Expert

Kent Stauffer

Vice President of Safety
Flexjet

Kent Stauffer is a leading aviation safety professional who heads safety for Flexjet. In addition to being a pilot, UAS Pilot and A&P, he holds several accreditations in Aviation and Safety Management, Aviation Science, Aviation Maintenance, OSHA, EPA, and Accident Investigation.

Stauffer has a broad background in aviation safety that includes human factors, risk management, flight/ground operations, Safety Management Systems (SMS), Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), and accident investigation.

Stauffer is an active member of the FAA Safety Team (FAAST), Kent speaks throughout the country at FAA forums and industry conferences on human-focused operations, safety, and maintenance topics. He serves on numerous industry and FAA-sponsored work groups and organizations and participates as an Aviation Advisory and Board member for several Part 147 schools, Kent State University and Argonaut/Davis Aviation High School.

Stauffer is a Board Member of the Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC), a Board Member of the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) and chairs the NBAA Maintenance Safety Sub-Committee.