What is IOSA, why is it important and who has it?
08 March, 2015
8 min read
Today The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the 2014 commercial aviation safety performance results. Apparent from these results is the importance of and adherance to IOSA (IATA* Operational Safety Audit) in preventing air accidents. AirlineRatings.com's unique seven star safety rating system allocates two of its seven available stars to airlines that have completed and passed the IOSA audit.
What is IOSA and why is it important?
The IOSA certification audit is an internationally recognised and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline. IOSA uses internationally recognised audit principles and is designed to conduct audits in a standardised and consistent manner. Airlines are re evaluated every two years. Registering for IOSA certification and auditing is not mandatory therefore an airline that does not have IOSA certification may have either failed the IOSA audit or alternatively chosen not to participate. Small regional airlines generally don't do the IOSA audit purely because of the cost to a)have the audit conducted and b) to implement the likely required changes.
Of course flying with an airline that is IOSA certified doesn't mean you "wont have a crash" nor does it mean that an airline without IOSA isn't safe, but a pasenger can have comfort knowing that an IOSA certiified airline does comply with the most stringent of rules and practices governing aviation safety. Todays results revealed that IOSA certified airlines had a crash rate three times less than those airlines not on the IOSA registry.
Below is the list of IOSA certified airlines . Alternatively you can search for specific airlines or view the list on the IOSA website.
Asia Pacific
China & North Asia
Africa & Middle East
The Americas
What is IOSA and why is it important?
The IOSA certification audit is an internationally recognised and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline. IOSA uses internationally recognised audit principles and is designed to conduct audits in a standardised and consistent manner. Airlines are re evaluated every two years. Registering for IOSA certification and auditing is not mandatory therefore an airline that does not have IOSA certification may have either failed the IOSA audit or alternatively chosen not to participate. Small regional airlines generally don't do the IOSA audit purely because of the cost to a)have the audit conducted and b) to implement the likely required changes.
Of course flying with an airline that is IOSA certified doesn't mean you "wont have a crash" nor does it mean that an airline without IOSA isn't safe, but a pasenger can have comfort knowing that an IOSA certiified airline does comply with the most stringent of rules and practices governing aviation safety. Todays results revealed that IOSA certified airlines had a crash rate three times less than those airlines not on the IOSA registry.
Below is the list of IOSA certified airlines . Alternatively you can search for specific airlines or view the list on the IOSA website.
Asia Pacific
- Air Calédonie
- Air India Limited
- Air Japan Co., Ltd
- Air New Zealand Ltd.
- Air Niugini Limited
- Air Pacific Limited trading as Fiji Airways
- Air Philippines Corporation dba PAL Express
- Air Tahiti
- Air Tahiti Nui
- Air Vanuatu (Operations) Ltd.
- Aircalin
- All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
- ANA Wings
- Asiana Airlines
- Bangkok Airways
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines
- Go Airlines (India) Limited
- IBEX Airlines
- InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. ("IndiGo")
- Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
- Japan Transocean Air Co., Ltd.
- Jeju Air Co. Ltd
- Jet Airways
- JetLite (India) Ltd.
- Jetstar Airways Pty Limited
- Jetstar Asia Airways Private Limited / Valuair Limited
- Jin Air
- Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.
- Malaysia Airlines
- Myanmar Airways International Co. Ltd.
- Nippon Cargo Airlines Co. Ltd.
- Orient Thai Airlines Co., Ltd
- Pakistan International Airlines Corporation
- Philippine Airlines Inc.
- PT GARUDA INDONESIA (PERSERO) Tbk
- Qantas Airways Ltd.
- Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd
- Silkair (S) Pte Limited
- Singapore Airlines
- Singapore Airlines Cargo Private Limited
- Solomon Airlines Ltd.
- SriLankan Airlines
- Thai Airways International PCL
- Vietnam Airlines Corporation
- Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) Ltd.
- Virgin Australia Airlines Pty. Ltd.
- Virgin Australia International Airlines Pty. Ltd.
- Vision Air International (Private) Limited
China & North Asia
- AHK Air Hong Kong Limited
- Air China Limited
- Air Koryo
- Air Macau Company Limited
- Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
- China Airlines Ltd.
- China Cargo Airlines
- China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
- China Postal Airlines Co., Ltd.
- China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd.
- EVA Airways Corporation
- Far Eastern Air Transport Corporation
- Hainan Airlines Company Limited
- Hong Kong Airlines
- Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd.
- Hong Kong Express Airways Ltd.
- Juneyao Airlines
- Mandarin Airlines
- MIAT Mongolian Airlines
- Shandong Airlines
- Shanghai Airlines Co., Ltd.
- Shenzhen Airlines
- Sichuan Airlines Co, Ltd.
- Tianjin Airlines Co. Ltd
- TransAsia Airways
- UNI Airways Corporation
- Xiamen Airlines
- ACT Airlines
- Adria Airways d.d.
- Aegean Airlines S.A.
