ACSF Symposium Highlights Positive Work Culture Issues
As aviation reporting programs continue to expand as a key means to elevate safety, so too has the need for positive cultures to ensure the success of such programs, according to speakers at the recent 14th annual Air Charter Safety Foundation Safety Symposium. Workplace culture was among several safety themes highlighted during the two-day symposium […]
Ten Steps to Safer Charter
When your aircraft is down for maintenance or you have executives traveling in different directions at the same time, you may have need for supplemental lift. While legality checks, Safety Management Systems (SMS), third-party audits, and data sharing are all key indicators of an operator’s embrace of safety best practices, here are ten specific questions […]
Avemex is the First Non-US Operator to Complete the ACSF IAS
Avemex has completed its IAS certification, the first to do so outside the US. Avemex is an aircraft management and charter firm with 22 aircraft, an exclusive representative of Honda and Quest in Mexico. “Avemex was interested in obtaining the ACSF Industry Audit Standard so as to evaluate all our internal processes and procedures with […]
Owning the Go-Around Button
New approach training improves go-around decision-making While we practice go-arounds in the sim, we seldom do them in the real world. However, accident data suggest we should judiciously use them when an approach isn’t going as planned. However, for the most part we are not given the tools in training we need to assess how […]
Air Charter Safety Is All About Culture
While the air charter industry is experiencing a business boon during the global COVID-19 recovery, some recent high-profile Part 135 accidents highlight the need for continued – even urgent – enhancements to safety. The reduction in some companies’ hiring requirements, along with more turnover than typically seen in the industry, can also create risks, especially […]
C-FOQA (FDM) is No Time for FOMO
When it comes to obscure abbreviations, social media has nothing on aviation. Our industry has been immersed in acronyms since the dawn of radio communications. But IMHO, sometimes it’s important for the rest of us – particularly business aircraft owners and charterers – to know what letters like C-FOQA and FDM stand for. In C-FOQA Is No Time […]
ERAU Finding Early Successes with Virtual Reality Training
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) introduced virtual reality (VR) to its flight training curriculum six months ago. And it’s already yielding results in terms of training time, costs, student preparedness, and confidence. Speaking during the recent Air Charter Safety Foundation Safety Symposium, ERAU College of Aviation assistant dean and chairman of the flight training department Ken Byrnes […]
NBAA Attends Safety Symposium
Advancing safety is a key goal for the industry, and looking at various ways of doing that was in focus at the Air Charter Safety Foundation’s 14th Safety Symposium, recently held at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Daytona Beach, FL. “The new venue not only gave industry professionals the opportunity to gather and discuss aviation […]
ACSF Forum Highlights Good Work Culture
As aviation reporting programs continue to expand as a key means to elevate safety, so too has the need for positive cultures to ensure the success of such programs, according to speakers at the 2022 Air Charter Safety Foundation Safety Symposium this week in Daytona Beach, Florida. Kimberly Perkins, a Gulfstream G650 captain and industry researcher, […]
ACSF Adding Programs To Cast Wider Safety Net
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is continuing to expand its reach into new programs and initiatives to raise the bar on safety for small and large operators alike. Speaking during the ACSF Safety Symposium in Daytona Beach, Florida on Tuesday, chairman Robert Rufli, who is v-p of flight operations and director of operations for […]