Q3 2023 Financial Highlights
Blade Safety Overview
Blade partners with third-party aircraft operators who are vetted quarterly by Blade's safety team
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Each core operator must pass comprehensive safety
evaluations including:
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In-person audits of flight departments including
review and inspection of General Operations
Manuals, Safety Management Systems, pilot training
and maintenance practices, and compliance with
FAA and DOT recordkeeping requirements
Confirmation of adequate insurance coverage, as
well as certificates of insurance naming Blade as an
additional insured on the operator's liability policy
and indemnification agreements
Operators must also meet Blade's standards for flier
experience and operational efficiency:
Keith Trepanier
Edward Schulze
Joseph Tepedino
Brian Holliday
BLADE Safety Team Leadership
Chief of Safety
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Head of Rotorcraft Safety
Fixed Wing Safety
Inspector
Fixed Wing Safety
Inspector
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Brings 25 years of active-duty experience
serving in both the Army and Coast Guard
Most recently, spent 9 years as Aviation Safety
Manager for the Mayo Clinic
Brings 35 years of experience across military,
police, and corporate capacities
Former Aviation Safety Inspector for FAA,
responsible for operations in 11 states
Brings 30 years of pilot experience across
turboprop and fixed wing jets; held various Part
91 Chief Pilot positions
Primary Aircraft Types Serviced
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Blade branded aircraft with "as-new" condition
interiors and exteriors
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Required use of Blade's operator dispatch and
accounting dashboard technology
Blade has adopted internal procedures for weather
cancellations that are often more stringent than FAA
minimum requirements to further reduce the likelihood of
incidents and unpleasant or turbulent flight experiences
BLADE
Bell 407
Sikorsky S-76
Grand Caravan EX Amphib
Airbus H125
Airbus H130
Airbus AS355
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