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October 18, 2005
Checking your airline's safety record (BEFORE FLYING)
European nations have started black listing airlines that have questionably maintenance or safety records. Today the web provides some useful tools to check if an airline meets international safety standards.
The International Air Transport Association has a highly regarded program called "Operational Safety Audit" that evaluates airlines. While it certainly is no guarantee against a crash, the site provides a good resource for travelers to help evaluate airlines. The list is available at www.iata.org/iosa/registry.
Instead of focusing on airlines, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration offers a list of countries that it believes have inadequate oversight over their airlines, at least according to standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization, or ICAO. This list is available at http://www.faa.gov/safety/programs_initiatives/oversight/iasa/?CFID=3197897&CFTOKEN=98061215
Countries that don't meet ICAO standards and do have airlines flying to the Unites States are subject to heightened FAA scrutiny. These include Argentina, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Cote d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Nauru, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, Serbia and Montenegro, Turks & Caicos, Ukraine and Venezuela.
Posted by admin at October 18, 2005 03:30 PM