The IAQG Europe is the European sector of the IAQG and is a cooperative European global organisation of companies (24 IAQG European major companies, 8 EAQG Affiliate European companies and 8 National Trade Associations) providing Aviation, Space and Defence products and services. Its purpose is to implement initiatives that make significant improvements in quality and reductions in cost by establishing and maintaining dynamic co-operation based on trust between International Aerospace companies’.

IAQG Europe objectives include:

• Establishing commonality of Aviation, Space and Defence Quality systems.
• Establishing and implementing a process of continual improvement to bring initiatives to life (e.g. Industry expectations, lean manufacturing, and performance metrics).
• Establishing methods to share best practices in the Aviation, Space and Defence industries.
• Coordinating initiatives and activities with regulatory/government agencies and other industry Stakeholders.

IAQG Europe focus is to continuously improve the processes used by the Supply Chain to deliver consistently high Quality products, thereby reducing non – value-added activities and costs.