OREANDA-NEWS. September 28, 2007. OJSC “Aeroflot – Russian airlines” has successfully finished regular compliance auditing with new IOSA regulations (IATA operation security auditing). The certificate validity and IOSA operator brand, possessed only by one Russian airline, exactly Aeroflot, which it acquired two years ago, have been renewed till 2010.

Auditors ascribe Aeroflot’s success to a thoroughly elaborated internal auditing and performance quality management systems.

IOSA certificate attests that the airline implements cutting-edge flight security management systems, identifies an international status of the safe air carrier, promotes international cooperation with top airlines, eases market access and provides a wider range of Aeroflot services.

The airline implementation of newly edited IOSA standard regulations have drastically changed the whole corporate management. Aeroflot has switched from flight “supporting” security system to a “managing” one, including the integration of “the Risk management program”. In accordance with the new standard philosophy, in the world of today, the company’s business is aimed at the analysis and prevention of possible swerves, which can result in an air crash.

The improvement of cooperation with partners, product and service suppliers is an important link of the management security transition process. In this respect, Aeroflot has elaborate and is implementing “The Concept of supply auditing”.

The implementation of IOSA standard in subsidiaries will be the next step on the security management route.