The deputy minister of Transport and Communication Infrastructural Development Morgan Komichi said he looking forward to IATA officials obtaining the information and documents they need to ensure the audit was done in a professional manner.
"The last time they came they could not do much as the airline's staff was on strike," he said.
"This time there is no strike and we hope they will be assisted accordingly as we look forward to seeing Air Zimbabwe resume international flights," said Komichi.
IATA is a global aviation body that works with airline members and the air transport industry to promote safe, reliable, secure and economical air travel for the benefit of travellers.
The world aviation body conducts a biennial Operational Safety Audit, which measures an airline’s system of operations, covering the operation of flights, boarding procedures and other aircraft safety matters.
To retain IATA membership, members must submit and pass the audit. In September Air Zimbabwe was suspended from IATA for failing to comply with global safety standards.
Then transport, Communications and Infrastructural Development Minister Nicholas Goche said the national airline had been given a grace period of up to November 30 2012 to comply with the standards.
He said the global aviation body recently wrote to Air Zimbabwe communicating the position.
If it fails to meet the deadline, Air Zimbabwe will be banned from using international airports and air spaces of other countries forever.
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