Technical cooperationTechnical cooperation
Turn a defined question into useful, reviewed work.
Connect subject expertise with a clear mandate, relevant evidence and the right form of output.
Technical Work overviewIndependent · International · Evidence-led
Aerospace expertise.
Connected.
An international home for aerospace cooperation. Bringing institutions, industry and professionals together through participation, technical work and shared knowledge.
AviationSpaceCross-sector aerospace
The Federation
AviationSpaceCross-sector aerospace
The connecting roleDistinct expertise.
Distinct expertise.
Common ground.
Aerospace Federation brings industry, institutions and professionals together for technical cooperation and shared knowledge. Participants retain their own identities while contributing to shared questions.
Understand the federation modelThe aerospace communitySee our global network
Find your place in the Federation.Find your membership category
What brings you
to the Federation?
People, institutions and a wider aerospace context.
Compare membership routes, see the public member network and understand the Federation’s connecting role.
A defined question. A useful contribution.
Find focused technical work, share a relevant need or follow the current route for structured public input.
Use published information in its proper context.
Check a publication’s scope and status, then follow its supporting resources. Publication and assessment outcomes remain distinct.
Knowledge connected to professional practice.
See published event arrangements, follow the Academy’s development and read evidence-led aerospace perspectives.
Federation work areas
Technical cooperation
Institutional architectureInstitutional architecture
Know how the Federation works.
Follow institutional oversight, leadership, Councils and Technical Committees—and understand their distinct responsibilities.
Governance overview
Controlled publicationsControlled publications
Clear requirements. A controlled development route.
Understand how AF Standards are developed, published and maintained. Verify the status of each publication before using it.
Standards overview
Scope-defined assessmentScope-defined assessment
Technical competence, within a defined scope.
Explore assessment routes, evidence requirements and the independent decision process. Membership does not establish an accreditation outcome.
Accreditation overview
For eligible active membersFor eligible active members
Participation and acknowledgement are different.
Recognition provides a separate evidence-based acknowledgement for eligible active members, with defined criteria and review.
Recognition overview A defined aerospace question is a useful starting point.Propose a technical topic
Standards & assurance frameworks
Clarity for complex
aerospace work.
Published requirements and technical references.
A clear place to start, with clear limits.
Reference. Practice. Evidence.From a published reference
From a published reference
to a defined technical scope.
Explore the publication, understand its intended use and follow its supporting resources.
Inside AF StandardsPublication is not an assessment outcome. Technical scope, programme status and public records remain separate.
Catalogue & statusUnderstand the route.
Know what it means.
A published requirement, a member acknowledgement and an assessment of competence serve different purposes.
Eligible active members
Member Recognition
A separate evidence-based acknowledgement within a defined scope. Explore criteria, review and current programme status.
Understand RecognitionScope-defined competence
Accreditation
Assessment for defined technical activities. Explore routes, requirements and the published process independently of membership.
Explore assessment routesMembership
Your experience.
A wider perspective.
Bring your organisation's perspective or your professional experience into a structured aerospace community.
Contribute technical expertise
Connect experience with focused work and reviewed outputs.
Expert Working GroupsBring an institutional perspective
Understand the structures connecting stakeholder input and responsibility.
Federation CouncilsLearn through shared knowledge
Follow published resources and announced professional exchange.
Activities & Projects
Corporate Membership
Commercial activity. Collective expertise.
A route into participation
Corporate Membership
Bring organizational experience from manufacturing, operations or specialist aerospace services into focused Federation work.
Find your principal categoryMembership does not guarantee procurement, contracts, committee seats, Recognition, Accreditation or verified capability.
Institutional Membership
Institutional perspective. Shared understanding.
A route into participation
Institutional Membership
Connect academic, research, public and non-commercial perspectives with responsible aerospace dialogue.
Find your principal categoryPublic-sector eligibility is not automatic. Membership does not imply government endorsement, regulatory authority, governance appointment or technical approval.
Individual Membership
Personal expertise. A wider professional context.
A route into participation
Individual Membership
Contribute in your own capacity as a professional, academic, researcher, student or early-career participant.
Find your principal categoryMembership is not a professional license, qualification or certification. Employer membership, learning access and Recognition remain separate.
Membership is participation—not technical approval or a guaranteed appointment. Recognition follows a separate evidence-based review for eligible active members.
Member Recognition
Digital projects
Connect.
Apply.
Advance.
A connected portfolio for discovering capability, supporting practice and understanding progress.
CONNECTAF SKYLINK™
Supply-chain discovery
Supplier profiles, technical capability information and future sourcing connections.
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APPLYAF POLARIS™
Practice & implementation
Guidance and resources to help translate technical requirements into practice.
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ADVANCEAF ZENITH™
Maturity & improvement
Self-assessment to understand strengths, gaps and priorities for improvement.
View project scopeConnected programme development
Explore the wider portfolio: industry capability, applied aerospace and digital systems developed around distinct technical needs.
Learning & shared knowledge
Knowledge with context.
Ideas with a purpose.
Aerospace Academy · In development
Technical depth.
Shared understanding.
Follow planned subjects, learning formats and participation. Courses and enrolment are not currently open.
Inside the AcademyEvents & announcements
Federation updates.
Stay connected.
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Federation news
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