Parc Aviation Appointed as Audit Organisation for IATA IOSA Programme
09 November 2005 09:15
Irish company Parc Aviation has become only the seventh organisation to receive Audit Organisation approval from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for its Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Programme. Parc Aviation with 30 years experience carrying out high-level assignments for airlines worldwide has the necessary skills and resources in place to provide approved IOSA Audits to airlines worldwide.
IOSA is an internationally recognised and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline. It provides the operational standards, recommended practices and supporting information necessary for an airline to successfully achieve high safety standards. IOSA uses recognised quality audit principles, and is designed so that audits are conducted in a standardised and consistent manner.
The programme has established an auditing benchmark across the aviation industry allowing airlines to significantly lower costs and streamline the entire auditing process. All IATA member airlines have agreed to complete IOSA audits and be placed on the IOSA registry. At present 62 airlines worldwide are already on the IOSA registry.
In order to carry out IOSA Audits, Parc Aviation which is part of the Parc Group, has built up a team of experienced safety professionals who have all been qualified and accredited by meeting stringent IOSA training and qualifications standards.
Commenting on IATA accreditation, Parc Aviation Chief Executive, Tim Shattock said “We are very pleased to receive IOSA Audit Organisation status from IATA and look forward to contributing to the continued success of the programme. He added “IOSA Audit Organisation Status enables us to continue providing a range of added value, integrated aviation services to the aviation industry.”
The accreditation was presented at a ceremony on Monday 26 September in Montreal by IATA Senior Vice President for Safety, Operations & Infrastructure Guenther Matschnigg, commenting on the Audit Organisation approval, Mr. Matschnigg stated "We are pleased to welcome Parc Aviation as an Accredited IOSA Audit Organisation, they have demonstrated their capability to conduct IOSA audits, in accordance with IATA's strict quality parameters."
Key Benefits Of IOSA
With the implementation and international acceptance of IOSA, airlines and regulators will achieve the following benefits:
- The establishment of the first internationally recognised operational audit standards
- A reduction of costs and audit resource requirements for airlines
- Continuous updating of standards to reflect regulatory revisions and the evolution of best practices within the industry
- A quality audit programme under the continuing stewardship of IATA
- Accredited audit organisations with formally trained and qualified auditors
- Accredited training organisations with structured auditor training courses
- A structured audit methodology, including standardised checklists
- Elimination of audit redundancy through mutual acceptance of audit reports
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