(Intertek: Houston) -- Intertek, a  global provider of quality and safety services, is now accredited by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to provide third-party auditing and certification to the AS9100:2009 (AS9100C), AS9110:2009 (AS9110A), and AS9120:2009 (AS9120A) standards.

All three standards are based on ISO 9001:2008 and define additional quality management system (QMS) requirements for firms in the aerospace industry. AS9100 is a generic standard that provides QMS requirements for any organization that serves the aviation, space, or defense industries. AS9110 and AS9120 are specialized standards, providing QMS requirements for aerospace maintenance, repair, and overhaul organizations (MROs) and distributors, respectively.

The standards were revised in 2009, primarily to incorporate the changes in the 2008 revision of ISO 9001. Other additions and changes have addressed industry concerns to ensure that the standards continue to be compatible for use by organizations of all types and sizes.

Although the revised standards were published nearly two years ago, certification bodies have only recently been able to seek accreditation, due to delays in the concurrent revision of AS9104-1—“Requirements for aviation, space and defense quality management system certification programs.”

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