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Jet Access receives FAA formal recognition of safety management system

December 8, 2021:

Indiana-headquartered Part 135 Jet Access has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has accepted its fully functional safety management system (SMS) as being in active conformance with the FAA's Part 5 Voluntary Safety Management System Program. The certification ranks Jet Access among the nation's leaders in business aviation safety and risk mitigation.

Acceptance into the SMS programme requires a rigorous validation and credentialing process conducted by the certificate management team and FAA AFS-900 officials. Active conformance certification is the highest status an SMS participant can achieve. FAA personnel from the Rochester Flight Standards District Office delivered written notification of this achievement to Jet Access.

The FAA Part 5 Voluntary SMS Program provides aviation organisations with systematic procedures, practices and policies to manage safety risk. Jet Access has progressed through the programme's three levels: Active Applicant, Active Participant and now Active Conformant. Jet Access' active conformance status establishes a safety designation in the USA's top 2.5 percent of more than 1,600 charter-certificated operators.

About the achievement, Maria Kelly, Jet Access' director of safety, said, “This certification is a monumental achievement only made possible by our dedicated team and our commitment to the highest standards of safety, legality and providing great customer service. We are committed to continuous improvement and ensuring Jet Access continues to maintain a comprehensive and robust safety management system."

SMS is a management system with a formal structure for managing risk and is a fundamental business practice within the aviation industry. The FAA Part 5 Voluntary SMS Program is built upon the requirements contained in 14 CFR Part 5 Aviation Safety Management System Requirements and FAA Order VS 8000.367 and the SMS framework specified by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), ICAO Annex 6 and the ICAO Safety Management Manual.

 

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