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COMPANY NEWS
ELITE AIR MARKS DECADE OF ARGUS PLATINUM RATING
Elite Air recently completed another Argus audit and has once again retained its platinum rating. The aircraft manage- ment and charter company has now held the coveted plati- num status for 10 years.
Elite Air undergoes biannual audits by Argus Interna- tional Inc., an aviation services company providing a pro- prietary aircraft charter operator rating and due diligence program. To establish its charter company rating system, Argus extracts, filters and vets data on operators around the world. The company uses a proprietary algorithm to score the gathered data, taking into account historical safety rat- ings, pilot background checks and on-site safety audits.
Argus categorizes each charter operation it analyzes in one of five categories: not rated, does not qualify, gold, gold- plus and platinum. While Argus does not divulge the spe- cific requirements for achieving platinum status, only 141 operators had achieved the rating as of Aug. 3. Eight charter companies were rated gold-plus on the same date, and 422 operators were rated gold.
To maintain its platinum status, Elite Air keeps compre-
hensive pilot and safety data, continuously updates its emer- gency response plan and safety management system, and passes Argus’ regular on-site audits with no fault findings or corrections required.
ELITE AIR DISPATCH TEAM HAS THREE NEW VOICES
Charlene Brett, a 20-year aviation industry veteran, recently joined the Elite Air sales and dispatch team. Also relatively new to the team are Hil- ary Cavanaugh and Nick Pentzak.
Brett began her
career in aviation
in 1992, starting at
Atlantic Aviation
in Teterboro, N.J., before moving to the New York divi- sion of The Air Group, headquartered in Van Nuys, Calif. Brett served as the group’s marketing director, overseeing eight national offices. She joined PrivatAir’s U.S. division in 2002, serving as the firm’s charter sales manager and lat- er heading its roadshow desk, handling extended travel for Wall Street initial public offerings. Brett has also worked in charter sales for FirstFlight and Clay Lacy Aviation.
Pentzak joined the aviation industry as an intern in 2008 and moved into sales and dispatch in 2011. He earned an
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Hilary Cavanaugh
Charlene Brett
Nick Pentzak
MBA focused on aviation management in 2009 and has worked with Magellan Jets, DMG Holdings and Avantair. A recreational pilot himself, Pentzak has served in many in- dustry roles, including line service, maintenance, customer support, scheduling and international operations.
Cavanaugh began her aviation career in 2000. A charter sales expert, Cavanaugh is committed to personal service, quality performance and exceptional customer support. Away from work, she spends time working in her garden and playing with her two yellow Labradors.