Riyadh, 07 July:

flynas takes a significant step towards bolstering its safety culture by signing the IATA Leadership Safety Charter by its Chief Operating Officer and Accountable executive Dr Captain Mansoor Alharbi.

This commitment to excellence in safety practices underscores flynas' dedication to leading the industry in ensuring passenger and crew well-being.

The IATA Safety Leadership Charter is a pioneering initiative designed to fortify safety culture through adherence to eight fundamental safety leadership principles. Developed in collaboration with industry stakeholders, this charter empowers aviation leaders to cultivate a culture of safety within their organizations.

flynas COO and AM Captain Alharbi has stated that leadership plays a central role in shaping flynas safety culture during this period of rapid expansion of the airline. By endorsing the IATA Safety Leadership Charter, flynas management team indicate their unwavering commitment to the airlines Safety policy and culture and its commitment to work with IATA and other international and regional organizations in implementing a leading risk-based SMS.

Key principles of the Safety Leadership Charter include:

• Leading safety obligations through words and actions.
• Promoting safety awareness across all levels of the organization.
• Encouraging a culture of trust and accountability for safety reporting.
• Integrating safety into business strategies and processes.
• Continuously enhancing organizational safety culture.

flynas VP safety and Quality Dr Captain Andreas Mateou highlighted the aviation industry’s 2023 safety record and achievements and the need for continuous collaboration among aviation stake holders to ensure continuous safety improvement. The signing of the IATA safety leadership charter by the flynas COO and AM Dr Captain Mansoor Alharbi is the strongest evidence of flynas implementation of its vision to become the biggest regional A320 Neo airline in the region while we maintain our goal of achieving the highest safety level of safety as our guiding beacon in whatever we do.

flynas expresses its deep appreciation to IATA, Mr. Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General, for this amazing initiative and looks forward to further advancing safety excellence within the aviation industry through its pledge to the IATA Safety Leadership Charter.