The Quality Horizon is the official podcast of the IAQG and is developed exclusively for professionals in the aerospace and defense industry. The podcast is designed to share news and updates related to the products and services of the IAQG. Within each episode, The Quality Horizon will feature interviews with aerospace leaders covering a mix of topics, including certification and oversight, standard revisions, OASIS v3, sector news, requirements news, relationship news, industry responses, and more.
Latest Episode: Ensuring Quality in Space: A Conversation on Standards Across the Different IAQG Sectors
In this episode of the Quality Horizon Podcast, we are joined with Alfio Mantineo, the head of operations for the Product Assurance and Safety Office at the European Space Agency (ESA), discusses the significance of standards and guidelines in the aerospace sector, particularly in the context of international cooperation.
Some key highlights from the podcast include:
- The Evolution of Standards
- Simplifying Complexities
- Challenges of Multiple Standards
- The Future of Standardization
The conversation centers around an article co-authored by Mantineo and his colleagues from ESA and the IAQG Space Forum, titled “Comparison of Standards and Guidelines in Use in Different IAQG Sectors for the Aerospace European Bulletin.”
A link to the article can be found here!
All opinions expressed by the participants in this interview do not reflect the opinions of their respective companies. Content provided is for informational purposes only.

- Episode 1: A Spotlight on the EAQG!
- Episode 2: Insight into the APAQG.
- Episode 3: Relationship Growth Strategies between Space and Defence in the IAQG.
- Episode 4: Unlocking the Benefits of IAQG Membership: Insights from Industry Experts.
- Episode 5: Delving into the differences between ISO 9001 and EN 9100
- Episode 6: Featuring the Improvements to the 9102 Rev C
- Episode 7: Insights in the 9100 Series
- Episode 9: OASIS V3 Questions Answered
- Episode 10: Unpacking Resolution 167
- Episode 1: Welcome to the IAQG!
- Episode 2: What’s on the Horizon? OASIS v3 launch.
- Episode 3: What is Certification Oversight?
- Episode 4: The Importance of Performance and Measurement with the IAQG.
- Episode 5: The Value of AIMM!
- Episode 6: The Importance of Standards within the IAQG
- Episode 7: A brief look at Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
- Episode 8: What is SCMH?
- Episode 9: Changes & improvements to 9104-1 and OCAP!
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