International Air Transport Association
Formation	April 1945
Headquarters	Montreal, Canada
Membership	240 airlines
Key people	Giovanni Bisignani, Director General and CEO
Website	http://www.iata.org

The IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) programme is an internationally recognised and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline. IOSA uses internationally recognised quality audit principles and is designed to conduct audits in a standardised and consistent manner. It was created in 2003 by IATA. The program is designed to assess the operational management and control systems of airlines. The companies are included in the IOSA registry for a period of 2 years following an audit carried out by an organization accredited by IATA. The auditing standards have been developed in collaboration with various regulatory authorities, such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the USA, Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Transport Canada and the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA). IATA oversees the accreditation of audit organisations, ensure the continuous development of IOSA standards and practices and manages the IOSA registry.

[edit] External links

• IOSA Certification Web Page
• IOSA Registry
• IOSA Audit Organization

[edit] Further reading

Philipp Binder, "The IOSA Story: Effects of the IATA Operational Safety Audit", VDM Publishing, 2008.