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Cincinnati, OH, February 6, 2017 — The Unmanned Safety Institute (USI), a subsidiary of ARGUS International, Inc., and a recognized leader in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flight safety education and certification, and Advanced Aircrew Academy, a specialized aviation eLearning company dedicated to providing high quality professional pilot, flight attendant, and maintenance courses delivered via the web using a world class online aviation training systems, have partnered to add USI's portfolio of online training offerings on the Advanced Aircrew Academy website. The Small UAS Safety Ground School (initial and recurrent courses), and the Safety Awareness (initial and recurrent courses) will…

Advanced Aircrew Academy was a platinum sponsor of the Pikes Peak Council of the Boy Scouts of America Investment in Character event. The Investment in Character Campaign helps keep Scouting an affordable, effective youth development program. It funds the council's infrastructure, or general operating portion of the budget, and provides a support system for the volunteers and community organizations that partner with the Pikes Peak Council. Along with the event sponsorship, Advanced Aircrew Academy continues as the 2017 sponsor of the Aviation Merit Badge for scouts. The Pikes Peak Council serves more than 7,200 youth members, providing values-based and character-building programs.…

Charleston, SC—May 4, 2017 - Advanced Aircrew Academy is offering free customization to their Safety Management System eLearning module. Your company-specific safety policies, procedures for hazard reporting, risk assessment, safety committee details, and more can be integrated into an eLearning module designed exclusively for your flight department. The eLearning module includes scenarios designed for each job role in a flight department to apply your SMS principles. Pilots receive a scenario planning a trip into a mountainous airport, schedulers receive one for coordinating a change to an international trip, flight/cabin attendants on ordering catering from an unknown vendor, and mechanics on…

Charleston, SC—May 4, 2017 - Advanced Aircrew Academy has published an update to its popular IS-BAO Training White Paper, The Who, What, and When of training required for flight departments registered with the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS?BAO). The complimentary white paper details IS–BAO required and recommended training, including how all that works for the different types of flight departments and flight department positions such as pilots, cabin attendants, maintenance technicians, dispatchers, and schedulers. Now included are worksheets to assist you in determining an appropriate training program for your flight department. Also learn more about how the 2017…

LAS VEGAS, NV–9 October 2017 – IS-BAO, the only voluntary safety standard for business aviation by business aviation, was elevated to new heights today with a big vote of confidence from industry leaders in a new and improved standard. The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) is rolling out a modernized and consolidated version of the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO), the voluntary, global code of best practices for business aviation. This comes after a unanimous vote from the IS-BAO Standards Board made up of flight department industry leaders and recognized subject matter experts.* "This is a landmark…