The changes in ISO 9000: 2000 are creating a trickledown effect. AS/EN/JIS Q 9100: 2001, Quality Management Systems--Aerospace--Requirements has been aligned to reflect the title change of ISO 9001: 2000 Quality Management System--Requirements. The good news for North American aerospace suppliers is that the latest version of the aerospace standard does not require substantial changes from the original.
In the beginning
The first international quality system standard for the aerospace industry, AS9100, was published in November 1999 by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Aerospace Technical Committee 20, in conjunction with the American Aerospace Quality Group (AAQG) in the United States and the European Association of Aerospace Industries (AECMA) in Europe and other countries including China, Japan, Mexico and Brazil, developed the quality system standard for use by aerospace companies. It was the first single standard available for use across the global aerospace community and supplemented ISO 9000 requirements with those necessary to address civil and military aviation, and aerospace needs.