Flight Safety Information January 29, 2015 - No. 021 In This Issue AirAsia crash: 'Co-pilot was flying plane' Obama could be final jumbo jet customer Pilots Attempting Record-Breaking Balloon Trip Across Pacific Ocean Projected to Land on Saturday European Air Safety Agency wants flights to be 'extremely cautious' over Pakistan airspace PROS 2015 TRAINING Call for Papers...The International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace (IJAAA) GRADUATE RESEARCH REQUEST Research Survey Request Najeeb E. Halaby Graduate Student Fellowship Upcoming Events Positions Available AirAsia crash: 'Co-pilot was flying plane' This handout picture taken in 2013 and provided on 31 December 2014 by the Plesel family shows the co- pilot of the ill-fated Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501, Remy Emmanuel Plesel. Mr Plesel is said to have been controlling the plane when it went down The co-pilot of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, French national Remi Plesel, was controlling the plane before it crashed, say Indonesian investigators. Authorities said this information came from the flight data recorder, which was retrieved along with the cockpit voice recorder earlier this month. The plane was carrying 162 people from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore when it crashed into the Java Sea on 28 December. Only 70 bodies have been recovered. Mardjono Siswosuwarno, head investigator of Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSB), said the flight data recorder had provided a "pretty clear picture" of what happened in the flight's last moments. Capt Plesel was in charge from take-off until the cockpit voice recording ends, he said, adding that this was common practice. 'Within limits' Investigators said the plane ascended sharply before dropping, rising from 32,000ft (9,750m) to 37,400ft within 30 seconds, then dipping back to 32,000ft. The process took about three minutes. In this file photograph taken on 10 January 2015, Indonesian search and rescue personnel pull wreckage of AirAsia flight QZ8501 onto the Crest Onyx ship at sea. Sections of the plane have been recovered but the fuselage is at the bottom of the sea Mr Mardjono said the plane was "flying before the incident within the limits of its weight and balance envelope" and that the flight crew all had correct licences and medical certificates. A preliminary report has been submitted to the International Civil Aviation Organization, but has not been made public. The the full report is likely to take about seven months, said the committee's chief Tatang Kurniadi. Earlier this week, the military announced it was stopping attempts to retrieve the fuselage from the seabed. Authorities had believed earlier that most of the missing bodies were still in the wreckage but now believe it is empty and too fragile to move. The civilian National Search and Rescue Agency said on Wednesday that it would continue search operations but their efforts could also end by next week if no more bodies are found. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31034135 Back to Top Obama could be final jumbo jet customer The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental takes off on its maiden flight from Paine Field, in Everett, Washington, in this file photo taken March 20, 2011. The U.S. Air Force plans to announce on Wednesday that it has decided to use Boeing Co's commercial 747-8 airliner to replace its current fleet of Air Force One presidential aircraft, two sources familiar with the decision said on Wednesday. One of the world's most exclusive customers could be the last buyer of the aircraft that democratised long- haul air travel after the US defence department selected Boeing's 747-8 to be the US president's new Air Force One. The fleet of presidential aircraft, due to enter service later this decade, could be among the very last passenger versions of the long-haul aircraft to be built because airlines increasingly favour two-engine long-haul aircraft over four-engine craft. FirstFT is our new essential daily email briefing of the best stories from across the web The new aircraft will replace a pair of 747-200s that came into service as the presidential aircraft in 1990, during the presidency of George HW Bush. The type became an all but inevitable choice after the Pentagon decided that the presidential aircraft needed to have four engines. The only other currently manufactured four-engine long-haul jet is Airbus's A380, manufactured in France. The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that it planned to award the contract on a "sole-source" basis to Boeing after negotiation but that it would encourage competition between suppliers to equip the aircraft interior. The Pentagon specified neither precisely how many aircraft it would order nor when they would enter