Africa World Airlines inducted into IATA Safety Leadership Charter

The Africa World Airlines (AWA) has officially been inducted into the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Safety Leadership Charter.

Andrew Asante-Amankwa, AWA’s Head of Safety, said, “We are proud to announce that Africa World Airlines (AWA) has officially been inducted into the prestigious IATA Safety Leadership Charter. This recognition highlights our unwavering commitment to fostering a strong safety culture across all levels of our organisation.”

He added that the Safety Leadership Charter also places AWA among a select group of airlines globally that have pledged to uphold the highest standards of safety leadership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

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The Safety Leadership Charter, which was jointly signed by Willie Walsh, the Director General of IATA, and the CEO of AWA, Cui, represents a commitment by industry leaders to the continuous evolution of safety culture within their organisations and by IATA to support this evolution worldwide.

Founded on the principle that a positive safety culture supports open reporting and learning, it facilitates the effective management of safety risks and creates employee engagement based on trust, as well as acts as an essential enabler for a successful business and a thriving aviation industry.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.