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Fiji’s major international airline Air Pacific Ltd has passed stringent international audit of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and awarded the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) accreditation.
The IOSA programme is a gruelling evaluation system designed to assess the operational standards and control systems of an airline.
The programme uses internationally recognised audit principles to evaluate and ensure airlines achieve and maintain the highest and most consistent operational safety standards.
Air Pacific managing director and chief executive John Campbell said the airline had been in operation for some 58 years and without an accident or major incident.
He said the awarding of IOSA accreditation, “we are in good stead for the challenges that lie ahead with the introduction of our B787 Dreamliner aircraft and the initiation of new routes”.
“Fiji can be proud of the high standards achieved by its international airline and the staff who maintain those standards,” Campbell said.
The IOSA audit focuses on key aspects of airline operations, including: corporate organisation and management, engineering and maintenance, flight operations, operational control / flight dispatch, operational security, ground handling, cabin and cargo operations.
Since the programme’s inception five years ago, 570 airlines audits had been conducted with 214 airlines awarded IOSA accreditation.
Campbell said Air Pacific would undergo IOSA audits every two years and must maintain and improve standards to retain IOSA accreditation.
