ISO 9001 Quality System Requirements plus Aerospace Sector Specific Requirements. In Europe, prEN9000 addresses Aerospace Sector Specific Requirements.
Efforts are underway to consolidate both documents into a new international standard.
The release date is yet to be determined. The purpose of the AS 9000 basic standard is to promote increased commonality based on ISO 9000, with increased focus on common aerospace industry requirements. To assure customer satisfaction, aerospace industry manufacturers must produce world class quality products at the lowest possible cost. The AS 9000 document standardizes, to the greatest extent possible, the quality system requirements of the aerospace industry. Standardization of compliance requirements results in cost savings due to the elimination or reduction of unique requirements developed for each different customer.