International Aviation Safety Assessment Program

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The International Aviation Safety Assessment Program (IASA Program) is a program established by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 1992. The program is designed to evaluate the ability of a country's civil aviation authority or other regulatory body to adhere to international aviation safety standards and recommended practices for personnel licensing, aircraft operations and aircraft airworthiness. [1]

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Regulatory authorities in any sovereign country are obliged under the Chicago Convention to exercise regulatory oversight over air carriers within the state. Such international standards and recommended practices are laid down by the United Nations' technical agency for aviation, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

History of the IASA Program

In the aftermath of the January 25, 1990, crash of Avianca flight 52 on Long Island, New York, questions emerged about how the FAA conducted safety oversight of foreign air carriers flying into the United States. [2] In response to a five-part Newsday series on the poor safety record of some foreign airlines that appeared in December 1990, [3] [4] the FAA established the IASA program in 1992.

IASA Category Ratings

Following an IASA audit, a country is assigned one of two ratings:

Carriers from Category 2 countries are allowed to continue operating to the United States as before the assessment, but are not allowed to expand their service to the US or codeshare with US carriers. Additionally, such carriers may be subject to heightened ramp inspections. [5]

Current ratings

IASA Program Results as of 27 March 2024 [6]
CountryRating
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 1
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 1
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cabo Verde 1
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 1
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
incl. the Faroe Islands
1
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1
Flag of France.svg  France
incl. Guadeloupe, French Polynesia
1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1
Flag of India.svg  India 1
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
incl. Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius
1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority members: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis
2
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 1
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 1
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 1
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  the United Kingdom
incl. Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos
1
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1

References

  1. "International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) Program". FAA . 13 September 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. Lagos, Alfredo; Motevalli, Vahid; Motevalli, Majid; Sakata, Nobuyo (January 2003). "Review and Analysis of the Effects of Major Aviation Accidents in the United States on Safety Policy, Regulation, and Technology". Journal of the Transportation Research Forum. 45: 15. Retrieved 15 February 2019 via ResearchGate.
  3. Kessler, Glenn (June 5, 1991). "FAA to Improve Inspections Of Foreign Airlines". Newsday.
  4. Kessler, Glenn (October 31, 1999). "New Debate Likely on Overseeing Foreign Airlines". The Washington Post.
  5. 1 2 3 "IASA Results Definitions". FAA . 19 March 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  6. "IASA Program Results". FAA . 6 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.