Baldwin Safety & Compliance Contributes a Comprehensive Safety Program and Support to RedTail Flight Academy

Baldwin Safety & Compliance announced it will contribute advanced Safety Management System (SMS) software, consulting, and mentoring to the RedTail Flight Academy at New York Stewart International Airport.

As an all-volunteer program impacting hundreds of young people, the RedTail Flight Academy is making world-class flight training accessible to aspiring minority aviators in the spirit of the Tuskegee Airmen from World War II.

Baldwin Safety & Compliance Director of Standards, Jason Starke commented, “I am excited to be working with the outstanding team at the RedTail Flight Academy and look forward to mentoring students that are presented with a unique opportunity for a career in aviation. As our industry’s workforce demands continue, it’s important that we open doors for these students to provide a future of diversity and inclusion.”

Baldwin President, Donald Baldwin added, “It is such an honor to work with this exceptional volunteer organization that is serious about putting safety and professionalism first. We are proud to join fellow business aviation colleagues in supporting this academy and look forward to being involved in their continued success.” 

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.