Gulf Air awarded ISO certifications

Manama : Gulf Air  has been recognised by Bureau Veritas, a global leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC), for successfully upgrading its Information Security Management System to the latest ISO 27001:2013 standard. 

The certification was awarded to Maher Salman Al Musallam, Gulf Air A/Chief Executive Officer, by Zulfiqar Haider, Chief Executive of Certification at Bureau Veritas Bahrain at an awards ceremony attended by members of Gulf Air’s Information Security Committee. 

The award ceremony was held at Gulf Air’s Muharraq headquarters. 

Accepting the certification Maher Salman Al Musallam said: “I am delighted to receive this upgraded certification, reflecting our implementation of a strict framework to guarantee the protection and security of information across the board - further helping to achieve customer satisfaction.”

“Gulf Air is considered a reputable operator in the GCC region maintaining information security standards and meeting ISO requirements. The same was witnessed by our assessors during the certification process,” said Zulfiqar Haider.

Dr. Jassim Haji, Gulf Air Director of Information Technology, commented: “This advance in Information Security not only demonstrates our technological control and the evolved measures we have in place but also our high level of user awareness.”

Gulf Air has successfully managed its ISO 27001 certification over the past four years, and it is the first airline in the world to be accredited for its Information Technology practices under five (5) different ISO Certificates. 

The standard specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an Information Security Management System.