First of all, the AS 9100 Aerospace Sector Quality System standard is built on the criteria of safety, reliability and sustainability, and as the high security risks are high in this sector, the required safety and quality requirements are at the highest level.
In this regard, when the companies operating in the aerospace sector or the suppliers producing materials for this sector want to establish the AS 9100 standard within their bodies, the first task is to define the standard requirements depending on the field of activity. When this study is carried out, as a quality management system standard, the quality objectives of the enterprise and how they will be applied to their business processes should be determined.
During this study, the enterprise has to determine the quality policies, determine the vision and mission of the enterprise and explain the principles it values. Furthermore, the policy, vision, mission and values disclosed must be read, understood and accepted by everyone from the top management to the bottom employee. In the meantime, the entity must also determine its priorities in terms of compliance with policy and quality objectives.
The most important step to be taken is to operate in line with the quality policies and objectives. Sustainability of the system is the most important issue. The operation of the system should be ensured with the controls and inspections to be made within the enterprise. Operability of the standard should be ensured in the plan, implement, control and precaution cycle which is the basic rule of quality systems.
At this point, a certification body can be applied to AS 9100 Aerospace Sector Quality System certificate. It is very important that the certification body is accredited from a local or foreign accreditation body. In this sector, which has a high probability of working with foreign customers in terms of its field of activity, it is important to obtain the AS 9100 certificate from an accredited certification body in terms of its validity all over the world.
The certification body assigns professional auditors who are competent in their work and ensures that the enterprise is audited on-site and on prepared documents. Following these audits, the auditor shall issue an AS 9100 certificate to the entity, if deemed appropriate, on the basis of the reports. This document demonstrates the process and service quality of the enterprise and gives it a serious competitive advantage.