Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AIRASIA X RECEIVES THE IATA OPERATIONAL SAFETY AUDIT (IOSA) REGISTRATION SEPANG, 12 MAY 2015- AirAsia X, an affiliate of the AirAsia Group, has successfully completed the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), the benchmark for global safety management in airlines. The airline joined IATA’s IOSA Registry on 16th April 2015. Co-Founder and Group CEO of AirAsia, Tony Fernandes said, “This registration is a major milestone for the AirAsia Group. We started working towards the IOSA audit process at the end of 2012 and I am excited to announce that AirAsia X is the first airline in the group to be registered. The rest of the airlines across the group, namely AirAsia Malaysia, AirAsia Thailand, AirAsia Indonesia, AirAsia Philippines, AirAsia India, AirAsia X Thailand and AirAsia X Indonesia are also in the midst of the preparation process and we are committed to getting all of our airlines through the audit process. ” Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, Co-Founder and Group CEO of AirAsia X said, “Safety is a core value that we at AirAsia X are committed to. Participating in the IOSA registration audit is a natural extension to this commitment. We are very pleased to receive the IOSA registration and it’s a very proud moment for us to have demonstrated that AirAsia X operates according to the most stringent standards in the industry.” The IOSA Audit covers eight functional and operational areas of AirAsia X Berhad namely; Organization and Management System, Flight Operations, Operational Control and Flight Dispatch, Aircraft Engineering & Maintenance, Cabin Operations, Ground Handling Operations, Cargo Operations and Security Management. Acting CEO of AirAsia X, Benyamin Ismail said, “This was an accomplishment made possible by the hard work and synergy of our Allstars from various departments who worked tirelessly for the past 14 months in preparing, reviewing and improving all of our operational processes and implementation. Not only has this allowed us to meet the required standards, it has also allowed us to further strengthen the safety and efficiency of the organization.” IATA’s Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) program is an internationally recognized and accepted evaluation system designed to access the operational management and control systems of an airline. ***END*** Press Release About AirAsia X AirAsia X is the long-haul, low-cost affiliate carrier of the AirAsia Group that currently flies to destinations in China, Australia, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Nepal and the Middle East. The airline currently serves 19 destinations across Asia (Haneda, Narita, Osaka, Seoul, Busan, Taipei, Xian, Beijing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Shanghai, Chongqing, Colombo and Kathmandu), Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Gold Coast) and the Middle East (Jeddah). AirAsia X currently operates a fleet of 25 Airbus A330-300s, each with a seat configuration of 12 Business Class seats and 365 Economy seats. The airline has carried over 12 million guests since it commenced long-haul in 2007. AirAsia X was awarded the World's Best Low Cost Airline Premium Cabin and Best Low Cost Airline Premium Seat titles for two consecutive years at the 2014 Skytrax World Airline Awards. Our vision is to further solidify our position as the global leader in low-cost, long-haul aviation and create the first global multi-hub low-cost carrier network along with other carriers of the AirAsia Group. AirAsia is the first airline globally to collaborate with INTERPOL to implement the I-Checkit system to screen the passports of all its prospective passengers against information contained in the world police body’s Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) database. For media enquiries, please contact: Cheong Ka Mei Communications Mobile: +6016 440 2446 Email: [email protected]
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