The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has recertified the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) station of Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc.
Spokesperson for the ground handling firm, Mrs Vanessa Uansohia said the re-certification was issued to SAHCO after it passed the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) standards audit conducted on the company in Kano.
“By the recertification, it means that SAHCO’s Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport station has continued to model its operations to ISAGO standards as a result making a commitment to continue to operate to globally accepted industry best practices,” Uansohia said.
The firm pledged to continually provide quality and efficient passenger, ramp and cargo handling services to its clients – current and prospective – in line with best practices and the highest international standards.
The IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) is aviation specific audit for the global oversight of ground handling service providers (GHSPs).
The audits cut across organisation and management, load control, passenger and baggage handling aircraft handling and loading, aircraft ground movement, and cargo and mail handling
ISAGO focuses on the standardisation of operational procedures and management thereby increasing harmonization of best practices among the ground handling stakeholders.
ISAGO audit is essential to promote safe ground operations and understanding of high-risk areas within ground operations, the audit also eliminates redundant audits from airlines thereby promoting a uniform audit process and harmonized standards that improve quality standards in aviation ground handling.
