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BY OUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT
15 June, 2005: Oman Air has been recently registered for the successful completion of the International Air Transport Association’s Operational Safety Audits.
The audits are developed by IATA and designate the standards for safety and quality covering various areas in the airlines activities i.e. Security, Flight Operations, Maintenance, Ground Services, and Cargo.
Wake (QA) of UK, a specialized IATA approved Company, conducted the audit which was carried out by 6 experienced auditors for 5 days from 16 /1/2005 – 20 /1/2005. They audited several Divisions and departments of Oman Air to assure compliance with the established criteria.
Oman Air CEO Abdulrahman Al Busaidy said:
“This achievement comes as a result of Oman Air’s dedicated efforts to continuously enhance its standards of quality and safety in all fields of civil aviation.
Oman Air’s has attributed the Successful completion of the audit to its conforming with the standards and regulations set by IATA. This places Oman Air amongst companies that comply with internationally recognised safety standards, thus minimizing audits for the airline and increasing opportunities for more code share agreements. Airlines registered in IATA IOSA are subject to auditing every 2 years”
Mr. Al Busaidy added” Oman Air is the 24th member in IATA IOSA to register out of the 266 IATA members. This itself is a matter of pride for Oman Air’s management and staff. To maintain its outstanding record in quality and safety, Oman Air has finalised contracts with leading international firms to provide the Company with state-of-the-art technologies and systems. The objective is to further enhance the services provided to our valued customers, in addition to increasing the skills of our staff through continuous training.
Oman Air’s Catering Department was awarded the ISO 9001/2000 Certification. Also, The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), has awarded Oman Air’s Engineering Division licence to execute maintenance works for aircraft named EASA PART/145.
Oman Air Ground Operations Department was awarded the AHS 1000 excellence certificate from IATA for compliance with the quality and control standards as per IATA specification No. 804. This is in addition to several awards of recognition and certificates of appreciation received by the Cargo Department from airlines based at Seeb International Airport for the excellent services rendered.
BY OUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT
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