The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Kenya Airways is the first airline to utilise IATA’s new Aviation Safety Culture Survey (I-ASC) Light.
I-ASC Light is a support tool designed to help airlines enhance safety performance by strengthening safety culture. This new module of I-ASC is an automated survey that evaluates nine key safety culture drivers and provides detailed quantitative and qualitative results by function and organisational level, along with expert analysis to guide improvements.
Safety culture is a key focus of the IATA Safety Leadership Charter, to which Kenya Airways and 150 other airlines have made a formal commitment. A positive safety culture leads to improved safety performance by encouraging open reporting and learning, enabling the effective management of safety risks, and fostering employee engagement based on trust.
“Safety is our priority. It is embedded in everything we do and is nurtured through a culture of continuous improvement. This is where I-ASC Light proves to be such a valuable tool. We were able to identify key areas for improvement in a clear and structured manner. During World Safety Day in April, we shared the results of the I-ASC survey across the airline, with each member of the senior management team signing their own safety charters, reaffirming their commitment to the safety initiatives outlined in the IATA Safety Leadership Charter, which we signed in 2024,” said Allan Kilavuka, Group Managing Director and CEO of Kenya Airways.
“The accessibility of I-ASC Light enables airline management teams to swiftly identify where focus is needed to cultivate a robust safety culture. As the global pioneer in adopting the latest version of I-ASC, Kenya Airways is taking tangible steps to fulfil their commitment to the IATA Safety Leadership Charter and to foster a stronger safety culture throughout the airline,” said Kamil Al-Awadhi, IATA’s Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East.
