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 […]
ACSF Symposium Venue Helps Expand Outreach
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) kicked off its annual Safety Symposium on Tuesday at a new venue, the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) campus in Daytona Beach, Florida. ERAU’s dean of the College of Aviation, Alan Stolzer, welcoming the 150 safety professionals and some 25 students to the two-day event. The symposium this week follows […]
Leading with Safety: The Business Aviation Roundtable
Last month, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF), and over 50 representatives from across every corner of business aviation gathered for roundtable-style discussions in Washington, D.C. Their goal was to discuss a broad range of pressing safety issues and workshop solutions, all in a space where each participant in […]
Assessing the Health of Aviation Safety Reporting in Bizav
Safety reporting in aviation has a long history. In the U.S., the concept of voluntary safety reports dates to the 1970s with the rollout of NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS). Today, with the adoption of a modern safety management systems (SMS) and other voluntary aviation safety programs, there are more opportunities for pilots and […]
VIDEO: ASAP + SMS for Helicopter Operators
During HELI-EXPO ’22, HAI’s Director of Safety Chris Hill sat down with leaders from the Air Charter Safety Foundation to discuss the ACSF’s Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) for rotor wing operators. In this video, you’ll hear from Bryan Burns, Frank Raymond and Bob Rufli as they explain the features and benefits of the non-punitive […]
NBAA Strongly Supports ACSF Safety Symposium and BASS
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is a proud sponsor of the 2022 ACSF Safety Symposium to be held April 5-6 in Daytona Beach, FL. “The ACSF Safety Symposium offers a great opportunity for the business aviation community to come together and discuss aviation safety topics, and really enhance our understanding and approach,” said Mark […]
Will Flight Data Monitoring Transform Safety?
While flight data monitoring (FDM) or FOQA (Flight Operational Quality Assurance) has been around in the commercial airline industry for decades, business aviation has been much slower to adopt this technology, for many reasons. Read Jessie Naor’s article, which originally appeared in Aviation Week Many say FDM hasn’t taken off in business aviation due to pilot […]
HAI Strives for Wider Reach with Safety Programs
At Heli-Expo 2022, the Helicopter Association International HAI and the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) will strive to implement affordable safety programs. Read this AIN article for details. HAI is progressing on a number of initiatives—from safety management systems (SMS) to aviation safety action plans (ASAP)—as it works with industry partners to raise the bar for […]
Avoiding Part 134.5
How to not end up in an illegal air charter conundrum It is a fact: illegally conducted air charter activities hurt our entire industry. Companies that engage in air charter operations that are not certificated by the FAA, or are outside of the scope of their certificates, often also skimp on pilot, cabin crew and […]
Signature Flight Support Cultivates Diverse Future of Aviation Industry With Launch of RedTail Flight Academy Relationship
Signature Flight Support, the world’s largest network of Fixed-Base Operations (FBO), including at Stewart Int’l Airport (SWF) in New Windsor, New York, is helping to foster pilot training opportunities for aspiring underserved minority aviators through its new relationship with the RedTail Flight Academy (RFA), recently launched by the local Tuskegee Airmen chapter. “We’re proud to help the […]