Our solutions for aerospace and defense
The aeronautics sector encompasses all companies whose business is to design, manufacture, assemble, and maintain civil and military aircraft, including airplanes, helicopters, and, more recently, drones and spacecraft for the aerospace sector.
These large groups rely on numerous subcontractors, often SMEs or mid-cap companies, to manufacture tools, systems, and complete mechanical and electronic components ready for assembly.
Some key figures for the sector
- 1,000 companies
- €78 billion in revenue in 2024
- 300,000 direct and indirect jobs
- 1,379 active ISO 9001 certificates worldwide
Your challenges
Manufacturers in the aerospace and defense industries need best practices and to demonstrate that they are applying them. At the heart of their challenges are quality and cybersecurity. AFNOR responds to the first with the EN 9100 standard and to the second with the Air Cyber label.
Certify your quality approach
Stand out to your clients with EN 9100 certification.
Strengthening cybersecurity
Organize your data protection policy with Air Cyber.
Becoming an EN 9100 auditor
Become a pro at quality auditing in the aerospace industry with AFNOR Skills.
Everything you need to know about the NF EN 9100 standard
The user guide for quality assurance in aeronautics
Aeronautics: they apply best practices
Major aerospace groups, industrial subcontractors, quality auditors, airport managers, competitiveness clusters... All of them need best practices and come knocking on AFNOR's door.
