The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) in the United States anticipates adding another six or seven participants to its aviation safety action program (ASAP) in the first quarter of 2015, according to ACSF President Bryan Burns. The likely additions will be a mix of on-demand charter operators covered under Part 135 of the U.S. Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs), fractional program managers covered under FAR Part 91K and Part 91 operations, Burns told AeroSafety World, adding that the nine current participants also represent a mix of operations.
The goal of an ASAP is to prevent accidents and incidents by encouraging voluntary reporting of safety issues and events that come to the attention of employees of certificate holders, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). To encourage employees to voluntarily report safety issues that possibly involve violations of the FARs, “enforcement-related incentives” are designed into ASAPs, according to informa…
