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EAN Aviation, the Lagos-based business
aviation services company, has become the first West African IS-BAH Stage 1
registered Fixed Based Operator, and only the second organization to earn the
status in all of Africa. The IS-BAH Stage 1 certificate was awarded by IBAC on
March 31, 2017.
The certification is the culmination of a
nearly three-year process which began in 2014 when EAN embarked on a mission to
harmonize its operating and safety practices with the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO) SMS framework, the International Standards for
Business Aircraft Handling Standards, industry standards and recommended best
practices.
Since then EAN Aviation has made a significant
commitment in terms of time and financial investment to achieve the prestigious
status.
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EAN’s Quality and Safety Manager who led the certification, Labaeka
Ibrahim, attended the Fundamentals of IS-BAH and IS-BAH Auditing Workshops in
Dubai, UAE. A series of eight organizational manuals were developed covering
topics including ground operations, flight dispatch, safety management, customer
relations, emergency response and more, in accordance with the ICAO Safety
Management System framework and IS-BAH Standard Manual.
EAN’s operations and management personnel
participated in over eleven in-house and international aviation training
sessions covering Safety Management Systems, Air Transport of Dangerous Goods,
Aviation Security, Ramp Safety, Organization Indoctrination and Procedures,
Aircraft Systems and Types, Emergency Response and IS-BAH Fundamental Awareness.
The team also underwent the National Air Transport Association (NATA)
Professional Line Service Training (PLST), both initial and renewal.
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Segun Demuren,
CEO and founder of EAN Aviation |
“We have now an international certification to
validate our level of safety compliance with international standards and an
ingrained safety culture. The core of IS-BAH is the implementation of a Safety
Management System, giving confidence to our international customers, and other
stakeholders, that our fixed based operations and ground handling are world
class,” said Segun Demuren,
CEO and founder of EAN Aviation. “Aside from the lengthy preparation that
spanned nearly three years, our investment has paid off. We are very proud to
have achieved this important recognition as we continually work hard to meet
international expectations.”
The International Standard for Business
Aircraft Handlers (IS-BAH), developed by the International Business Aviation
Council (IBAC) and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), is a set
of global industry best practices for business aviation ground handlers that
features at its core a safety management system (SMS). EAN plans to maintain the
required levels of service through continuous compliance to the ICAO Safety
Management System framework and IS-BAH standards. EAN intends to commence
preparation for the IS-BAH Stage 2 certification within the third quarter of
2017. |
