MANAMA: Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), has completed the annual Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs (BCAA) Safety Management System (SMS) audit aimed at ensuring relevant SMS Aerodrome Certification requirements are met.
This year’s audit was focused on the effectiveness of the aerodrome safety management system at BIA, including considerations for Covid-19 management and recovery, the company said yesterday, adding that the audit required close co-ordination between the BCAA audit team and BAC airside operations, facilities management, and firefighting and rescue services.
Chief executive Mohamed Al Binfalah said: “Safety is at the top of our priorities and this important annual audit plays a key role in ensuring that we maintain the necessary standards. This is even more vital as airlines operating out of BIA begin to resume regular flights following the slowdown caused by Covid-19.
“We are taking every possible precaution to safeguard the well-being of passengers and staff at BIA and continue to comply with all directives issued by the National Taskforce for Combating Covid-19.
“I would like to thank the BCAA auditors for their hard work in assisting our team throughout the audit process, which is essential to enhance operational efficiency, identify areas for improvement, and build on our solid safety performance,” Al Binfalah said.
“Other areas assessed during the audit included safety performance indicators and targets, airport capacity analysis and safety measures, including change management interactions, implications of parked aircraft on BIA operations, safety, and infrastructure, human factors in aerodrome safety management, rescue and firefighting capabilities, and wildlife management.”
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