Flight Safety Information September 7, 2015 - No. 177 In This Issue Civil aviation safety chief post to be filled up soon (India) Zambia to enhance aviation safety Marine aviation deaths hit 5-year high Turbulence Injures Dozens on Qatar Airways Flight California man charged with pointing laser into airplane cockpits Medical plane carrying seven disappears off coast of Senegal PROS 2015 TRAINING Stay Current on Aviation Safety - Follow FSI on Twitter BOEING JET: FOLDING WINGS IN DESIGN PLANS FOR THE HUGE 777-9X JETLINER Airbus records 708 orders to end of Aug-2015, logs 250 aircraft deal with IndiGo Big 3 U.S. airlines demand truly Open Skies iCRM - HF Training JET BLAST ERAU AVIATION SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS seminar Upcoming Events JOBS AVAILABLE (New Positions) Civil aviation safety chief post to be filled up soon (India) The ministry of civil aviation has requested the home ministry to provide a panel of eligible offices for the post. The government is looking at filling the post of the commissioner of civil aviation security in the next couple of months - the position that has been vacant for the past three years. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security is one the three aviation regulators - the other two being the DGCA that looks into aviation safety and the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority. "We are in the thick of things and we hope to complete the process in the next one to two months," said officials at the ministry of civil aviation. "Until now, the requirement of the commissioner of aviation security was that of the ranks of director- general of police, and the panel is looking at the eligible candidates." The ministry of civil aviation has requested the home ministry to provide a panel of eligible offices for the post. http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/companies/civil-aviation-safety-chief-post-to-be-filled- up-soon/131480/ Back to Top Zambia to enhance aviation safety ZAMBIA intends to implement the Aviation System Block Upgrades (ASBUs) before the end of 2017 to bring about enhanced safety and cost effective operation of air transport. The ASBU concept focuses on four performance improvement areas namely airport operations, global interoperable systems, data, optimum capacity and efficient flight paths. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) director general Gabriel Lesa said the system will ensure inter-operability and seamless provision of airport, air traffic management, collaborative decision-making and flight information management in a harmonised manner for all users. Mr Lesa said this at the joint African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) and the International Civil Aviation organisation (ICAO) workshop on aviation system block up. "We are grateful to ICAO and AFCAC for allowing us to host this important workshop that will propel our aviation industry to another level. Zambia is going to implement ASBU. We have a date by the end of December 2017. "It is a very good methodology which the governments in Africa have agreed and now it forms the Abuja set targets, so Zambia is obligated to implement the ASBU which is the aviation systems block," he said. ASBUs outline the air and ground equipment and timelines for standards and procedures implementation. The ASBU concept advances the ICAO Global Air Navigation Plan (GANP) (Doc 9750) with the goal of implementing regional Air Traffic Management (ATM) performance improvements. Earlier, AFCAC adviser to the secretary general Fidelis Onyeyiri said the involvement of the federal aviation administration of the United States, Euro control, LATA and CANSO in the workshop will enable the establishment of new partnerships between them and African states. At the same occasion, Ministry of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication permanent secretary Mbololwa Mayaba said ASBU will improve delivery of safe, effective and efficient regulatory, airport, air navigation and aviation services. "Zambia appreciates the role that ICAO and AFCAC have played in the development of civil aviation activities globally and on the African continent respectively," Mrs Mayaba said. https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=42883 Back to Top Marine aviation deaths hit 5-year high A fatal helicopter crash in North Carolina this week brought the total number of Marine aviation-related deaths to 18 so far this year - already a five-year high just nine months into 2015. A CH-53E Super Stallion made a hard landing at Stone Bay near Camp Lejeune on Wednesday. Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lewis, one of about 20 Marines conducting a fast-roping exercise, was killed. Eleven other Marines were injured. Lewis was based out of Norfolk, Virginia, and was training to deploy with a Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team. The Sept. 2 incident, which remains under investigation, was one of at least 13 since May 2014 that resulted in death, injury or significant property damage. Five aircraft mishaps have left at least 18 Marines dead in 2015 - up 15 compared to the 2014 total. The last spike in aviation-related deaths occurred in 2012, when 15 Marines were killed in aircraft mishaps. Marine officials say they're committed to aircraft safety, but "by its very nature, there will always be inherent risk in military aviation," said Maj. Paul Greenberg a Marine aviation spokesman at the Pentagon. "That being said, the Marine Corps utilizes highly reliable aircraft, extensively trains pilots and aircrew, conducts exhaustive maintenance, and at every step puts in place safeguards and precautions to ensure a high degree of aviation safety," he added. The Marine Corps suffered its biggest loss of life this year in a single aviation accident when 11 troops, including seven members of Marine Corps Special Forces Operations Command, were killed when their UH- 60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed off the coast of Florida during a training exercise. That and other fatal mishaps over the past year and a half have some observers concerned about the safety of military aircraft. "I feel like this year has had a ridiculous amount of accidents," Sgt. Mitchell Flowers, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, wrote on Marine Corps Times' Facebook page Thursday. Rachael Harrison, who identifies herself as a Marine mother on Facebook, called the current military aviation safety record unacceptable. "Seems like every other month there is a helicopter related death in the Corps," she wrote. "Safety issues and training of the pilots [must] be implemented." A troubling trend The number of Marines killed in aviation mishaps this year is nearly double that of those killed in motorcycle accidents, a cause of death the Corps has worked diligently to reduce through mandatory new- rider and refresher courses. The majority of aviation accidents involving Marines over the past 16 months have been tied to training exercises. Others occurred while Marines were deployed on humanitarian or crisis response missions. Here's a look at some of those mishaps, many of which remain under investigation. May 9, 2014: An AV-8B Harrier crashes outside Phoenix, Arizona. The pilot ejects, but the aircraft is destroyed. June 1, 2014: A CH-53E is damaged during a hard landing at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. June 4, 2014: An AV-8B Harrier suffers a catastrophic oil leak. The pilot ejects near San Diego, but the aircraft catches fire and destroys three homes. June 27, 2014: An AV-8B Harrier's landing gear fails, forcing a Marine pilot to land aboard the amphibious assault ship Bataan using an emergency procedure. Oct. 1, 2014: An MV-22 Osprey assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit plummets into the Persian Gulf before regaining control and landing on the amphibious assault ship Makin Island. One Marine is lost at sea. Oct. 13, 2014: An electronic warfare pod detaches from an EA-6B Prowler during a Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, resulting in more than $2 million in damage. Oct. 14, 2014: An AH-1W Super Cobra catches fire during ground checks following maintenance, resulting in at least $2 million in damage. Jan. 24, 2015: A UH-1Y Venom crashes near Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, killing both pilots. Feb. 22, 2015: Two pilots eject from an F/A-18 Hornet near Statenville, Georgia, moments before the aircraft crashes. March 10, 2015: An Army UH-60 Blackhawk crashes into the ocean off the Florida panhandle killing seven MARSOC operators. May 12, 2015: A UH-1Y Venom crashes in Nepal as Marines conduct humanitarian operations. Six Marines are killed. May 17, 2015: An MV-22 Osprey makes a hard landing and catches fire in Hawaii, killing two Marines and injuring 20 more. Sept. 2, 2015: A CH-53E Super Stallion makes a hard landing near Camp Lejeune. One Marine is killed and 11 injured. Investigations into some of the accidents indicate they were caused by factors that include bad weather, pilot error, maintenance mistakes and mechanical failures. No obvious pattern emerges, suggesting it could just be an unfortunate spate. While more Marines have been killed in aviation accidents over the past several years, the overall Class A mishap rate has held steady in recent years. That rate is calculated as a ratio of accidents causing more than $2 million in damage or loss of life per 100,000 hours flown. Class A mishaps have fluctuated between about two and three accidents per 100,000 flight hours over the past several years, according to Marine Corps data. Aging aircraft, shrinking budgets As post-war defense budgets have taken a hit, Marine officials have expressed concern to lawmakers that less money means fewer training hours for Marine pilots. Some legacy aircraft have also been kept in the fleet longer than originally planned as cuts have slowed the procurement of new planes or helicopters. For example, F/A-18C/D Hornets were slated to be phased out as they hit their engineered service life of 6,000 flight hours. Now they'll be kept in service for up 10,000 flight hours, as the service awaits the delivery of more F-35B joint strike fighters. Retired Marine Col. William Lawrence, who spent decades testing the Corps' new fixed and rotary wing aircraft, now runs an aviation consulting business that analyzes civilian crashes. Budget pressures can stress airframes to the breaking point as they are pressed to fly beyond their expected service life, he said. They can also erode training and maintenance. "One of the greatest requirements to being comfortable in the cockpit is getting enough flight time," Lawrence said. "In civil and general aviation, a lot