service. Boeing currently has 24 passenger 747-8s and 12 747-8F freighters on order but has been struggling according to analysts to win new orders for the aircraft. It has slowed production to three every two months. "The presidential aircraft is one of the most visible symbols of the United States of America and the office of the president of the United States," Deborah Lee James, the secretary of the air force, said. "The Boeing 747-8 is the only aircraft manufactured in the United States that ... meets the necessary capabilities established to execute the presidential support mission." Richard Aboulafia, an analyst with the Virginia-based Teal Group, said there was a possibility that Boeing would close the 747 production lines - which have been rolling since the late 1960s - after the presidential aircraft rolled off. Boeing points to robust aircraft orders The Boeing 787 Dreamliner Boeing on Wednesday expressed confidence in the prospects for its $440bn commercial aircraft order book, saying that lower oil prices would not deter customers that have ordered record numbers of its new, more fuel-efficient models to reduce their fuel bills, writes Robert Wright. "There is the risk now that this order provides the opportunity for a graceful exit - unless cargo demand comes roaring back," Mr Aboulafia said. Loren Thompson, an analyst at the Virginia-based Lexington Institute, said airlines increasingly favoured twin-engine aircraft such as Boeing's 777 and 787 for long-haul routes, rather than larger, four-engine aircraft. "Airlines prefer to have more flexibility," he said. The presidential order would provide a fitting end to production of an aircraft type that helped sharply to reduce the cost of long-haul air travel by accommodating up to 490 passengers on a single aircraft, bringing down costs per seat. The aircraft first flew in February 1969. However, Boeing insisted on Wednesday it was still seeking other orders for the aircraft. "We continue to pursue campaigns for both the 747-8 Intercontinental and freighter," it said. The announcement came on the same day that Boeing announced better than expected full-year results that had sent its shares up 5.4 per cent to $139.64 by close of trading. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1ddd929a-a73b-11e4-b6bd-00144feab7de.html#axzz3QDBYruuu Back to Top Pilots Attempting Record-Breaking Balloon Trip Across Pacific Ocean Projected to Land on Saturday Tsuyoshi Ogushi/Two Eagles Balloon Team(NEW YORK) -- The two pilots attempting to break world ballooning records in a trip across the Pacific Ocean are now projected to cross over Vancouver Island on Thursday night and land in the United States on Saturday. American Troy Bradley and Russian Leonid Tiukhtyaev took off from Japan on Sunday morning and hoped to break a pair of long-held records -- the distance record for gas balloons (5,208 miles) and the duration record (137 hours and five minutes). As of Wednesday afternoon, the ballon was about a thousand miles west of San Jose, Calif. The pilots will swing northward to avoid a weather system, bringing it through British Columbia and down through Alberta before an expected landing in either North or South Dakota or Minnesota. http://www.kmbz.com/Pilots-Attempting-Record-Breaking-Balloon-Trip-Acr/20811739 Back to Top European Air Safety Agency wants flights to be 'extremely cautious' over Pakistan airspace Fearing a terrorist strike, the European air safety agency has warned airline operators to exercise "extreme caution" while flying over Pakistani airspace following a similar warning from French authorities asking planes not to fly below 24,000 feet. The latest Safety Information Bulletin issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) says "National aviation authorities are reporting an increased risk to flight operation safety due to potential terrorist attacks in Pakistan". Indian authorities have said they have already advised the airlines to be extremely cautious while using Pakistani airspace and maintain a safe flight level to avert any unfortunate incident. "The Agency draws the aviation community's attention to information...that indicate the existence of an increased risk to the safety of international civil flights and airspace restrictions implemented as a consequence," it said. The Agency recommended that all operators should exercise "extreme caution if planning to fly into, out of, within or above Pakistan airspace and to monitor all relevant information, including NOTAMs (Notice to Airmen)". The action of the agency, which is the EU authority for air safety, follows a circular from French Aeronautical Information Service (SIA) which had said that from January 17, 2015 and until further notice, French airliners are to ensure that their aircraft maintain at all times a flight level equal to or above 24,000 feet