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Association questions low safety ranking of Indonesian airlines
National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia aircraft are pictured parked at an airport
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National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia aircraft are pictured parked at an airport. The Indonesia National Air Carriers Association (INACA) has questioned the assessment criteria of a recent survey conducted by airlineratings.com following Wednesdayâs news that Indonesian airlines were ranked lowest in the world along with carriers from Nepal and Suriname, being awarded just one out of a possible seven stars. (tempo.co) (INACA) has questioned the assessment criteria of a recent survey conducted by airlineratings.com following Wednesdayâs news that Indonesian airlines were ranked lowest in the world along with carriers from Nepal and Suriname, being awarded just one out of a possible seven stars. (tempo.co)
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span class="inline inline-center">National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia aircraft are pictured parked at an airport. The Indonesia National Air Carriers Association (INACA) has questioned the assessment criteria of a recent survey conducted by airlineratings.com following Wednesday's news that Indonesian airlines were ranked lowest in the world along with carriers from Nepal and Suriname, being awarded just one out of a possible seven stars. (tempo.co)
The Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) has questioned the assessment criteria in a survey conducted by airlinerating.com following Wednesday's news that Indonesian airlines shared the lowest ranking with Nepali and Surinamese airlines, being awarded just one out of seven stars.
According to INACA chairman M. Arif Wibowo, clear criteria was sorely needed as aviation industry is fully regulated due to the high risk concerning human lives.
"Safety is mandatory and the INACA is committed to ensuring that all its members always prioritized aviation security and safety. We will always obey the rules and regulations, either those of the Indonesian government, the International Civil Aviation Organization [ICAO], the Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], the European Aviation Safety Agency [EASA] or other international regulators," said Arif in a press release on Wednesday.
He added that the INACA periodically conducted workshops on company aviation safety officers (CASO) to ensure the country's aviation operations were in accordance with current standards.
"The Indonesian government is serious and issues policies to enhance the standard of national aviation security and safety should be included as one of the criteria for the assessment," said Arif.
As proof of commitment, national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia reportedly has been issued operational safety audit certificates since 2008. Certificates are issued biennially by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The carrier's latest IOSA certificate was extended in 2014 and a new audit will be conducted again this year.
Arif compared the results of airlinerating.com's survey with UK-based consultancy company Skytrax, which declared Garuda the world's best regional airline and best regional airline in Asia in 2012 as well the as world's best Economy Class in 2013. The carrier has also been continuously included on Skytrax's list of 10 top world airlines since 2013.
According to airlinerating.com, the low-ranked Indonesian airlines included in the survey were Batik Air, Citilink, KalStar Aviation, Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air, Nam Air, TransNusa, Trigana Air, Wings Air and Xpress Air.
Among all flag carriers in Southeast Asia, Indonesia also lags behind with just three stars for safety, while other countries got four to seven stars, the maximum.
On the list from lowest to highest is Garuda Indonesia (three stars), Lao Airlines (four stars), Thai Airways International (four stars), Malaysia Airlines (five stars), Philippine Airlines (six stars), Myanmar Airways International (six stars), Royal Brunei (six stars), Vietnam Airlines (five stars) and Singapore Airlines (seven stars).
The rating criteria are based on the availability of IOSA or Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) certification, whether an airline is on the European Union (EU) blacklist, if it has maintained a fatality-free record for 10 years, if the airline is endorsed by US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), whether the country of the airline's origin meets all eight ICAO safety parameters, whether the airline's fleet has been grounded by the country's governing aviation safety authority and whether the airline operates only Russian-built aircraft. (kes)(+)
