![]() One of the priorities the group discussed with FLYING is the need for widespread adoption of safety management systems in business aviation, as in airline travel. We had a very diverse group of young, old, experienced, new entrants, flight operations, FBOs, MROS-the whole ecosystem of general aviation,” Rufli said. The group will focus on the four categories: During the event, the group organized the responses into four categories that they would focus on for 2022 onward.įLYING recently spoke with representatives from NATA and ASCF groups to understand how they’ll address the safety imperatives they faced.īob Rulli, chairman of the ASCF, explained that his group and the NATA would collaborate to host several outreach and awareness events around the country during the next 12 months, hoping to interact with the rest of the industry and help them understand these critical issues. This week, representatives from the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ASCF), and a diverse group of safety practitioners from around the industry gathered for a working roundtable in Washington, D.C., to address a few other vital points.īefore the event, attendees took a poll on the critical safety issues, which returned more than 120 responses. ![]() NATA and ASCF Meet to Outline Safety PracticesĮliminating illegal charters is just one of the priorities the business aviation safety officials plan to address this year. In June 2021, a Houston jury ordered Ascent Aviation Solutions and its owner to pay nearly $240,000 in penalties for violating safety regulations after saying the operator used what is known as a “dry lease” to circumvent the industry FAA requirements for direct air carriers. Suspended or revoked several pilots’ certificates.Issued an order revoking an air carrier certificate.Proposed civil penalties totaling more than $5.9 million against more than 14 companies.In December 2021, the FAA announced that since June of that year, the agency has: The FAA has taken steps to curb these practices. ![]()
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