OMAN Air’s commitment to safety for all its customers was underlined when it hosted the IATA, ICAO Safety Management Workshop at Hotel InterContinental - Muscat recently. The event was organized by Oman Air in conjunction with OAMC, Airbus, Nexus and MedAire.



The event was held as part of an initiative by the IATA Regional Aviation Safety Group (RASG-MID) to enhance safety in the Middle East and brought together officials involved in the implementation of the State Safety Program and/or Safety Management Systems (SMS), in the areas of training, aircraft operations, maintenance and airworthiness of aircraft, aircraft design and manufacture, air traffic services, aerodrome operations and Accident and Incident Investigation. It was attended by safety management officials from the Royal Oman Police, Oman Ministry of Defense, Oman Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Royal Air Force of Oman, Oman Public Authority for Civil Aviation and international delegates from the MENA region.



The purpose of the workshop was to share best practices and lessons learned for Safety Management Systems (SMS) and State Safety Programmes (SSP), provide break-out sessions for the sharing of safety data and SMS/SSP implementation, promote safety data tools and enhance safety culture.



Wayne Pearce, Chief Executive Officer of Oman Air, said: “This important event has made an important contribution to the safety of air travellers in the region and emphasizes both Oman Air’s close cooperation with organizations and agencies throughout the Middle East and our total commitment to safeguarding the safety of all our customers.” — SG