KATHMANDU: Himalaya Airlines has become the first airline in Nepal to successfully achieve ISO 9001-2015 QMS certification.

The Nepal-China joint Venture airline received the certificate on December 29, 2021, in recognition of the organization’s Quality Management System (QMS) which complies with ISO 9001-2015, Himalaya Airlines said in a press release Monday.

The airlines earned the ISO certificate for “Providing Air Transport for Traveling Passengers and Freight, including Aviation Related Training Services”. Earlier to this, Himalaya had acquired its first ISO certification for Quality Management System of Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Services in August 2020.

ISO 9001:2015 is a globally recognized quality management standard developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) which ensures that the products and services meet the needs of customers, through an effective quality management system.

ISO 9001:2015 certificate no. 120057/A/0001/UK/En was issued to Himalaya Airlines by United Registrar of System and United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).