AS9100 is the internationally recognised quality management standard for the aviation, space and defence industry, built on top of ISO 9001 with aerospace-specific requirements added: configuration management, product safety, risk management, counterfeit parts prevention and control of special processes such as casting, coating, heat treatment and non-destructive testing (NDT).
If you distribute or stock aerospace parts rather than manufacture them, AS9120 applies instead — the equivalent standard for distributors. Most customers and prime contractors also expect suppliers to be listed on the IAQG OASIS database once certified, which we'll help you prepare for.
You manufacture parts, assemblies or perform special processes for the aviation, space or defence supply chain.
You hold and supply aerospace parts without manufacturing them, and need AS9120 rather than AS9100.
Gap analysis and documentation built against the specific requirements of AS9100 or AS9120.
Control plans for casting, coating, heat treatment and NDT processes that hold up to aerospace scrutiny.
Practical configuration management and risk processes that meet the standard without drowning your engineers in paperwork.
A documented approach to preventing, detecting and reporting suspect counterfeit parts, as the standard requires.
Guidance on AS9102 first article inspection reporting for new or revised parts.
Preparation and on-the-day support through your certification body's assessment and IAQG OASIS listing.
We benchmark you against AS9100 or AS9120 and agree scope and price.
We create documentation and special process controls that fit your actual manufacturing or distribution processes.
We train your team, run internal audits and hold a management review.
We support your certification audit and OASIS listing, and can retain to keep the system live.
AS9100 is built on ISO 9001's structure but adds aerospace-specific requirements: configuration management, product safety, risk management, counterfeit parts prevention and control of special processes. If you supply the aerospace or defence sector, customers will typically require AS9100 rather than ISO 9001 alone.
AS9120 is the equivalent standard for distributors and stockists who don't manufacture parts themselves. If you buy, store and resell aerospace parts without performing manufacturing processes, AS9120 is usually the right standard rather than AS9100.
Most aerospace primes and OEMs require certified suppliers to be listed on the IAQG OASIS database. We'll guide you through preparing for and completing that listing once you're certified.
A first article inspection (FAI), typically reported to AS9102, is a detailed inspection of a first production part to verify the manufacturing process produces parts that meet all design requirements before full production begins.
We quote every project on a fixed-scope basis after a free scoping call, tailored to your processes and current maturity.
Most of our clients need more than one of these — here's what tends to go together.
Quality management certification, gap analysis and 2026 transition support.
Internal audit programmes, VDA 6.3 process audits and second-party supplier audits.
Run ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 as one lean, integrated system.
Your part-time, outsourced QHSE manager — keeping the system live between full-time hires.
Tell us about your processes and target customers, and we'll recommend the fastest route to AS9100 or AS9120 certification.
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