Federal Aviation Administration

International Aviation Safety Assessments (IASA) Program

Updated: 10:34 am ET May 19, 2008

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) established the IASA program through public policy in August of 1992. FAA's foreign assessment program focuses on a country's ability, not the individual air carrier, to adhere to international standards and recommended practices for aircraft operations and maintenance established by the United Nation's technical agency for aviation, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
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10:34 am ET May 19, 2008