Flight Safety Information May 25, 2015 - No. 101 In This Issue Embry-Riddle Board Names Interim President...Dr. John Watret Navy pilot ejects before jet goes off runway into San Diego Bay Pakistan Air Force K-8 Accident Lufthansa Wants to Drug Test Its Pilots Nevada plane crash kills 3 Arizona residents Boeing aircraft hit by laser beam near PDX Philippines aircraft to continue flying over disputed South China Sea: President Aquino Safety watchdog pushes for changes to commercial aviation oversight (Canada) Parachute-like objects spotted over Mumbai airport PROS 2015 TRAINING The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award Supersonic business jet heads for UW testing The U.S. Navy Spent $744 Million to Build a Robotic Fighter Jet -- and Now Wants to Throw It Away SpaceX: Pad Abort Test Video Released (VIDEO) GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY REQUEST GRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECT Upcoming Events JOBS AVAILABLE (New Positions) Embry-Riddle Board Names Interim President Dr. John Watret Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Dr. John R. Watret has been named Interim President by the Board of Trustees following the recent retirement announcement from President and CEO Dr. John P. Johnson. Dr. Watret, who has been with Embry-Riddle since 1989, will begin his new appointment on June 1. In recognition of Dr. Johnson's legacy of leadership and contributions to Embry-Riddle, the Board is proud to announce that he will become the university's first President Emeritus, continuing to act as a university ambassador and link to the community. Dr. Johnson's 12 years of contributions to Embry-Riddle have secured the strong position we enjoy as a university. His tenure includes developing campus facilities, strengthening the financial base, climbing in national rankings, and expanding academic degree programs as well as increasing female enrollment, research activity, and global outreach. A retirement celebration honoring Dr. Johnson is being planned with details to be announced soon. As a key member of Dr. Johnson's administration, Dr. Watret has a broad understanding of and respect for Embry-Riddle as a whole. His proven academic experience, global mindset, and innovative leadership make him the clear choice to lead the next generation of our institution. Dr. Watret held the successive titles of Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Associate Dean of Academics and Associate Chancellor at the Daytona Beach Campus. In 2006, he joined the Worldwide Campus, becoming Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer and ultimately Chancellor. At the university level, he has served as Associate Provost and most recently, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He led the reorganization of what is today Embry-Riddle Worldwide, increasing accreditation efforts, enrollment, quality of faculty and staff, and implemented research initiatives. He also launched Embry- Riddle Asia and has been instrumental in building university relationships globally throughout Europe, Australia and South America. In 2015, the Worldwide campus was ranked No. 5 Best Online Undergraduate Program in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Dr. Watret is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and executive committee member of the Global Aerospace Summit Advisory Board. He also has been appointed to the FAA Aviation Aerospace Workforce Committee and the University of Florida Online Advisory Board. He has received numerous recognitions, but considers among the most meaningful the Outstanding Teaching Award and Outstanding Service Award bestowed by the faculty of Embry-Riddle. He holds a Ph.D. and a master's in Mathematics, both from Texas A&M University, and a bachelor's with honors from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. A professor and pilot, he along with wife Elizabeth and daughter Sophie are long-time residents of Ormond Beach. The Board of Trustees is confident in the strength of our great institution and challenges the entire Embry- Riddle community to proudly celebrate our upcoming 90-year anniversary and continue to discover limitless opportunities for the future. www.erau.edu Back to Top Navy pilot ejects before jet goes off runway into San Diego Bay A U.S. Navy training jet went off the runway on takeoff Friday and plunged into San Diego Bay, but the pilot ejected safely and was rescued by boaters, officials said. The T-45C Goshawk, which is used to train pilots to land on aircraft carriers, crashed into shallow waters about 2:30 p.m. PT at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, near downtown San Diego. The single-engine, two-seat aircraft was assigned to Training Squadron NINE out of Meridian, Miss., the Navy said. The pilot was being examined at a local hospital. A Navy statement said the flier's condition was not immediately known. The Navy is investigating what caused the accident and was working to recover the aircraft. