A J Walter wins AS9120 quality standard approval

AJW is one of the first companies to comply with the International Aerospace Quality Group’s (IAQG) released revision AS9120:2009 (or AS9120 Rev A) to the AS9100 standard series.

When the new standard element requirements were announced in 2010, they provided AJW with the ideal opportunity to further develop its robust Quality Management System investing significantly in state of the art IT to map processes and ensure compliance.

At the same time AJW said it has been able to reduce the burden of managing its QMS by over 60%.

“After meeting, and in many cases exceeding, the exacting compliance standards demanded by world- class certifying body Bureau Veritas, AJW completed the transition project to the new standards within five months resulting in full certification to EN 9120:2009 and AS9120 Rev A. This transition ensures that A J Walter Aviation retains its leading edge in all global quality standards applicable to the aircraft parts industry,” the company said.

The new revisions focus heavily on customer satisfaction, risk assessment, product conformity and process measurement, analysis and improvement using the new ‘process approach’ to auditing.

“This transition was made easier because we already have an efficient and effective customer focused quality management system in place” said Deryck Stokes, quality and health & safety manager at AJW Aviation. “Maintaining our position as the world’s leading independent spare parts provider requires us to keep one step ahead and ensure that rigorous adherence to all quality standards is managed with the utmost efficiency and transparency, so we are committed to on-going investment in QMS. Our system meets and exceeds the previous standard and incorporates generic customer requirements.   Those organisations that have not yet started their transition will be hard pressed to complete certification by July.”