Company: UP
Filing Date: 2025-03-11
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001819516-25-000012
Chunk: 12

Company: Wheels Up Experience Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-11
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 12
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 purpose of implementing corrective actions. Additional non-punitive safety reporting programs are in place for employees that are not covered by the ASAP.

In addition to our internal safety management efforts, the Wheels Up operating entities are voluntary participants in audits from a number of third-party aviation safety organizations and independent audits by certain corporate clients, as well as the U.S. Department of Defense. These audits are opportunities to have outside experts review and contribute to the continuous improvement of our SMS.

Pilots

Every Wheels Up flight is operated by pilots that meet stringent training and flight-hour requirements, which exceed the FAA’s requirements and training criteria. Each Captain must hold current an FAA Airline Transport Certificate. Each pilot is required to be qualified pursuant to our FAA approved training program in the aircraft they fly, as well as hold a valid First-Class Medical Certificate. 

We have a rigorous pilot selection process that includes background and safety record screenings. This screening process includes in-person technical interviews and written examinations, as well as a flight simulator 

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assessment if appropriate. Successful candidates must also complete mandatory initial and recurrent advanced aircraft ground and flight training in a full-motion simulator. This training is also completed annually. 

We have entered into agreements with multiple industry leading third-party suppliers to provide factory-authorized training for our pilots. These agreements provide training availability to Wheels Up pilots throughout the year for both initial and recurrent pilot training in exchange for a fixed price per training slot. 

Aircraft Maintenance and Repairs

We maintain and repair our controlled aircraft to ensure the safety of our passengers, assets and the surrounding environment where we operate. Aircraft maintenance and repair consists of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance performed during line maintenance and scheduled maintenance events. Our maintenance and repair process also includes procedures designed to maintain the FAA airworthiness certificate of each controlled aircraft in good standing. 

Line maintenance consists of daily and weekly scheduled maintenance inspections, including pre-flight, daily, weekly and overnight checks. Line maintenance also includes any unscheduled items requiring repair on an as-needed basis. Based on the location where line maintenance occurs, work may be performed by Wheels Up employees, as in the case of a Wheels Up facility, or by a Wheels Up mobile service unit (“MSU”) team, or by an FAA-authorized and Wheels Up vetted third-party maintenance provider.

Scheduled airframe maintenance inspections are defined by the applicable original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) maintenance inspection program and are a function of flight hours, flight cycles and/or calendar-based intervals. We attempt to package these airframe maintenance inspections into strategically timed maintenance periods