AS9000, Aerospace Basic Quality System Standard, was developed by a group of US aerospace prime contractors, including Allied-Signal.

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, General Electric Aircraft Engines, Lockheed Martin.

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, Pratt Whitney,

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, Smartronix, and

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. Significantly, the US government was not actively involved in the AS9000 standard's development. AS9000 was developed and issued under the auspices of the

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. The intent and concept behind AS9000 are similar to

's D1-9000. The standard is based in

ISO 9000 The ISO 9000 family is a set of five quality management systems (QMS) standards that help organizations ensure they meet customer and other Stakeholder (corporate), stakeholder needs within statutory and regulatory requirements related to a pr ...

, with 27 additional requirements unique to the aerospace industry. The intent is to standardize and streamline many of the other aerospace quality management standards.

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