NTSB Vice Chairman Hart Confirmed to Speak at Air Charter Safety Symposium
Alexandria, VA, January 12, 2010 — National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chairman Christopher Hart will speak at the annual Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) Air Charter Safety Symposium on March 2-3, 2010, at the Marriott Westfields in Chantilly, VA.
ACSF Publishes Charter Safety Review
December 10, 2009, Alexandria, VA — The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) has released its first safety review of the Part 135 on-demand air charter industry. The Part 135 Incident/Accident Review is a comprehensive look at the factors surrounding charter incidents and accidents between 2004 and 2008.
Executive Fliteways, Million Air Dallas, and Sun Air Jets Make ACSF Industry Audit Standard Registry
December 4, 2009,Alexandria, VA— The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is pleased to announce the addition of three companies to the ACSF Industry Audit Standard (IAS) Registry: Executive Fliteways, of Ronkonkoma, NY; Million Air Dallas, of Addison, TX; and Sun Air Jets of Camarillo, CA. These operators join Jet Solutions, LLC and Bombardier Flexjet; the […]
Safety Event Reporting and Management System Picking Up Steam
Alexandria, VA, December 1, 2009 — The Air Charter Safety Foundation’s safety event reporting and management system, AVSiS, continues to build momentum with sixty Part 135 operators using this premiere software service that is free to all on-demand air charter operators.
2010 Air Charter Safety Symposium to Address Critical Safety Issues Affecting the Part 135 Community
November 20, 2009, Alexandria, VA — The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) will hold its annual Air Charter Safety Symposium on March 2-3, 2010, at the Marriott Westfields in Chantilly, VA.
ACSF Meets With NTSB Leadership
October 8, 2009, Alexandria, VA — This week, Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) executives met with National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman and Vice Chairman Christopher A. Hart, to discuss a wide range of aviation safety issues impacting the air charter and shared aircraft ownership industries.
ACSF Responds to Article Citing Lack of FAA Oversight on Charter Industry
Alexandria, VA, September 16, 2009 — An article in USA Today claims to expose failures in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) oversight of on-demand charter operators. Citing six fatal accidents over a six-year period, the article states that “aviation regulators have missed blatant pilot training violations, failed to identify illegal charter flights and allowed planes to fly […]
ACSF Audit Addresses DOT IG’s Call for Risk-Based Oversight
July 23, 2009, Alexandria, VA — The Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General (IG) recently issued a report scrutinizing the oversight of on-demand operators by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). One of the findings by the IG was that the FAA lacked a “risk-based oversight strategy.” The report further stated that “on-demand operators have more risk […]
Jet Solutions is First Industry Audit Standard Registered Operator
Alexandria, VA, June 10, 2009 — The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is pleased to recognize Jet Solutions, LLC of Richardson, Texas, as the first operator to complete the Industry Audit Standard and achieve Registered status with the ACSF.
ACSF Industry Audit Standard Gains Momentum
Alexandria, VA, June 10, 2009 — Support for the Air Charter Safety Foundation’s (ACSF) Industry Audit Standard is growing within the industry. Since the program became available earlier this year, the Industry Audit Standard (IAS) has experienced rapid growth that has put the IAS on the path toward fulfilling its goal of being the single […]