Las Vegas-headquartered private jet operator Thrive Aviation has been awarded Wyvern Wingman PRO certification after achieving excellence in association with ongoing participation in Wyvern's Flight Leader Program (FLP).

Wingman PRO validates organisational safety culture utilising the most advanced safety culture evaluation tools recognised by safety experts and regulatory bodies worldwide. A safety benchmark set above Wyvern's flagship Wingman programme, Wingman PRO is the aviation industry's highest safety standard.

“We are incredibly proud to have achieved the Wyvern Wingman PRO certification through the Wyvern Flight Leader Program,” says Rickey Oswald, chief operating officer of Thrive Aviation. “We are proud to offer our clients and aircraft owners a system of operations built on prestige and operational excellence. Owners and clients alike can have complete confidence in our ability to provide safe, reliable and exceptional aviation services. At Thrive Aviation, safety is a key foundational value, and this certification is a testament to our dedicated and relentless efforts toward the safest operations.”

Wyvern Wingman PRO is issued when an already established Wingman operator demonstrates effectiveness in all areas of SMS, excellence in addressing human factors and organisational safety culture, and continuous conformity to international standards by an internal audit programme.

“We congratulate Thrive Aviation for attaining Wingman PRO certification by demonstrating its effective safety management system and excellence in managing operations and aircraft maintenance. Wingman PRO operators stand out from their peers and allow Wyvern to assess their conformity to best practices and continually monitor their information related to safety,” concludes Andrew Day, Wyvern's senior vice president, operations.

In other news, American business magazine Inc has revealed that Thrive has ranked at number 2368 on the 2024 Inc 5000, its annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The prestigious ranking provides a data-driven look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment, its independent, entrepreneurial businesses. Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Under Armour, Timberland, Oracle, Patagonia and many other household-name brands gained their first national exposure as honourees on the Inc 5000.

“We are humbled to receive this recognition for the third year in a row,” says Curtis Edenfield, co-founder and CEO of Thrive Aviation. “Our growth is a direct reflection of our company's core values and obsession with building a truly special company. None of this would be possible without all the hard-working Thrivers we have. It is because of them we are continuously recognised on a national level like this. I couldn't be more proud.”