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/05/22/san-diego-military-aircraft-off-runway- official/27809377/ Back to Top Pakistan Air Force K-8 Accident Date: 25-MAY-2015 Time: Type: Nanchang K-8 Karakorum Owner/operator: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Registration: C/n / msn: Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: near Swabi - Pakistan Phase: En route Nature: Military Departure airport: Destination airport: Narrative: The military trainer plane crashed under unknown circumstances. Both occupants ejected safely. www.aviation-safety.net Back to Top Lufthansa Wants to Drug Test Its Pilots Pilots will undoubtably resist Lufthansa's proposed spot testing for prescription drugs but it isn't unreasonable for safety's sake. Lufthansa, following the crash of a flight from its Germanwings subsidiary, is proposing random drug testing of its pilots. Pictured is a Lufthansa Oktoberfest crew from September 2013. Lufthansa The chief executive of German airline Lufthansa says unannounced tests to check pilots for prescription drugs might help improve air safety. Carsten Spohr made the comments in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, published Friday - almost two months after a plane belonging to Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings crashed in the French Alps. Prosecutors believe co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately steered the plane into a mountain, killing all 149 people on board, after hiding psychological problems from his employer. Lufthansa will propose the spot checks to a task force set up by Germany's airline industry in the wake of the crash. http://skift.com/2015/05/23/lufthansa-wants-to-drug-test-its-pilots/ Back to Top Nevada plane crash kills 3 Arizona residents The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating a plane crash in Nevada that left three Arizona residents dead, authorities said. According to FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer, the twin-engine Rockwell Commander aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances off the Needles Highway, near Laughlin, Nev., at about 6 p.m. on May 17. Kenitzer said there were four people on board the plane, which was traveling from Laughlin-Bullhead International Airport to Phoenix Goodyear Airport. James Walker, 72, of Avondale, died at the scene of the crash, a Clark County Coroner's Office spokeswoman said. A fourth person aboard the twin-engine plane, identified as Gregory Torres, remained in the hospital in fair condition. Witnesses described the aircraft flying unusually low and reported hearing sounds suggesting engine trouble before the crash. The crash occurred near Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area, about 100 miles south of Las Vegas. It sparked a brush fire that burned into the next day. Two female occupants of the plane -- 64-year-old Evelyn Walker, of Avondale, and 58-year-old Diana Soto, of Goodyear, -- died three days after the crash of burns. The cause of the accident remains unknown and is under investigation. http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2015/05/24/nevada-plane-crash-goodyear-avondale- residents-abrk/27857589/ Back to Top Boeing aircraft hit by laser beam near PDX PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) - Federal authorities are investigating after a commercial Boeing 737 was illuminated by a green laser. The FAA tells KOIN 6 News the incident happened Friday evening while the airplane was flying westbound, three miles west of Portland International Airport. The green laser hit the aircraft on its right side. Shining a laser into an aircraft cockpit can blind a pilot and distract crew. (KOIN/File image) There were no injuries, according to Allen Kenitzer, a spokesperson with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Port of Portland Police Department was notified of the incident. Kama Simonds, a spokesperson with the Port of Portland said air traffic controllers in Portland advised police dispatch of the incident. Police dispatchers were awaiting a call back from the pilot when the flight arrived at its destination, but the pilot never called to file the report. Nationally, since 2005 the FBI and FAA report the number of deliberate laser strikes on aircraft by people with handheld lasers has increased by more than 1,100%. The FBI reports nationally in 2013, there were a total of 3,960 laser strikes reported: an average of almost 11 incidents per day. FBI agents in Portland investigated 139 strikes in 2013, data released by the FBI states. The laser strikes often happen between midnight and 7 a.m., with the greatest number of strikes occurring between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m., the FBI said. "Shining a laser into the cockpit of an aircraft can temporarily blind a pilot, jeopardizing the safety of everyone on board," FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said Feb. 11, 2014. Anyone with information on the most recent case, or any other laser strike should call the Portland FBI 24- hour tip line at (503) 224-4181. http://koin.com/2015/05/23/boeing-aircraft-hit-by-laser-beam-near-pdx/ Back to Top Philippines aircraft to continue flying over disputed South China Sea: President Aquino An aerial file photo taken though a glass window of a Philippine military plane shows alleged on-going land