The FAA's Central and Northwest Mountain Regions have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) allowing charter operators, corporate flight departments and fractional program managers to participate in the Air Charter Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). The signing of this MOU means the ACSF-managed ASAP program is now approved in the contiguous U.S.

ASAP, an FAA/industry partnership, provides a near consequence-free environment in which participants can identify and report safety issues that could be critical in identifying potential precursors to accidents. By enrolling in ASAP, companies can view de-identified safety event reports from other participating companies. The real value of the program, however, is the collective volume of data that can be reviewed for specific safety trends that offer companies a chance to implement corrective actions before an accident happens.

According to ACSF president Bryan Burns, “Companies that have implemented an ASAP have learned a wealth of information regarding safety-related events that otherwise would have gone undetected until a major event occurred.”