- Aer Lingus Limited
- Aeroflot - Russian Airlines
- Aigle Azur Transports Aériens
- Air Astana
- Air Atlanta Icelandic
- Air Baltic Corporation
- Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG
- Air Caraïbes Atlantique
- Air Contractors (Ireland) Limited
- Air Corsica
- Air Dolomiti
- Air Europa Lineas Aereas
- Air France
- Air Italy S.p.A.
- Air Malta
- Air Nostrum, L.A.M.
- Air One
- Air SERBIA a.d. Beograd
- Air Via Bulgarian Airways
- AirBridgeCargo Airlines LLC
- Alitalia Cityliner
- Alitalia Società Aerea Italiana
- Arkia Israeli Airlines Ltd.
- AS Estonian Air
- AtlasJet Airlines
- Austrian Airlines
- Avanti Air GmbH Co. KG
- Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC
- B&H Airlines
- Belair Airlines AG
- Belavia-Belarusian Airlines
- BH Air Ltd
- Binter Canarias
- Blue Panorama Airlines Spa
- Blue1 OY
- Borajet Havayollari
- Braathens Regional AB
- British Airways plc
- British Midland Regional Limited
- Brussels Airlines
- Bulgaria Air
- C.A.L. Cargo Airlines
- Cargolux Airlines International S.A.
- Carpatair S.A.
- CIMBER A/S
- CityJet Ltd.
- Condor Flugdienst GmbH
- Corendon Airlines
- Corsairfly
- Croatia Airlines
- Czech Airlines (CSA)
- Danish Air Transport A/S
- Darwin Airline S.A.
- DC Aviation GmbH
- DHL Air Limited
- Dniproavia
- Edelweiss Air AG
- EL AL Israel Airlines
- EuroAtlantic Airways
- EuroLOT S.A.
- European Air Transport Leipzig GmbH
- Eurowings GmbH
- Evelop Airlines S.L
- Farnair Switzerland AG
- Finnair Oyj
- Flybe Finland Oy
- Flybe Limited
- Freebird Airlines, Hürkus Havayolu Tasimacilik ve Ticaret A.S.
- Georgian Airways Ltd.
- Germania Fluggesellschaft mbH
- Germanwings GmbH
- GüneÅŸ Ekspres Havacılık A.Åž. (SunExpress)
- Hahn Air Lines GmbH
- Hamburg Airways Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Helvetic Airways AG
- Hi Fly Ltd.
- Hi Fly Transportes Aereos S.A.
- HOP! -Brit Air
- HOP! et HOP!-AIRLINAIR
- HOP!-Regional
- Iberia Express
- Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana S.A. Operadora
- Icelandair ehf.
- InterSky Luftfahrt GmbH
- ISCA Air Moldova
- Israir Airlines and Tourism Ltd.
- Izmir Hava Yollari - (Izair)
- Jet Time A/S
- Joint Stock Company "Yamal Airlines"
- JSC Donavia
- JSC Nordavia
- JSC Siberia Airlines
- JSC Ural Airlines
- KLM Cityhopper
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
- LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter
- Limited Liability Company GLOBUS
- LLC «NORD WIND»
- LOT Polish Airlines
- Lufthansa Cargo AG
- Lufthansa CityLine GmbH
- Lufthansa German Airlines
- Luxair S.A.
- Malmo Aviation
- Martinair Holland N.V.
- Meridiana fly S.p.A.
- MNG Airlines Transportation Inc.
- Montenegro Airlines
- Navegación y Servicios Aéreos Canarios S.A. (NAYSA)
- NextJet
- Niki Luftfahrt GmbH
- Olympic Air
- Onur Air Tasimacilik A.S.
- Open Joint-Stock Company Rossiya Airlines
- OpenSkies
- Orbest Airlines
- Orenair
- Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S.
- People's Viennaline
- Portugália - Companhia Portuguesa de Transportes Aéreos, S.A.
- Primera Air Scandinavia
- PrivatAir GmbH
- PrivatAir SA
- Privilege Style
- Pullmantur Air S.A.
- SATA Air Açores
- SATA International
- Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark-Norway-Sweden
- SkyWork Airlines AG
- SmartLynx Airlines
- SmartLynx Airlines Estonia
- Stobart Air
- SunExpress Deutschland
- Swiftair, S.A.
- Swiss European Air Lines Ltd.
- Swiss International Air Lines Ltd.
- Tailwind Havayollari A.S.
- TAP Portugal
- TAROM S.A.
- Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium N.V.
- Thomas Cook Airlines Ltd
- Titan Airways Ltd
- TNT Airways
- Trade Air d.o.o.
- Transaero Airlines
- Transavia Airlines C.V.
- Transavia France
- Travel Service a.s.
- TUIfly GmbH
- Turkish Airlines Inc.
- Tyrolean Airways
- UAB "DOT" LT
- UAB ‘Avion Express’
- Ukraine International Airlines
- ULS Airlines Cargo
- UTair Aviation JSC
- Uzbekistan Airways
- VIM Airlines
- Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.
- VLM Airlines N.V.
- Volga-Dnepr Airlines
- Vueling Airlines
- WDL Aviation GmbH & Co.KG
- Welcome Air
- White Airways S.A.
