Having been deeply involved with the IOSA inspection of our company I can tell you it is no picnic and quite extensive. The inspection itself is done by an independent company, in our case Argus Pros, and they are no slouches and work independent of IATA in their insuring the ISARPs are complied with. Just because an airline goes bankrupt has nothing to do with them complying, or not complying with the ISARPs. I am already prepping for a new round of inspections due this summer.
Several countries now use the ISARP and being on the IOSA register in deciding whether to allow those airlines into their airspace. Chile is just one example and there are now 21 other countries that have signed on to the concept and that number is growing. Like it or not IOSA is the future for a lot of countries.
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