IATA Fuel Quality Pool

What it is

IATA's own IFQP page (iata.org/en/programs/ops-infra/fuel/ifqp/), re-read on 2026-09-02 during this record's verification, states, verbatim: "The IATA Fuel Quality Pool (IFQP) is a group of airlines that actively share fuel inspection reports and workload at locations worldwide."

What the pool produces is an inspection report, held and shared by the airlines in the pool. The same page sets out the confidentiality rule, verbatim: "Ensure confidentiality - inspection reports are only shared amongst the participating airlines through a secured website. Observations are only conveyed to the respective supplier for appropriate corrective action."

The page lists the pool's objectives, verbatim, among them "Minimize airlines and fuel suppliers workload by sharing inspections at jointly served airports, reducing costs up to 85% for all." and "Fuel facilities inspection confined to quality and safety issues."

The checklist is common to all members. The same page states, verbatim: "Standardized inspection checklist, based on the latest version of the Joint Inspection Group (JIG) guidelines and standard."

The page refers to three regulatory texts, verbatim: "All IFQP activities fully comply with regulatory requirements concerning airlines' provision of quality control and management oversight of airport fuelling services (EU 965/2012, EASA AMC M.A.301 -1 and FAR 121.373)." This record reports that reference and nothing more: the three texts were not opened for it, so it makes no statement in either direction about what they require of an airline.

On the supplier side, the same page states, verbatim: "The IFQP program is highly regarded by the supplier community as it drastically reduces the repetitive inspections at many airports. It also improves overall quality as inspections are more effective due to the stringent evaluation criteria established by the pool."

Access to reports follows the membership level: active membership, in IATA's own words, "provides access to all inspection reports in the IFQP database", while passive membership "provides access solely to those reports purchased in the IFQP database".

Associated membership carries two conditions, listed verbatim on the page: "A wholly owned subsidiary operating under the same airline code (prefix) of an IFQP active member airline, but with an own AOC." and "Some or all its operations form an integral part of the network or schedule of the active member airline."

The IFQP Brochure 2026 gives the pool's scale on its counter page, verbatim: "200+" "Accredited Inspectors", "220+" "Member Airlines" and "1,000+" "Yearly Inspections".

Who owns it

IATA (International Air Transport Association) runs the pool. Its own IFQP page states, verbatim: "In collaboration with IFQP, IATA supports the organization, training and accreditation of inspectors and the annual allocation of stations based on the airports served by airline IFQP members."

IATA's IFQP Brochure 2026, linked from that page and read on 2026-09-02, names the governing bodies and the division of work, verbatim: "In collaboration with the IFQP Steering Committee and Steering Group, IATA provides and manages the following services: organization, finance, promotion campaign, annual event, training and accreditation of inspectors, annual allocation of stations based on the airports served by airline IFQP members, maintenance of a restricted website and participation to IFQP worldwide missions."

Who assesses it

The parties accredited under this programme are the inspectors — the airport fuel facility that is inspected receives no mark of its own. IATA's own page describes the active member's commitment, verbatim: "Active members contribute to the pool by committing to train their own inspectors or sub-contracting existing ones to perform the assigned inspections on behalf of IFQP within the established deadlines."

Membership levels

• Active Membership — Active membership is tailored for airlines operating on a fixed flight schedule
• Associated Membership — A wholly owned subsidiary operating under the same airline code (prefix) of an IFQP active member airline, but with an own AOC
• Passive Membership — Passive membership is intended for airlines that wish to purchase a limited number of inspection reports