TEMPE, Ariz., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways (NYSE: LCC),
affirming its number-one priority of safety, recently completed the
International Air Transport Association's (IATA) International Operational
Safety Audit registry, or IOSA with resounding success.
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The IOSA is the benchmark for global safety management in air carriers.
The audit's scope included flight operations, operations control,
maintenance, inflight services, ground operations, cargo and security.
Within each of those areas, auditors determined conformance of US Airways'
procedures to IOSA standards and recommended practices contained in the
IOSA Standards Manual. The final results showed that US Airways conformed
to every IOSA standard.
US Airways Vice President of Safety and Regulatory Compliance Paul
Morell said, "This successful completion represents the collaboration of
many groups within the airline, the FAA as well as a great IATA sanctioned
auditing team."
Added US Airways Chairman and CEO Doug Parker, "We're immensely pleased
by the outstanding marks we received as a result of this audit. We could
not have done it without the determination, focus and heavy lifting that
our safety-conscious employees carry out every day, and on every flight. We
look forward to a continued listing on the IOSA Registry as a result of
this audit and will continue to make safety the number one priority in
everything we do."
Successful completion of the audit results in a listing on the IOSA
Registry, which is a requirement for IATA membership and US Airways'
continued STAR Alliance membership. US Airways has been listed on the IOSA
Registry since 2004.
US Airways is the fifth largest domestic airline employing more than
35,000 aviation professionals worldwide. US Airways, US Airways Shuttle and
US Airways Express operate approximately 3,800 flights per day and serve
more than 230 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and
Latin America. The new US Airways -- the product of a merger between
America West and US Airways in September 2005 -- is a member of the Star
Alliance network, which offers our customers 16,000 daily flights to 855
destinations in 155 countries worldwide. This press release and additional
information on US Airways can be found at http://www.usairways.com. (LCCG)
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