Developed by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG), the AS 9100 air-space quality management standard covers the entire supply chain and is known to be of the highest level in the aerospace industry, whether working in the design or manufacturing sector or providing maintenance and control services. security.

As with other 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 conditions required by this industry. The first emergence of the AS 9100 standard was in 1997, with the joint efforts of leading companies in the American aircraft engine industry such as Lockheed Martin and GE. This first form of the standard has been published in comparison with the requirements of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System standard. The first publication in its current form was in 1999 by the International Quality Group Aerospace Industries.

If applied and maintained correctly, it ensures that the enterprise is institutional and it is the guarantee of compliance with legal regulations in this sector where the security threat is the most closely related to people's lives. AS 9100 aerospace quality management standard guarantees that the enterprise operates in accordance with the requirements of the standard, customer demands and obligations brought by legal regulations are fully met. The AS 9100 certificate obtained from an accredited certification body creates an opportunity for the business 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.

The basic principle of AS 9100 aerospace quality management system is risk management and in this respect 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 testing processes, internal inspection conditions, first part special processes such as inspection and disposal of inappropriate products have been identified.