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For Immediate Release: ACANA Endorses NBAA Publication of Best Practices for Air Charter Brokering Boston, MA, September 21, 2009 – The Air Charter Association of North America (ACANA) has formally endorsed the recent National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) publication: NBAA Best Practices for Air Charter Brokering. This publication provides confirmation that the NBAA recognizes the value that brokers bring to the business aviation community ACANA wishes to acknowledge this industry milestone and stands behind the movement for setting high standards for the brokering community. The NBAA publication addresses the role air charter brokers play in the Part 135 on-demand air charter industry (focusing on aircraft of 30 seats and less) and discusses federal regulations that must be adhered to and the best practices used throughout the air charter brokering industry. “ACANA welcomes the NBAA's efforts to establish best practices for air charter brokers. ACANA shares the goal of creating a marketplace where ethical, experienced, and highly trained brokers are the standard and not the exception” says Scott Bickford, Chairman of ACANA. “ACANA looks forward to working with NBAA and DOT in order to standardize and improve how air charter brokers provide services to their clients. We are pleased that NBAA recognizes the positive role that brokers play in the air charter industry.” Says Jonathan Tasler, President of ACANA. The Air Charter Association of North America is a non-profit organization comprised of the finest air charter service providers in the industry. The stringent membership requirements of ACANA ensure that the members adhere to the highest standards of ethics, integrity and professionalism. Providing a benchmark for excellence and professionalism for consumers is the purpose of the organization. For more information about the Air Charter Association of North America, go to www.flyacana.org. |
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For Immediate Release: Air Charter Professionals Form Organization to Promote Ethical Practices Boston, MA, June 22, 2007 ‐ A non‐profit organization dedicated to recognizing and promoting the highest standards of ethics, integrity and professionalism in the air charter industry has been formed by principals from several of the most well established and successful air charter companies in North America. With combined revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually, the Air Charter Association of North America (ACANA) represents a significant presence in the aviation marketplace. The purpose of the organization is to recognize and set standards of financial stability, longevity, industry presence, ethical business practices and compliance with DOT and FAA regulations. By virtue of these standards and a company’s membership in ACANA, clients and prospective clients will have a benchmark with which to judge the air charter provider that they choose to use. “We realize that there are companies in our industry that operate with an apparent absence of ethical business practices and standards. It is our hope that the creation of ACANA will be taking the lead to promote awareness of the high level of ethics and standards that the majority in our industry operate by.” said Scott Bickford, Chairman of ACANA and CEO of Air Planning. ACANA will engage with the Department 0f Transportation to ensure that current industry regulations will be enforced and will encourage the government to take action against violators, rather than create a more burdensome regulatory environment for those who maintain a high ethical standard. “As an organization, we strongly believe that the number of companies in our industry that add value for the client and create revenue for the operators vastly outnumbers the few that choose to operate in a manner that undermines the public’s perception of our work.” said Jonathan Tasler, President of ACANA and President of Air Charter Team. The founding member companies are Air Charter Team, Air Planning, Chapman Freeborn, Le Bas, Performance Aviation and Sportsflight with an average of ten years in business. To become a member in the organization the applicant company must be sponsored by an existing member, provide certified financial information and meet a stringent list of operating criteria including but not limited to the number of years in business, permanent office space and a commitment to only working with Part 135 and Part 121 operators. |
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