Myanmar Airways International has been awarded the highest 7-star safety ranking from world’s only safety and product rating agency AirlineRatings.com.
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The rating was increased due to a recent audit by ICAO of Myanmar's oversight of its airlines.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was created to promote the safe and orderly development of international civil aviation throughout the world.
It sets standards and regulations necessary for aviation safety, security, efficiency, and regularity, as well as for aviation environmental protection.
It has 8 audit parameters that pertain to safety and they are; Legislation, Organization, Licensing, Operations, Airworthiness, Accident Investigation, Air Navigation Service and Aerodromes.
If the country meets between 6 and 8 of the audits, one star is awarded to the airline. Five secures 1/2 star. However, if any of the criteria are below the average by less than 5 percent it is considered a pass.
The country of Myanmar now achieves a one-star rating for its oversight.
Myanmar Airways International has a perfect safety record in the modern era and is an IOSA – the International Air Transport Association Operation Safety Audit – audited airline.
IOSA was first introduced in 2003 to curb the disturbing trend in airline accidents that could be attributed to simple processes and maintenance programs.
Since it was introduced airlines that have completed IOSA have up to a three-fold safer safety record than airlines that do not do the audit.
Of significant importance to Airlineratings.com is that the audit is done every two years and covers over 1060 parameters.
AirlineRatings.com now awards an airline that has completed IOSA three stars.
AirlineRatings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas congratulated Myanmar Airways International (IATA code 8M) on this achievement.
"Myanmar Airways International is been a major part of the economic life of Myanmar,” said Thomas. "This is an excellent outcome and will help promote tourism to Myanmar."
The other main safety criteria are; Is the airline on the European Union (EU) Blacklist; has it a fatality free record for the past 10 years and is the airline FAA (USA).
The airline was established in 1993 and since then has a perfect safety record of free from any accident and a serious incident.
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