Air cargo airline sets the pace on flight safety

Lufthansa Cargo is the first IOSA-registered all cargo airline, worldwide. After the successful conclusion of an intensive five-day audit, the Lufthansa airfreight carrier has assumed a pacemaker role on flight safety standards among the airlines in the air cargo business.

“IOSA registration evidences Lufthansa Cargo’s firm commitment to implementation and ongoing improvement of uniform flight safety standards in the airline industry“, said Lufthansa Cargo Board Member Operations Karl-Heinz Köpfle. 

The IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Programme was initiated by IATA in 2003 for the purpose of enhancing operational flight safety. Up to now, IOSA registration has been achieved by 144 airlines, among them 121 IATA member-carriers.

The IOSA Programme has become the auditing benchmark for global safety management across the aviation industry. The benefits of an IOSA audit lie in worldwide standardised checklists creating comparable criteria for evaluating diverse aspects of flight safety. The audit encompasses flight operations, ground handling, cargo operations, crew training, maintenance and operational security.

The IOSA certificate will be presented officially to Lufthansa Cargo by an IATA representative in June 2007.