October 2015
In this month's bulletin:
- VOTES ARE IN! Election Results for the ASA Board of Directors
- Change 5 to the Maintenance Annex Guidance of the EU/FAA BASA impacts 8130-3 issuance
- Financial Times Article: EU Launches aircraft maintenance probe
- ASA Member Survey – Last Chance to Tell Us What You Think!
- Continuing Education Workshops – 2015 Singapore, Chicago and Seattle Registration is Open!
- Hazardous Materials Training – Just a Few Days Left To Register!
- ASA Quality Committee Meeting – Date & Location Announced & Registration is Open!
- Welcome ASA’s New Members!
ASA Web Log by Jason Dickstein – NEW BLOG ENTRY!
JOIN THE COMMENTERS! ASA Web Blog CAVU Café: Royboy’s Prose & Cons by Roy Resto – NEW BLOG ENTRY!
ASA-100 Revision 4.0 has been released!
Unique URL’s on ASA Website for Members
ASA is an Accredited Registrar for AS9100 and AS9120
Misuse of ASA Trademark
Member Directory
ASA 2016 Annual Conference
ASA BOD Election Results
Joining the Board for their first terms are Greg Norris, Business Development, Parker Hannifin Corporation - Parker Aerospace Customer Support Operations; Kevin St. Denis, Director CAS Manufacturing & Quality; Fleet & Material Services, Customer Support and EHS , Boeing Commercial Aviation Services; and Nicole Wright, Sales Manager, AJW Group. There were three Directors re-elected to the Board: serving his second term is Adam Chiamulon, President and COO, Global Airtech; serving her third term is Sheri Murray, President, Air Parts & Supply Co. (APSCO); and serving his fourth term is Jimmy Wu, CEO, Infinity Air Group. These Directors complement our existing Directors Lee Kapel, TSI Aviation, Inc; Edith Stein, Southwest Airlines; Brent Webb, AerSale, Inc.; and Mitch Weinberg, International Aircraft Associates.
Change 5 to the Maintenance Annex Guidance of the EU/FA BASA impacts 8130-3 Issuance
ASA has joined a coalition of industry partners requesting the FAA to extend the implementation date to 6 months and that FAA and EASA issue a statement that existing inventory released prior to the implementation date is exempt from the 8130-3 requirement. To read Change 5 click here and to read the Industry letter click here.
Financial Times Article: EU Launches Aircraft Maintenance Probe
The Financial Times has an interesting article regarding the EU probe into manufacturers leveraging purchase of equipment with ties to future maintenance. There are several other articles and editorials on this – Airline Economics.
ASA Member Survey – Last Chance to Tell Us What You Think!
ASA is looking to improve upon our existing communications tools and needs your input! We want to learn if we are providing the information you want to know and your preferred method of delivery. To help ASA improve communications, please follow this link to complete the survey if you haven't already done so. We will be closing the survey Thursday, October 22nd and would greatly appreciate your input!!
ASA Continuing Education Workshops – 2015 Registration is Open!!
Register Now for the upcoming Continuing Education Workshops! These one-day workshops focus on Export, Regulations, and current “hot” topics in the industry. The agenda is also available on the website.
Singapore – November 2, 2015 - Hilton Singapore, 581 Orchard Road, Singapore 328883
Chicago, IL – November 19, 2015 - Hilton Garden Inn Chicago O’Hare Airport, 2930 South River Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60018
Seattle, WA – December 1, 2015 - Courtyard by Marriott Seattle/SEATAC, 16038 West Valley Highway, Tukwila, WA 98188
Hazmat Training Dates –
Just a Few Days Left to Register
The next Web Based Course, October 21-22, 2015. The U.S. Department of Transportation requires all individuals
engaged in handling hazardous materials to be trained at least once every three
years. Washington Aviation Group conducts a Hazmat Training course to which ASA
Members receive discounted registration! To Register click here or Call Washington
Aviation Group to Register (202) 628-6777, Visit the website for more details. http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/HAZMAT
Quality Committee Meeting
The next QC Meeting is scheduled for December 3th in Dallas, TX. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Place Dallas/Grapevine hotel. You can find information on hotel reservations and online registration on the ASA website. www.aviationsuppliers.org/Quality-Committee-News Register now!
Welcome New ASA Members!
ASA welcomes the following new member companies, bringing total membership to 562. 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:
Int'l Aerospace Support Ltd
General Airframe Support
Matair Co Ltd.
COTECH Trading Co. Ltd
Cubez General Trading LLC
ASA Web Log by Jason Dickstein – NEW BLOG ENTRY
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.
- Cuba: Open for Aircraft Parts Business (sort of) ….
- ASA Fall Workshop Series
CAVU Café: Royboy’s Prose & Cons – NEW BLOG ENTRY: NON INCIDENT/ACCIDENT STATEMENT (NIS) and INCIDENT/ACCIDENT CLEARANCE STATEMENTS (ICS)
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 Revision 4.0 has been released!
ASA-100 Revision 4.0 is Now Available! On May 27th, the FAA released AC 00-56B. Any ASA-100 audits conducted after 26 August 2015 will be conducted to FAA AC 00-56B. This topic was extensively discussed at the Quality Committee meeting and at the Annual Conference.
Unique URL’s on ASA Website for Members
ASA is now offering members the option of having a unique URL linked to their listing in the Membership Directory. For more information and to get your company’s unique URL, contact Jeanne Meade.
ASA is an Accredited Registrar for AS9100 and AS9120
ASA, using the trade name 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. If you are interested in an AS9100, AS9120, ISO 9001 or ASA-100 audit, contact the group that knows the aerospace and distribution industry – ASA!
Misuse of ASA Trademark
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.
Revoked ASA Member Certificate
Av Dynamics LLC
Fraudulent Alteration of an ASA-100 Certificate
Team Airline Support
Fraudulent Alteration of an ASA Member Certificate
Aviation Support Europe
Turboshaft FZE
Illegal Use of ASA Member Logo
Concord XXI, Inc. (also has link to expired certificate)
FJ Global Solutions
Future Inventory Repair Management, Inc. (F.I.R.M.)
Global Air Craft Spare Parts, LLC
Jet Air Equipment Ltd (also has expired certificate)
PPL INDUSTRIES (PPLTR INC)
SURIPARTS CORP
Illegal Use of ASA-100 Accredited Logo
AAT Technology
Blue AirQuest Aviation
Flight Product Center, Inc. (also has false statement)
Jetpower Support
Sky View Aerospace (also using ASA company logo)
TMC Manufacturing & Distribution, LLC
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
Growth Industries, Inc.
Koncentra USA Corp
Turbine Airmotive, Inc.
Member Directory
Companies around the world check the Member Directory on the ASA Website to verify whether or not a company is correctly associating itself with ASA. Be sure to check out the Directory and see who your fellow ASA Members are.
ASA 2016 – June 26-28 – Four Seasons Hotel – Las Vegas, NV!