in the airspace of Pakistan. EASA's works include the strategy and safety management, the certification of aviation products and the oversight of approved organisations and EU member states. http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-european-air-safety-agency-wants-flights-to-be-extremely- cautious-over-pakistan-airspace-2056289 Back to Top Back to Top Call for Papers The International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace (IJAAA) is a peer-reviewed publication for scholars from a variety of backgrounds including educators, industry personnel, and government researchers. http://commons.erau.edu/ijaaa/ The editorial focus is on the global issues that are currently facing the aviation, aeronautics, and aerospace segments. Example subject areas that would be appropriate for inclusion in the journal are: * Current aviation problems and solutions (e.g. NextGen, airport delays) * Space launch and operations/missions * Air traffic control * Aeronautical engineering * Unmanned systems (limited to aerial and space) * Government research in aviation/aerospace * Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education * Aviation/aeronautics/aerospace primary, secondary, and higher education * Aviation/aerospace manufacturing * Aviation/aerospace safety * Aviation/aerospace security * Aviation/aerospace training * Aviation/aerospace education * Aviation/aerospace meteorology * Aviation/aerospace navigation and avionics systems * Aviation/aerospace maintenance * Aviation/aerospace finance and management * Aviation/aerospace logistics * Aviation/aerospace legislation and regulation * Aviation/aerospace medicine * Aviation/aeronautics/aerospace human factors * Crew and general resource management * Flight operations issues and management * Aviation/aerospace risk management * Aviation/aerospace decision support systems * Aviation/aerospace vehicle research * Underrepresented groups in Aviation/aerospace Any other topics related to aviation, aeronautics, and aerospace will be considered. Please contact the editor if you have questions about the appropriateness of your manuscript. Submissions should be well-researched articles utilizing both sound methodologies and the most current references related to the topic. The Journal also accepts book reviews and non-peer-reviewed position papers on contemporary issues. Contact the editor to discuss the potential solicitation for non-peer- reviewed work. The Journal is a refereed publication in which manuscripts are blindly reviewed by members of the editorial staff and industry or academic reviewers with experience related to the article topic. Acceptance and publication are conducted on a rolling basis and the goal of the Journal is to provide writers with an outstanding publication experience. It is the aim of the Journal to provide authors with a decision on their article within two weeks of submission acceptance. David C. Ison, Ph.D. MAS Program Chair Assistant Professor of Aeronautics College of Aeronautics Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide Editor, International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace Office (Cell): (503) 507-5697 email: isond46@erau.edu Website: http://worldwide.erau.edu/ Back to Top GRADUATE RESEARCH REQUEST A fellow aviator of over 10 years is conducting doctoral research on factors of manager motivation. The study explores how having your career's biggest motivators influences your work engagement level. The researcher focuses on career motivation and workplace engagement - the perception of your values, needs, and desires, and the ability to successfully achieve them through work! At the end of the research study, you'll have the option of learning the results of the study, and/or volunteering to participate in an interview for further research. Researcher intent is to conduct interviews in person, on the phone, or via email. Each confidential interview will be recorded and is expected to last about 30-45 minutes. Please help improve your workplace by better understanding your career engagement! If you are interested in participating in this study, click on the following link, or email the researcher directly at alesko6595@my.sullivan.edu Thanks so much! https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Career_Engagement Ashley Lesko PhD Candidate Doctoral Researcher Back to Top Research Survey Request CASR's Limited Job Task Analysis Validation Survey Extended to February 28, 2015 Limited Job Task Analysis Validation Survey The Center for Aviation Safety Research at Saint Louis University (USA) invites active and recently retired pilots, check airmen and instructors to validate a Limited Job Task Analysis for professional pilots. This task analysis focuses on a select set of phases of flight and seeks your opinion regarding the criticality of the underpinning knowledge requirements. This task analysis was developed with the help of an international panel of subject matter experts and practicing professional pilots. We are requesting you to kindly take this 45-minute online survey (https://slu.