TAROM Romanian Air Transport obtained the third renewal of IOSA registration

• According to the IATA statistics, the safety performances for the operators registered in the IOSA registry are 52% better than those of the companies not included in the IOSA registry. 
• TAROM is among the 381 worldwide airlines seen as the elite group of international airlines dedicated to safety and quality operations. 

IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) is an internationally certified programme developed to assess the operational management and control system of an airline company. IOSA employs the principles of an internationally acknowledged quality audit. The programme is so designed as to allow audits to be conducted in an independent, coherent and standardized fashion. This year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has updated the IOSA host website (www.iata.org/registry) with the renewed certification expiry date, which is May 6, 2014 in case of TAROM. 
TAROM was first audited in May 2006 and IOSA certified at the beginning of 2007. 
The third audit, intended for the certification renewal, checked the conformity with over 900 standards and practices recommended by IOSA on 8 operational areas of the company: organisation and management, flight operations, passenger cabin, operation control, ground operations, cargo operations, aeronautical safety and aircraft maintenance. During this audit, TAROM was part of the pilot project commenced by IATA in 2011, Enhanced IOSA. According to this concept, the operator’s internal quality system will include all standards and practices recommended by IOSA in the annual audits to be performed so as to ensure the permanent conformity control. This initiative will lead to strengthening the quality and safety systems of the airlines. 
„Flight safety is our main priority. For a national company such as TAROM, the IOSA renewal is a proof that we operate in compliance with the most demanding civil aviation standards and shows our commitment to safety and quality in all the operations and services provided to our customers; also, the audit result is proof to the dedication of all our employees for passenger safety”, as TAROM General Manager Gabriela Bordea said. 
IOSA Standards rely on the ICAO standards and the best practices in the aviation industry, and are fully available to the public as posted free of charge on the IOSA website, www.iata.org.iosa.