A successful Aerospace Quality Worldwide Congress and Assembly in Seville organised by IAQG (International Aerospace Quality Group) and EADS CASA
Seville, 06 October 2006
The Aerospace Quality Worldwide Congress has taken place this week in the Spanish city of Seville organized by IAQG (International Aerospace Quality Group) and EADS CASA, with collaboration and support from regional and local institutions from the Junta de Andalucía and the City Council of Seville.
The IAQG is an organisation integrated by the most important industries and associations within the aerospace and defence sector. The aim is to establish and maintain a cooperative attitude, based on the confidence between the companies of the sector they represent, in order to develop initiatives to achieve significant improvements in quality and cost reductions in all the chain value.
In this occasion the Congress has gathered more than 500 delegates, the largest number ever for this event. The Spanish Secretary of State of Defence, Francisco Pardo, the Counsellor of Innovation, Science and Business of the regional Government of Andalusia, Francisco Vallejo, the Chief Quality Officer of EADS and President of IAQG, Bill Black, and many of the most relevant executives from the main aerospace and defence companies in the world, have attended.
IAQG, under the leadership of Bill Black, has consolidated its position as a global reference for quality in aeronautics, space and defence. This meeting is the culmination of six months of hard work of quality groups from many companies in the sector and follows up also a series of more than 30 technical workshops celebrated during the week.
Some of the most relevant issues about quality have been discussed. The different teams have been working on the 9100 standard to improve robustness of fundamental QMS (Quality Management System) in all companies, the supply chain and product realization has been another important topic. The people competency management processes defined an aerospace and defence glossary of terms with 410 terms in 13 languages. The regulatory Authority acceptance of ICOP (Industry Controlled Other Party) scheme as a fundamental tool for supplier control was an important point of discussion.
A Performance Excellence Marketplace (PEM), where 14 companies have been offering and sharing their best practices has been implemented. It has also been approved in Seville to have this PEM as a standard practice for future IAQG events.
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2005, EADS generated revenues of € 34,2 billion and employed a workforce of about 113,000. The EADS Group includes the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, the world's largest helicopter supplier Eurocopter and the joint venture MBDA, the international leader in missile systems. EADS is the major partner in the Eurofighter consortium, is the prime contractor for the Ariane launcher, develops the A400M military transport aircraft and is the largest industrial partner for the European satellite navigation system Galileo.
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