Irish Aviation Authority
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The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is a commercial semi state company employing approximately 700 people at six locations around Ireland. The IAA has two main functions; the provision of air traffic management & related services in Irish controlled airspace and the safety regulation of the civil aviation industry in ireland. The safety regulatory functions inlcude;
Safety is our business and underlines everything we do.
The IAA operates to the highest international safety standards set by;
These guide the IAA in ensuring that Irish civil aviation operates to the most stringent safety standards.
Following an intensive international audit by ICAO in 2010, Ireland was ranked among the best in the world in the safety oversight of civil aviation. Ireland was placed in the top ten countries worldwide ahead of countries like the United States, Brazil and Australia and ranked third of the twenty-two European states that had completed their audit at that time.
The IAA receives no State funding. Its revenues are generated through charges and fees raised from its airline customers and regulatory clients in respect of its operational and regulatory activities.
Collectively management and staff ensure the Authority is true to its mission statement:
‘The Board and staff of the Irish Aviation Authority are committed to providing efficient and cost-effective safety regulation of the Irish aviation industry and to providing, on a sound commercial basis, safe, efficient and cost-effective air navigation services, which meet the needs of our customers. The Authority aims to be a world leader in its field.
Locations
The IAA operate from the following locations:
- Certifying and registering aircraft airworthiness,
- Licensing personnel and organisations involved in aircraft maintenance,
- Licensing pilots, air traffic controllers and aerodromes,
- Approving and monitoring air carrier operating standards.
Safety is our business and underlines everything we do.
The IAA operates to the highest international safety standards set by;
- International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO);
- European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA);
- EUROCONTROL;
- the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC),
- the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and
- the European Union (EU).
These guide the IAA in ensuring that Irish civil aviation operates to the most stringent safety standards.
Following an intensive international audit by ICAO in 2010, Ireland was ranked among the best in the world in the safety oversight of civil aviation. Ireland was placed in the top ten countries worldwide ahead of countries like the United States, Brazil and Australia and ranked third of the twenty-two European states that had completed their audit at that time.
The IAA receives no State funding. Its revenues are generated through charges and fees raised from its airline customers and regulatory clients in respect of its operational and regulatory activities.
Collectively management and staff ensure the Authority is true to its mission statement:
‘The Board and staff of the Irish Aviation Authority are committed to providing efficient and cost-effective safety regulation of the Irish aviation industry and to providing, on a sound commercial basis, safe, efficient and cost-effective air navigation services, which meet the needs of our customers. The Authority aims to be a world leader in its field.
Locations
The IAA operate from the following locations:
- Corporate Headquarters, The Times Buildfing, 11-12 D'Olier St., Dublin 2;
- Air Traffic Control Centres at Dublin, Shannon and Cork Airports, and Ballycasey, Co. Clare;
- North Atlantic Communications Centre, Ballygirreen, Co. Clare;
- Training and Consultancy, Ballycasey, Co. Clare.