IOSA

PIA is among the few developing country airlines which have qualified the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) requirements and standards. The standards body for IOSA is based in Montreal, Canada. A typical IOSA Certification Audit is based on a check list comprising of 780 IATA Standards and Recommended Practices. Each IOSA audit has two years validity and an airline must pass through a series of periodic recertification audits to retain its IOSA registration status as per IATA Standards. PIA has successfully renewed its IOSA certification up to 25^th June, 2009. IOSA registration demonstrates PIA’s renewed commitment to meeting the highest international operational safety standards in critical areas which include:

• Flight Operations
• Cabin Operations
• Aircraft Engineering & Maintenance
• Flight Planning and Dispatch
• Ground Handling & Ramp Operations
• Cargo Operations
• Operational Security Services
• Corporate Organization & Management Systems

EASA

EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) is the centerpiece of European Union’s strategy for aviation safety, promoting highest standards of safety and environmental protection within the aviation industry. Its primary task is to draft legislation and provide technical advice to the European Commission and to the Member States. EASA part-145 regulation is adapted by many aviation maintenance organizations.

PIA Engineering & Maintenance is among the very first group of Non-European organizations which qualified as EASA Part-145 approved maintenance organization back in April, 2004. This has enabled PIA to provide aircraft maintenance services to European registered aircraft.

The EASA Part-145 approval validity is subject to clearing surveillance audits being conducted on periodic basis by European auditors. PIA Engineering & Maintenance, has so far, successfully gone through six such audits. The approval’s renewal Audit is conducted after every two-year period.

PIA Engineering & Maintenance has not only cleared the renewal audit in March 2006, but has also got extension of their scope of approval which now includes the heavy maintenance on state-of –the-art Boeing 777 aircraft. The scope of approval also includes light and heavy maintenance of Boeing 747, Boeing 737, Airbus A300 and Airbus A310 aircraft including maintenance on most of their Components at Shop level.

HSE Management System (Health, Safety & Environment)

PIA has been proactive in understanding the needs of time and has launched the Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) initiative. The objective of this program is to mature the airline’s HSE systems to a level which will eventually lead to OHSAS-18001 and ISO-14001 certification.

As part of this program, PIA plans to conduct organization wide HSE trainings, development of HSE objectives, implementation of HSE system procedures, practice of emergency response drills and management reviews to assess the continual effectiveness of the HSE system. These accomplishments will make PIA a safer airline, paving the way for OHSAS and ISO certifications.