Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, who is also Chairman of Board of Directors of Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV) has praised the Airlines for winning International Air Transport Association's Operational Safety Audits Certificate (IOSA). The Prince's praise came in the board's recent meeting in Riyadh. The Saudi Arabian Airlines has won the certificate from the first time without any remarks on operational safety elements, ranking first among 43 world airlines. The Saudi Arabian Airlines' Director General Dr. Khalid bin Bakr said that this achievement will be added to various series of the Airlines' accomplishments which have contributed to providing the best services for passengers.