Lufthansa Consulting continues support for Turkmenistan Airlines to achieve compliance with international air safety standards

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan/Frankfurt (ots) -

Turkmenistan Airlines updated EASA on status of implementation of
corrective action plans

Turkmenistan Airlines (TUA) is committed to raising their
performance following difficulties in satisfying relevant EASA
(European Aviation Safety Agency) requirements at the beginning of
this year. Since then, the airline with Lufthansa Consulting has
developed and agreed on corrective action plans and has also begun
implementing them. Together with the aviation experts from Lufthansa
Consulting, the operator is continuously working on both the
management system changes and the practical implementation. This
involves improvement of main management systems, particular the
Safety and Quality management system, documentation development and
process implementation, personnel training, software implementation
and equipment procurement, and most importantly, cultural changes
within the company.

As an update to the initial meeting in March, the management of
Turkmenistan Airlines accompanied by Lufthansa Consulting on 29 May
2019 presented a progress report on the improvement in safety
standards to the EASA Third Country Operators (TCO) team, which is
the technical advisor to the EU Air Safety Committee (ASC).

To stay informed about the continuous efforts by TUA to resolve
the initial findings and work on the corrective action plans
supported by Lufthansa Consulting, EASA has welcomed the next
progress meeting during the second part of July. As a further step
towards achieving compliance, the airline expressed its intention to
start the formal request for the mandatory on-site assessment by EASA
in early August 2019.

Lufthansa Consulting airline safety experts continue to support
TUA in guiding the implementation of the safety improvement measures
and monitoring the progress along its comprehensive action plan,
which covers among others improvement of SMS and flight data
monitoring, restructuring of the CAMO and Part 145 organization, the
ground operations organization and standards in flight operations to
achieve compliance requirements and prepare for IOSA audit.

Turkmenistan Airlines is the flag carrier of Turkmenistan with
headquarters in the country's capital Ashgabat. The airline operates
domestic and international passenger and cargo services mainly from
its hub at Ashgabat International Airport. The airline transports
more than 5,000 passengers daily within the country and nearly three
million passengers annually on the international and domestic routes
together. The fleet consists of modern Western aircraft (such as
Boeing 737, 757, 777) and a cargo fleet of IL 76.

Contacts:
Turkmenistan Airlines
Nurly Esenov
Phone: +993 65 56 29 03
Fax: +993 12 23 52 04
nurly.esenov@turkmenistanairlines.tm
https://turkmenistanairlines.tm/

Lufthansa Consulting GmbH
Marlene Hollwurtel
Phone: +49 151 589 40 538
Marlene.Hollwurtel@LHConsulting.com
www.LHConsulting.com

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