May 16, 2013
In this month's bulletin:
- Welcome ASA’s May New Members!
- New Unapproved Parts Notification
- Celebrating 20 Years! – FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 00-56
- ASA 2013 – Keynote Speaker and Exhibitors Announced!
- 20th Anniversary Celebration
- Quality Committee Meeting
- ASA is Now an Accredited Registrar for AS9100 and AS9120
- Misuse of ASA Trademark – Company Added
- ASA Web Log by Jason Dickstein – 4 NEW BLOG ENTRIES
- CAVU Café: Royboy’s Prose & Cons – NEW BLOG ENTRY!
Welcome New ASA Members!
ASA welcomes the following new member companies, bringing total membership to 518. 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:
· Rotable Solutions Ltd. – Norfolk, United Kingdom
· Universal Aerospace Solutions Inc. – Miami, FL
· Freedom Precision Hardware – Fort Worth, TX
· DJ Aviations FZE – Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
· The MEC Group, LLC – Chula Vista, CA
· BNG Aerosystems – Hacienda Heights, CA
· Impact Aviation – Los Angeles, CA
· South Seas Aviation, Inc. – Sunrise, FL
· Aviation Technical Services – Everett, WA
· Forward Motion Group – Miami, FL
New Unapproved Parts Notification
A Unapproved Parts Notification has been released:
· Apache Modification Aircraft Corporation, located in Kalispell, MT – Manufacturing of Unapproved Composite Parts.
Celebrating 20 Years! – FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 00-56
The FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 00-56 was published in 1996 as the government and industry endorsed position for monitoring distributors, and was titles the "Voluntary Industry Distributor Accreditation Program". The purpose of the Advisory Circular was to describe an accreditation system for civil aircraft parts distributors on the basis of voluntary industry and provide information useful for developing an accreditation program. The ASA assisted in writing AC 00-56 and later became the chair of the committee overseeing the industry project. ASA developed its own quality system standard in 1996, ASA-100, which is recognized in FAA AC 00-56. Today there are 276 ASA-100 accredited companies, and 665 company locations accredited using FAA AC 00-56.
ASA 2013 – Keynote Speaker and Exhibitors Announced!
ASA is happy to announce that Jude Bricker of Allegiant Air/Allegiant Travel Company will be the Keynote Speaker for the ASA 2013 Annual Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. Register by May 31st to receive the Early Bird discount and make your hotel reservations soon as the ASA room block is already filling up and the hotel always sells out. Check the website for registration and hotel information along with a list of our 2013 sponsors and exhibitors! www.aviationsuppliers.org/annual-conference
20th Anniversary Celebration
ASA will be holding a 20th Anniversary Celebration the night before the start of the ASA Annual Conference. Join your colleagues on Monday, July 8th at the exclusive Foundation Room, a private club associated with the House of Blues at the top of the Mandalay Bay Resort. All conference attendees are welcome (limit of one guest per registrant). Conference registrations and separate RSVP’s are required in order to attend. Space is limited, so all RSVP’s are on a first come, first serve basis. For more details and to RSVP, visit www.aviationsuppliers.org/20thVIP.
Quality Committee Meeting
The next QA Meeting will take place during the ASA 2013 Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV. The QA Meeting is scheduled for July 9th. Separate registration is required and details are available on the website. http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Quality-Committee-News
ASA is Now an Accredited Registrar for AS9100 and AS9120
ASA, using the tradename ASACB, is now accredited to conduct AS9100 and AS9120 audits. ASACB's accreditation is through ANAB and allows ASACB to issue accredited certificates for AS9100 and AS9120 which, among many things, means that the audit results and certificates will be listed in the IAQG OASIS database. ASACB is pleased to announce its first AS9100 company is Patriot Taxiway Industries located in Lomira, WI. Patriot Taxiway designs, engineers, manufactures and distributes lighting products for both aerospace and military applications. They are a disable veteran owned business. If you are interested in AS9100, AS9120, ISO 9001 or ASA-100 audit, contact the group that knows the aerospace and distribution industry - ASA!
Misuse of ASA Trademark – Company Added*
ASA recognizes the value of ASA’s logos for users, and ASA actively protects the Association name and benefits given to its members. There are three different logos, all of which are trademarked: ASA Membership, ASA-100 Accreditation and ASACB. If you see any company using one of ASA's logos illegally, please report them to us and we will determine the best course of action. In addition to checking the Member Directory and ASA-100 list, please visit the Illegal Use of Logo page if you have questions about a company claiming affiliation to ASA.
Fraudulent Alteration of an ASA-100 Certificate
· Team Airline Support
Fraudulent Alteration of an ASA Member Certificate
· Aviation Support Europe
Illegal Use of ASA Member Logo
· FJ Global Solutions
· Future Inventory Repair Management, Inc. (F.I.R.M.)
· PPL INDUSTRIES (PPLTR INC)
· The MEC Group LLC
Illegal Use of ASA-100 Accredited Logo
· Compass International Aerospace, LLC
· AAT Technology
· Global Filtration, Inc.
· Jetpower Support
· TMC Manufacturing & Distribution, LLC
· Sky View Aerospace (also using ASA company logo)
Illegal Use of ASA-100 Accredited Logo & Outdated Certificate
· Avitex, Inc. (Int’l Aircraft Parts Suppliers)
· Global Airspares Inc
· Pacific Aviation International Pte Ltd (also has false statements)
Misrepresentations of Membership & Certifications
- Aviation Display Ltd.
ASA Web Blog by Jason Dickstein – 4 NEW BLOG ENTRIES
Jason represents ASA's interests before the government and he also provides advice and counsel to ASA members. You can find his latest blog entries here.
· “Setting the Paradigms for Global Aviation Safety”
· “DOT-OIG Report Criticizes FAA’s Repair Station Oversight”
· “FAA Releases Draft Guidance on Major Repair and Alteration Data Approval”
· “New Export Rules Released – Should Provide Clearer Guidance to Aircraft Parts Exporters
CAVU Café: Royboy’s Prose & Cons – NEW BLOG ENTRY: “Acceleration of Privatization of Governmental Services”
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!