Turkish Cargo becomes first airline to get all 3 CEIV certifications

April 29, 2020: Turkish Cargo became the first air cargo airline to concurrently achieve all three "CEIV Pharma, CEIV Fresh, and CEIV Live Animals" certifications, under the IATA CEIV (Center of Excellence for Independent Validators) program.

The cargo airline satisfied the requirements for the certifications with the training, assessment and validation processes created by IATA, the International Air Transport Association, with the objective of raising the bar in performance and operations related to the transport of special cargo products, to ensure compliance with the highest standards and ensuring continuous improvement. The certifications have a validity period of three years.

Turhan Ozen, the chief cargo officer, Turkish Airlines said "We are passing through the days pointing how vital the air cargo industry is for trade across the world as well as transportation. We really make much of the IATA CEIV certificates that prove that we meet the international standards at our special cargo operations, during such a vulnerable and critical period".

Glyn Hughes, global head - cargo, IATA said "Turkish Cargo deserves to be praised for becoming not only the world's first air cargo airline to concurrently hold all three CEIV certificates, but also the first air cargo airline in Europe to have obtained the CEIV Live Animals certificate. The air cargo industry now enters a period whereby the vulnerability at the special cargo services is augmented, and the CEIV program intends to ensure that the sensitive cargo is transported and delivered at the highest standards, meticulously and punctiliously, as much as possible."