In this month's Bulletin:
Litigation Update:
DC Court of Appeals Rejects
Petition for Rehearing
The DC Court of Appeals rejected ASA Petition for
Rehearing. What does this mean? ASA lost the lawsuit against the FAA. Lawsuits
are tricky and as you may be right, the court will allow a government agency a
lot of discretion. ASA still has options and we need your help. ASA and the
members need to make sure that distributors have access to DARs and the FAA
needs to make DAR-56 permanent. We need data from the members. This survey will
help us better understand your requirements and how to best allocate resources moving
forward. Please click here to complete the survey, which is only seven questions long, and will take 2 minutes to
complete.
Government Affairs and Legal
News:
Where Do I Find Lithium
Batteries and How Do I Ship Them?
Lithium batteries continue to be a
particular concern in the aviation world. For many aircraft parts distributors,
it is important to be able to recognize the presence of lithium batteries in an
article or assembly in order to be able to ensure that the article or assembly
is shipped properly. Read
More...
ASA News:
Welcome New ASA Members!
ASA welcomes the following new member companies,
bringing total membership to 606. 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:
- Ezah Company for
Technologies, Ltd.- Riyadh, Saudia Arabia
- GLI General
Logistics International LLC - Miami,
FL
ASA
Member Bulletins Will Now be Published Twice Per Month!
With all that is going on in today's distribution world, ASA will
now be providing Member Bulletins twice per month. We want to make sure
you have the most up-to-date information available. In the future, the
Member bulletin will be published on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.
This Week - Jason Dickstein is
in China Speaking at 2nd Annual
Parts Support & Supply Chain Management Forum, in Shanghai, China | 23-24
March 2017
Mr. Jason Dickstein will be participating in this
event on a panel discussion regarding OEM Parts.For additional information about this
event, please visit: www.opplandaviation.com/aviation-parts
Mr. Dickstein is happy to make himself available
to ASA Member Companies for private meetings during the Forum. This is a
perfect opportunity to discuss a business or regulatory issue with Mr.
Dickstein directly and in person. If you are interested in meeting with Mr.
Dickstein, please contact Katt Brigham at katt@washingtonaviation.com. Ms. Brigham may also be reached via phone at +1 (202)
628-6777.
Call for Nominations for the ASA
2017 Edward J. Glueckler Award Recipient
It's the perfect opportunity 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
April 14, 2017.
Visit ASA at MRO Booth #4123 |
April 25-27 | Orlando, FL
Want to discuss ASA's Appeal to Argue 8130s or any
other ASA government affairs initiatives? Is ISO 9001, AS 9100 Series
Certification or ASA-100 Accreditation in your future? ASA can help walk you
through the maze to get there. Looking to engage in one of the industr's premier supplier events being held in Reston, VA this July? Visit with Michele,
Jeanne, Jason, Sam or Kelly at ASA's Booth #4123 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!!
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. The deadline for discounted Early Bird Rates
is March 31, 2017 which is just around the corner. Also be sure to make your hotel
reservations accordingly. If you have any questions please contact Tony Brigham.
ASA Events:
Save on ASA 2017 Registration -
Early Bird Registration Deadline is March 31, 2017!
There are less then 2 weeks to save on Early Bird rates for ASA 2017. Click on the registration link for conference rates and online registration. Don't forget the Hyatt Regency Reston is also accepting reservations. The hotel rate for ASA 2017 is $175.00 and may be extended three days prior and post conference dates pending availability. You may also contact the hotel directly at +1-703-709-1234.
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.
Hazmat Training April 5-6 Deadline
to Register is March 31, 2017
There is still time to register for initial or
recurrent (web-based) Hazmat Training being held April 5-6, 2017. The deadline
to register is March 31, 2017. Please use this link for rates and registration information. Recurrent trainees will attend for half a day
and be able to work half a day. Initial trainees (first time participants) will
work two full days. Please contact Jeanne Meade if you have any questions.
ASA-100 News!!
Congratulations to the following
company showing commitment to
Quality through ASA-100 Accreditation:
- A.J. Associates Mfg. & Eng. Co., Inc. - Clearwater, FL
Congratulations to the
following Companies showing commitment to Quality through ASA-100
Re-accreditation:
- Aviation Concepts, Inc. - Sunrise, FL
- Maximum Aero
Support, Inc. - Chatsworth,
CA
- Reliance Aircraft
International, Inc. - Austin, TX
ASACB News!
The following companies have
achieved certification to the Aviation, Space and Defense management system
standards:
- Delta Material Services - ISO 9001:2008 and AS9120A - Atlanta, GA Two locations.
ASACB Training Announcements
ASACB's first technical webinar being held on
March 29, 2017 will be offered FREE to ASA Members,
ASA-100 Accredited companies and ASACB clients. This webinar will address the
topic of "Product Safety as it relates to the AS9100D and AS9110C." The Webinar will begin at 10:30am and end at
11:30am. Registration is required and is available on our website at www.aviationsuppliers.org/Workshops. Your
registration confirmation will include the login information.
ASACB will be offering additional workshops in the
upcoming months. Stay tuned for announcements on the following Training
workshops:
- AS9120B Transition
second quarter in the Dallas, TX area.
- AS9120B Transition
third quarter in the Chicago, IL area.
- AS9100D second
quarter location to be announced.
- AS9110C second
quarter location to be announced.
Amazing Introductory
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?
- 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
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.
Transition information
There are only 18 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
IAQG's series of free webinars have been offered
to stakeholders to help users understand the standard changes and intent. While
this last webinar is full, it will be made available as a PDF file after the
date of the Webinar presentation at which time stakeholders may view at their
leisure. We have included the date and Webinar ID for your reference.
March 30, 2017: 9-11am US Eastern (-5 GMT), this
webinar is now full. Recorded training file will be available post noted date.
- Webinar ID:
363-203-587
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 presently
in the process of being approved to offer certification services for AS9110C
and AS9120B no later than June 15, 2017.
Calendar @ A Glance!!
2017
- April 5-6 - Hazmat
Training - Web-Based
- March 29 - Product
Safety Technical Webinar (AS9100D & AS9110C) - 10:30am - 11:30am (EDT)
- AS9120B Transition
Training - 22nd Qtr, Dallas, TX - TBA
- July 9-11th - ASA AFRA
Annual Conference, Reston VA
- July 9th - QC Meeting @
ASA Annual Conference, Reston VA
- ASACB AS9120 Transition Training - 3rd Qtr, Chicago, IL - TBA