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New 'Climbing. Fast.' Industry Advocacy Campaign Launched to Spotlight Business Aviation's Sustainability Leadership

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星期二, 十月 17, 2023

"Equally important, our industry has long made an ambitious commitment to sustainability, with measurable results.

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"Equally important, our industry has long made an ambitious commitment to sustainability, with measurable results.
initiative will take this message to policymakers, opinion leaders and other key audiences, informing perceptions about the industry's sustainability record and value."
"Business aviation is the technology incubator for the aviation industry, as we lead the way in advancing safety and sustainability," said General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) President and CEO, Pete Bunce.
"Our industry supports over 1.2 million total jobs and over $247 billion in total economic output in the United States.

Investigation into 'reprehensible' failure of police ends quietly with no charges – why we must learn from the Lawyer X scandal

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星期五, 六月 30, 2023

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The scandal has been accurately described as a massive blow to the criminal justice system.

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The scandal has been accurately described as a massive blow to the criminal justice system.
But this week it became clear the director of public prosecutions would not bring charges against any current or former police officers in the case.
His office has now been disbanded, with little to show for the A$120 million that was spent on years of investigations.

‘Reprehensible’ behaviour

No trial can be fair when a person’s defence lawyer is acting as an agent of the police.
Several convictions for serious offences have since been quashed, due at least in part to the police behaviour in using Gobbo.
Read more:
Lawyer X inquiry calls for sweeping change to Victoria Police, but is it enough to bring real accountability?

Why bringing charges against police is difficult

Such failure is fertile soil for police corruption and makes a repeat of the Lawyer X scandal entirely possible.
The scandal was kept under wraps for nearly a decade as police fought through the courts to suppress information about their use of Gobbo.
According to the royal commission, hundreds of people within Victoria Police knew about Gobbo.
While the director of public prosecutions is formally an independent body, bringing charges against police can still be professionally challenging, particularly when senior police may be involved.

Calls for reform

While the IBAC provides the promise of independent oversight, it is limited by a lack of resources, jurisdiction and investigative powers.
In Victoria, police investigate at least 98% of complaints against police, and very few complaints are substantiated.
Without real reform to the way the police are policed and held to account, there is a very real possibility that it will be.
I have previously received Australian Research Council grants to engage in a research partnership with Victoria Police.

Leading Global Aviation Associations Publish Sustainable Aviation Fuel Book and Claim Guidance

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星期四, 五月 11, 2023

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WASHINGTON, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (CoSAFA) introduced its "Methodology for SAF Environmental Attribute Transactions," (link) a first step in establishing publicly available, universally recognized procedures for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) accounting and auditing to support global book and claim systems.

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WASHINGTON, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (CoSAFA) introduced its "Methodology for SAF Environmental Attribute Transactions," (link) a first step in establishing publicly available, universally recognized procedures for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) accounting and auditing to support global book and claim systems.
The guidance details the information and procedures necessary for individual book and claim systems to transparently and credibly transact SAF's associated environmental benefits.
Claude Hurley, Director, Environment & Flight Operations at the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), said, "The transition to Sustainable Aviation Fuels will be the greatest contributor to business aviation achieving NetZero carbon emissions by 2050 .
Book and claim systems are required for wider SAF uptake, especially in areas where it's not yet readily available.

Jet Linx Raises the Bar as First Company in the Aviation Industry to Achieve the Three Most Elite Safety Ratings

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星期四, 四月 27, 2023

OMAHA, Neb., April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jet Linx Aviation, the only locally-focused private jet management and Jet Card company in the world, has set a new standard in aviation safety with its newest WYVERN Wingman PRO certification. Adding to existing IS-BAO Stage 3 and ARGUS Platinum Elite top safety ratings, the Company becomes the first and only operator in the aviation industry to receive top ratings from all three major third-party auditors.

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Adding to existing IS-BAO Stage 3 and ARGUS Platinum Elite top safety ratings, the Company becomes the first and only operator in the aviation industry to receive top ratings from all three major third-party auditors.
"We are immensely proud to have achieved WYVERN Wingman PRO certification," said Jamie Walker, President & CEO of Jet Linx Aviation.
Now holding the three most elite safety ratings in aviation, we look forward to continuing to advance our safety programs and encourage the highest safety practices throughout the industry."
Jet Linx's WYVERN Wingman PRO certification becomes its third elite safety rating, following its designation as IS-BAO Stage 3 and ARGUS Platinum Elite.

The rise of unaccountable ministerial advisors: why Victoria’s IBAC report should concern all Australians

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星期四, 四月 20, 2023

IBAC did not find any “corrupt conduct” under the IBAC Act and no minister was directly involved.

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IBAC did not find any “corrupt conduct” under the IBAC Act and no minister was directly involved.
It casts important light on a growing threat to Australian parliamentary democracy: the exercise of public power by unaccountable ministerial advisors.

Operation Daintree

The Operation Daintree report investigated a $1.2 million contract between the Victorian health department and the Health Education Federation (HEF) to provide occupational violence and aggression training to health workers.
The contract was signed in the hours before Victoria’s government went into caretaker mode prior to the 2018 election (the government can’t sign contracts in caretaker mode).
Despite having no relevant experience in this kind of training, HEF received this contract without a competitive tender process.

A threat to responsible government

Operation Daintree details an emerging gap in this traditional form of democratic oversight and accountability: the rise of powerful ministerial advisors.
Ministerial advisors are more powerful than ever at all levels of Australian government.
For instance, former prime minister Tony Abbott’s chief of staff, Peta Credlin, was widely regarded as one of the powerful players in the federal government at the time.
Read more:
'Sports rorts' shows the government misunderstands the public service
This problem isn’t unique to Victoria.

