- Safety is air transport’s number one priority
- 49% improvement in the accident rate over the last ten years
- As at end 2007 the industry hull loss rate was 0.75 per million sectors flown
- IATA member airline accident rate was 0.68
- IATA’s six point safety plan encompasses safety data management and analysis, safety management systems, flying operations, cargo safety, infrastructure safety and safety auditing (IOSA).
Hull losses /Million Sectors
Western-jets, IATA & Non-IATA
| Year |
Hull loss rate |
| 1996 |
1.32 |
| 2003 |
0.87 |
| 2004 |
0.80 |
| 2005 |
0.77 |
| 2006 |
0.65
|
| 2007 |
0.75 |
Regional Industry Accident rates
Western Jets - IATA and non-IATA
Hull Losses/million sectors
| Region |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Africa |
9.21 |
4.31 |
4.09 |
| Asia Pacific |
1.00 |
0.67 |
2.76 |
| Russia & CIS |
0.00 |
8.60 |
0.00 |
| Europe |
0.33 |
0.32 |
0.29 |
| Latin America |
2.59 |
1.80 |
1.61 |
| MENA |
3.84 |
0.00 |
1.08 |
| North America |
0.19 |
0.49 |
0.09 |
| North Asia |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.88 |
| Industry |
0.76 |
0.65 |
0.75 |
Summary of Accidents
IATA and non-IATA airlines
Accident Summary
(IATA and non-IATA airlines) |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 31 July |
| Fatal Accidents |
25 |
26 |
20 |
20 |
18 |
| Fatalities* |
428 |
1035 |
855 |
692 |
177 |
*Fatalities include deaths due to injuries sustained in an accident up to 30 days later (ICAO/IATA definition)
IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)
- First global standard for airline operational safety auditing
- Assesses airline operational management and control systems
- Improves safety and reduces the number of audits performed
- Audit standards developed in cooperation with regulatory bodies including US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Transport Canada, Europe’s Joint Aviation Authority
- IATA oversees the accreditation of audit and training organisations, continually develops standards and recommended practices and manages the central database
- IATA is promoting the use of IOSA in national safety oversight programmes
- Arab Civil Aviation Commission (ACAC), Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Egypt, Madagascar, Mexico, Panama and Turkey, are mandating their carriers to be IOSA registered
- Nigeria, Jordan, Tunisia, Hungary and the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission are planning to do the same
- IOSA has been ISO 9001:2000 registered
IOSA Mandate
- Any airline wishing to join IATA must first complete IOSA
- All existing members must
- Complete any corrective action and be Registered by end 2008
- In 2006, 6 members were removed from IATA membership for failing to contract an audit
- In 2007, 6 members were either removed or resigned from IATA membership for failing to carry out their IOSA Audit
- 576 audits completed to date since programme roll-out September 2003
- 223 airlines are on the IOSA Registry including 159 IATA members, 64 non-members
- Industry savings of $55.4 million in audits avoided (924 audits avoided)
- 97% of all IATA members carried out an audit by end 2007
IOSA – IATA Members Registered
| Region |
Registered/Total Members |
| Europe |
59/77 |
| Asia Pacific |
22/32 |
| China |
15/18 |
| Middle East & North Africa |
17/30 |
| North America |
10/12 |
| Latin America |
18/22 |
| Africa |
12/24 |
| Russia & CIS |
6/13 |
| Total* |
159/228 |
*As at 31 July 2008
Updated: August 2008