Air Charter Safety Foundation Appoints Burns to CEO, Hires Carpenter as Executive Director
Washington, DC, June 28, 2023 — Todd Weeber, Chairman of the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ASCF.aero), today announced that the ACSF’s Executive Board has expanded the role of Bryan Burns, the organization’s President. Effective immediately, Burns will serve as both President & CEO of the Foundation. Additionally, the ACSF has hired its first-ever Executive Director, Debi […]
2024 ACSF Safety Symposium Date, Location Set
Washington, DC, June 20, 2023 — The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF.aero) is pleased to announce that its 16th ACSF Safety Symposiumwill be held April 1-3, 2024, on the campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), in Daytona Beach, Florida. The annual aviation safety event brings together nearly 200 attendees and a dozen aviation safety leaders to share […]
Four Charter Operators Complete ACSF’s Industry Audit Standard
WASHINGTON D.C. –June 13, 2023 – The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF.aero), a 501(c)3 nonprofit whose mission is to promote aviation safety among general and business aviation operators, has recently reregistered four Member companies on its Industry Audit Standard (IAS) Registry. The ACSF’s audit is a detailed gap analysis of an operator’s management practices. The charter operators […]
Aviation Safety Compliance Joins ACSF, Becomes IAS Auditor
Washington, DC, May 19, 2023 — The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF.aero), a non-profit organization that supports the highest safety standards for more than 310 aviation-focused business, charter and fractional operators, welcomes the newly formed aviation safety consultancy, Aviation Safety Compliance of St. Petersburg, Florida, as its newest affiliate member. The firm has also become an ACSF-accredited auditor […]
ACSF Welcomes Mercy Flights Inc. to its Membership and Aviation Safety Action Program
Washington, DC, May 11, 2023 — The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF.aero), a non-profit organization that supports the highest safety standards for more than 310 aviation-focused businesses, charter and fractional operators, announced today that Mercy Flights Inc., of Medford, Oregon, has become its newest member. Additionally, the company will participate in the ACSF’s third-party facilitation of the […]
ACSF Reregisters Priester Aviation & Mayo Aviation to its Industry Audit Standard (IAS) Registry
WASHINGTON D.C. May 9, 2023 – The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF.aero), a 501(c)3 nonprofit whose mission is to promote aviation safety among general and business aviation operators, has recently reregistered Priester Aviation and Mayo Aviation to its Industry Audit Standard (IAS) Registry. The ACSF’s audit is a detailed gap analysis of an operator’s management practices. ACSF’s thorough audit helps […]
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, […]
ACSF Deeply Saddened by Passing of Aviation Safety Expert, Russ Lawton
Washington, DC, January 16, 2023 –The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is deeply saddened by the passing of Russ Lawton, who held key roles within aviation safety organizations for more than 40 years, including most recently as the Foundation’s Vice President of Operations. After a prolonged illness, he died on January 14th at the age of […]
ACSF to Review FAA’s Proposed Rule Mandating the Use of Safety Management Systems in Air Charter Operations
Washington, DC, January 13, 2023 —The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF.aero) has organized an aviation safety leadership committee to review the highly anticipated proposed rule issued by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The rule will require on-demand air charter, commuter and commercial air tour operators to implement and use a Safety Management System (SMS). The notice […]
Custom Jet Charters Joins the ACSF’s Aviation Safety Action Program
Washington, DC, December 5, 2022 —Custom Jet Charters (flycjc.com), a luxury aviation company based in West Palm Beach, Florida, joins more than 220 aircraft operators participating in the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). The ASAP is third-party managed by the Air Charter Safety Foundation (acsf.aero) in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Lewis Liebert, Chief […]
