ARGUS International, Inc. (ARGUS) has announced Phoenix Air Unmanned as the first ARGUS Gold-rated unmanned operator.
The ARGUS Audit Standard was designed for commercial unmanned aircraft operations to assess its operational safety. As the first audit of its kind, it creates a fully-vetted registry of commercial unmanned aircraft systems operators to support end customer sourcing and due-diligence requirements for internal operations and external vendor qualification.
“We are proud to say we’re the first unmanned operator to earn ARGUS’ Gold Rating,” said William Lovett, managing director of Phoenix Air Unmanned. “Our pursuit of safe and reliable UAS operations in complex flight environments led us to the standards, tools and applications provided by ARGUS Unmanned. The ARGUS Gold Rating plays a critical role in our mission to provide the highest standard of safety to our customers.”
“I would like to congratulate Phoenix Air Unmanned for becoming the first gold rated unmanned operator,” said Joe Moeggenberg, ARGUS CEO and founder. “The ARGUS unmanned standard is scalable and focused on the operator’s efforts to conduct appropriate standardized operations for every mission. The achievement by Phoenix Air demonstrates their high regard for safety in the UAS industry.”
Over the last 20 years, the ARGUS Gold and Platinum Rating program has become the most recognized and respected source of quality assessments on aircraft charter operators, making ARGUS-rated commercial operators the preferred choice for the largest and most sophisticated consumers in the world. The ARGUS unmanned standard audit program provides the pathway for commercial UAS operators to achieve Platinum recognition.
