Alexandria, VA, February 22, 2011—The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is pleased to recognize CAE as its first “Champion of Safety” sustaining member. The corporation has shown its commitment to the foundation’s vision of enhancing and improving safety through its support and generous financial donation.
CAE is a world leader in providing simulation and modeling technologies and integrated training solutions for the civil aviation industry and defense forces around the globe. It has the largest installed base of civil and military full-flight simulators and training devices. Through its global network of 30 civil aviation and military training centers, more than 80,000 crewmembers are trained yearly.
Please join us at the 2011 Air Charter Safety Symposium where we will award CAE with the first ACSF Champion of Safety – Sustaining Member plaque and recognize the corporation for its outstanding support and contributions to the ACSF. Register for the symposium at acsfdev.com/symposium
“We are very grateful for this generous leadership contribution and for the on-going support provided to the ACSF from CAE,” said ACSF Chairman Jim Christiansen. “I’m looking forward to presenting the Champion of Safety recognition to CAE at the Safety Symposium in March. At the symposium, we will also have the pleasure of recognizing a number of other organizations that have provided generous support to the ACSF. The ACSF’s work is vital and all of these organizations have made a tremendous statement and contribution to the advancement of safety in our industry. They deserve thanks and recognition from all of us.”
The ACSF), founded in 2007, is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit foundation established to improve the safety and security of the air charter and shared aircraft ownership operations in the United States and worldwide. Through research, collaboration and education, the ACSF advances charter industry standards and best practices, promulgates safety, security and service benchmarks, and promotes the universal acceptance of safety management systems.
The ACSF has aggressively pursued the development of some outstanding safety tools and events for the Part 135 community, including:
- ACSF Industry Audit Standard
- Aviation Safety Information System (AVSiS)
- Safety Management System Compliance
- Air Charter Safety Symposium
Today, nearly 60 Part 135 and 91k operators have joined the Air Charter Safety Foundation to take advantage of important safety activities as well as vital outreach initiatives highlighting the improving safety record of the on-demand air charter industry.
