Flight Safety Foundation Honors Bryan Burns and Russ Lawton with Meritorious Service Award

Washington, DC, May 16, 2022 — On May 11, Bryan Burns and Russ Lawton, both aviation safety leaders from the Air Charter Safety Foundation (acsf.aero), were presented with the 2022 Business Aviation Meritorious Service Award for their contributions to business and charter aviation safety. The award was presented by Dr. Hassan Shahidi, the President and CEO […]
ACSF Commends Avemex as the First International Operator to Complete its Industry Audit Standard

Washington, DC, April 19, 2022 — The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF.aero) is pleased to announce that the aircraft management and charter firm, Avemex, S.A. de C.V. (avemex.com.mx), based in Toluca de Lerdo, Mexico, is the first internationally based operator to complete the ACSF Industry Audit Standard (IAS). The ACSF IAS is the first and only extensive audit […]
ACSF Announces Speakers for its Annual Safety Symposium

Washington, DC, February 11, 2022 — The Air Charter Safety Foundation (acsf.aero), a non-profit membership organization devoted to advancing aviation safety, is pleased to welcome aviation safety industry thought leaders who will be speaking at its 2022 ACSF Safety Symposium to be held April 5-6, in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Symposium is being held at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s […]
CHI Aviation Joins the ACSF’s Aviation Safety Action Program

Washington, DC, January 12, 2022 — The Air Charter Safety Foundation, a non-profit aviation safety organization, welcomes CHI Aviation (chiaviation.com) as a participating rotor wing company in the ACSF’s Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). CHI Aviation’s ASAP participation is a direct benefit of its membership in Helicopter Association International (HAI), an organization that provides support and safety-related services […]
ACSF Safety Symposium Returns on April 5-6, 2022 in Daytona Beach, FL

Washington, DC, December 21, 2021 —The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF.aero) is pleased to announce the return of the ACSF Safety Symposium, to be held April 5-6, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Florida, on the campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). The Symposium previously was held annually for 13 years, but had been suspended in 2020, in the […]
ACSF Safety Symposium Returns on April 5-6, 2022 in Daytona Beach, FL

Washington, DC, December 21, 2021 —The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF.aero) is pleased to announce the return of the ACSF Safety Symposium, to be held April 5-6, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Florida, on the campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). The Symposium previously was held annually for 13 years, but had been suspended in 2020, in the […]
Sun Air Jets Completes Sixth ACSF Industry Audit Standard & Extends Its IAS Registry Status

Washington, DC, December 7, 2021 —The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF.aero) is pleased to announce that Sun Air Jets, based in greater Los Angeles, California, has completed its sixth Industry Audit Standard and has renewed its status on the ACSF Industry Audit Standard (IAS) Registry until April 2023. ACSF President Bryan Burns congratulated Sun Air Jets, noting, “Preparing […]
CSI Aviation Joins the ACSF and its Aviation Safety Action Program

Washington, DC, November 19, 2021 — CSI Aviation (csiaviation.com), a New Mexico-based global aviation company, is the newest member to join the Air Charter Safety Foundation (acsf.aero), a non-profit aviation safety organization with 280 member companies including charter operators and corporate flight departments. “Becoming an ACSF member is a great way for CSI Aviation to continue […]
ACSF Rolls Out ASAP Course

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is releasing two e-Learning courses for members who participate in the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). ACSF administers an ASAP through a cooperative arrangement with the FAA, providing an opportunity for charter, fractional, and Part 91 operators to participate in the voluntary, self-reporting program. Developed in concert with NATA’s […]
ACSF Hosts Well-received Workshop for Auditors

Led by Russ Lawton, the ACSF’s VP of operations, course topics for the well-attended auditor session included a host of newly updated, aviation safety-related issues and procedures. Delegates were full of praise. The Air Charter Safety Foundation a non-profit aviation safety organisation with 255 member companies, recently held its annual Auditor Workshop in a daylong […]