Governance
Policies, Ethics & Integrity
Aerospace Federation's governance framework is supported by principles designed to protect independence, responsible participation, transparency and confidence in institutional decisions.
Institutional integrity
Safeguards connect governance principles with responsible practice.
Aerospace Federation's governance framework is designed to protect independence, responsible participation and confidence in institutional and technical decisions. The applicable controls reflect the activity, the information involved and the nature of the decision.
Independence
Decision-making, technical review, accreditation, Recognition, research and publication are protected from inappropriate influence.
Impartiality
Institutional participation, membership, sponsorship and commercial relationships do not determine technical or accreditation outcomes.
Conflicts of interest
Relevant interests are disclosed and reviewed, with recusal used where appropriate to protect decision integrity.
Ethical conduct
Professional conduct, responsible representation, respect for evidence and appropriate use of Federation roles guide participation.
Confidentiality
Sensitive information is handled through the confidentiality and information-management controls applicable to the activity.
Transparency
Published structures, scope statements, directories, documents and appropriate records make institutional responsibilities understandable.
Understand the distinction
Use a principle to identify the controlling record.
A website explanation helps orientation; the issued policy and programme-specific procedure remain the formal reference.
Interests that could affect judgement
Identify the interest, the activity and the decision involved. Conflict management and appropriate recusal protect the integrity of review; sponsorship or membership cannot determine a technical conclusion.
Published policy documentsA concern about process or decision
Complaints and appeals are not interchangeable. The appropriate route depends on the relevant programme, its issued procedure and the nature of the concern; no universal filing deadline is announced here.
Ask for the applicable procedureRepresenting institutional relationships
Describe Membership, Recognition and Accreditation within their actual scope. The institutional logo is not evidence of technical approval.
Identity-use guidanceComplaints and appeals
Applicable processes provide routes for procedural concerns and review.
Depending on the programme and decision involved, the Federation's processes may include mechanisms for complaints, appeals, review of decisions and procedural concerns. Public forms and formal policy documents are made available through the relevant programme or the document library when issued.
Name, status and marks
Each institutional relationship is represented within its applicable scope.
Associated statements, identifiers and marks are used according to the rules and approved scope applicable to each relationship.
Published governance resources