Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc’s Port Harcourt station has been certified by the International Air Transport Association Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) recently.
ISAGO is an aviation specific audit for the global oversight of ground handling service providers (GHSPs) and it focuses on the standardisation of operational procedures and management thereby increasing harmonisation of best practices among the ground handling stakeholders.
By this certification, it means that SAHCO’s Port Harcourt 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.
The audit cuts across Organisation and Management (ORM), Aircraft Handling and Loading (HDL), Aircraft Ground Movement (AGM), Cargo and Mail Handling (CGM).
As already pledged to its clients (current and prospective), SAHCO said it is its resolve to continually provide quality and efficient Passenger, Ramp and Cargo Handling Services in line with best practices and the highest International Standards to the delight of its customers and benefit of all stakeholders, utilising state-of-the-art equipment, skills, procedures and facilities, and employing a dedicated workforce who are highly skilled.
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 harmonised standards that improve quality standards in aviation ground handling.
It will be recalled that SAHCO recently held its 13th Annual General Meeting where the Chairman, Doctor Taiwo Afolabi, promised better dividends for the shareholders of the company for the current financial year ending Dec. 31, 2023.