An Air Busan maintenance technician is performing aircraft maintenance to ensure safe flight operations.
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Air Busan has been awarded the "Safest Airline" commendation three times by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, proving its safe flight capabilities by having no aircraft accidents or incidents in the past 10 years.
According to Air Busan, from November 2012 to October 2022, among domestic airlines with over 100,000 flights, Air Busan was the only one with no aircraft accidents or incidents.
CEO Ahn Byung-seok said, "The 10-year accident-free record is the result of strictly adhering to the management principle of 'safety first,' which allows no compromise on safety, and it proves Air Busan's overwhelmingly superior safe flight capabilities."
An "aircraft accident" refers to ▲ passenger death, serious injury, or disappearance ▲ significant damage, breakage, or structural failure of the aircraft ▲ inability to locate the aircraft or access it.
An "aircraft incident" refers to events other than aircraft accidents that could have developed into accidents, as defined by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport regulations.
Since its founding, Air Busan has placed "safety" as a core value and has devoted itself to strengthening safety capabilities so that passengers can enjoy air travel with peace of mind.
Since CEO Ahn Byung-seok's appointment, the airline has solidified its position as the "safest airline" through establishing safety systems and continuously enhancing all safety-related capabilities.
Following this management policy, the "Safety Council," which discusses safety policies, has expanded its meetings from 1-2 times a year to quarterly sessions.
At the end of this month, Air Busan plans to conduct a "Comprehensive Aircraft Accident Response Drill" and an "Aircraft Accident Response Simulation Drill" to immediately respond to emergencies and minimize human and material damage in case of an aircraft accident.
As flight operations expand, Air Busan is re-evaluating all safety-related tasks from the ground up through its safety management system.
An Air Busan official explained the purpose of the safety management system: "A significant portion of aircraft accident causes are human errors. The system fundamentally blocks erroneous human judgments, diagnoses problems in advance, concretizes them, and allows for corrections."
Additionally, the airline plans to strengthen reliability management at the parts and system levels, focus on preventive maintenance, conduct enhanced face-to-face training for flight crew, and implement fatigue management to maximize safe flight capabilities.
CEO Ahn Byung-seok stated, "We will continuously strengthen all safety-related capabilities and perfectly fulfill the airline's responsibility of 'safe flight' through thorough pre-inspections, prevention, and training. We will also do our best to maximize customer value by maintaining the highest level of safe flight capabilities and excellent service."
Air Busan ranked first among eight airlines in the "2021 Air Traffic Service Evaluation Safety" category.
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