ACSF announces new chairman and vice chairman Washington, D.C., Nov. 5, 2024 –The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is pleased to announce the selection of Kent Stauffer, Vice President Safety for Flexjet, as its new ACSF Chairman and Michael Wootton, Director of Operations for Advanced Air, as ACSF Vice Chairman, effective January 1, 2025. Kent will succeed Todd Weeber, whose term expires the end of December 2024. Kent Stauffer is a leading aviation safety professional who heads safety for Flexjet. He is a pilot, UAS pilot and A&P mechanic. Kent holds several accreditations in Aviation Science, Aviation Maintenance, and Accident Investigation. His broad background in aviation safety specializes in human factors, risk management, flight and ground operations, Safety Management Systems (SMS), and accident investigation. Kent serves on several industry and FAA work groups and is an active member of the FAA Safety Team (FAAST). He participates as an aviation advisory board member for several Part 147 and 141 schools and colleges and chairs the NBAA Maintenance Safety Sub-Committee. Kent is a recognized speaker within the industry as well as in health care systems, educating their care-giver teams in aviation safety and culture concepts. Mike has built and maintained a close working relationship with the FAA while developing Advanced Air’s Flight Operations Department and Operational Capabilities across. He is a certified Airline Transport Pilot with several type ratings in business jets. Mike has served as a Chief Pilot, Check pilot and Instructor on several aircraft types. Mike also serves as a Captain on Gulfstream 550 and Dornier 328Jet. He studied Criminology at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. “We are excited to welcome Kent and Mike into their new leadership roles at ACSF,” said Bryan Burns, CEO and President of ACSF. “Their vast experience and dedication to aviation safety will be a tremendous asset as we continue to promote the highest safety standards in the business and air charter industry.” For a complete list of the ACSF’s Board of Governors and Advisory Board, visit acsf.aero/about/board-of-governors. To view the Executive Board, visit acsf.aero/about/executive-committee. About Air Charter Safety Foundation The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF.aero) is a non-profit organization with more than 350+ member companies. Its mission is to lead and support the advancement of the highest safety standards available; to enable the business, charter and fractional ownership industry to offer the safest air transportation products in the world; and to provide objective information about these standards and services to the public. In accordance with its mission, the ACSF developed the Industry Audit Standard (IAS) for Part 135, Part 91k and Part 91 operators, which serves as a detailed gap analysis of an operator’s management practices. Additionally, the ACSF offers the IAS Lite program, designed for operators who may not yet need the full IAS but still want to ensure robust safety management and compliance. ACSF members can also access the organization’s low-cost Safety Management System (SMS) Tool and Member Assistance Program (MAP), as well as take advantage of its third-party oversight programs: Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) and the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). Each spring, the organization hosts its annual ACSF Safety Symposium.
