Air Malta has successfully renewed its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registration, following a comprehensive audit, carried out by a foreign IATA-accredited Audit Organisation.

Commenting on this achievement Air Malta's Chief Executive Philip Micallef said, "This is a true attestation of the dedication and professionalism shown by all staff throughout the organisation. This result confirms that we are conforming to the operational safety standards, considered to be amongst the best within our industry".

"Throughout the organization we have in place a Safety Management System which helps us to proactively handle airline safety related matters. I thank all the staff for their unrelenting efforts, which clearly manifested itself during this year's renewal audit, " added Mr Micallef.

IOSA is an internationally recognised evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline.

The audit, which covers over 900 standards across all the organisation, verified the airline's operational departments including: Organisation and Management System, Flight Operations, Operational Control and Flight Dispatch, Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance, Cabin Operations, Ground Handling Operations, Cargo Operations and Security Management.

Each department is audited for the required documented policy and procedures, as well as the correct implementation. IOSA is consequently the benchmark for global safety management in airlines. All IATA members are registered and must remain registered in order to maintain IATA membership.