The AS 9100 Aerospace Quality System standard is a quality management system standard designed specifically for the aerospace, aerospace and defense industries. As with similar quality management standards, the ISO 9000 series is based on standards. However, since there are high security risks in this industry, it includes the safety and quality requirements that this industry needs.

The first appearance of the 9100 standard AS has been in 1997 with the joint efforts of leading organizations in the American aircraft engines industry such as Lockheed Martin and GE. This first version of the standard has been published comparatively with the requirements of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System standard. The first publication in its current form was in the 1999 by the International Quality Group Aerospace Industry.

The benefits of AS 9100 standard can be listed as follows:

  • As with other quality management system standards, it ensures that the enterprise is institutional if properly implemented and maintained.
  • It is the guarantee of compliance with the legal regulations in this sector where the security threat is the most, as it concerns people's lives very closely.
  • The entity's compliance with the requirements of the standard ensures that customer demands and legal obligations are fully met.
  • The AS 9100 certification from an accredited certification body provides the business with the opportunity to enter new markets.
  • The AS 9100 certificate is an expression of the company's continuous effort to progress.
  • It is an indicator that the risk management principles are applied in the enterprise, that the risks are analyzed and evaluated.
  • Since the processes will be defined with the application of the standard, the activities are carried out within the framework of predetermined conditions and the efficiency of the enterprise increases.
  • A common language is created when doing business with customers and suppliers all over the world.

AS 9100 Aerospace Sector Quality System standard is based on quality management standards in general and management is the main process here. It is also important for the AS 9100 standard that the processes are predetermined and operate accordingly.

 

Space and aerospace quality processes are built entirely on the criteria of safety, reliability and sustainability. In this respect, very specific processes such as supplier approval, verification of purchased products, traceability throughout the life of the product, control of production process changes, control of production equipment and materials, inspection and test processes, internal inspection conditions, first part inspection and disposal of non-conforming products have been identified.