{"id":25699,"date":"2023-05-29T14:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T14:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=25699"},"modified":"2023-05-29T14:27:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T14:27:27","slug":"acsf-welcomes-mercy-flights-inc-to-its-membership-and-aviation-safety-action-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/oregon\/acsf-welcomes-mercy-flights-inc-to-its-membership-and-aviation-safety-action-program\/%20","title":{"rendered":"ACSF Welcomes Mercy Flights Inc. to its Membership and Aviation Safety Action Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acsf.aero\/\">Air Charter Safety Foundation<\/a> (ACSF.aero) announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercyflights.com\/\">Mercy Flights Inc<\/a>., of Medford, Oregon, has become its newest member. Additionally, the company will participate in the ACSF\u2019s third-party facilitation of the FAA\u2019s voluntary Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In welcoming Mercy Flights Inc. to the ACSF membership, ACSF\nPresident Bryan Burns noted the rapidly increasing number of aviation-related\ncompanies joining the ACSF, and their rationale for doing so. \u201cThe increasing\ncriticality of aviation safety is prompting greater and greater numbers of\ncompanies to seek out the optimal means of establishing solid safety standards\nand programs in their organizations. We\u2019re very gratified to see that companies\nlike Mercy Flights are opting to join the ACSF ranks, precisely because they\nknow that what we provide is critical to their operation.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ACSF\u2019s Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) is a\nvoluntary program administered in conjunction with the FAA. It\u2019s designed to\nhelp operators identify, report and resolve potential safety issues without\nfear of reprisal from the FAA. (The FAA takes a nonpunitive approach to\nASAP-accepted reports.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheila Clough, Mercy Flights\u2019 CEO, said that she is\ndelighted her company has aligned itself with the ACSF and its Aviation Safety\nAction Program. \u201cOur long-term strategic plan is designed to build on Mercy\nFlights\u2019 strengths, and open doors to discover innovative ways in which we can\nserve as leaders and role models in our industry,\u201d Clough noted. \u201cAddressing\nsafety through the auspices of the ACSF and its ASAP is one more extremely\nimportant milestone in that plan and our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ASAP was created to help flight operators identify and\nreduce possible flight safety concerns and mitigate risks. It\u2019s an easy, open,\nself-reporting initiative offering. The program also includes tracking and\ncorrective action recommendations to help organizations enhance and improve\ntheir overall safety culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACSF member companies can use ASAP as a stand-alone safety\nprogram or as a key component of their safety management system (SMS). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the ACSF and its member benefits, visit\nwww.acsf.aero. To learn more about the Aviation Safety Action Program, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acsf.aero\/ASAP\">www.acsf.aero\/ASAP<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF.aero) announced that Mercy Flights Inc., of Medford, Oregon, has become its newest member. Additionally, the company will participate in the ACSF\u2019s third-party facilitation of the FAA\u2019s voluntary Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). In welcoming Mercy Flights Inc. to the ACSF membership, ACSF President Bryan Burns noted the rapidly increasing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news","category-oregon"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25699"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25700,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25699\/revisions\/25700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}