IATA presents Overland Airways high safety certificates

Nigeria’s domestic carrier,  Overland Airways has been presented with the Certificate of its Membership of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and the Certificate of International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registration by IATA.

Overland Airways became a Member of IATA in July 2016, and has since been listed among 268 global airlines that control about 83% of global air passenger traffic.

Overland Airways also successfully achieved the IOSA Registration in June 2016 after the rigorous audit process, which further endorsed the airline’s excellent operational safety standards over the past 15 years of its existence.

The presentation which took place at a ceremony in Lagos involved key regional officials of IATA in West Africa and the executives and personnel of Overland Airways.

The Certificates were received by Captain Edward Boyo, the Accountable Executive and Chief Executive Officer of Overland Airways from Dr. Samson Fatokun, the Area Manager, South West Africa of IATA.

According to Boyo “The joy of a leader is the success of his team. It is a joyful day for us as we are here to receive our IOSA Certificate and IATA Membership Certificate. The successful audit of our operational safety gives our passengers the assurance that Overland Airways is doing the right thing, which we are more than ever now committed to.”

Fatokun while describing IOSA as a rigorous requirement for airlines declared that when an airline passes the IOSA audit, it can be said that it has attained a high level of safety and does not require any other safety audit.