Beginner 2 hrs
FAI Fundamentals: Understanding First Article Inspection
What an FAI is, when it applies, and how it fits into aerospace quality systems.
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FAIRQA Academy
Practical FAI training, built for manufacturing environments.
Self-paced courses, team enablement, and enterprise training options, designed to compound across your quality organization.
Progress tracking
Per-engineer course progress and completion history.
Quiz & cert badges
Knowledge checks with shareable certificates.
Team dashboards
Roll up training status across your quality org.
5 courses live Certificates Team training
Learning Platform
A modern LMS for FAI teams.
FAIRQA Academy is a self-paced platform authored by working FAI specialists, with optional live cohorts for teams. Progress tracking, quizzes, certificates, and team dashboards keep your engineers current on the standards that matter.
Featured Courses
Courses built for the work.
Intermediate 3 hrs
AS9102 Rev C Forms 1, 2, and 3 Training
Section-by-section walk-through of AS9102 Rev C and the Forms 1, 2, and 3 deliverables.
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Intermediate 2.5 hrs
Balloon Drawing & Characteristic Accountability Training
Build defensible ballooned drawings and account for every characteristic with confidence.
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Advanced 4 hrs
FAI Review & Rejection Prevention Workshop
Why FAIs get rejected, what reviewers look for, and how to prevent rework before submission.
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Expert 6 hrs
Advanced Aerospace Supplier FAI Compliance Program
Full supplier-side FAI compliance program for tiered aerospace suppliers and quality leaders.
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Course Authors
Built by working FAI specialists.
Every FAIRQA Academy course is authored by quality engineers who run aerospace FAI programs in production, so the material reflects how the work actually gets done. Instructors for live cohorts are assigned per engagement based on program scope and availability.
FS
Senior FAI Specialist
AS9102 Execution
Years of hands-on AS9102 Rev C execution across commercial and defense programs. Authors course material on Forms 1-3, ballooning, and characteristic accountability.
QE
Lead Quality Engineer
Supplier Quality & Review
Background leading supplier quality and FAI review for tiered aerospace suppliers. Focused on rejection prevention, traceability, and audit readiness.
GD
GD&T & Drawing Instructor
Engineering Documentation
Trains quality teams on GD&T interpretation, drawing review, and aerospace documentation standards in active production environments.
Self-paced
Individual Learners
Onboard in minutes. Take courses on your schedule with quizzes, completion tracking, and printable certificates.
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Team & Org Training
Cohort-based delivery, custom curriculum, dashboards for managers, and SSO-ready deployment. Optional live sessions with our course authors when your team wants walkthroughs or Q&A.
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