Quality and reliability are critical values for the aerospace industry. In such a complex industry, where mistakes and the failure of products and services can be fatal, the effective operation of a quality management system can help to reduce some of these concerns, and provide a framework for organizations to provide a product or service, which supports the values of quality and reliability.
The global aerospace industry has developed a number of standards to confront the issues of quality and reliability, and provide a framework for an effective quality management system. These standards have been embraced by the leading aerospace organizations, and their suppliers, and have gained recognition from a number of regulatory bodies around the globe. The foremost standard in the family is AS9100, which has been added to by the more narrowly focused AS9110 and AS9120 standards