ACSF Promotes Alyssa Sleight to Director of Safety 

Washington, DC, February 7, 2023 — The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF.aero), a non-profit organization that supports the highest safety standards for more than 300 aviation-focused businesses, charter and fractional operators, today announced the promotion of Alyssa Sleight from Programs Manager to Director of Safety.

The ACSF’s President Bryan Burns cited Sleight’s very focused work experience, aviation industry knowledge and education as being key to her advancement. “Along with that, Alyssa’s learned from the best—most notably the ACSF’s first Director of Safety, Russ Lawton,” Burns said. “With her tenure at the ACSF and commitment to learning new skills, she’s a natural fit for this promotion.”

As Director of Safety, Sleight is tasked with helping expand the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP), which the ACSF offers in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Sleight will assist ACSF members to enhance and improve their operation with flight data monitoring (FDM) and the newly required safety management system (SMS) standards, per the FAA.

Sleight formerly was the ACSF’s Assistant Director of Safety and Programs Manager for the organization’s various safety initiatives, including the ASAP. Most recently, she participated in several of the Foundation’s monthly ASAP Event Review Committee meetings, and organized the back-office logistics of the ASAP training and operations, such as ASAP data collection. She has also provided technical support to ACSF members as well as the FAA, and most recently renewed nearly all ASAP Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) agreements.

“The ACSF has a unique take on ASAP in comparison to the rest of the industry,” explained Alyssa Sleight. “Since joining the ACSF, I’ve learned under my mentor, Russ Lawton, how to manage the relationship between the ACSF, the FAA and various ASAP participants. I’m looking forward to creating a more standardized and efficient means of conducting the third-party ASAP manager. Likewise, I’ll be working to incorporate more effective ways of getting operators trained and reports submitted. I see a lot of opportunity for enhancing the role and processes related to the Safety Director position.”

Sleight is a licensed private pilot and holds a BS in Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, in Daytona Beach, Florida. She is proficient with SMS platforms that house ASAP data, including ACSF QuickBase server.

To learn more about the ACSF and its member benefits, visit www.acsf.aero.

About the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) 

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF.aero) is a non-profit organization with more than 350+ member companies. Its mission is to lead and support the advancement of the highest safety standards available; to enable the business, charter and fractional ownership industry to offer the safest air transportation products in the world; and to provide objective information about these standards and services to the public.

In accordance with its mission, the ACSF developed the Industry Audit Standard (IAS) for Part 135 and 91K operators, which serves as a detailed gap analysis of an operator’s management practices. ACSF members can also access the organization’s low-cost Safety Management System (SMS) Tool and Member Assistance Program (MAP), as well as take advantage of its third-party oversight programs: Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) and Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). Each spring, the organization hosts its annual ACSF Safety Symposium.

For media inquiries, please contact:

Debi Carpenter
Executive Director
Air Charter Safety Foundation
dcarpenter@acsf.aero
tel: (760) 390-7386

 

Go Rentals Discount

Go Rentals shall provide the following rates for vehicle reservations to agents, employees and members of

  • ACSF Toyota Corolla: $64.99 Daily Rate 
  • Toyota Camry: $74.99 Daily Rate 
  • Toyota Rav4: $92.49 Daily Rate

Go Rentals’ standard rates shall apply to reservations in Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming.

Go Rentals shall provide the clients and customers of ACSF (collectively, “Clients”) a 20% discount for vehicle reservations applied against the daily rate in effect at the time of reservation.

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Key Benefits:

  1. Discount: 20% off the retail price per aircraft tail. 
  2. Eligibility: Available to new customers only. 
  3. Duration: Discount applies to the first year of MedAire360 Assistance Membership. 

How to Redeem:

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