The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has accorded Jat Airways the IOSA (International Operational Safety Audit) certificate. The Serbian national air company has thus for the third consecutive time officially received the top international grade certifying that it has attained, was sustaining and upgrading the IATA-prescribed standards in the area of air traffic safety, security and quality as well as technical maintenance. The certificate guarantees to Jat passengers that as regards the company's safety and security Jat Airways was among the world's best.
The auditing was carried out last week, as Jat successfully passed the IOSA review by meeting every one of the 934 IATA-prescribed standards, nearly 140 standards more than in the previous audit.
Jat Airways was IOSA registered for the first time in February 2005, as one of the 30 original IATA members. IATA rallies some 260 air companies. At the time of this first IOSA registration, Jat had passed the review without any negative points – a rarity in the air carriage world. The certificate renewed in 2006 shall be valid till February 25, 2009. Last week, the IATA-accredited London-based Wake Qa Ltd. auditing house, performed a new audit of Jat Airways and issued IOSA registration validity to the Serbian air company through February 25, 2011.
The accredited IOSA auditors reviewed compatibility with the prescribed standards in eight areas - flight operations, cabin personnel, operative center and flight preparations, aircraft technical maintenance operations, ground operations, cargo operations, air traffic safety and air company organization, including auditing air traffic performance quality and safety systems.
An IOSA standard is deemed as met when performance procedure is implemented and documented as such. In the event of shortfall, corrective measures need to be undertaken until full compliance with the required standard is achieved. The corrective measures could take a year, but this is still no guarantee that the air company would meet all the required standards.
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