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according to FAA records the overallnumber of Part 135 certificateholders has been on the decline inrecent years.4. NATA’s IC Check softwarecould revolutionize FAA inspection/oversight.A brand new software solutiondesigned from the ground up forPart 135 on-demand operations wasrevealed to the industry. Called ICCheck (IC for “in compliance”), theprogram provides the operator witha compliance-dependant flight releaseonly when all regulatory andcompany-configured requirementsare met. IC Check fully integrateswith many existing flight-planning,maintenance-tracking, and auditorsystems to make the most of Former Senate committee counsels Rob Chamberlin (center) and Sam Whitehorn (left), both now executive vice presidents forexisting tracking programs, but McBee Strategic Consulting, reviewed the status of the FAA funding debate still wending its way through Congress. All agreedIC Check brings it all together to that the FAA’s funding proposal, which would have imposed significant user fees on business aviation, was DOA.ensure a compliant flight beforerelease. The system is so revolutionarythat the FAA has even indicated thatcertificate holders using IC Check could be used byFAA inspectors—with the operator’s permission, ofcourse—to conduct “virtual” surveillance, cuttingdown on intrusive and resource-intensive on-sitevisits.5. National Transportation Safety Board(NTSB) and the FAA endorse the new AirCharter Safety Foundation and pledge tosupport its efforts.NTSB Member Deborah Hersman and FAA AssociateAdministrator for Aviation Safety NicholasSabatini endorsed the creation of the Air CharterSafety Foundation (ACSF), which was formallyannounced to industry during the summit. Sabatinisaluted the formation of the ACSF, calling it anexample of NATA’s and the industry’s commitmentto bring safety to even higher levels. He said that itwill make a positive difference in aviation safety.Hersman has since followed through with her endorsement,offering NTSB support and participationin ACSF’s first safety symposium, scheduled forFebruary 2008.These are just some of the news-making storiesyou missed if you didn’t attend this year’s summit.Be sure to join us in June 2008 for the next NATAAir Charter Summit.Aviation Business Journal | 3 rd Quarter 200731