US Part 135 Jet Edge is partnering with Redline Assured Security, an Air Partner company, introducing new health and safety protocols to serve its fleet of over 80 aircraft. Specifically developed to allow charter clients to safely travel across the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jet Edge selected Redline to introduce a series of dynamic operating procedures designed to protect travellers and flight crews.

“At Jet Edge, we hold our company to the highest standards of excellence in every facet of our business. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, nothing is more important to us than protecting the health and safety of our clients and team,” comments CEO Bill Papariella.

With demand in private aviation renewing as travellers look for the safest possible way to travel, Jet Edge is mobilising its fleet of aircraft to meet the rigorous health and safety requirements of its client base. The appointment of Redline came after Jet Edge monitored how the company executed the safe repatriation flight in February of Diamond Princess cruise passengers returning from Japan on behalf of the UK government. Established in 2006, Redline specialises in providing government-standard security solutions and training for global aviation industry partners, corporations, and Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) properties.

“As our fleet of aircraft gets back in the air, we could not be more pleased to partner with Redline,” states Jet Edge chief commercial and marketing officer Jonah Adler. “The protocols that have been developed will allow our clients to have the utmost confidence that they are utilising the safest private travel solution when they fly on our fleet.”

Jet Edge retained Redline to ensure all aviation operations companywide exceed the strictest health guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), in order to provide travellers elite protection against the spread of COVID-19. The commission tasks Redline to produce the safest possible screening and operational procedures for travellers to avoid the risk of transmitting or contracting COVID-19.

Redline has extended its globally recognised safety and security practices to all facets of Jet Edge's private aviation activities, overseeing the implementation of Jet Edge's safety protocol. This includes rigorous aircraft decontamination services before and after each flight as well as an additional preventative aircraft interior treatment with an anti-microbial barrier called ClearCabin. Also included are pre-flight health assessments for flight crews and passengers, new operations best practices that feature redesigned in-flight procedures, personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, refreshed maintenance exercises for every aircraft, and other guidelines to allow clients complete confidence while travelling.

The full suite of health practices were overseen by Redline for Jet Edge in response to an absolute need for counteracting even the most remote risk of being in contact with COVID-19. All new safety procedures were introduced as preventative procedures for pilots and flight crew members to employ in order to protect clients and themselves. Redline also made sure to institute new practices for all maintenance and line service personnel and vendors in proximity of any Jet Edge aircraft. All new health and safety protocols were produced to exceed the most stringent standards set by the CDC, WHO, OSHA and the FAA alongside guidance from the world's most respected major OEM aircraft manufacturers.

Paul Mason, MD of Air Partner's safety and security division, adds: “Redline has been a trusted supplier of security solutions to the aviation sector for 14 years now, and we are delighted to be helping Jet Edge to navigate the challenging COVID-19 operating environment and safeguard its clients, drawing on our expertise from the extensive and successful evacuation work we carried out earlier this year.”