of accidents occur because pilots don't have enough time in cockpit." Too few flight hours can affect maintainers, too, he said. "The less flight hours for an aircraft, the less maintenance there is and the less familiar maintenance people are with the tasks they are expected to perform," Lawrence said. Marine aviation leaders have repeatedly voiced concern over the effects that inadequate budgets could have on training, maintenance and safety, particularly if they face additional spending cuts. The Osprey, which suffered fatal mishaps in October and again in May, has had its own readiness problems. The Marine Corps made strides to improve standards for the MV-22B Osprey two years after a Defense Department Inspector General report found unsettling evidence the service was deploying squadrons that were not mission-ready. More specifically, it found that the maintenance and ready status of MV-22s at six squadrons was incorrectly or incompletely reported the majority of the time. The investigators found that crews with the squadrons surveyed were marking the tiltrotor aircraft as ready to deploy even if they weren't, due to inadequate training of maintenance personnel and lack of oversight from commanders. As a result, senior Defense Department or Marine Corps officials "could have deployed MV-22 squadrons that were not prepared for missions," the report concluded. The report found at least one instance in which an aircraft in California was repeatedly flown despite being restricted from flight operations. Despite reporting problems and the high number of deaths, Marine leaders insist their aircraft are generally sound. In May, following the loss of eight Marines in two different accidents involving a UH-1Y Venom in Nepal and an Osprey in Hawaii, Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, the head of Marine aviation, assured reporters that the service's aircraft fleet was safe and mission ready. "We are not stopping [UH-1 Yankee] flights. We are not stopping MV-22 flights," Davis said in May, adding that mishaps were isolated incidents and that investigators, "found nothing that would give me pause on the safety of these aircraft." Still, deployment-to-dwell ratio for Marine aviators and aircraft, and budgets, remain a concern. Weeks after the incidents in Nepal and Hawaii, Davis along with the Navy's director of air warfare and other senior aviation leaders, pleaded with members of Congress to protect their budgets. Davis said then that he ensures that every deploying aviation squadron has the aircraft and personnel it needs, but that comes at the cost of training, and hurts other aircraft maintenance and modernization projects. http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2015/09/06/marine-aviation-deaths-hit-5-year- high/71665398/ Back to Top Turbulence Injures Dozens on Qatar Airways Flight Passengers and crew aboard a Qatar Airways flight to the Philippines Saturday experienced an unexpected bout of turbulence close to landing, injuring around 40, Doha News reported. Citing a sequence of events told to news site Interaksyon by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, Doha News said flight QR932 flight left Qatar at 1:40 a.m. and was close to arrival at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila around 3 p.m. local time when it "experienced downdraft (that) affected passengers who were not wearing a seatbelt." Twenty minutes after the jolt of turbulence, as per information given to Inquirer.net by the Manila International Airport Authority, the Boeing 777's pilot asked the Manila tower for a priority landing due to injured passengers. The Airport Authority also said three children and two flight attendants were among the hurt, most sustaining abrasions. But one passenger disagrees with the timeline presented by Philippines authorities. Doha News presented comments made by flier with the handle @lovesjingjing on Twitter who claimed the turbulence occurred about an hour before the slated landing time. She tweeted that the pilot had just told everyone to get ready for descent; therefore many of her fellow passengers had taken off their seatbelts while getting organized. In line for the bathroom when the bumpy ride began, "I flew up and dropped down good," she said, adding it had been a smooth ride until that moment. She later received medical treatment for high blood pressure. In addition to conflicting stories as to when the turbulence occurred, there was also some confusion in media reports as to whether it was simply a hard landing or an experience with turbulence as the plane was touching down. A witness on the ground, waiting to fly from Manila to Qatar, told Doha News he saw individuals exiting the aircraft in wheelchairs and passengers met at the gate by first aid kit and oxygen tank-toting medics. Qatar Airways made a statement to Doha News acknowledging the incident and said, "Of those reporting injury, three were sent to the hospital for further evaluation. They were discharged last night after being provided the necessary medical assistance. The safety and well-being of all passengers and crew is our top priority. We remain in touch with affected passengers and crew, and are ready to provide any further assistance required." This incident comes less than a week after a dozen fliers were injured by severe turbulence on an EgyptAir flight. http://www.travelpulse.com/news/impacting-travel/turbulence-injures-dozens-on-qatar-airways- flight.html Back to Top California man charged with pointing laser into airplane cockpits Edward W. Reinhold, acting special agent in charge of the FBI's St. Louis division, announces in June 2014 those found aiming a laser pointer at an airplane will be arrested and informant will be awarded $10,000 as part of a nationwide awareness program. A 27-year-old California man was arrested after he pointed a laser light into the cockpit of a commercial airliner and police aircraft. