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Bryan Burns Traces ACSF Growth in Members, Safety Programs

ACSF president Bryan Burns discusses the growth of his organization and the difficulties of bringing over safety programs traditionally used by airlines.

Bryan Burns, Air Charter Safety Foundation — Bryan Burns speaking at the 2023 ACSF Safety Symposium in March. (Photo: Kerry Lynch/AIN)

By Kerry Lynch • Editor, AIN monthly magazine

April 3, 2023

Bryan Burns has steered the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) through its near infancy to a multi-faceted safety organization that offers a variety of safety programs to charter operators. He joined ACSF in 2010, two years after it was formally established, as executive director and later became president.

Burns brought 30 years of fixed-base operation experience to his role at ACSF, serving as general manager for Signature Flight Support at the Washington Dulles and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airports and before that v-p of Jackson Hole Aviation and president of Vail Valley Jet Center in Eagle, Colorado. He was the recipient of the NBAA Dr. Tony Kern Aviation Professionalism Award in 2021 as well as the Flight Safety Foundation Business Aviation Meritorious Service Award in 2022. In a recent interview, he discussed the evolution of ACSF with AIN.

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