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mba's first ISAGO headquarter audit strengthens firm's expanding safety role

WASHINGTON DC (4 February 2009): As of recent, mba completed its first IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) as an accredited audit organization with the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

The ISAGO audit is a newly implemented program modeled after the standardized and consistent audit principles developed under the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) system.  ISAGO aims to reduce the number of ground accidents and injuries, and is applicable to ground handling companies around the world.

The successful completion of mba's first ISAGO headquarters audit marks the expansion of the firm's role as an accredited audit organization as well as its growing commitment to safety.

about mba

mba, founded in 1992, is an independent international aviation consulting firm specializing in airline management, marketing, maintenance and operations, regulatory compliance, technical support, asset value appraisal and technical analysis, forecasting of commercial jet transport, and general consulting for the aviation industry. mba publishes, semi-annually, periodicals forecasting aircraft values to 20 years in the future. (Publications/Products: Red Book of Future Aircraft Values (FAV) – Jet Transport, Regional, and Cargo; eFAV: on-line valuation tool).