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Kent Stauffer

Vice President Safety, Quality, Training

Constant Aviation

Kent Stauffer is a leading aviation safety, maintenance, quality and operations professional who heads the safety, quality, training and IT departments for Constant Aviation. In addition to being an FAA certificated pilot, UAS Pilot and A&P, he holds several accreditations in Aviation Science, Aviation Maintenance as well as a Certificate of Aviation Safety and Security from The University of Southern California.

Kent has a broad background in aviation maintenance, operations and safety. His expertise includes human factors, fatigue management, flight and ground operations, risk management, OSHA, EPA, and hazardous materials, and especially aviation investigation.Kent has served as a Designated Aircraft Accident Investigator (AAI) in many corporate aviation incident and accident investigations as well as several NTSB investigations.  

As an active member of the FAA Safety Action Team (FAAST), Kent speaks throughout the country at FAA forums and industry conferences on safety and maintenance human factors topics. Kent serves on various industry and FAA-sponsored work groups and organizations and participates as an advisory board member for several Part 147 schools as well as serving as a board member of ATEC. Currently, Kent chairs the NBAA Maintenance Safety Sub-Committee.