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SEP 18, 2003 (newstodate):The UD DOT's FAA has downrated Poland as Category 2 for not complying with the international ICAO standards.
The FAA assesment is not, says DOT, an indication of wheter individual foregin carriers are safe or unsafe. Rahter, they determine whether or nor foreign CAAs meet ICAO's safety standards, not FAA regulations.
As LOT already operates flights from Poland into the USA at the time of the downrating, these flights are allowed to continue. If that had not been the case, these flights would not have been permitted.
-During this year and past years, LOT has been subject to numerous audits carried out by foreign carriers such as American Airlines, Lufthansa, United Airlines, as well as Star Alliance and French Aviation Inspection, says LOT in a statement.
-Each time we have completed them successfully with full compliance to all possible safety standards. The mentioned audits were required both by international ICAO regulation and national law of LOT's foreign destinations. FAA decision has absolutely nothing to do with LOT Polish Airlines as a carrier, LOT says.
The FAA assesment is not, says DOT, an indication of wheter individual foregin carriers are safe or unsafe. Rahter, they determine whether or nor foreign CAAs meet ICAO's safety standards, not FAA regulations.
As LOT already operates flights from Poland into the USA at the time of the downrating, these flights are allowed to continue. If that had not been the case, these flights would not have been permitted.
-During this year and past years, LOT has been subject to numerous audits carried out by foreign carriers such as American Airlines, Lufthansa, United Airlines, as well as Star Alliance and French Aviation Inspection, says LOT in a statement.
-Each time we have completed them successfully with full compliance to all possible safety standards. The mentioned audits were required both by international ICAO regulation and national law of LOT's foreign destinations. FAA decision has absolutely nothing to do with LOT Polish Airlines as a carrier, LOT says.