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The Launch of Serious About Safety – The ACSF Podcast
Welcome to the first episode of the Serious About Safety Podcast from the Air Charter Safety Foundation. In

Safety Spotlight: Risk Tolerance: The Foundation Beneath Every Risk Decision
In any functional safety system, the key component is effectively managing risk. We talk a

ASAP Case Studies for May 2026
TCAS TA/RA – Traffic Approaching the NYC metropolitan area to land at the 34th St

Ground Ops Safety Series: Ground Operations Working Group Advances Data Review and Policy Development
The Ground Operations Working Group has supplied data and procedures that are currently being analyzed

Safety Spotlight: From Checklist to Capability: Rethinking Emergency Response Plans
Emergency Response Plans (ERPs) are like insurance: you have them, but hope you never need

Ground Ops Safety Series: ACSF Ground Operations Working Group Advances Data Collection and Industry Initiatives
Fresh off the heels of the 2026 ACSF Safety Symposium, the Ground Operations Working Group

ASAP Case Studies for April 2026
Security Issue – Customs Upon arrival in Las Vegas at [FBO name], the flight was

Ground Ops Safety Series: Inside ACSF’s Ground Operations Working Group
In the summer of 2025, what started as a small, informal conversation between a few

ASAP Case Studies for March 2026
Aircraft Damage/Encounter – Aircraft Configuration After completing the oral knowledge evaluation of [name] under observation

Safety Spotlight: Safety Culture is Company Culture
In high-risk industries, we often hear organizations talk about their safety culture. Of course, the

ASAP Case Studies for February 2026
Icing & Speed Deviation On flight from EGSS to KTEB a possible altitude and airspeed

The Seven Safety Attributes: Is Your SMS Built to Last?
As the industry approaches the milestone deadline for SMS in May 2027 (458 days as