AS9100 certification in the United Arab Emirates

AS9100 certification in the UAE at a glance

Aerospace buyers check suppliers in OASIS, the IAQG's Online Aerospace Supplier Information System, which lists organisations certified to the 9100-series requirements under IAQG rules together with their certification and accreditation bodies. For a machining shop in KEZAD, a maintenance supplier, or a Jafza distributor serving the aerospace supply chain, that listing is what a prime contractor's supplier-quality team looks for. AS9100 builds on ISO 9001 with aerospace requirements such as configuration management, product safety, counterfeit-part prevention and first article inspection. Certification is issued only by certification bodies operating under the IAQG scheme, and the result is recorded in OASIS. There is no UAE-specific AS9100 regulation; the requirement arrives through the customer. Sterling prepares UAE organisations from its Dubai office, building on any existing ISO 9001 system, with Effivity and Sterling Academy included in the engagement. The route and common questions follow.

Who needs AS9100 in the UAE, and what happens without it

In the UAE the question rarely comes from a law. It comes from the buyer, the regulator or the partner that wants proof before it signs. These are the organisations that get asked.

• Aerospace component manufacturers in KEZAD and other industrial zonesPrime contractors select suppliers through OASIS listings.
• Maintenance, repair and overhaul suppliers and distributorsAerospace customers require 9100-series certification of their supply chain.
• Logistics and trading firms in Jafza handling aerospace partsAerospace buyers expect traceability and counterfeit-part controls.

AS9100 requirements in the UAE

Strip away the vocabulary and AS9100 asks a supplier to prove six things about delivering aerospace products safely and on time.

In the UAE these six sit alongside the local laws and regulations listed under drivers below; one system can evidence both. The detail is on the global hub: AS9100 explained →

How to get AS9100 certified in the UAE

One team from the Dubai office carries the work from scoping to certificate. All seven emirates and the free zones, on-site from Dubai; remote delivery for distributed teams.

1. Discovery call and scopeEntities, locations, regulators and target date, agreed before any proposal.
2. Gap assessment against AS9100 and the UAE requirements that apply to youControls you already run for your regulators and customers are reused, not rebuilt.
3. Your system built with your team in EffivityRisks, controls, evidence, incidents and reviews in one live system the auditor can see.
4. Internal audit, management review and corrective actionsYour internal auditors trained by Sterling; the evidence proven before the certification body arrives.
5. Certification body stage 1 and stage 2, then surveillanceAn accredited body audits and decides. Sterling supports the audits and the three-year cycle.

The Sterling Promise: 100% on-time completion, 100% success, 8,100+ client engagements.Sterling does not certify. Certification decisions stay with independent bodies.

How long does AS9100 certification take in the UAE?

There is no standard duration: it depends on your scope and on how much of the system already runs. In the UAE these are the factors that set the timeline.

• Existing ISO 9001 system and its maturity
• Number of product families and special processes
• First article inspection and configuration records available

Sterling agrees a dated plan with you on the discovery call, once the scope is known.

• Scope and timeline estimator

How much does AS9100 certification cost in the UAE?

The cost has two parts: the consulting work to build and prove the system, and the certification body’s audit fees, which are quoted separately. In the UAE these factors move both.

• Number of sites and special processes in scope
• Certification body audit fees quoted separately from consulting
• Extent of customer-specific requirements

Sterling gives one customised, all-inclusive proposal after the discovery call, never before the scope is agreed.

AS9100 consultants and certification bodies in the UAE

Two different organisations are involved. A consultant helps you build the system and prove it works; an accredited certification body then audits or assesses it and decides. Keeping the two separate is what makes the result credible to buyers and regulators.

• Check that the body’s accreditation or approval covers AS9100 and your sector, and that its certificates can be verified online.
• Ask the consultant how the local requirements in the UAE are mapped into the same system, so nothing runs twice.
• Ask for client references in your sector; Sterling’s client letters are available on request.
• Agree who owns the evidence and the tool after the engagement; with Sterling the system stays yours, in Effivity.

AS9100 in the UAE: questions clients ask

More on AS9100 for UAE organisations

• AS9100: the complete guide
• Watch: How to implement AS9100
• Sterling in Dubai
• AS9100 certification in the UAE and every other standard Sterling delivers there

Other standards UAE businesses ask Sterling for

Organisations in the UAE often combine AS9100 with one of these, under one management system where the scopes allow.

All 22 standards Sterling delivers in the United Arab Emirates →