News Release

Wyvern awards Crew Aviation Flight Leader certificate

Wyvern is pleased to announce Crew Aviation of Louisville, Kentucky as the newest certified Flight Leader.

The innovative Flight Leader programme focuses less on regular auditing, and more on SMS effectiveness, as well as human factors and organisational culture, areas that are involved in 70-80% of mishaps, but are often not well understood and often not well addressed. Operators are coached by industry veterans in a progressive, quarterly self-assessment and validation cycle with the intent of enhancing safety culture. The programme provides pathways for operators of every level of advancement, ultimately culminating in the pinnacle of the programme, the Flight Leader certificate. Further, the programme allows the operator to initially gain new and/or maintain existing Wingman certification without on-site audits.

“Crew Aviation's Flight Leader certification sets it apart from other operators in the air charter industry. This achievement validates its commitment to attaining and maintaining an enduring safety culture that elevates its performance above other operators who are just beginning to embrace the concepts of a formal safety management and safety culture,” says Sonnie Bates, CEO, Wyvern Ltd.

“Crew Aviation is both proud and humbled by the company of fellow operators in the initial cadre of certified Flight Leaders,” says Tim Peace, chief operations officer. “While we, like others, pride ourselves on safety, Crew Aviation dedicates itself to being at the leading edge in Stellar Service with safety standards, thanks to Wyvern Ltd, exceeding any other standard in the industry today, and sets the benchmark for all others to work to achieve. Much of the recognition rests with our team and Athos Santos, our director of safety.'

While numerous operators have joined the programme in the last 12 months, Crew Aviation is among the initial cadre of operators to be awarded the certificate, having demonstrated effectiveness across all necessary areas of the programme.