Jeju Air Strengthens Safety Management System... "227.4 Billion Investment"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] Jeju Air is accelerating efforts to strengthen its safety management system through safety investments and system improvements.

According to Jeju Air on the 28th, the airline plans to systematically manage the recently increased flight operations and enhance safety-related investments, operations, and management standards to secure customer trust.

To this end, the safety investment budget, which was 116.9 billion KRW last year, will be increased to 227.4 billion KRW this year, allocated to maintenance of the safety management system, strengthening education and training, and reinforcing the safety organization.

In April, Jeju Air added one more flight simulator to enhance employee training, and has established detailed preventive plans for aviation safety activities such as ▲expanding internal quality audit activities ▲improving preventive maintenance ▲improving safety systems, procedures, and regulations ▲information sharing and activation of safety culture to prepare for safety events.

In particular, the airline aims to maintain its aviation safety performance indicator below 2.93 cases per 10,000 flights (FLT), which is stricter than the national target of 3.3 cases. To achieve this, it is systematically collecting and managing safety data and information. Efforts are being made to establish a culture of focused management on core risks based on risk priority. Additionally, safety plans for this year’s safety personnel, budget, training, and audits have been developed and are being implemented. The CEO directly monitors and reviews performance quarterly.

The maintenance division is conducting trend analyses of management standards by monitoring parts inventory status and usage trends. Preparations for international flights in the second half of the year are underway, including pre-inspections and maintenance to immediately deploy aircraft that have been in a ‘temporary dormant’ state due to COVID-19. A Jeju Air official stated, “Through safety investments and system improvements, we will build a safe flight operation system that customers can trust.”

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