:



ASA News!!


ASA is Pleased to Announces Keynote Speakers for 2016 Conference!

Gilles Neron, Senior Director Business Development, Air Canada Maintenance will speak on Monday, June 27th

Stacy Malphurs, Director, Supply Chain Operations, Southwest Airlines will speak on Tuesday, June 28th

 


ASA2016 Registration and Hotel Reservations is Open!

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

 


Nomination Deadline is March 21, 2016 for 2016 Edward J. Glueckler Award Recipient

Last call to nominate one of your colleagues for their positive influence and impact to the aviation supplier community. 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. If you know of such a deserving individual, please use this link to submit your nomination, Nominations are being accepted until March 21, 2016. 

 


ASA to Exhibit at MRO2016 | April 5-7 Dallas, TX | Booth # 3445

Is ISO 9001, AS Certification, or ASA-100 Accreditation in your future? ASA can help walk you through the maze to get there. Want to discuss with Jason ASA's meetings with the CAAC, Hong Kong Civil Aviation Authority or any ASA government affairs initiates?  Looking to engage in one of the industry's premier supplier events being held in Las Vegas this June? Visit with Michele, Jeanne, Jason, or Sam at ASA's Booth #3445 for answers! If you have a specific question and want to set up a meeting email us at info@aviationsuppliers.org. Or, just come on by and just say Hi!  We look forward to seeing you there!!



Stop By The Aerospace Maintenance Competition at MRO US and Take The ASA Maintenance Event Challenge

ASA is an event sponsor at the 2016 Aerospace Maintenance Competition.  There are 50 teams competing across 16 events.  ASA is sponsoring an event on, of course, documentation.  Stop bye, take 15 minutes and take the test for fun.  See where you rank amongst the top MRO and Maintenance School teams.  For more information go to the Aviation Maintenance Competition website.


 

ASA Out & About - See photos from ASA's recent visit to Heli-Expo

Jeanne Meade recently attended the Heli-Expo 2016 Exposition held in Louisville, KY. Several ASA members were on hand in the exhibit hall promoting their parts and services. In addition to capturing some of those hard at work members in Louisville the helicopter airframe manufactures and other service providers had their best of the best on exhibit. For Heli-Expo News highlights please visit http://helihub.com/tag/heli-expo-2016/. Photos may be found on ASA's Facebook page - be sure to friend us & like us. Let us know where you're exhibiting - there may be a photo op in your future.



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 ForumThe 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:


  • Samarth Aviation International FZE - India
  • Mena Aerospace Enterprises - Bahrain
  • Interlinked Group International - UAE
  • AVGEN Aerospace - Miami, FL
  • Baajee Aviation LLP - India
  • MENA Aerospace Enterprises - Bahrain
  • CAVU Aviation Parts - Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Professional Aviation Associates - Forest Park, GA
  • Arezo Aviation Services - India


ASA-100 News!!

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


Newly Accredited Companies:

  • Aviation Asset Trading - Elgin, IL

  • MDV Aviation - Ashville, NC 

Companies showing commitment to Quality through ReAccreditation:

  • Aerosphere Aviation Services, Inc. - Greensboro, NC

  • Diversified Aero Services, Inc. - Miami, FL  


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 19th.

 


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 is in the middle of the application process, currently going through the witness audit process.  There are numerous changes in the ISO world and those changes will be discussed during an online training session to be held on April 12th.  This will start a series of training for ISO transition for current ASACB companies. 


ASACB is NOW approved to provide ISO 9001:2015.  


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.  Auditor training will start end of August 2016. 


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.