OASIS/D2P White Paper
The Department of Defense, the Aviation, Space and Defense industry and American taxpayers suffer from a burdensome and redundant quality management system approval and oversight process.
Publications
2017 Facts & Figures
Today, America’s Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industry is a thriving sector that embodies the best of our nation. Whether making our ...
Engine Icing Working Group Industry Guidance on Means of Compliance for Engine Operation in Ice Crystal Icing
The FAA sent a letter to the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) on 21 November 2016 requesting a retasking of the Engine Icing Working...
AIA/UMD Product Support Integrator Workshop
The Aerospace Industries Association’s Product Support Committee has long advocated for expanding the use of performance-based logistics (PBL) within the Department of Defense (DoD) for weapons system sustainment.
Life Cycle Benefits of Collaborative MBSE Use for Early Requirements Development
AIA believes government and industry can realize significant benefits by increasing and improving collaborative government and industry use of Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE), especially during the early requirements definition phase.
AIA Powerplant Indications Task Team Report
The AIA Powerplant Indications Task Team was formed July 2001 in response to the FAA draft Harmonization Terms of Reference (HTOR) 25.1305. The team was subsequently sanctioned by the AIA as the Powerplant Indications Task Team...
Aerospace Industry Guidelines for Implementing Interoperability Standards for Engineering Data
The variety of engineering tools used to support design, procurement, manufacturing, and support of aerospace products has never been greater.
Engine Icing Working Group Subcommittee on Engine Ground Operations During Heavy Snow
In response to a tasking request by the FAA defined in a letter dated July 3, 2013 (“Request Formation of Advisory Group to Address Specific Engine and Installation Icing Issues”)...
Leveling the Playing Field: The EX-IM Bank & U.S. Manufacturing
In the wake of an uneven global economic recovery, countries are competing in an unprecedented race to create jobs and stimulate economic growth through increased exports. In this competition, not all countries abide by the same set of rules that the United States follows to support their companies’ exports.
Restoring Balance in the Defense Acquisition System
Over the past quarter century, more than 300 commissions and studies have produced a variety of recommendations – some of which have become law – to change the way the U.S. military develops and buys new weapons systems.
