Estonian Air obtains extension IOSA certification

To extend the certificate, a thorough audit was carried out by IATA at Estonian Air in autumn which proved Estonian Air’s operations conform with the strict requirements of the certificate. IATA’s airline operations specialists examined in detail the conformity of Estonian Air’s current procedures and operational management with IATA requirements, and suggested that several procedures be reworded for the sake of clarity. A follow-up audit was carried out in December after updating manuals with the suggested changes. As a result of the audit Estonian Air and its activities were certificated to be in accordance with the international requirements.

IATA, an international association of airlines, is coordinating and organising many areas related to airlines’ activities. Air safety is one of the most important factors in aviation. Therefore, the auditing and certification programme IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) was launched in 2003. IOSA is an internationally recognised audit based on high standards, and the IOSA certificate is a recognition to an airline by all IATA member airlines.
 


(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 15-Jan-09