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Certificate
By Solomon Asowata
Lagos, Sept. 24, 2016 (NAN) Allied Air, one of the country’s oldest domestic airlines, has received Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Supo Atobatele, the airline’s spokesman, said in a statement that Allied Air’s Chairman, Capt. Val Tongo, received the certificate from former Director General of IATA, Tony Tyler.
According to the statement issued on Saturday in Lagos, the certificate was presented to Allied Air at the 72nd Annual General Meeting of the association in Dublin, Ireland.
Created by IATA in 2003, the IOSA certification is an internationally recognised and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline.
With the certification, Allied Air became the first African cargo carrier to scale the IOSA audit despite the seeming depression in the Nigerian aviation industry.
The airline said that the certification demonstrated that the Nigerian aviation industry had the potential for further global recognition under the present administration.
“The success is a lesson that with the kind of efforts being made by the Minister of Aviation, Capt. Hadi Sirika, to correct the ills in the industry, more gains will soon be made in the aviation sector.
“Allied Air operates with a fleet of Boeing 737-400 freighters.
“And this certificate has established the airline as a notable business entity in the world aviation industry with productive contribution to cargo movements and trade facilitation around the globe.
“Regardless of its category of operation, Allied Air has remained the oldest operating carrier in Nigeria having been in the sky for over 14 consecutive years,’’ the airline said.
Tongo said the recognition was a result of hard work, focus, determination, honesty and commitment to set goals as well as committing every aspect of the company’s operations to God.
He enjoined other airlines to key into the success of Allied Air. (NAN)
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Allied Air gets IOSA certification from IATA
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