Mon, May 19, 2008
Three Companies Awarded Highest 'Platinum' Level
The European Business Aviation
Association (EBAA) announced Monday the creation of the European
Safety of Flight Award, which recognizes either the number of hours
or the number of years a specific European operator has been
operating accident free.
There are four award levels. The highest, Platinum, denotes
100,000 hrs or 50 years accident free, whichever comes first; Gold,
80,000 hrs or 40 years accident free;
Silver, 60,000 hrs or 30 years accident free; and Bronze, 40,000
hrs or 20 years accident free.
This year's recipients are:
Platinum:
- PrivatAir – 125,857 hrs accident free with eleven
aircraft
- Shell Aircraft - over 50 years and in excess of 90,000 hrs of
accident free flying with three aircraft
- Eurofly Service S.P.A. - in excess of 150,000 hrs and 39 years
accident free with 11 aircraft
Gold:
- Aero-Dienst GmbH - 82,142 hrs accident free for 14 years with
ten aircraft
- Dassault Falcon Service - in excess of 95,000 hrs accident free
for 40 years with five aircraft
Silver:
Bronze:
- BMW Flight Service - over 21 years and 19,996 hrs accident free
with six aircraft
"Safety has always been a top priority for the business aviation
industry and we see it as only fitting that we publicly recognize
those European flight organizations who have been successful in
promoting a safety-conscious operating environment," said EBAA CEO
Eric Mandemaker.
The Safety Awards were presented on Monday, May 19 during the
Bombardier Safety Stand-down, as part of the EBACE2008
convention.
The 8th Annual European Business Aviation Convention &
Exhibition (EBACE2008) is being held May 20 through 22, 2008, at
Geneva PALEXPO Conference Center, located immediately adjacent to
Geneva International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland. EBACE is
organized jointly by the National Business Aviation Association
(NBAA) and the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA).
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