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(2004), "Qatar pass IATA safety audit", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 76 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2004.12776aab.010
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2004, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Qatar pass IATA safety audit
Qatar pass IATA safety audit
Keywords: Qatar Airways, Safety, Standards
Qatar Airways reports that it has become the first airline in the world to pass the new International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), awarded 100 per cent compliance.
IOSA is a newly implemented internationally recognised system, set-up to standardise and rationalise a number of safety and security audits carried out by individual airlines for code sharing purposes.
Qatar Airways' CEO, Mr Akbar Al Baker, commented: “We have made history here at Qatar Airways. The independent auditors from Aviation Quality Service GmbH in Frankfurt were tremendously impressed by our high safety standards and all the safety and security procedures that are in place. I had no doubt that Qatar Airways would pass the audit and would set the standard for other airlines to follow. It is good to have proved to the world that our security and safety procedures are all meeting the highest standards”.
Qatar Airways is now automatically compliant with both the US air safety regulations (FAA) and European air safety regulations (JAROPS), and is able to join in code sharing agreements with other airlines around the world without having to undergo a further audit.
The airline was assessed during a 5 day audit on flight and ground operations, aircraft engineering and maintenance, operational security, cabin operations and corporate organisation and management systems.
Qatar Airways is currently code sharing with six airlines in Europe and the Far East and is considering further code shares to increase the number of destinations served.
IATA brings together around 280 airlines worldwide, their flights comprising over 95 per cent of all international scheduled air traffic. All of these airlines will have to undergo the new IOSA audit within the next 2 years.