Charles Starkowsky Elected to the ACSF Board of Governors

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (acsf.aero) is pleased to announce that Charles Starkowsky, the Chief Safety Officer of Sentient Jet, in Quincy, Massachusetts, has been elected to the ACSF’s Board of Governors. Starkowsky will join his fellow ACSF Board of Governors’ members in their responsibility to establish the foundation’s strategic goals, policies and programs. This group of distinguished aviation professionals also provides expertise on several aviation-related issues, including flight operations and safety management systems, aircraft manufacturing and maintenance, and aviation law.

Since 2004, Starkowsky has been responsible for the management of Sentient’s Safety Programs, and he was one of the founders of the company’s Independent Safety Advisory Board, an industry first. With the ACSF Board’s assistance and direction, he managed the creation of Sentient’s Safety Program, including the development and implementation of its safety policies/procedures, as well as the Sentient Certification process and its proprietary Air Carrier Monitoring program.

During his tenure at Sentient, Starkowsky has overseen the monitoring of the company’s approved Network of Operators, as well as having provided active support to the company and the air carriers themselves, making continual improvements to each.

Starkowsky holds a bachelor’s in Aviation Science from Bridgewater State University, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Nebraska, in Lincoln, Nebraska. He is a former flight instructor with both Land and Sea ratings.

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