“I’m outta here,” said an AS9100 audititor to me recently.  What’s going on?  Read on:

Let’s look at what is happening with AS 9100 which is titled Quality Management Systems (QMS) – Requirements for Aviation, Space and Defense Organizations.  This Standard is being used in place of MIL-Q-9858A (Quality Program) and MIL-I-45208 (Inspection and Test) which both were canceled in 1996 by the US government.

So what QMS requirement do you see on your customer’s contracts? Continue reading →