Is the SAE's AS9100 an International standard? vs. AECMA (EN 9100)

*RCW* · #1 25th August 2003, 01:18 PM

TRIVIA QUESTION!!!!

Does anybody know if AS9100 is an "International" spec, such as ISO 9000 is?

**howste** · #2 25th August 2003, 01:47 PM

SAE is an international organization, but I don't know what countries are represented. I'm sure it's not nearly as widespread as ISO...

**Sidney Vianna** · #3 25th August 2003, 03:09 PM

AS9100 is issued through SAE as howste mentioned.

In Europe, the same document is issued through AECMA (EN 9100) and in Asia, it is issued as JISQ9100 (Japan).

http://www.iaqg.sae.org/iaqg/publications/standards.htm

There is also a Brazilian version, since EMBRAER is one of the aircraft manufacturers supporting IAQG and AAQG.

The decision not to pursue 9100 through the ISO organization was a deliberate one. Due, primarily with the perceived bureaucratic and slow standard development process associated with the ISO Technical Committees.

So, even though 9100 has not been issued through ISO/IEC, one can say 9100 (through it's several forms) is a VERY international document.

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