Quality Management
The 2026 Standards Transitions: What ISO 9001, ISO 14001, IA9100 and ISO 45001 Mean for You
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 have both been revised, AS9100 is becoming IA9100 and ISO 45001 is close behind. Here is what has changed,…
Category: Aerospace & Defence
AS9100, IA9100 and quality in aerospace and defence supply chains.
Aerospace & Defence
AS9100 for Aerospace Start-ups: Lessons From a Ground-Up Implementation
What it takes to build an AS9100D quality management system from scratch in an aerospace start-up: practical lessons, pitfalls and what IA9100 means.
Aerospace & Defence
AS9100 to IA9100: What UK Aerospace Suppliers Need to Know
AS9100 is being revised and renamed IA9100. Here is what the IAQG has confirmed, what is still unconfirmed, and the practical steps aerospace and…
Aerospace & Defence
COTS Components in Manufacturing: 7 Hidden Risks You Must Control
Commercial off-the-shelf parts save time and cost, but they move risk out of sight. The seven hidden risks of COTS components and the procurement,…
Aerospace & Defence
Supply Chain Quality in AS9100: Supplier Control, Flow-Down and Configuration Management
How to control supply chain quality in an AS9100 environment: supplier approval, risk-based audit schedules, high-risk vendors, PLM and configuration management, flow-down, inspection and…
Aerospace & Defence
Design Assurance in Aerospace: DO-254 Compliance and Design Assurance Levels
What DO-254 requires, how Design Assurance Levels DAL A to DAL E are assigned, and how DO-254 fits with DO-178C, ARP 4754B, ARP 4761…
Aerospace & Defence
Understanding DFMEA, PFMEA and the Process Control Plan
What DFMEA, PFMEA and the Process Control Plan are, how they link together within APQP, and why integrating them matters for ISO 9001, AS9100…
Aerospace & Defence
AS9145 Explained: Aerospace APQP and PPAP Requirements
What AS9145 requires, where aerospace APQP came from, the five APQP phases, what aerospace PPAP involves and the benefits for aerospace and defence manufacturers.