Northstar provides bespoke aircraft charter services
For over thirty years Northstar provides bespoke aircraft charter services, specifically tailored to each client. We can provide you with any aircraft, anywhere in the world. We believe in tailoring an aircraft to the trip at hand, and to providing the safest plane for the mission. Knowing how to match an airplane to a specific trip incre
For over thirty years Northstar provides bespoke aircraft charter services, specifically tailored to each client. We can provide you with any aircraft, anywhere in the world. We believe in tailoring an aircraft to the trip at hand, and to providing the safest plane for the mission. Knowing how to match an airplane to a specific trip increases comfort, but most importantly, it enhances both efficiency and safety, not to mention cost-control. --Many factors are carefully weighed before making decisions. Safety and service, along with cost-consciousness are the cornerstones of our business. It's what we live by.
Safety First
When selecting a charter operator, it is important to be aware of the audit history and ratings of the operator. Audit ratings may be found by contacting the charter operator or through third-party safety auditors, e.g., International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO), Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF), Aviation Resear
When selecting a charter operator, it is important to be aware of the audit history and ratings of the operator. Audit ratings may be found by contacting the charter operator or through third-party safety auditors, e.g., International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO), Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF), Aviation Research Group U.S. (ARG/US), and Wyvern. Most brokers
and operators will provide an ARG/US Trip CHEQ report or a Wyvern Pass report showing that the operator meets or exceeds industry standards. Request a copy of the operator's most recent independent on-site safety audit, it should be within the past 2 years. Links to these audit organizations may be found via www.nbaa.org/charter.
Bio
Skip’s aviation career is wide and far-reaching, spanning 40 years. He was one of twelve Standards Committee pilots for three years at Tag Aviation, overseeing a staff of 210 pilots flying 95 aircraft. Skip has held numerous senior positions in aviation as a Director of Operations, Chief Pilot, and Director of Maintenance. Skip is also an FAA-licensed Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic and, more importantly, a Designated Airworthiness Inspector for the FAA for many years. He managed Altec Lansing’s aviation department for 16 years before turning down American Airlines and United Airlines to stay in corporate aviation. Skip is rated in 10 different corporate aircraft, including GIII, GIV, GV, G450, and G550s, Falcon 10, 50, and 900s as well as Learjets and Citations.
In the tradition of gentlemen warriors, Skip served honorably in the US Army Special Forces Reserve for 6 years. He was a philosophy major at Ohio State and studied Arab history as an exchange student at the American University of Beirut for a semester.
