In this month's bulletin:
Government Affairs and Legal News:
MAG 6 UPDATE Call Thursday August 18 at 11 am eastern
This call is open to all members. Advanced registration is required. There is no fee. Please email Gabriell Maupin and log in information will be sent to you on Wednesday at 5 pm eastern.
ASA Files Motion for a Stay to Prevent FAA Enforcement of Mag Rev. 6 New Documentation Requirements
ASA held several conference calls last month with its Members explaining the impact of MAG rev. 6 new documentation requirements. Thank you to those members who participated and the members who submitted affidavits explaining the factual situation of 8130 Tags and aircraft parts inventories. ASA has filed a Motion for a Stay with the DC Circuit Court. ASA had more members wanting to submit affidavits then could be used in the Motion. The Motion for a Stay, if granted, would prevent the FAA-enforcement of these new documentation requirements. ASA will send a Member Alert if there are any new developments.
FAA Releases Three Unapproved Parts Notifications
These UPNs were released since the last Member Bulletin. The bulleted information is linked to the UPN. Read the UPN closely. Different offices within the FAA write these UPNs so there is different information in them. For example, look for may versus did; statements that FAA has confirmed that there was a problem versus FAA thinks there may be an issue. This note of advice is true for all UPNs not just these three.
Affected Product: Floating miniature nuts-stake, part number MF7200-06
Affected Product: Aerostop Seat Lock for Cessna Rails, Aerostop Seat Lock for McFarlane Rails, Aerostop Seat Lock Version 2.0
Affected Product: Intel microprocessor, Intel part number MG80C186-12/B, government part number 5962- 8850102ZA
Awareness About Reports of Ransomware Attacks
Past two weeks, ASA has received reports from three companies that their computers were taken over by hackers demanding ransom money before the hackers would release back the access to the computer data. Discuss this with your IT personnel. Make sure staff is aware of Ransomware Attacks.
ASA News:
Election for 3 Positions on the ASA Board of Directors
ASA's election process is detailed in the ASA Bylaws. The bylaws call for the members to elect the Directors from the persons nominated. This year, there are three nominated candidates for three seats. Yes, this ballot lists only three names, therefore these three candidates will be the newly-elected Directors. ASA is still obligated to transmit a ballot for election. Please note that ASA has increased the number of Directors from 7 to 11 Directors over the past few years. There have always been several candidates for the election. So why less candidates this time? One conclusion is that the overall increase in Directors may have covered the current interest level. ASA is pleased to have a strong Board and the Directors continue to work to make sure they represent the members and industry.
A ballot for the Board of Directors can be found at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ASA2016BODELECTION. A short bio is included for each candidate. The election will close on August 19, 2016 at 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. One vote per Member Company. A member can select up to 3 persons for the Board of Directors.
ASA to Attend ACPC
Jeanne Meade will be in attendance at the upcoming ACPC Conference in Atlanta, Aug 19th through the 23rd. If you have any questions or would like to meet with Jeanne, please email her at jeanne@aviationsuppliers.org or call 202-347-6898 to schedule a meeting while in Atlanta.
Quality Committee Meeting - Dallas, TX
The next QC Meeting is scheduled for December 1, 2016. Registration is required and all members are welcome to attend and inquiries can be sent to Tony Brigham. Aircraft Inventory Management & Services LTD has once again agreed to sponsor the meeting, so a special thanks to them.
Drop Shipment Focus Group
ASA is seeking members active in the quality committee to participate in a focus group to assist in defining the ASA-100 language for control of drop shipment. Please let ASA know of your interest by contacting Sam O'Connor. The deadline to join the focus group is August 31, 2016.
ASA Announces Fall Regulatory Workshop Dates & Locations
Specific locations and agendas have been finalized for the 2016 Fall Workshops. For complete details please visit ASA's Website at http://www.aviationsuppliers.org/Workshops
September 8th - Miramar, FL - Courtyard (Marriott) SW Miramar
September 26th - Singapore (held with AAIS) - Singapore Expo Convention Centre
October 18th Newark, NJ - Hilton Hotel Newark Airport
November 16th - Los Angeles, CA - Embassy Suites LAX North
ASA to Attend MRO ASIA
Following the ASA/AAIS workshop, Jason Dickstein will be available to Member Companies for private meetings during the MRO Asia Conference. This is a perfect opportunity to discuss a business or regulatory issue with Jason Dickstein directly and in person. If you are interested in meeting with Jason Dickstein, please contact Katt Brigham at katt@washingtonaviation.com. Katt may also be reached via phone at +1 (202) 628-6777.
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:
- Aero-Trade, LLC - Novouralsk, Russia
Aviapharrm - Moscow, Russia
Delta Material Services - Atlanta, GA
Prime Marketing Consultancy, LLC - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
TechOps Solutions, LLC - Heathrow, FL
Worldtrans Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. - Shanghai, China
Cavu Cafe: Royboy's Prose & Cons - New Blog Entry: "Twenty Years of FAA AC 00-56"
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 News!!
Congratulations to the following Companies on their ASA-100 Accreditation (AA) and Re-Accreditation (RA)
Newly Accredited Companies:
ALESO Global LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Delta Material Services - Atlanta, GA
Companies showing commitment to Quality through Re-Accreditation:
Aeromat - Carrieres-Sur-Seine, France
AerReach LLC - North Richland Hills, TX
J and M Aircraft - North Hollywood, CA
Jet One Aerospace - Canoga Park, CA
Orange Aero Limited - Crawley, United Kingdom
SNJ Aviation, LLC - Miami, FL
Vallair Solutions - Senningerberg, Luxembourg
ASACB News!
The following organizations have achieved certification to the Aviation, Space and Defense management system standards:
- Hansair Logistics - Certified to ISO9001:2008 and AS9120A - Lake Forest, CA
- APOC Aviation - Certified to ISO:9001:2008 and AS9120A - Delft, The Netherlands
ASACB Announces AS9120B Training
ASACB is pleased to announce the offering of its first workshops on AS9120B. This workshop will focus on the expectation and requirements to transition to AS9120B. For registration and to review the agenda, please visit www.aviationsuppliers.org/Workshops.
- August 25th - Dubai (AS9120 workshop) - Le Meridien Dubai Hotel &Conference Centre
November 15th - Miami Area - To be announced
There are only 20 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 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. The following are key dates for all organizations certified or seeking certification to the AS9100/AS9110/AS9120 standards:
AS9100 to be published in October 2016
AS9110 to be published in November 2016
AS9120 to be published in December 2016
Aerospace Authorized Transition Training (AATT) to be released November 30, 2016 for AS9100 and AS9110
Aerospace Authorized Transition Training (AATT) to be released January 10, 2017 for AS9120
No certification body auditors can audit until successful passing of the AATT training and listing within the OASIS authentication database.
June 15, 2017 onward all audits must be to the new revisions of the AS9100/AS9110/AS9120 series standards.
If you should have any questions please contact Walter Sam O'Connor, Vice President Technical Services ASA/ASACB or George Ringger, Accreditation Manager ASACB for clarification or concerns.