Injecting accountability back into the system

One option is expanding the Ministerial Staff Code of Conduct to cover more of their activities.
But another vital reform is to shine more light on advisors.
Parliament must hold ministers – including the prime minister or premier – responsible for the actions of their advisors.
Overall, these reforms are critical in ensuring parliament is restored as the original integrity institution in Australian parliamentary democracy.

Otterize Emerges Out of Stealth With $11.5M in Seed Funding and a First-of-Its-Kind Offering for Developers Automating Secure Service-to-Service Access

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星期四, 四月 13, 2023

BERKELEY, Calif. and TEL AVIV, Israel, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Otterize, an open-source solution that's re-inventing how to connect services securely, to each other and to their infrastructures, today announced $11.5M in seed funding and publicly unveiled its new Otterize Cloud product, which is now in GA. The round was led by Index Ventures, followed by Dig Ventures, Vine Ventures, with participation by Jibe Ventures, Crew Capital, and Operator Partners. Notable angel investors include: Abhinav Asthana, CEO of Postman; Adrian Ludwig, Chief Trust Officer at Atlassian; Akhil Paul, Investor at Caparo Group; Caleb Sima, former CSO at Robinhood; Dion Almaer, VP Engineering at Shopify; Guy Podjarny, Co-Founder of Snyk; Greg Schott, former CEO of MuleSoft; Ken Fox, Founder of Stripes; Mahau Ma, former SVP Corporate Strategy at MuleSoft; Michael Shaulov, CEO of Fireblocks; Nadir Izrael, CTO of Armis; Nat Friedman, former CEO of GitHub; Peter McKay, CEO of Snyk; Sanjay Poonen, former COO of VMware; Tamar Yehoshua, former CPO of Slack; Yevgeny Dibrov, CEO of Armis; Yvonne Wassenaar, former CEO of Puppet; and several additional technology leaders. Such support validates Otterize's unique intent-based access control (IBAC) paradigm that enables developers to securely connect their services to each other and to infrastructure by automatically configuring existing security controls based on what client developers declare they need.

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Otterize alleviates such issues, adding visibility and insights from the free Otterize Cloud service to the Otterize OSS project for Kubernetes.
With IBAC, developers get secure access to services by simply declaring, alongside their code, what calls the code intends to make.
The product makes it trivial for them to gain secure access to whatever they need to do their job.
If secure access is that easy, then the default will become secure access – and that's the ultimate outcome Otterize seeks for the industry.

JETEX & ROYALJET ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE PRIVATE JET SHUTTLE TO QATAR

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星期五, 十一月 11, 2022

Mohammed Husain Ahmed, CEO of RoyalJet, said: The partnership with Jetex enables RoyalJet to fulfill tourism demand during this exciting period in the GCCs history.

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Mohammed Husain Ahmed, CEO of RoyalJet, said: The partnership with Jetex enables RoyalJet to fulfill tourism demand during this exciting period in the GCCs history.
Customers will experience the very best in-flight experience on board the world-class RoyalJet fleet, coupled with Jetexs superb private terminal and on-the-ground facilities.
By combining our best-in-class private terminal with the private charter expertise of RoyalJet, it will take us forward.
Offering the luxurious experience of private jet travel, the return itinerary is priced AED 29,000 per seat.

Verizon becomes first corporate drone program awarded IS-BAO registration

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星期四, 九月 22, 2022

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NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon received the International Standards for Business Aircraft Operations ( IS-BAO ) registration for best practices for its commercial drone program.

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NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon received the International Standards for Business Aircraft Operations ( IS-BAO ) registration for best practices for its commercial drone program.
Verizon is the first corporate drone program to achieve the IS-BAO registration for its drone operations and only the second drone operator in the U.S. to receive the registration.
The independent audit validates the high safety and governance standards of Verizons drone program and provides the opportunity to expand future drone operations into more complex areas, such as flights beyond visual line of sight.
The issuance of the IS-BAO registration certificate follows a 6-months-long, detailed audit of Verizons drone operations, governance, and safety standards.

IBAC launches an end-to-end digital assets investment solution for central banks and sovereign wealth funds

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星期一, 九月 13, 2021

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Digital assets investment is still in a nascent phase, but bitcoin is slowly emerging as a viable asset class both for institutions and governments.

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Digital assets investment is still in a nascent phase, but bitcoin is slowly emerging as a viable asset class both for institutions and governments.
"Sovereign institutional clients seek to understand this emerging asset class in depth, move quickly and with discretion, and ensure that they are using the best-in-class solution providers.
There exists approximately $30 trillion of assets under management in the world's central banks, and an additional $8 trillion in sovereign wealth funds.
If no more than 1.5% of assets under management were allocated to digital assets, the total market size for the end-to-end servicing of sovereign wealth investment into digital assets is estimated to be greater than $50 billion.

IBAC launches an end-to-end digital assets investment solution for central banks and sovereign wealth funds

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星期一, 九月 13, 2021

Digital assets investment is still in a nascent phase, but bitcoin is slowly emerging as a viable asset class both for institutions and governments.

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Digital assets investment is still in a nascent phase, but bitcoin is slowly emerging as a viable asset class both for institutions and governments.
"Sovereign institutional clients seek to understand this emerging asset class in depth, move quickly and with discretion, and ensure that they are using the best-in-class solution providers.
There exists approximately $30 trillion of assets under management in the world's central banks, and an additional $8 trillion in sovereign wealth funds.
If no more than 1.5% of assets under management were allocated to digital assets, the total market size for the end-to-end servicing of sovereign wealth investment into digital assets is estimated to be greater than $50 billion.