Ibom Airlines Limited Management team, led by the CEO, Mfon Udom, receiving the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit Certificate from IATA representatives; Dr. Samson Fatokun, Area Manager, West & Central Africa, and Jennifer Aisha Yeates, Assistant Director Operations, Safety and Security, West & Central Africa, at the Ibom Air headquarters in Uyo, the Akwa-Ibom State, Wednesday
Ibom Air bags IATA’s Operational Safety Audit Certificate
[By VICTOR NZE]
International Air Transport Association (IATA), Wednesday, formally presented Nigerian indigenous airline, the Ibom Air, with its Operational Safety Audit Certificate.
Established by IATA in 2003, IOSA uses internationally recognized 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 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 representatives Dr. Samson Fatokun, Area Manager, West & Central Africa, and Jennifer Aisha Yeates, Assistant Director Operations, Safety and Security, West & Central Africa.
The IOSA audit of Ibom Air was conducted in the second half of 2022, just over three years after the airline commenced commercial operations.
Remarking at the presentation on behalf of Ibom Air, the Chief Operating Officer of Ibom Air, Mr. George Uriesi, first commended the Ibom Air team for the landmark achievement, as he expressed the leadership’s appreciation for the continuous efforts by staff to make the airline the World Class African Regional Airline as contained in the company’s Vision Statement.
“Ibom Air’s achievement of the IOSA Certification at this time is very much in line with our continental aspirations, as we move to position our airline strongly on the African continent. Our strategy to spread our wings across Africa includes establishing multiple interline agreements and excellent cooperation with partner airlines. Being IOSA certified is a pre-requisite for this.
“The certification validates the airline’s high operational and safety standards and is an essential milestone as the airline positions for regional operations and collaboration.
“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 said.
The wholly-owned Akwa Ibom Air currently has a fleet of seven aircraft, including: five Bombardier CRJ 900 and two Airbus A320-300S, covering seven destinations and routes.
