Eric R. Byer
Vice President, Government and Industry Affairs
800-808-6282
ebyer@nata.aero
NATA PARTNERS WITH WYVERN CONSULTING TO SUPPORT AND MARKET IC CHECK
Alexandria, VA, June 8, 2009 — The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has named Wyvern Consulting the exclusive sales and support organization for the recently launched “IC Check” – the only comprehensive compliance-driven flight release system for professionally flown general aviation aircraft operations.
“The Part 121 community has been using flight releases for decades to ensure regulatory compliance and to improve safety,” said NATA President James K. Coyne. “After four years of development and testing, operators of professionally flown general aviation aircraft now have a cost-effective and easy way to confirm and track compliance on a flight-by-flight basis.”
“We’re very excited about IC Check partnering with Wyvern to manage the ongoing support requirements and the introduction of the product to the most safety-conscience operators. Wyvern has developed an extremely comprehensive safety data platform and is backed by a knowledgeable team of support and analysis personnel,” Coyne added.
IC Check is an online application whose primary goal is to assess whether individual flights for which an operator exercises operational control are flown with a legal crew, legal passengers, legal aircraft and legal flight parameters. The system applies up to 300 algorithms to analyze the data for each trip segment and confirms compliance with all applicable Federal Aviation Regulations as well as company, customer, industry and insurance requirements.
If IC Check’s analysis indicates that the flight is in compliance with all operator-specified requirements, the program issues a release in a process similar to that followed by many Part 121 air carriers. Once initially configured for an operator, the IC Check flight release process typically requires two minutes of data entry per flight, much of which is automated. The delivery of trip compliance results is instantaneous.
“IC Check fits in perfectly with the innovative safety information collection, analysis and delivery systems we have developed for private aviation. It gives operators a consistent and documented procedure to demonstrate both legal compliance and their commitment to safe operations,” stated Jim Betlyon, CEO of CharterX Wyvern.
Several Part 135 operators have already implemented IC Check in their operation including Priester Aviation, of Wheeling, IL. Charlie Priester, CEO of Priester Aviation and Chairman of the Air Charter Safety Foundation, comments, “At Priester, we realize that safety is about attention to the small details. We are meticulously attentive to detail and go beyond industry standards to ensure a safe operation. IC Check is an important component in our mission’s delivery.”
To support ease of use, IC Check has recently been integrated with CTA/FOS, the leading system for scheduling and operations management.
IC Check’s key benefits include:
- Proves compliance with all applicable regulations.
- Enforces operational consistency.
- Strengthens safety culture through flight-by-flight compliance assessment, tracking and risk assessments.
- Prevents planning errors.
- Increases reliability of operational control systems and procedures.
- Reduces FAA inspection burden.
- Supports safety audits via online availability of comprehensive, flight-by-flight compliance records.
- Consolidates and streamlines company recordkeeping.
- Encourages the adoption and use of best industry practices.
- Fosters piece of mind through independent and automated confirmation of operational standards.
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About CharterX Wyvern
CharterX Wyvern maintains the leading worldwide marketplace for the business of air charter and the most comprehensive platform for the auditing and reporting of safety information for Part 135 and Part 91 private aviation companies.