Brief History of the AS Family of Standards
In 1999, AS9100 A replaced AS9000, the previous aerospace specific quality management system. The replacement of AS9000 came about because of the review and development of the ISO 9000 family of standards, where ISO 9001:2000 replaced ISO 9001:1994. AS9100 A was split into two sections, which set out requirements based in both the 2000 and 1994 versions of ISO 9001. The current AS9100 revision B has superseded revision A. The only difference is that in AS9100 revision B the references to ISO 9001:1994 have been removed.
As with ISO 9001:2000, the major additions and alterations to AS9100 are based on the move from a procedural to a process approach.
AS9100 was developed by representatives from the Aerospace industry in Europe, Asia, USA and the Americas. Registration to AS9100 is encouraged for suppliers to organizations such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rolls Royce, GEAE, and NASA.
AS9110 and AS9120, the most recent additions to the AS family were published in January 2003 and November 2002 respectively. These two standards are based on ISO 9001:2000, and focus upon the specific quality requirements of the maintenance and stockist distributor segments of the aerospace industry.
From: BSi
Additions to this thread to update it to address current revisions of AS9100 and related standards is appreciated.
In 1999, AS9100 A replaced AS9000, the previous aerospace specific quality management system. The replacement of AS9000 came about because of the review and development of the ISO 9000 family of standards, where ISO 9001:2000 replaced ISO 9001:1994. AS9100 A was split into two sections, which set out requirements based in both the 2000 and 1994 versions of ISO 9001. The current AS9100 revision B has superseded revision A. The only difference is that in AS9100 revision B the references to ISO 9001:1994 have been removed.
As with ISO 9001:2000, the major additions and alterations to AS9100 are based on the move from a procedural to a process approach.
AS9100 was developed by representatives from the Aerospace industry in Europe, Asia, USA and the Americas. Registration to AS9100 is encouraged for suppliers to organizations such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rolls Royce, GEAE, and NASA.
AS9110 and AS9120, the most recent additions to the AS family were published in January 2003 and November 2002 respectively. These two standards are based on ISO 9001:2000, and focus upon the specific quality requirements of the maintenance and stockist distributor segments of the aerospace industry.
From: BSi
Additions to this thread to update it to address current revisions of AS9100 and related standards is appreciated.