The Complete IAQG Series — One Specialist Partner
Beyond AS 9100: certification and implementation support across the full IAQG standard family — MRO, distribution, APQP/PPAP, first article inspection, FOD prevention, and counterfeit parts control.
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Quality Auditing
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AS 9100 Certification
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NADCAP Readiness
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System Design
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Implementation
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Risk Management
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Supplier Quality
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Internal Audit
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Quality Auditing
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AS 9100 Certification
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NADCAP Readiness
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System Design
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Implementation
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Risk Management
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Supplier Quality
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Internal Audit
The IAQG Standards Family
The IAQG publishes a family of standards that together govern quality across the entire aerospace value chain — from design and manufacture, through distribution, to maintenance and repair.
Singapore's position as Asia's premier MRO and aerospace manufacturing hub means most organisations here are touched by more than one of these standards.
Quality Nexus provides implementation, documentation, training, and audit support across the complete series.
Standards we implement
| Standard | Applies To | Our Services |
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| AS 9100 Rev D | Design, development & manufacture — aviation, space & defence | Full implementation, certification support, internal audits, surveillance readiness |
| AS 9110 Rev C | Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) organisations, including military MRO and CAMO | QMS implementation aligned with airworthiness regulations (CAAS SAR-145 / EASA Part 145 / FAA Part 145 context), safety policy, human factors, and technician competence frameworks |
| AS 9120 Rev B | Stockist distributors of aerospace parts and materials | Traceability systems, lot splitting controls, certificate of conformity management, counterfeit avoidance, and supplier evaluation programmes |
| AS 9145 | Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) & Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) | Phase 1–5 APQP deployment, PPAP file development (all elements), design & process FMEAs, control plans, and customer submission support |
| AS 9102 | First Article Inspection (FAI/FAIR) | FAI planning, balloon drawings, Forms 1/2/3 completion, partial and re-accomplishment FAI logic, and digital FAI systems |
| AS 9146 | Foreign Object Damage (FOD) Prevention Programme | FOD programme design, area classification, controls deployment, and workforce training with competency examinations |
| AS 5553 / AS 6174 | Counterfeit electronic parts / counterfeit materiel avoidance | Counterfeit prevention plans, supply chain risk controls, verification and test protocols, and reporting processes |
| AS 9131 | Nonconformance documentation | Nonconformance data definition and reporting aligned with customer requirements |
| AS 9162 | Aerospace operator self-verification programmes | Self-verification programme design reducing inspection cost while protecting quality |
IAQG Implementation Expertise
Multi-standard and integrated engagements
Many aerospace organisations require compliance with multiple quality standards, customer requirements, and regulatory expectations. Quality Nexus designs integrated management systems aligned with applicable IAQG standards and supports organisations preparing for special process accreditations such as NADCAP. Our implementation approach also supports customer and regulatory approval requirements while recognising that QMS certification, special process accreditation, customer approvals, and authority approvals are separate decisions made by the respective certification bodies, accreditation programmes, customers, and regulators.
Regulatory context expertise
Our consultants understand the regulatory environment MROs and manufacturers operate in — including CAAS airworthiness requirements, EASA Part 145 / Part 21, FAA 14 CFR Part 145, and military airworthiness frameworks — and design QMS documentation that satisfies both the certification standard and the regulator without duplication.
What sets Quality Nexus apart
Practitioner depth
Our consultants write PFMEAs, conduct FAIs, and close audit findings for clients every week. Your documentation reflects how aerospace really works.
Integration-ready
We develop integrated management systems that support AS9100 implementation while helping organisations address customer-specific requirements and prepare for special process accreditations such as NADCAP.
Skills transfer
Every engagement includes structured training so your team owns the system on day one after certification.
Zero Defect orientation
We build prevention into your processes through risk analysis, mistake-proofing, and structured problem solving, rather than relying on inspection.
Local presence
Singapore-based consultants available on-site at short notice throughout the engagement and after certification.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes — and it is usually the smartest route. Because AS 9100, AS 9110, and AS 9120 share the same harmonised structure, we design one quality manual, one risk register, one internal audit programme, and one management review that satisfies every applicable standard at once — cutting documentation effort, audit fatigue, and long-term maintenance cost.
Yes. We deploy the IAQG toolkit end to end: APQP planning and PPAP submissions aligned with customer flow-downs, first article inspections performed to AS9102, and the supporting methods your customers audit — PFMEA, control plans, MSA, and SPC — so deliverables pass customer review the first time instead of bouncing back with rejections.
Both are certification-critical requirements, so we build them into the system rather than bolt them on. That means counterfeit parts controls aligned with AS 5553 and AS 6174 guidance, FOD prevention programmes built to AS 9146, approved-supplier and verification procedures, awareness training for the shop floor, and the objective evidence your certification body will ask to see.
Absolutely. We routinely integrate IAQG requirements with ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and customer-specific mandates under a single harmonised management system — one documentation architecture, one audit calendar, one management review. A distributor with an in-house repair capability, for example, can hold AS 9120 and AS 9110 without duplicating a single procedure.