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IA9100: what IAQG has confirmed, and what it hasn't.

AS9100 is being revised and renumbered IA9100. As of October 8, 2026, IAQG has not published the new standard, a release date or a transition deadline. Most dates quoted online are estimates. Here is the primary record, and what it means if you hold AS9100D today.

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Last verified October 8, 2026

Status at a glance

QuestionStatus
Is AS9100 being renamed?Yes. Its next revision will be numbered IA9100.
Has IA9100 been published?No. We have found no publication notice from IAQG or SAE International.
Is there a confirmed release date?No. IAQG planned 2026. NASA's April 2024 report estimated the fourth quarter of 2026.
Is there a transition deadline?No. IAQG has not published one.
Is an AS9100D certificate still valid?Yes. Nothing published so far changes it.
Are AS9110 and AS9120 changing too?Yes, as IA9110 and IA9120, on the same series schedule. No dates published.
Has ISO 9001:2026 been published?Yes, on September 16, 2026. AS9100 is built on ISO 9001, so the aerospace revision follows it.

How we got here

  1. September 2016. The current edition, AS9100D, is published. IAQG set the transition deadline for the 2016 series at September 15, 2018, about two years later.
  2. Third quarter of 2021. IAQG begins work on the next revision, originally aiming for a 2024 release.
  3. November 2023. The first draft goes out for comment. IAQG's key change summary plans publication for 2026, in step with the ISO 9001 revision.
  4. February 2024. IAQG publishes IA9137, its first standard under the new "IA" (International Aerospace) designation. Standards that carry AS, EN, SJAC or JISQ designations move to it when they are next revised.
  5. April 2024. NASA's Office of Safety and Mission Assurance reports 388 consolidated comments on the draft and says this pushes the publication estimate to the fourth quarter of 2026.
  6. June 2024. IAQG's IA9120 summary schedules a ballot on 9110 and 9120 for the fourth quarter of 2024 and publication of the whole IA9100 series in 2026.
  7. September 16, 2026. ISO 9001:2026 is published.
  8. October 8, 2026. No IA9100 publication, release date or transition deadline from IAQG.

What the draft says will change

This comes from IAQG's own key change summary for the November 2023 draft. Drafts change before publication, so read it as direction, not as requirements.

  • Quality culture and ethics. Leadership promotes an ethical work environment and sets goals that support a culture of quality.
  • Information security. A new requirement to protect the quality management system and its information.
  • Foreign object debris. Operations must prevent, detect and mitigate FOD risks.
  • Product safety and counterfeit parts. Both are already AS9100D clauses. Notes under them become requirements.
  • External providers. The clause is restructured for direct and sub-tier control, and a note allows remote inspection and audit of suppliers.
  • Production process verification. Restructured to make clear it is more than first article inspection.
  • Performance evaluation. Reviewing performance indicators becomes a requirement, and the audit program must take risk into account.
  • Improvement. A note on planning periodic maturity assessments of the quality system.

For distributors, IAQG's June 2024 IA9120 summary adds expanded requirements on counterfeit and suspected unapproved parts, clearer traceability requirements, and the same information security requirement across the series.

The dates you will see elsewhere

  • "Fourth quarter of 2026." NASA's April 2024 estimate, based on IAQG's schedule at the time. An estimate, not a commitment.
  • "Early 2027." Appears in recent industry articles. None we have found cites an IAQG source.
  • "A two- or three-year transition." An expectation. The 2016 revision allowed about two years, but IAQG has published nothing for IA9100.

When IAQG publishes the standard or its transition rules, this page will carry the dates and the document they come from.

What to do now

  • Keep working to AS9100D. It is what your customers' purchase orders require and what certification bodies audit today.
  • Do the low-regret work early. Protecting quality records, FOD prevention and sub-tier supplier control are worth tightening under AS9100D anyway.
  • Do not rebuild your system on a draft. Wait for the published text before rewriting procedures.
  • Watch your customers' flow-down. A customer can set its own expectations for when suppliers move, separate from the certification deadline.

If you are building or upgrading an AS9100 system now, see our AS9100 consulting. Aerospace suppliers in Kansas can also read our Wichita page.

Common questions

When will IA9100 be released?

IAQG has not published a release date. Its November 2023 key change summary planned publication for 2026, aligned with ISO 9001, and NASA's April 2024 status report put the estimate at the fourth quarter of 2026. ISO 9001:2026 was published on September 16, 2026. As of October 8, 2026, we have found no publication notice for IA9100 from IAQG or from SAE International, its publisher. Any specific date you see quoted elsewhere is an estimate.

Will my AS9100D certificate stop being valid when IA9100 is published?

Not on the day it is published. Transitions run on a deadline set after a revision is issued, and IAQG has not published one for IA9100. For the last revision, the 2016 edition, the deadline was September 15, 2018, roughly two years after publication. Until IAQG publishes transition rules for IA9100, nothing changes for an AS9100D certificate.

Should we wait for IA9100 before getting certified?

No. Your customers' purchase orders call for AS9100 today, and certification bodies audit to AS9100D. A system built well to AS9100D is the foundation the revision will build on, and the draft changes IAQG has published are additions and clarifications, not a different system. Waiting usually means losing work you could have quoted.

Are AS9120 and AS9110 changing too?

Yes. They are being revised as IA9120 and IA9110. IAQG's June 2024 schedule showed a ballot on 9110 and 9120 in the fourth quarter of 2024 and publication of the whole IA9100 series in 2026. As with IA9100, no publication date or transition deadline has been published.

How big is the change?

Based on IAQG's own draft summary, it is an evolution rather than a rebuild. The draft adds information security for the quality system, strengthens foreign object debris prevention, turns notes on product safety and counterfeit part prevention into requirements, extends supplier control to sub-tiers, and adds emphasis on quality culture and ethical behavior. Drafts change before publication, so plan on the direction, not the wording.

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