Titan Airways, based at London Stansted Airport, has passed IATA's operational safety audit, and is now IOSA registered.

The achievement coincides with Titan's 25th year of operation. The assessment is comprehensive and takes into account both the operational management and the control systems of an airline, covering everything from cabin operations, through engineering to on the ground and flight operations.

Paul Woodman, Titan's technical director, says: “IOSA is a stringent safety and quality audit programme and is recognised throughout the industry. Our new registration will certainly have a positive influence on our development.

“In the lead up to the IOSA audit, we carried out a rigorous internal evaluation of all processes within the operational and commercial departments where organisational management and safety were concerned, to verify that the IOSA standards were met and that the organisation's safety management system was fulfilling its objectives.”

According to Woodman, it was all worthwhile: “The process clearly proved its worth and we are very proud of our performance.”