Bangkok--2 Sep--Aziam Burson-Marsteller
Representing Jetstar Asia's team of pilots, cabin crew, flying operations and safety team, the team proudly holds up E-IOSA certification achieved in 2016.
Jetstar Asia announced today it has successfully completed International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Enhanced Operational Safety Audit (E-IOSA) and has been renewed on the IOSA Safety Audit Registry – a registry that the Singapore-based airline has been on since 2012.
Jetstar Asia CEO Barathan Pasupathi emphasised the airline's continuing commitment to safety.
"Safety is our number one priority. We are pleased to share that Jetstar Asia has for the first time cleared the enhanced operational safety audit carried out by IATA and has renewed its IOSA registration till 2018.
The Enhanced IOSA Standard is an expansion of the IOSA programme since September 2015 and focuses on the continuous quality assurance of operational procedures and processes while encompassing all IOSA disciples.
To achieve E-IOSA certifications, the airline has to go through regular internal assessments and prepare a conformance report. Qualified auditors and a standardized audit procedure are part of the pre-requisites.
"Jetstar Asia has been on the IOSA safety registry since 2012 which shows our commitment to safety and our latest e-IOSA renewal cements our on-going commitment to safety."
To achieve IOSA registration, Jetstar Asia has in place, a cohesive and integrated corporate safety and quality management system to constantly monitor, review and address safety issues.
The airline also practices what is known as an 'Open Reporting System', where employees are encouraged to report any safety concerns proactively. Such a practice helps in capturing latent conditions and carrying out safety risk assessments. These are then followed by recommended preventive and corrective actions.
IOSA is an internationally recognised and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline.