Accreditation Process

AFRA’s accreditation program is built around compliance with its Best Management Practice (BMP) Guide — the only industry-developed standard focused on responsible aircraft disassembly and recycling. Each company is evaluated through an independent audit that assesses the applicable BMP requirements based on the type of accreditation being sought.

Facilities can apply for one or more scopes depending on the services offered. The program supports operational transparency, environmental stewardship, and alignment with evolving sustainability expectations across the aviation sector.

Companies pursuing AFRA Accreditation should ensure that internal quality systems, documentation, and procedures are in place and up to date prior to beginning the process.

Contact AFRA Client Services with any questions about the accreditation process.

• Review the AFRA BMP
  • Review the AFRA BMP which will be used for the audit of your facility.
    
    
• Apply for Accreditation
  • Submit a completed AFRA Audit Application to AFRA Client Services to begin the AFRA Accreditation process.
    
    
• Complete the Checklist
  • All companies will be required to complete the applicable Audit Checklist in order to have the application accepted by AFRA.
    
    
• Schedule Your Audit
  • Once your application has been accepted, AFRA staff will work with your company and the auditor to set up your audit date. The date will vary depending on availability.
    
    
  • Your company is responsible for the auditor’s travel fees associated with your audit. However, when audits are scheduled in tandem with other nearby companies, you may be able to share travel fees with other companies being audited.

• For any one (1) accreditation subset, the Accreditation fee will remain the same as the previous Single Accreditation fee of $7,000 (plus travel auditor expenses).
• For any combination of two (2) accreditation subsets, the Accreditation fee will remain the same as the previous Dual Accreditation fee of $9,400 (plus travel auditor expenses).
  • The one exception to the above is that for any company that is Accredited for both Disassembly and Demolition, the Accreditation fee will remain $7,000 because of the unique relationship between the aforementioned.
• For any combination of three (3) Accreditation subsets, the third subset will be assessed at a flat-cost of $975 added to $9,400 (with the exception to Disassembly & Demolition).
• When remitting payment for the initial accreditation, you will be invoiced for one-half of your Accreditation fee and one-quarter at each surveillance audit.