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0GuI969wyJB4snP ) to validate our draft of the task analysis. Please note that we need to have all survey responses by February 28, 2015. And, if you have friends who are qualified to support this research, we respectfully ask that you forward this invitation to them, as well. If you have any trouble accessing the survey, please feel free to contact Dr. Manoj Patankar, Executive Director of the Center for Aviation Safety, at patankar@slu.edu or 314-977-8725. Back to Top Najeeb E. Halaby Graduate Student Fellowship The Najeeb E. Halaby Graduate Student Fellowship was established by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) to shape the next generation of researchers in aviation weather, honoring the late Najeeb Elias Halaby, an eminent aviator and administrator, for his vision and more than five decades of extraordinary contributions to aviation (http://www.ral.ucar.edu/halabyfellowship.pdf). The Fellowship The recipient of a Najeeb E. Halaby Graduate Student Fellowship will spend three months (in 2015 or early 2016) in residence with NCAR's Aviation Weather Research Program, which Mr. Halaby was instrumental in establishing in the 1980s. As the nation's leader in addressing aviation weather research, NCAR plays a unique role in meeting user needs by transferring research results to operations through its Research Application Laboratory (http://www.ral.ucar.edu/). The Fellow will conduct research broadly aimed at improving the integration of weather into decision support tools for improved weather avoidance and air traffic management. The Fellowship will provide: * a monthly stipend for three months, including temporary living expenses * round-trip travel expenses to and from Boulder, CO * travel to a conference to present results * page charges for one publication of key results Eligibility and Application The Halaby Fellowship targets graduate students (late Masters or early PhD level) enrolled in an aviation- relevant department or program of a domestic or international university. Interested candidates should have advanced research skills, far-reaching vision, and dedication to get things accomplished. Consideration for this Fellowship will be given to candidates based on the following submitted material: * Curriculum vitae * Proposal (maximum five pages) presenting the research to be conducted at NCAR, the anticipated outcome of that, and how the proposed effort ties into the candidate's ongoing graduate research project(s) * Contact information for three references (one of which should be the student's primary advisor) NCAR will accept applications for the Halaby Fellowship each year. Email Applications by February 28, 2015 to halabyfellowship@ucar.edu Back to Top Upcoming Events: Fundamentals of IS-BAO February 3, 2015 Atlanta, GA USA https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=1628307 IS-BAO Auditing February 4, 2015 Atlanta, GA USA https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=1628308 Fundamentals of IS-BAO February 10, 2015 Long Beach, CA USA https://www.regonline.com/eventInfo.asp?eventID=1651572 Fundamentals of IS-BAH February 10, 2015 Long Beach, CA USA https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=1651575 IS-BAH Auditing February 11, 2015 Long Beach, CA USA https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=1651581 Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) NTSB Training Center, Ashburn, VA March 10-11, 2015 www.acsf.aero/symposium ERAU NextGen 101 Seminar April 21-22, 2015. Washington D.C. http://proed.erau.edu/programs/specialized-industry-training/nextgen-101-seminar/index.html FAA Helicopter Safety Effort three-day safety forum April 21-23, 2015 Hurst, Texas eugene.trainor@faa.gov www.faahelisafety.org ERAU OSHA & Aviation Ground Safety Seminar Daytona Beach, FL Apr.13-17, 2015 www.erau.edu/cmas ERAU Aviation Safety Program Management Seminar Daytona Beach, FL Apr.20-24, 2015 www.erau.edu/cmas ERAU Aircraft Accident Investigation Seminar Daytona Beach, FL Apr. 27-May 1, 2015 www.erau.edu/cmas CAEA 17th International Forum: Human Factors, Communications, and Safety. Istanbul, Turkey Host: Turkish Aviation Academy April 27 and 28, 2015 http://icaea.aero ERAU Advanced Aircraft Accident Investigation Seminar Prescott Campus, AZ May 4-8, 2015 www.erau.edu/cmas ERAU Aviation SMS Seminar Daytona Beach, FL May 12-14, 2015 www.erau.edu/sms Back to Top Positions Available: Director Safety Assurance Alaska Airlines http://alaskaair.jobs/seattle-wa/director-safety-assurance/32B51332CBA14B28B14EFF0F793F90CB/job/ Curt Lewis