- Wideroe's Flyveselskap AS
- Wind Rose Aviation Company
Africa & Middle East
- Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Limited
- Afriqiyah Airways
- Air Algérie
- Air Arabia
- Air Austral et Ewa Air
- Air Botswana
- Air Burkina S.A.
- Air Cairo
- Air Madagascar
- Air Mauritius Ltd.
- Air Namibia (Pty) Ltd.
- Air Seychelles Ltd.
- Air Zimbabwe
- Almasria Universal Airlines
- ALS Limited
- Arik Air Limited
- Comair Ltd.
- DHL Aviation EEMEA, B.S.C.
- EgyptAir
- Emirates
- Equaflight Service
- Equajet
- Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise
- Etihad Airways
- Gulf Air
- Interair South Africa
- Iran Air
- Iran Aseman Airlines
- Jazeera Airways
- Jordan Aviation
- Kenya Airways Limited
- Kish Air
- Kuwait Airways Corporation
- LAM - Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique
- Mahan Air
- Middle East Airlines Air Liban S.A.L.
- Nesma Airlines
- Nile Air
- Nouvelair
- Oman Air (SAOC)
- Precision Air Services Limited
- Qatar Airways Q.C.S.C.
- Royal Air Maroc
- Royal Jordanian Airlines
- RwandAir
- S.A. Airlink (Pty) Limited
- SAFAIR Operations (Pty) Ltd.
- Safi Airways Ltd.
- Saudi Arabian Airlines
- South African Airways
- South African Express Airways (Pty) Ltd.
- Sudan Airways Co.
- Syphax Airlines
- Syrian Arab Airlines
- TAAG Angola Airlines
- TACV Cabo Verde Airlines
- Tassili Airlines
- Trans Air Congo
- Tunisair
- Yemenia Yemen Airways
The Americas
- ABSA Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A.
- ABX Air, Inc.
- Aero República S.A.
- AeroGal Aerolíneas Galápagos
- Aerolíneas Argentinas S.A.
- Aerolitoral, S. A, de C. V. d/b/a Aeromexico Connect
- Aerovías de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
- Air Canada
- Air Canada Rouge
- Air Georgian Limited
- Air Transat
- Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation
- Alaska Airlines, Inc.
- American Airlines
- American Eagle Airlines
- Andes Líneas Aéreas S.A.
- Atlas Air Inc.
- Austral Líneas Aéreas - Cielos del Sur S.A.
- Avianca
- Aviateca S.A.
- AZUL Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S/A
- Bahamasair Holdings Ltd.
- Boliviana de Aviación
- Cargojet Airways Ltd.
- Caribbean Airlines Ltd.
- Cayman Airways Ltd.
- Champlain Enterprises (Commutair)
- Chautauqua Airlines
- Compass Airlines, Inc
- Concesionaria Vuela Compañia de Aviación, S.A. de C.V., dba Volaris
- COPA Airlines
- Cubana de Aviacion
- Delta Air Lines
- Endeavor Air, Inc.
- Estafeta Carga Aérea S.A. de C.V.
- ExpressJet Airlines, Inc.
- Federal Express Corporation
- GoJet Airlines, LLC
- Hawaiian Airlines
- Horizon Air Industries, Inc. (dba Horizon Air)
- Insel Air International B.V.
- Interjet
- Isleña de Inversiones, S.A.
- Jazz Aviation LP
- JetBlue Airways Corporation
- Kalitta Air LLC
- LAN Argentina S.A.
- LAN Cargo
- LAN Colombia
- Lan Ecuador ®
- LAN Express
- LAN Perú
- LATAM AIRLINES GROUP S.A Dba LAN AIRLINES
- LC Busre S.A.C.
- LIAT (1974) Ltd.
- Líneas Aéreas Costarricenses, S.A. (LACSA)
- Los Cipreses S.A. (BQB Lineas Aeras)
- MasAir, Aerotransportes Mas de Carga, S.A. de C.V.
- Mesa Airlines, Inc.
- Oceanair Linhas Aéreas S/A
- Omni Air International
- Passaredo Transportes Aéreos Ltda
- Piedmont Airlines
- Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc.
- PSA Airlines, Inc.
- Republic Airlines
- Santa Barbara Airlines, C.A.
- Shuttle America
- Silver Airways
- SKY Airline S.A.
- Sky Regional Airlines Inc.
- SkyWest Airlines
- SOL SA Lineas Aereas
- Southern Air Inc.
- Sun Country Airlines LLC
- Surinam Airways Ltd.
- TACA International Airlines S.A.
- TAM Linhas Aéreas S.A.
- TAM Mercosur
- TAME
- Trans American Airlines d.b.a. Taca Perú
- Trans States Airlines
- Transportes Aeromar, S.A. de C.V.
- United Airlines
- United Parcel Service Co.
- US Airways, Inc.
- Virgin America, Inc
- VRG Linhas Aéreas S/A – Grupo GOL
- WestJet, an Alberta Partnership
- World Airways, Inc
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