Jardine Aviation Services Achieves Global Ground Safety Standards
27th March 2009, Hong Kong - World’s leading aviation authority, IATA has given its vote of confidence to Jardine Aviation Services for successfully becoming the first ground handling service provider in Asia-Pacific for attaining the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) registration.
The ISAGO programme is an internationally recognised quality auditing system that focuses on improving safety and reducing ground accidents and injuries in airport ground services, leading to enhanced operational efficiencies and quality standards.
IATA Director of Programme Implementation and Auditing, Mr Mike O'Brien remarked: "We congratulate Jardine Aviation Services as an industry pioneer in attaining ISAGO registration which is the leading benchmark in promoting and ensuring high-levels of safety in the ground operations area. The ISAGO registration complements Jardine Aviation Services’ commitment to quality, safety and operational excellence."
Enoch Lam, Chief Executive of Jardine Aviation Services suggested, "Airport ground services are becoming more and more complex and there are clear benefits to enhance and uphold aviation safety with a unified set of standards. IATA has exemplary vision and energy to pioneer the ISAGO, now already a global benchmark, and Jardine Aviation Services is deeply honoured to receive this industry accreditation."
This ISAGO registration together with Jardine Aviation Services' other industry accolades will reinforce our brand leadership and competitive quality standards in the market, setting benchmarks for the airport ground services industry moving forward.
Official ceremony to certify Jardine Aviation Services’ ISAGO registration at the company’s headquarter in Hong Kong on 27th March 2009. From left to right: Jardine Aviation Services General Manager - Service Delivery, Mr Dino Lui, IATA Regional Vice President, North Asia & Chief Representative to China, Mr Zhang Baojian, Jardine Aviation Services Chief Executive, Mr Enoch Lam, IATA Director of Programme Implementation and Auditing, Mr Mike O’Brien, Jardine Aviation Services General Manager - Ramp & Cargo Services, Mr Allan Kwong, and IATA General Manager, Hong Kong, Ms Yvonne Ho.
About Jardine Aviation Services
Jardine Aviation Services is a leading aviation group with a long history of providing quality services at Hong Kong International Airport. Jardine Aviation Services’ multidisciplinary interests at the airport include its core business in customized ground handling services, and supported by other ground equipment maintenance and servicing operations. Today serving in excess of 10 million passengers and 100,000 aircraft movements per annum, Jardine Aviation Services’ customer portfolio encompasses over 50 international and Chinese regional airlines from around the world giving us the competitive edge in our market leadership. In addition, the group also holds interest in the travel industry sector in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan.
For more information about Jardine Aviation Services, please visit http://www.jasg.com.
About IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO)
ISAGO aims to improve safety and cut airline costs by drastically reducing ground accidents and injuries. It is modelled on the successful IATA Operational Safety Audit programme (IOSA). The ISAGO programme is an audit system conducted in a standardized and consistent manner, using internationally recognized quality auditing principles.
For more information about ISAGO, please visit http://www.iata.org/ps/certification/isago/.