reclamation by China on Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, on May 11, 2015. Philippine military and commercial aircraft will keep flying over disputed areas in the South China Sea despite Chinese warnings over the airspace, President Benigno Aquino said on Monday, May 25. -- PHOTO: REUTERS MANILA - The Philippines will continue to contest China's no-fly zones over a chain of rapidly expanding man-made islands in the South China Sea, President Benigno Aquino said on Monday. "We will still fly the routes that we fly based on international law and the various agreements and treaties we have entered into through various decades," Mr Aquino told reporters outside the capital Manila. But he also expressed confidence that China would exercise restraint, even as it asserts control of airspace over at least seven reefs it occupies in the Spratly island chain in the South China Sea. "We would not want to think that one nation will single us out because it has yet to declare an ADIZ (Air Defence Identification Zone) covering routes that our carriers use," said Mr Aquino. http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/story/philippines-aircraft-continue-flying-over- disputed-south-china-sea-p Back to Top Safety watchdog pushes for changes to commercial aviation oversight (Canada) A safety watchdog is asking that the government rethink the way it oversees commercial aviation. A safety watchdog is asking that the government rethink the way it oversees commercial aviation. OTTAWA-A safety watchdog is urging Ottawa to change the way it oversees commercial aviation, saying its failure to ensure airlines are complying with regulations is increasing the risk of accidents. Transport Canada has been preoccupied with how aviation companies are managing their internal safety programs "almost to the exclusion" of verifying whether the firms are actually complying with the rules. That means unsafe practices and conditions could continue, the board says. The focus of the safety board's concerns are the so-called safety management systems introduced by Transport Canada that has seen government inspectors step back and allow individual companies to manage - and police - the safety of their own operations. But board investigators warn that Transport Canada has become too focused on how companies are managing these safety programs rather overseeing the actual safety of their operations. Safety investigators are calling for stepped-up inspections to ensure compliance with regulations, in addition to audits of safety programs. "If (Transport Canada) does not adopt a balanced approach . . . unsafe operating practices may not be identified, thereby increasing the risk of accidents," the board said. The warnings are contained in a recently released report into the forced landing of a Buffalo Airways DC-3 that suffered an engine fire shortly after it took off from Yellowknife airport on Aug. 19, 2013. The pilots shut down the engine but were unable to make it back to the airport and were forced to land in a field. None of the 21 passengers was injured. The investigation revealed that the airline had a practice of failing to properly calculate the weight of the aircraft before takeoff. On the day of the accident, the DC-3 was overweight, which can hinder performance, especially when one engine fails. Buffalo Airways had a safety management system in place but the safety board concluded it was "ineffective at identifying and correcting unsafe operating practices." That's because the airline management was frequently "at odds" with Transport Canada, questioning the competence and motivation of inspectors. The board concludes that Buffalo Airways met only the basic requirement of regulations "and then only when pushed." Transport Canada's "risk-based" approach to oversight is meant to focus attention on operators likely to have the most problems. Yet the safety board says Transport Canada's own assessments of the airline were focused solely on its SMS program and completely missed potential problems in its operations, such as the failure to calculate aircraft weights before takeoff. In a statement to the Star, Transport Canada said it would review the safety board's findings but defended its oversight of civil aviation, pointing to a drop in accidents since 2000 as evidence of the safety of air travel in Canada. And it said that safety management systems are an important part of ensuring aviation safety. "In addition to having to comply with aviation safety rules, SMS helps a company identify safety risks before they become bigger problems," the department said in a statement. But the department said it "regularly" inspects air operators to ensure compliance and identify risks, adding that in 2014-15, it conducted 18,000 "oversight activities." Yet it's not the first time concerns have been raised about Transport Canada's handling. In 2012, the federal auditor general raised a red flag, saying that the department was not adequately managing the risks associated with aviation oversight. In 2014, the Transportation Safety Board put safety management and oversight on its watch list of issues that pose the greatest risk to transportation safety. It