Dana Air gets IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification
Leading domestic airline, Dana Air has obtained the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), making the airline an authorized member of the association.
The international evaluation system is a requirement and precursor to full IATA membership; membership of IATA accords an airline a range of operational benefits such as enhanced opportunities for interline and code-share agreements.
Speaking during the presentation of the certificate to Dana Air in Lagos, IATA’sArea Manager, South-West, Dr. Samson Fatokun, said not all airlines are members of IATA as a result of its stringent admission process.
Fatokun, however, stressed that Dana Air should be proud because it has made the list in joining over 300 airlines across the world that are presently on the association’s register.
He said: “We have requirements for any airline that wants to join the IATA family and one of those requirements is that they must pass the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) and this has kept most of them back. IATA comes with a requirement of quality and people expect the airline to operate with recommended standards of aviation globally. We commend Dana Air for this feat and hope that they will keep up the good work’’.
Expressing his delight and the commitment of the airline to safety at all times, the Accountable Manager of Dana Air, Mr. Obi Mbanuzuo, said that Dana Air has and will continue to maintain global best practices in the aviation industry while still churning out world-class initiatives to exceed the flying aspirations of its ever-increasing membership of the airlines’ loyalty program –Dana Miles.
Mbanuzuo said: “Since becoming an IATA member, we have received a barrage of requests for interline and code-share agreements and we can’t wait to take our unrivaled services in Nigeria to the global stage. Dana Air remains uncompromising in its commitment to maintaining global best practices and as always, we will continue to churn out world-class initiatives to meet and exceed the flying aspirations of our teeming guests”.
“We are very confident of our model as presently we are the only Nigerian carrier to have undergone an operational audit conducted by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and its foreign partners, The Flight Safety Group. We also scaled the IATA Operational Safety Audit IOSA and we wish to assure our guests that we are not resting on our oars as commitment to professionalism is unwavering’’, he concluded.
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