The ACSF Industry Audit Standard (IAS) was designed to be a single, comprehensive standard for the charter and shared aircraft ownership industry. The IAS comprehensively evaluates both an air charter operator’s or shared aircraft ownership company’s SMS and its FAA regulatory compliance.

 

Read testimonials from operators that have gone through the ACSF audit program:

 

“We are proud to have successfully completed the ACSF audit and to be recognized as the first operator to do so. The process provided a valuable review of our regulatory compliance procedures and the health of our safety management system. Our registration demonstrates the continuing efforts of all our employees to develop higher standards, and is a natural next step beyond our ISO registrations of the past. Not only will Jet Solutions be proud to market our Industry Audit Standard (IAS) registration, we encourage other operators to meet the audit standards. In the future, we will look for IAS registration when contracting operators to support our supplemental lift needs. Their registration will let us know exactly the standards to which they operate.”

 - Dennis Keith, President and Owner of Jet Solutions

 

“The Air Charter Safety Foundation audit experience was most beneficial because it required an extensive review of every detail of company operations. Our addition to the ACSF audit Registry places Sterling in an elite group of companies and proves to our clients that we take their safety seriously.”

 - Rob Gort, President and Chief Operating Officer, Sterling Aviation

“Priester Aviation is thrilled by its addition to the Air Charter Safety Foundation registry. All of us at Priester Aviation have worked hard to achieve the high level of performance required by the ACSF standards.” 

- Andy Priester, President and CEO, Priester Aviation, LLC.

“The ACSF audit registration process was truly a worthwhile exercise in that it fully incorporated our company’s Safety Management System into our culture and commercial requirements as defined by our ISO 9001-2008 business processes. We would strongly recommend the adoption of this standard to any organization looking toward continual improvement and the ability to ensure scalability for future growth.” 

- Tom Miller, CEO, Gama Charters Inc.  

“We are extremely proud of achieving registry status with the Air Charter Safety Foundation. It was an enlightening process and a team-building experience that I have not seen before in our company or industry. The preparation for the ACSF audit was the most comprehensive process we have ever experienced. We have always participated in the outside audit process, but unlike other audits, this was conducted to the International Civil Aviation Organization standards and resulted in fine tuning our entire operation, not just flight operations.”  

- William F. Haberstock, President and CEO Million Air - Salt Lake

 

“I am thrilled that Mayo Aviation joins the ranks of companies accredited by the ACSF. This elite group of companies represents industry leaders committed to providing the highest level of safety possible. For organizations participating in the Air Charter Safety Foundation audit, safety is no accident. For these organizations, safety is prescriptive, planned and deliberate - a daily focus that permeates everything they do.”

  - Bill Mayo, President and CEO, Mayo Aviation

 

“Key Air is proud to be among the highly respected companies that have achieved registration by the Air Charter Safety Foundation. The Air Charter Safety Foundation has created a high-quality measurement tool that gets at the very core of aviation safety culture.” 

- Robert Marinace, President and CEO, Key Air, LLC.

 

“Our entire team of aviation professionals takes great pride in achieving this registry status. We know from our long-term experience in business aviation that safety is a condition that happens on purpose and specifically through the dedication and hard work from each of our people. The IAS audit was rigorous and comprehensive, covering every aspect of our program. We are encouraged to see the global aviation community move towards the single set of standards that have been set forth by the Air Charter Safety Foundation that should allow operators such as ourselves more time to focus on practicing the processes and require less time having them measured against the list of various standards that have been in play over the past ten years.”

- Stephen Lister, VP of Operations and Director of Safety, JetSelect Aviation

 

“The ACSF has set a standard of excellence unparalleled in the industry. “We’re honored that our commitment to safety and security has been recognized, and we will continue to ensure that the best practices outlined by the ACSF will be at the forefront of our operation.”

-  Frank Vondrak, Director of Operations, DB Aviation, Inc.