Eastway Aviation, a business jet charter, management and maintenance provider, flying as Sunrise Jets and based at Westhampton Beach on Long Island, has once more secured its designation as a Wyvern Wingman certified operator following a successful audit conducted by Wyvern in April 2023. The Wyvern Wingman standard, the first air charter audit standard in the aviation industry, provides a safety benchmark that allows air charter customers to assess performance expectations against recognised industry best operating practices before purchasing air charter services.

“Sunrise Jets has worked hard for many years to achieve the Wyvern Wingman certification. We are proud of our employee group for their outstanding work ethic, dedication to safety and doing what it takes to provide excellent service to our clients,” says chief pilot John Niewenhous.

Wyvern Wingman operators are evaluated by the Wingman Standard criteria. The scope of the evaluation includes an assessment of operational activities, review on the company operational history and safety records, safety management system (SMS), internal evaluation programme, administrative compositions, technical documentation, pilot and aircraft records, training requirements and maintenance operations including technician training and experience.

“We are proud to announce that Sunrise Jets is a Wingman operator. Conforming to the Wyvern Wingman Standard is a testament to an organisation's culture and commitment to safety,” says Sonnie Bates, Wyvern CEO.