Air Partner, a Wheels Up company and leading international private aviation services group, has renewed its membership with Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF), a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organisation dedicated to promoting and enhancing safety within the private aviation sector.

Air Partner originally joined ACSF in 2018, underlining the company's commitment to ensuring safety in the skies and the highest standards within the private aviation community. The safety of its clients is Air Partner's highest priority, as evidenced by its quality management system that far exceeds Federal Aviation Administration requirements and its policy of evaluating the safety, operational performance and financial stability of every air charter operator and crew.

“Safety has always been our highest priority and the foundation of the services we provide,” says Mark Briffa, Wheels Up's CEO of Air Partner and EVP. “We are pleased to continue our relationship with ACSF, whose support underlines our dedication to safety and risk management, and our commitment to the highest standards in private aviation.”

“We are thrilled that Air Partner, a company that exemplifies the highest standards of safety and excellence, remains committed to elevating those standards by partnering with us,” adds Bryan Burns, president and CEO of ACSF. “Its rigorous quality management system and proactive evaluation policies align perfectly with ACSF's mission to promote and enhance safety in private aviation. We look forward to supporting Air Partner in its ongoing efforts to maintain and raise these standards.”

Air Partner's attention to safety long predates its ACSF membership. In 2015, the company bolstered its aviation safety programming with the acquisition of Baines Simmons, a globally trusted advisor on aviation safety, regulation and quality assurance for more than 750 aviation organisations and over 40 aviation authorities. Together with Redline Assured Security and Kenyon International Emergency Services, Baines Simmons has become a staple of Air Partner's services division, providing training, consulting and managed services to the aviation industry on all aspects aviation safety management and fatigue risk management.