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ISO 9001:2026 publishes. Its content flows down to IA9100. Your ISO 9001 based transition work can begin.
IA9100 publishes, replacing AS9100D. The AS9100, EN 9100, and JIS Q 9100 designations consolidate under the international IA designation.
Registrars and OASIS auditors complete training and accreditation updates. Transition audits become available. This is the window where auditor calendars still have room.
End of the transition period. The IAQG confirms the exact length at or near publication. A shorter window is possible if the revision is classified as minor.
Certification to AS9100D stays valid until you transition or your certificate expires, whichever comes first. You do not have to wait for IA9100 to start transitioning.
The rest of the series moves too. 9110 for maintenance organizations, 9120 for distributors, and 9145 are all in revision. If you hold more than one, tell us on the call.
IA9100 is built on ISO 9001, the way AS9100D was built on ISO 9001:2015. The IAQG deliberately sequenced the aerospace revision to follow the ISO 9001 revision so the base requirements are settled first. ISO 9001:2026 publishes September 16 and its content is final.
That means the ISO 9001 portion of your transition, which is the majority of it, can begin now. The aerospace specific work follows when the standard releases.
Companies that understand this get about a two quarter head start on every competitor in their supply chain who waits for the document.
One thing we will say plainly. IA9100 has not been published. Everything on this page about the aerospace specific changes reflects IAQG communications and coordination drafts, not final text. We will send you a corrected summary the day it releases, at no charge, whether or not you ever become a client. That promise is the main reason to put your name in the form.
These come from ISO 9001:2026 and flow down to IA9100 unchanged. You can work on them today.
Top management has to promote and demonstrate a quality culture and ethical behavior. The word that matters is demonstrate. An auditor cannot write a finding against an attitude, so they will ask for artifacts. In aerospace this connects directly to product safety culture and to how integrity concerns move up the chain.
These split into distinct requirements. Under the current version most companies built one register, filled it with threats, added a line about opportunities, and passed. That will not hold.
Named as a factor you have to consider when determining your context.
Now has to reflect your context and support your strategic direction. A template policy will not survive.
Based on IAQG communications and drafts. We will confirm at publication.
Product safety, configuration management, and counterfeit parts prevention are not going anywhere. If anything, expect them to be reinforced.
Expect more evidence of how you control the tiers below your direct suppliers, not just your approved vendor list.
This matters if you are also working toward CMMC. The two efforts overlap more than most suppliers expect, and the evidence you build for one can serve the other.
More attention to how human factors are considered in how you design, plan, and control work.
Aerospace transitions run tighter than commercial ones, and everyone in your supply chain shares the same deadline.
Your registrar cannot audit you to IA9100 until their auditors are trained and OASIS accreditation updates are in place. That takes months after publication.
Your transition audit has to land on a surveillance or recertification visit already scheduled.
Before that audit you need an internal audit against the new version and a management review that shows leadership engaged with the results.
And your customers will ask. Primes track supplier certification status, and questions about your IA9100 plan will show up in supplier reviews well before your certificate is due.
Now add the part specific to aerospace. Every 9100 certified supplier in the country is transitioning inside the same window, and there are far fewer qualified aerospace auditors than there are quality auditors. Audit calendar space is the constraint, not the standard.
The ISO 9001 based work is available to you starting September 16. Doing it early costs you nothing extra, because it counts toward your transition either way.
A breakdown of the ISO 9001:2026 changes that flow down to IA9100, so you know exactly what you can start on now.
A gap checklist you can run against your current AS9100D system this week.
A summary of the aerospace specific changes the IAQG has signaled, clearly marked as draft.
A corrected version the day IA9100 publishes, at no charge, whether or not you ever become a client.
A short call with an ISO Lead Auditor to answer questions about your specific system. No script and no pressure.
Neither package is sold from this page. The right answer depends on the condition of your system and how many hours your people actually have. We walk you through both on the call and tell you straight which one fits.
Best fit if your quality manager also owns supplier quality or program management. Or if your last OASIS audit produced findings you are still working through. Or if you want this handled before your customers start asking.
Best fit if you have a capable quality manager, a healthy system, and real hours to put against the plan.
IQC has helped over 5,000 companies build, fix, and improve quality management systems since 1991. Our team holds ISO Lead Auditor credentials and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belts. We wrote the training our own clients use. Our co-founder helped write this standard. Members of our team still sit on the committee.
One thing we tell everyone up front. We are not a certification body and we do not issue certificates. We prepare your system, train your people, and run your internal audit. Your registrar performs the audit that puts the certificate on your wall.
That separation is deliberate. It keeps your certification clean, and it means our advice is not shaped by an audit we are trying to sell you.
We will contact you asap to schedule a call or Zoom. Here we will review the plan and discuss what’s coming and when. You will also get the corrected version the day IA9100 publishes.
The ISO 9001 based portion of your transition opens September 16. Tell us your next audit date and we will show you what to do between now and IA9100 publication. Fifteen minutes on the phone, and most people leave knowing exactly what to do next.