Aviation Safety Action Program Now Approved In All 48 Contiguous States

The FAA Central and Northwest Mountain Regions have signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Air Charter Safety Foundation that allows charter operators, corporate flight departments and fractional program managers to participate in the organization's Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). The ACSF-managed ASAP program is now approved in the contiguous United States including the FAA Eastern, Great Lakes, Central, Southern, Southwest, Western-Pacific and Northwest Mountain Regions.

“A confidential, non-punitive reporting program is an important cornerstone to developing a robust safety management system,” said ACSF President Bryan Burns. “Company employees are more likely to report events when they have confidence that their reports will be used to produce positive results, and not to place blame.”

ASAP is an FAA/industry partnership that provides a near consequence-free environment, whereby the participant can identify safety issues and report information that can be critical in identifying potential precursors to accidents.

“Companies that have implemented an Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) have learned a wealth of information regarding safety-related events that otherwise would have gone undetected until a major event occurred,” Burns said.

By enrolling in ASAP, companies can benefit from viewing de-identified safety event reports from other participating companies. The value of the program is the collective volume of data that can be reviewed for specific safety patterns. By identifying trends early, the company can implement corrective action through changes in their policies, procedures, and rules.

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