PHILIPPINE Airlines and PAL Express have successfully completed the 2019 International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), confirming both airlines’ strict compliance with the highest international aviation safety standards.

The IOSA is the internationally recognized safety evaluation system of the IATA that rigorously assesses the operational management and control systems of an airline.

The audit is conducted every two years and is accepted by top government aviation authorities as the gold standard in airline safety assessments.

The IOSA audits for PAL and PAL Express started in November 2019 and ended in the first quarter of 2020.

PAL has completed its seventh consecutive IOSA renewal, marking 14 years of full international safety compliance by the country’s flag carrier.

PAL was the first Filipino airline to be IOSA-registered for safety, and for eight years was the sole airline in the country to earn and sustain that distinction.

PAL Express was the second Filipino airline to be included in the IOSA Registry in March 2014, and earned its first renewal in March 2016.

It has now completed its fourth consecutive certification with the recent successful audit. (PR)