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Whether you are seeking AS9100 certification for the first time or need to transition from AS9100C to AS9100D, Compassrose is here to assist you in the process. The benefits off implementing and managing your QMS in accordance with the AS9100D standard are:
Compassrose helps companies in the aerospace industry, for both technical versatility, as well as having exceptional strength and weight advantages. So for any business which supplies this valuable and rapidly expanding sector, achieving AS 9100, the specific quality standard for the aerospace industry, is now an essential step, demonstrating throughout the supply chain that safety, reliability, and confidence are top of the priority list.
The AS9100 group of standards is aligned with ISO 9001 (quality management), and has been tailored specifically for the aerospace industry, with enhanced focus on safety, reliability and regulatory compliance.
Developed by aerospace engineers in the USA and Europe, working closely with the International Standards Organisation (ISO), AS9100 simplifies and standardizes the previous diversity of quality documentation. Now all aerospace manufacturers and suppliers worldwide require compliance to AS9100 as a condition of doing business.
Quality and reliability are essential for the aerospace industry, where errors, shortcuts, or lack of attention to detail can be fatal. A quality management system (QMS) helps to reduce risks, ensures consistency, and provides a reliable framework for the whole supply chain. Communication is essential, and this standard list seven areas for consideration, from clarifying engineering requirements to managing test specimens, and right of access to suppliers’ facilities.
Working on the same principle as the ISO standards, AS9100 follows the successful Plan-Do-Check-Act model. Existing systems are incorporated. Benefits include more consistent verification methods, and fewer audits.
AS 9100 can help your company in a number of ways. As the standard is built on existing systems and industry best practice, it naturally supports international regulatory requirements, providing guidance for managing variation of “key characteristics”. The documents generated can be used to validate test results, as well as enabling consistency in verification methodology. As with all ISO standards, AS 9100 includes a planning structure, with interim control points, and has continuous improvement built-in.
Integration with other standards: while AS9100 can be implemented on its own, it has been based on ISO 9001. It enjoys international recognition and is an auditable standard which can be awarded third party certification. When a business already has ISO9001 in place, achieving AS9100 becomes much simpler. With an estimated million ISO 9001 certificates now issued in 170 countries, the ISO 9001 standards have been written to enable the company to relate them to other management systems relevant to your company.
AS/EN 9100 is the aerospace quality management system standard used by aviation, space and defence organisations to demonstrate effective quality control, supply chain traceability, product safety and continual improvement. The current AS9100D / EN9100:2018 standard is based on ISO 9001:2015 and adds aerospace-specific requirements for organisations operating within the UK aerospace and defence supply chain.
For UK businesses, AS/EN 9100 certification supports entry into regulated aerospace supply chains by showing customers, prime contractors and certification bodies that a quality management system is structured, risk-based and aligned with recognised international requirements.
Compassrose Limited works with organisations across the United Kingdom to help them understand, implement and maintain aerospace quality management requirements. This includes practical support with AS/EN 9100 readiness, internal audits, supplier controls, process improvement and preparation for third-party assessment.
A strong AS/EN 9100 system should not simply mirror ISO 9001. It must also address the additional expectations placed on aerospace and defence suppliers, including product safety, counterfeit part prevention, configuration management, risk management, supplier performance and post-delivery support.
Compassrose Limited can help UK companies review their existing quality management system, identify gaps against AS/EN 9100 requirements and develop a clear improvement plan. Our approach is practical, proportionate and focused on helping businesses build confidence before certification, surveillance or customer audits.
Key areas commonly strengthened within an AS/EN 9100 quality management system include:
Whether your organisation is preparing for certification, responding to customer requirements or improving an established aerospace quality management system, Compassrose Limited provides UK-based support designed to make compliance clearer, more manageable and more effective.
Compassrose Limited provides internal audit, quality management and AS/EN 9100 support services to businesses across the UK. We work with aerospace, aviation, engineering, manufacturing and defence supply chain organisations that need practical guidance, clear documentation and audit-ready systems aligned with UK and international quality expectations.
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