warned that Transport Canada's oversight intervention was not always effective at changing unsafe practices. Buffalo Airways made changes in the wake of the accident to reorganize management roles, appoint new staff and write new policies to better ensure compliance with regulations, the safety board report said. http://metronews.ca/news/canada/1375124/safety-watchdog-pushes-for-changes-to-commercial-aviation- oversight/ Back to Top Parachute-like objects spotted over Mumbai airport MUMBAI: Unidentified parachute-like objects were spotted in the Mumbai airport airspace here, raising security concern. According to airport police, five unidentified objects were spotted over the airport area on Saturday evening by a pilot of Jet Airways just before take-off. He immediately alerted the Mumbai airport's Air Traffic Controller about the incident, airport police said. The authorities of the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) were also informed about the objects spotted over the airport. MIAL immediately alerted the airport police station, a MIAL official told PTI. The matter has also been brought to the notice of Mumbai's Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Deven Bharti. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/parachute-like-objects-spotted-over-mumbai- airport/articleshow/47414475.cms Back to Top Back to Top The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award It's time to honor individuals or groups that have made significant contributions to aviation safety-either in the past year or over a longer period of time. Nominations for the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award are being accepted through June 1, 2015. The release contains detailed instructions, but the basics are simple. The award's recipient is selected for a "significant individual or group effort contributing to improving aviation safety, with emphasis on original contributions," and a "significant individual or group effort performed above and beyond normal responsibilities." To nominate someone or a group, fill out the form available at the following links and provide a 1-2-page narrative. Submit nominations at the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award website via http://ltbaward.org/the-award/nomination-form/ ...or the Flight Safety Foundation website at http://flightsafety.org/aviation-awards/laura-taber-barbour-air-safety-award Remember--this year's nominations are due on or before June 1. Thank you in advance for your nomination! Sincerely, The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award Board www.ltbaward.org Back to Top Supersonic business jet heads for UW testing The Aerion will undergo testing this fall at the UW wind tunnel. 1 of 3 The Aerion will undergo testing this fall at the UW wind tunnel. Aerion will test a model of its Mach 1.5 jet in UW's wind tunnel; REI finds it's not always easy being green; tax software company Avalara parodies pharmaceutical ads in its new campaign. Seattle, hometown to Boeing's never-flown SuperSonic Transport, which was canceled in 1971, plays a small role these days in development of another faster-than-sound civil aircraft: the Mach 1.5 business jet that Aerion formally launched this past week. The dartlike, three-engine AS2 will undergo low-speed wind-tunnel testing in September at the University of Washington Aeronautical Laboratory. The scale model built for the occasion by Arlington-based Aeronautical Testing Service is about 8 feet long and weighs roughly 300 pounds, says Aerion director of finance and planning Jason Matisheck. The actual plane, scheduled for entry into service in 2022, will be 170 feet long with a 30-foot-long cabin interior. The company expects to sell about 30 of the sleek aircraft per year over 20 years. "We're confident that the market is there. We've done our homework," says Jeff Miller, Aerion vice president of marketing. The planned tests won't be Reno, Nev.-based Aerion's first visit to the Kirsten Wind Tunnel at UW. "We've been up there at least five times now," conducting experiments with wings, flaps and so on "to refine the low-speed handling of the Aerion jet," Matisheck says. He expects to run tests on the mock-up of the full plane for about two weeks. UW wind-tunnel business manager Jack Ross says the facility charges $500 an hour for a 9-hour day. That's not cheap, but two weeks at that rate aren't even a rounding error in the $100 million reportedly spent so far on the AS2. Ross can't talk about current clients of the UW lab. But its history includes testing for a diverse array of planes over many decades, as well as the space shuttle's 747 "piggyback" ferrying system, Kenworth trucks and Ford pickups, motorcycles and even bicycles. While the airflow around a model just a few feet off the ground isn't precisely the same as a full-size version in open air, the differences are well understood and the data can be adjusted, Ross says. "What we're trying to do is predict full-scale performance," he says. If Aerion's project succeeds, the AS2 would be only the third supersonic passenger aircraft ever built, after the British/French Concorde and the Russian Tupolev