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A 27-year-old California man was arrested after allegedly pointing a laser light into the cockpit of a commercial airliner and later into a police airplane that was searching for the offending light. A commercial pilot told authorities a "powerful green laser light" was shined into the cockpit, causing temporary blindness, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. The Lancaster Sheriff's Office sent up a fixed-wing airplane to search for the light only to have it shined on its pilots. "Almost immediately, the cockpit of the (Lancaster Sheriff's Office) airplane was illuminated several times with the powerful light, causing distraction and temporary visual impairment to the pilot," the Los Angeles Sheriff's Office said. Cory Lien was arrested on charges of discharging a laser at an aircraft and is being held on $25,000 bail. Investigators said they found a high-powered laser device at the scene. The Federal Aviation Administration considers laser lights dangerous to pilots and passengers. Those caught using a laser aimed at a plane can face up to five years in prison per incident and a $250,000 fine. In Los Angeles, deputies have arrested nearly two dozen people on laser-related offenses since 2010. In July, dozens of commercial pilots reported lasers in the New York area. Again in August, a dozen pilots in New Jersey reported the same. No one was ever caught. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2015/09/05/California-man-charged-with-pointing-laser-into-airplane- cockpits/1701441464799/ Back to Top Medical plane carrying seven disappears off coast of Senegal Aircraft vanished from radar over the Atlantic 69 miles west of country, meaning it overshot its destination of Dakar Ouagadougou airport in Burkina Faso, where the flight departed on Saturday. Photograph: Ahmed Ouoba/AFP/Getty Images An air and sea search is underway for a medical evacuation plane carrying seven people, including a French patient, which is thought to have crashed off the coast of Senegal. The twin-engine aircraft flying from Burkina Faso to Dakar disappeared from radars shortly after 7pm on Saturday over the Atlantic, 69 miles west of the Senegalese capital, said the country's civil aviation authority Anacim in a statement. Senegal's air force was searching the area on Sunday for wreckage of the plane that left Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, at 4.35pm the day before, according to airport sources in Burkina Faso. Senegal's state press service, APS, reported that search operations led by two air force planes and a navy ship had continued through Sunday afternoon. The plane, which had been due to arrive in Dakar at 6.20pm, belonged to the private Senegalair company, said Anacim. No reason has been given for why the plane seems to have overshot Dakar so far to the west, when it was last seen on radar. Senegal's Futurs Medias news group reported that the aircraft was suspected of having run out of fuel. Apart from the patient, the plane was carrying two Senegalese nurses and a doctor as well as a Congolese man and two Algerian crew members. Contacted by AFP, France's foreign affairs ministry declined to reveal the identity of the French patient who was being airlifted, nor the reason for the person's presence in Ouagadougou. Officials did say the French embassy in Dakar was in contact with the patient's family. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/06/medical-plane-carrying-seven-disappears-off-coast-of- senegal *************** Status: Preliminary Date: Saturday 5 September 2015 Time: 19:08 Type: Hawker Siddeley HS-125-700B Operator: Senegalair Registration: 6V-AIM C/n / msn: 257062 First flight: Crew: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 Passengers: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 Total: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 Airplane damage: Damaged beyond repair Location: unknown ( Senegal) Phase: En route (ENR) Nature: Ambulance Departure airport: Ouagadougou Airport (OUA/DFFD), Burkina Faso Destination airport: Dakar-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR/GOOY), Senegal Narrative: A HS-125 jet was reported missing during a flight from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to Dakar, Senegal. The aircraft operated on a medical transportation flight. It disappeared off radar at 19:08 hours local time, according to authorities. On September 6 the wreckage of the aircraft was reported to have been found in the Diourbel Region, Senegal but this was later denied by authorities. A search is still ongoing. On September 6, the Senegalese civil aviation agency, ANACIM, reported that it was investigating a possibility that the HS-125 crashed after being hit in flight by a Ceiba International Boeing 737-800 that was en route