INAEC Aviation lauded for COVID-19 response

MANILA, Philippines — Lopez-owned INAEC Aviation Corp. has been awarded an honorable mention in the COVID-19 Agility and Response category in the International SOS Foundation 2021 Duty of Care Awards.

The award was given in recognition of INAEC’s program, which demonstrated the importance of implementing protocols that protect the health and well-being of their workers. The awards, which were announced recently at the Duty of Care Summit, honor organizations and individuals making a significant contribution to protecting their employees, at home or away.

“We are honored to be recognized for our company’s COVID-19 response. While we did our best to prepare our operations when news of COVID-19 initially reached public attention in January of 2020, we did not expect just how much COVID-19 will affect our country, and the world. Because the services that we do are essential, such as transporting personnel to offshore facilities so they could bring light and electricity to Luzon or performing medical evacuations, our operations were able to continue during and after the lockdown. Our COVID-19 response was aimed at ensuring that our operations remained safe and reliable during these uncertain times, and, just as important, at protecting the dedicated men and women who fly our aircraft and keep our operations going. We were able to do this with the help of our medical advisers who reviewed the protocols we put in place so that they were kept updated and consistent with the latest available information regarding COVID-19,” said INAEC president Benjamin Lopez.

Established in 1932 by Eugenio Lopez, Sr., Iloilo-Negros Air Express Co. (or INAEC) was the first Filipino-owned private airline in the Philippines. Today, it is the most trusted name in the air transport and air charter industry, working with the biggest offshore oil and gas producers, medical service providers, high value cargo movers, news and events broadcasters, local and foreign companies, and even high net worth individuals.