Tu-144. http://www.seattletimes.com/business/supersonic-business-jet-heads-for-uw-testing/ Back to Top The U.S. Navy Spent $744 Million to Build a Robotic Fighter Jet -- and Now Wants to Throw It Away Caught here in the act of refueling midair, Northrop Grumman's groundbreaking X-47B aircraft looks like a visitor from another planet. Photo source: Northrop Grumman. "There are those that see JSF as the last manned fighter. I'm one that's inclined to believe that." -- Adm. Mike Mullen, former chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff "[The F-35] almost certainly will be the last manned strike fighter aircraft the Department of the Navy will ever buy or fly." -- Ray Mabus, current Secretary of the Navy For nearly a decade now, we here at The Motley Fool have been covering the rise of unmanned aerial vehicles -- flying killer robots -- for investors in the defense industry. We want to know, and want you to know, who makes these "drone" aircraft, who's leading the industry, and who's earning the most profit from it. We've watched with special interest as UAVs have evolved from unarmed surveillance platforms to weapons capable of launching attacks on ground targets. Most recently, we've been absolutely riveted by a groundbreaking new U.S. Navy program to develop a true robotic fighter jet, full-size and capable of performing real fighter jet missions: the X-47B. Introducing the X-47B Developed over a course of years, Northrop Grumman's (NYSE: NOC ) X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) is roughly the same size as a (piloted) F-16 fighter jet -- shorter, lighter, with less tail, but wider wings. It cost the U.S. Navy upward of $744 million to build its X-47Bs (they have two), or more money than the projected unit cost of the Air Force's new Long-Range Strategic Bomber. Unlike the LRS-B, though, which is little more than sketches on a notepad, the X-47B is a fully vetted, operational, and successful stealth fighter drone, and one big enough that you can imagine it dogfighting other fighter jets on its own one day. According to the Navy, X-47B has conducted "37 deck touchdowns, 30 precise touch-and-go landings and multiple catapult launches, arrested landings and planned autonomous wave-offs." Last month, X-47B successfully docked with an aerial tanker and refueled in-flight. So of course... the Air Force wants to get rid of it. X-47B versus a "real" fighter jet. Hey! Wanna race? Photo source: Northrop Grumman. No good deed goes unpunished According to our friends at Flightglobal.com, starting up the UCAS project cost the Pentagon some $635 billion. Subsequent contracts in 2013 and 2014 gave Northrop Grumman a further $46 million, and a June 2014 award pushed the total past $740 million. This investment bought the Navy two X-47B drones, and years of test flights generating data that will be used to develop an even newer drone, the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) aircraft. (Northrop is bidding to build this one as well, as are rivals Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT ) , Boeing (NYSE: BA ) , and privately held General Atomics.) The Navy expects to spend nearly $2.7 billion developing UCLASS, and hopes to have an operational aircraft ready by 2020. In the interim, the Navy will have no operational combat drone to experiment with. And yet, the X-47B still has a lot of life left in it. According to USNI News, both of Northrop's X-47B aircraft have flown only about 20% of the flight hours they were built to endure. They've got literally years of life left in them. Years in which Northrop could, in theory, be paid to continue test flights. But rather than continue to experiment with the aircraft -- or put them in operational use -- the Navy plans to retire both aircraft to Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. Another victim of Pentagon short-sightedness? Lockheed Martin's "K-Max" robotic helicopter. Photo source: Wikimedia Commons. A colossal waste of money -- and not for the first time With 80% of their useful lifespan still ahead of them, this sounds like a huge waste -- $595 million worth of potential service life consigned to the Air Force's "boneyard." But it isn't the first time the Pentagon has taken a successful drone program and tossed it onto the proverbial ash heap of history. Last year, we told you about the U.S. Marine Corp's decision to wind down Lockheed Martin's successful K- MAX drone helicopter program after several years' successful service in Afghanistan -- also for no good reason. Lockheed's drones had successfully completed 1,950 sorties, flown 2,150 flight hours, and delivered 4.5 million pounds of cargo to U.S. troops in the field, and were still flying just fine. The Pentagon shut down the program regardless. Second verse, same as the first? Granted, there's movement afoot to stop this waste. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain has criticized the Navy's decision to retire X-47B, pointing out, "Our nation has made a sizable investment in this demonstration program to date, and both air vehicles have consumed only a small fraction of their approved flying hours." If McCain wins this fight, X-47B could still be saved -- and taxpayers' investment in it be preserved. Granted, this would also probably mean a few tens of millions of dollars in follow-on contracts awarded to Northrop Grumman, to conduct further testing through the 80% of the airframe's remaining lifespan. But that would be a small cost to pay to avoid throwing away the nearly $600 million worth of value left in the X-47B. X-47B in action. But can it remain in action? Photo source: Northrop Grumman http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/05/24/us-navy-spent-744-million-robotic-fighter-jet.aspx Back to Top SpaceX: Pad Abort Test Video Released (VIDEO) SpaceX has released video of the Dragon pad abort test conducted earlier this month. The pad abort test and the data collected are crucial to moving forward with Crew Dragon missions, according to SpaceX. (Photo : SpaceX) On May 6, SpaceX completed the Dragon's pad abort test and successfully demonstrated how astronauts would escape should an emergency occur - an important step in preparing for Crew Dragon's manned missions. SpaceX explained: "Crew Dragon's abort system is powered by eight SuperDraco engines which together produce 120,000 pounds of axial thrust. The engines are integrated directly into the sides of the vehicle rather than carried on top of the vehicle as with previous launch abort systems. This configuration provides astronauts escape capability from the launch pad all the way to orbit and allows the spacecraft to use the same thrusters to land propulsively on land at the end of a mission." http://www.hngn.com/articles/94933/20150525/spacex-pad-abort-test-video-released.htm Back to Top GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY REQUEST Dear pilots This survey is part of a research for master degree in safety engineering. In this survey we would like to have your opinion on parameters regarding workload during the following flight phases: approach, landing and missed approach. It is important for us to get your perspective on these parameters according to your own professional experience. This survey is appointed to Air Carrier "GLASS COCKPIT" trained pilots. However, Air Carrier Non "GLASS COCKPIT" pilots are welcome to answer this survey as well. Please note that this survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Kind regards, Jack Limor Ben Gurion University https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1E24NQIZrPQM7tFOCAFz0y4uQvell44TZ2d0ZfSc4Skw/viewform?c=0&w=1 Back to Top GRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECT Hello, my name is Andrea Savia and I am an MSc student in Safety and Human Factors in Aviation at Cranfield University. I write this message to look for aircraft operators (airline, cargo and private) that are willing to join my research project. The aim is to study the current practices and processes associated with safety data analyses across the airline industry. This study will explore the sources of safety data, analytical methods and tools as well as the outputs. The collected information from each company will be benchmarked against an industry best practice, defined by regulator bodies and other relevant literature. As a result, the participants will be able to use the results of this research project to evaluate the maturity of their safety data analyses. At the end of the project, all participants will receive a copy of the thesis that will help them to assess their current position within the industry and to identify future improvements. To collect the information I intend to interview a relevant person or two within the safety department (via Skype). All information will be confidential and stored at a password protected computer and the results will be de-identified in the written thesis. If you are willing to cooperate or desire more information, please contact me via e-mail at a.savia@cranfield.ac.uk or by phone at +44 (0)7574 304188. Thank you for your cooperation. Back to Top Upcoming Events: IS-BAO Auditing June 10, 2015 Toluca, Mexico https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=1710550 Fundamentals of IS-BAO June 15, 2015 CBAA 2015: St. Hubert, Quebec Canada https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=1659064 IS-BAO Auditing June 16, 2015 CBAA 2015: St. Hubert, Quebec Canada https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=1659075 Fundamentals of IS-BAH June 15, 2015 St. Hubert, Quebec Canada https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=1659069 IS-BAH Auditing June 16, 2015 St. Hubert, Quebec Canada https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=1659079 6th Pan American Aviation Safety Summit June 22-26th Medellin, Colombia http://www.alta.aero/safety/2015/home.php Safety Management Systems Training & Workshop Course offered by ATC Vantage Inc. Tampa, FL August 6-7, 2015 www.atcvantage.com/training Aircraft Fire Hazards, Protection & Investigation Course 9-11 Sept. 2015 Hotel Ibis Nanterre La Defense (near Paris) France http://blazetech.com/resources/pro_services/FireCourse-France_2015.pdf Back to Top JOBS AVAILABLE: Operations Director www.helioffshore.org contact: info@helioffshore.org Managing Director, Safety Airlines for America http://airlines.org/careers/ Curt Lewis