Fact Sheet - Partnership for Safety
- IATA’s Partnership for Safety (PfS) programme helps airlines in developing countries prepare for an IOSA audit
- Airlines in Africa, Latin America and CIS are the priority, but PfS is active in all regions
- IATA is investing US$3 million over 3 years in PfS (2005-2007)
- PfS uses IATA specialists and accredited audit and training organisations
- Programme elements include:
- Seminars on industry best practices in operational safety for airlines and nations
- Individual airline operational gap analyses
- Identifying potential resources, including funding
- Continuous contact with each airline to monitor progress
- PfS complements the efforts of ICAO’s Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme
- Since launch in June 2005 over 180 airlines have participated in PfS awareness seminars, including 100 IATA members
- 73 airlines have undergone gap analyses, including 59 IATA members.
- 25 member airlines in Africa participated in post-gap training with the assistance of the International Airline Training Fund (IATF)
|
Africa |
Latin America |
Asia Pacific |
Middle East/North Africa |
Russia/CIS/
Eastern Europe |
Total |
| Seminars |
8 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
26 |
| Gap Analyses |
25 |
22 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
73 |
| Airlines Trained |
45 |
51 |
41 |
19 |
33 |
189 |
| CAAs Trained |
21 |
12 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
44 |
Partnership for Safety Plus
Based on the success of Partnership for Safety, PfS Plus
- Helps airlines close IOSA findings and prepare for renewal audits
- Works closely with IATA regional offices to run the activities
- Uses tailored approach to every airline
- 51 airlines to date received assistance in the form of newly designed CARs closing courses, awareness seminars, SMS sessions and other training as per individual needs
- 98 Airlines benefited from 83 IATF sponsored training courses
|
Africa |
Latin
America |
Asia
Pacific |
Middle East/
North Africa |
Russia/
CIS/
Europe |
Total |
|
IOSA CARs Closing Courses |
4 |
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
| Airlines Trained |
10 |
|
3 |
6 |
3 |
22 |
| Participants |
70 |
|
55 |
69 |
29 |
223 |
| SMS Sessions |
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
| Airlines Trained |
|
10 |
|
|
|
10 |
| Participants |
|
99 |
|
|
|
99 |
| Regulatory Authorities |
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
Awareness
Seminars |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
| Airlines Trained |
1 |
6 |
10 |
|
|
17 |
| CAA Trained |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
| Participants |
25 |
44 |
45 |
|
|
114 |
| Other training courses |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
| Documentation Course (hosted by Tassili) |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
| Airlines Trained |
|
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
| Total Courses Delivered |
5 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
15 |
| Total Airlines Assisted |
11 |
16 |
13 |
8 |
3 |
51 |
| IATF Courses |
29 |
8 |
21 |
9 |
16 |
83 |
| Airlines Trained |
38 |
19 |
17 |
8 |
16 |
98 |
Updated: November 2008