ASIA PACIFIC AEROSPACE QUALITY GROUP (APAQG)

The APAQG hosts a diverse membership with companies operating in various countries or regions across Asia Pacific, among which China, India, Japan, Korea, and Singapore have established national levels of Aerospace Quality Groups, respectively (i.e., the Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Korean or Singapore Aerospace Quality Groups).

In 2022, when many countries were in the recovery phase of the pandemic, APAQG members remained engaged in several IAQG activities, such as the application of the Single Standards Development Organization (SDO) process, AIMM development, maintenance, and transition of the Certification Scheme, and SCMH development. Additionally, the APAQG supported stakeholders of aerospace industries in the Asia Pacific region by developing local language versions of IAQG products and supporting the Industry Controlled Other Party (ICOP) scheme in two countries. The APAQG also enlightened some of the space agencies in the region about the application of Quality Management Systems.

VICE LEAD: Miki Uehara, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

2022 HIGHLIGHTS

+600 accesses from Asian countries to AIMM in local languages

Timely transition to revised Standards of the ICOP Scheme

Timely release of local language versions of Standards and SCMH materials

Participating in APRSAF to promote space agencies about the QMS application