from Dakar to Cotonou, Benin as flight CEL71. The flights crossed paths at 18:12 hours UTC, 555 km from Dakar. Flightradar24 records show that flight CEL71, operated by Boeing 737-8FB, registration 3C-LLY, departed Dakar at 17:28 hours UTC (same as local time Dakar). It proceeded on a heading of 113° along Airway UA601. At 18:03 the aircraft passed Tambacounda and changed course to 108°, again following Airway UA601 at the cruising altitude of FL350. At the reported time of 18:12 the flight would have been between points DEMOL and GATIL. ANACIM did not elaborate on the one hour difference in time between the moment of possible contact with flight CEL71 (18:12 UTC) and the time it was report missing (19:08 UTC). It also did not elaborate on earlier reports that the HS-125 went missing 110 km to the west of Dakar, which is over the Atlantic Ocean. http://www.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20150905-0 Back to Top Back to Top Stay Current on Aviation Safety Follow Flight Safety Information on Twitter https://twitter.com/curtllewis01 Back To Top BOEING JET: FOLDING WINGS IN DESIGN PLANS FOR THE HUGE 777-9X JETLINER The Boeing Company has amazing plans in store for its next Boeing jet. Folding wings in design plans for the huge 777-9X jetliner puts the company on track to make the world's largest twin-engined Boeing plane by 2020. According to CNN, the Boeing jet is so big that it absolutely had to have folding wings. The carbon-fiber composite wings, what some compare to incredibly strong plastic material, have to fold on airport taxiways in order to shorten its 235 feet, five-inch wingspan. The Boeing jet folding wings are 212 feet, eight inches across when the folding mechanism is utilized. Those folding wings have to be baked before they can be installed on the airplane. "An easy way to understand it is, you're baking the material so it forms to the strength and characteristics that you want," Boeing spokesman Scott Lefeber said. The folding wings will not fold accidentally during flight because locking pins will prevent the wings from doing so, Boeing said. As dBTechno reports, the 777-9X jet will use 12 percent less fuel than its competitors because of the added lift given to the airplane thanks to those massive wings. Ultimately, the Boeing jet with folding wings will be 10 percent cheaper to operate overall. The Boeing 777-9X jet will compete with the Airbus A350. Boeing announced on Thursday it had the basic design of the Boeing jet. Folding wings and other capabilities had been determined, and Boeing expects to begin building the jetliners in 2017. The 777X jetliners have been in the making for two years already, but the firm plans are getting people more excited about the specifics. The Boeing jet folding wings design will have room for about 400 passengers and will give economy-class seat widths an abundance of 18 inches. The window seats will also be 15 percent larger than competitor window seats and placed at eye level for passengers. Airlines will have the ability to choose different options for different classes when they order the Boeing jet. The fuselage will be made of aluminum, but the engines' fuel nozzle tips will be made via 3D printing. The exciting concept of owning the world's biggest twin-engine airplane has won Boeing 306 firm orders and 14 commitments. Boeing Company stock rose 2 percent to $131.87 on the New York Stock Exchange. Technology has redesigned the Boeing jet. Folding wings and other new features will soon be in the skies, and only time will tell what could be seen flying in the clouds over the next few decades. http://www.inquisitr.com/2397280/boeing-jet-folding-wings-in-design-plans-for-the-huge-777-9x-jetliner/ Back to Top Airbus records 708 orders to end of Aug-2015, logs 250 aircraft deal with IndiGo Airbus reported (Sep-2015) gross orders of 754 aircraft to the end of Aug-2015, with the year-to-date net orders totalling 708 when cancellations are taken into account. Deliveries to the end of Aug-2015 were 397: Orders: A320: 625; A330: 81; A350: Two; A380: 0; Total: 708. Deliveries: A320: 315; A330: 61; A350: four; A380: 17; Total: 397. http://centreforaviation.com/news/airbus-records-708-orders-to-end-of-aug-2015-logs-250-aircraft-deal- with-indigo-479944 Back to Top Big 3 U.S. airlines demand truly Open Skies Qatar Airlines reportedly has received $8.4 billion in government loans Photo: Kamran Jebreili, Associated Press Photo: Kamran Jebreili, Associated Press Qatar Airlines reportedly has received $8.4 billion in government loans At first glance, most U.S. travelers might not be terribly disturbed to learn that the governments of United Arab Emirates and Qatar are heavily subsidizing their countries' airlines. If it means the opening of new routes, low prices and world-class amenities during a layover in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Doha airports ... well, what's not to like? Actually, there are plenty of reasons to be concerned about these two relatively small Persian Gulf nations using government resources to become a dominant force in international air travel. For starters, the magnitude of these subsidies violates a key principle of the more than 100 Open Skies agreements among nations: namely, that governments would not interfere with the commercial decisions of airlines on everything from routes to pricing. Since 1992, these