Atlanta, Georgia-based Professional Aviation Associates, a Greenwich AeroGroup company and independent supplier of rotable airframe and avionics parts for turboprop aircraft, recently passed its annual audit to renew its ISO 9001:2015, AS9120B certificate with flying colours. The ICT audit under IAF MD 4:2018 was once again executed remotely, considering COVID-19, and generated zero findings.

“It takes a village to prepare for an audit,” says director of quality Hibo Linares. “We have a long checklist of things that we have to ensure are up to date, and our employees have to equally be prepared and grasp the importance to the organisation of successfully completing the audit.”

“Professional Aviation has one of the best QMS programmes I have seen. I have audited over 200 companies and this team is in the top 10 per cent,” says Aviation Suppliers Association and ASA Certification Body director of certification services and operational performance Wyndie Meyer. “The management team is completely engaged in the state of the QMS, customer satisfaction and interested party requirements. Every employee interviewed was very eager and supportive of the audit process. They are the exact definition of a team.”

This was the third remote annual review for Professional Aviation Associates. The two day process included interviews and numerous emails and documents sent back and forth as objective proof.