AS9100/AS9110 Overview

AS9100: Aerospace Quality Management System

If your organization is a customer, supplier, or subcontractor to the regulated aerospace industry, you need to consider AS9100 and AS9110 and the important role they play with regard to quality management systems. Based on the internationally recognized ISO 9001:2000 quality management system standard, AS9100 adds numerous aerospace-specific requirements related to process and product characteristics that are essential for an organization to achieve compliance with regulatory requirements. Supported by the global aerospace community, AS9100 ensures a uniform approach to quality thus providing a common language across the aerospace industry supply chain. Based on the AS9100 Standard, AS9110 adds specific requirements to the maintenance and repair of private, commercial, and military aircrafts (repair stations).

Introduced in 1999 by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) in the U.S. and the European Association of Aerospace Industries in Europe, AS9100 provided a framework for the harmonization of different requirements within the aerospace industry. AS9100 is now globally recognized and has been adopted by almost every major prime manufacturer in the world, not only internally but also as a “flow-down” quality management requirement.

Maintained by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG), AS9100 stakeholders include space and defense sectors, civil aviation authorities, accreditation bodies, certification bodies, and the community at large. AS9100 has also been published in Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Russian.

If you need assistance implementing AS9100 or AS9110, STAT-A-MATRIX can help with an AS9100/AS9110 gap analysis, focused consulting support, or training at your facility.