Ibom Air scales IATA safety audit

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) yesterday formally presented Ibom Air with its Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Certificate.

The IOSA certification validates the airline’s high operational and safety standards and is an essential milestone as the airline positions for regional operations and collaboration.

The certificate was received by the Ibom Airlines Limited management team, led by the CEO, Mfon Udom, at the Ibom Air headquarters in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State from IATA Area Manager, West & Central Africa, Dr. Samson Fatokun and Assistant Director Operations, Safety and Security, West & Central Africa, Jennifer Aisha Yeates.

This was contained in a statement by the Group Manager, Marketing and Communication, Ibom Air, Aniekan Essienette.

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IOSA uses internationally recognised quality auditing principles to assess the operational management and safety controls of airlines to certify them consistently.

As a result, IOSA has become accepted as the international standard for airline safety and operational evaluation. The IOSA audit of Ibom Air was conducted in the second half of 2022, just over three years after the airline commenced commercial operations.

The Chief Operating Officer of Ibom Air, Mr. George Uriesi, lauded the efforts of staff to make the airline a world class African regional airline.

“It stands to also move the airline further on course to deliver on its mission; to build a safe, service-focused, and profitable airline,” Uriesi noted about the certification.