To support the global aviation industry and encourage the reopening of international borders, Aviation Safety Asia, the Hong Kong-headquartered corporate aviation auditing and consultancy firm, has announced it is offering an incentive to encourage vaccination participation.

The incentive is open worldwide to any business and general aviation jet operator, including and extended to special mission, aeromedical, and any other jet aviation entity that is eligible for accreditation under the ICAO International Standard for Business Aviation Operations (IS-BAO).

The initiative is offered in the form of one complimentary renewal accreditation audit, which is usually conducted over two to three days. The audit covers the full breadth of aviation management company operations, including SMS, security and aircraft maintenance. To participate, operators must provide evidence that their full staff is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by 1 August 2021 whereby a winner will be randomly selected.

Director of Aviation Safety Asia Dane Williams comments: “Increasing the vaccination rates of aviation staff is a key element to ensure the safety of all in our industry and those we serve. We see increased vaccination as being fundamental to protecting against the global pandemic. We are eager to do our part to support those operators that have been negatively financially impacted at this time. We want nothing more than for the international borders to reopen safely, for economies to be rebuilt and jobs protected.”

Aviation Safety Asia continues to encourage its own colleagues to get vaccinated to protect themselves and the people around them. In addition to the two days of special leave announced for their staff to be taken after the second dose of the vaccine, the company today confirmed that it has achieved its goal of having all staff fully vaccinated by 30 May 2021.

To access the complimentary US$15,000 IS-BAO registration safety audit participating operators should be registered with IS-BAO as of 1 June 2021 and have evidence that all permanent staff are fully vaccinated before 1 August 2021. One operator will be randomly selected in August 2021 and the audit must be completed prior to 15 December 2021. The renewal accreditation is available for an audit of Stage I, II or III of the IS-BAO programme.