agreements have prevented nations from exhibiting the type of protectionist behavior that limits competition and choice. But the governments of Qatar and UAE have been anything but neutral about the state of the global market. Their financial support for their carriers has been so robust - an estimated $42 billion in the past decade - that American, Delta and United airlines have called on the Obama administration to intervene. The Big Three airlines, along with their unions, have accused the Persian Gulf carriers of opening routes and offering prices that would not be possible without the government subsidies. In addition to direct subsidies, the state-owned airlines pay neither corporate income nor fuel taxes. Government assistance has helped Dubai's airport become the world's busiest international travel hub. "If we want Open Skies, we can't have market-distorting behaviors," Mark Anderson of United Airlines said during a recent meeting with our editorial board. The airlines, which historically have pushed for market liberalization, are taking the unusual step of asking the Obama administration to meet with Qatar and UAE to resolve the dispute. Their concern is that continued state support of the Persian Gulf airlines will take a hard toll on U.S. carriers. Their unions have joined the fight over a concern about jobs: United employs more than 10,000 workers in the Bay Area alone. It seems that a frank conversation - leading to a retreat from the staggering level of subsidies from Qatar and the UAE - would be in order. The Big Three also have asked for a freeze on new U.S. routes by the Qatar and UAE until the complaint is resolved. The latter step seems premature - and could risk a retaliatory move that would hurt U.S. carriers and consumers. After all, the Big Three's push for U.S. government intervention in this dispute is not shared by all carriers: Cargo haulers FedEx and Atlas recently joined passenger airlines JetBlue and Hawaiian in making plain they want no part of any such confrontation. "Global competition is a fact of life," JetBlue President and CEO Robin Hayes said in a statement issued this month. Also, government support for airlines is not unusual, even if nowhere close to the degree of the Qatar and UAE carriers. China, Thailand, Malaysia and Japan are among the many examples. To insist on zero subsidies would effectively unravel many Open Skies agreements. It also might raise the uncomfortable reminder to the Big Three that they were granted antitrust immunity that allowed them to enter joint ventures with rivals that allowed them to serve new routes in Europe and Asia. Still, the enormity of the subsidies for Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways goes well beyond anyone's definition of fair competition in a free market. The Obama administration needs to challenge these predatory practices. http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Big-3-U-S-airlines-demand-truly-Open-Skies- 6488739.php Back to Top iCRM - HF Training Back to Top JET BLAST Back to Top AVIATION SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SEMINAR Aviation SMS: Application and Implementation This three-day Embry-Riddle course provides participants with an expanded background in intermediate and advanced Safety Management Systems (SMS) concepts, and supports both implementation and continuous improvement of an active SMS within their organization. Through a focus on practical strategies for maturing safety management practices, attendees will come to develop tools to implement the theory and principles of SMS as well as an understanding of current FAA guidance and requirements for operators and organizations. Participants will receive a copy of Implementing Safety Management Systems in Aviation, authored in part by Dr. A. Stolzer, Department Chair at ERAU. Key Topics: * SMS Structure and Components * Safety Policy and Objectives * Safety Risk Management â€" Moving to Proactive and Predictive Methods * SMS Common Issues and Road-Blocks * Safety Assurance, Promotion, and Culture * Human Factors in SMS * Safety Performance Indicators and Targets * Safety Performance Monitoring and Operational Data * SMS Implementation Guidance NOVEMBER 17-19, 2015 REGISTER TODAY Embry-Riddle Increases Its Commitment to Continuing Education " Embry-Riddle is a premier university for aviation training and education; join us for your professional development needs. " Aviation SMS: Application and Implementation Course Dates: November 17-19, 2015 Course Location: Daytona Beach Campus, FL Course Fee: Early Bird Fee: $1,300 (Prior to Sept. 16, 2015) Standard Fee: $1,400 (includes all learning materials, textbook and copies of presentations) ERAU Point of Contact: Director: Sarah Ochs Email: case@erau.edu Phone: (386) 226-6928 www.erau.edu/sms Back to Top Upcoming Events: Fundamentals of IS-BAO September 15, 2015 St. Louis, Missouri USA https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=1660854 IS-BAO Auditing September 16, 2015 St. Louis, Missouri USA https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=1660878 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 AViCON - Aviation Insurance Conference September 10th and 11th, 2015 Stevensville, MD 21666 http://www.rtiforensics.com/news-events/avicon Southern California Aviation Association "Safety Standdown" September 14, 2015 Carlsbad, CA http://tinyurl.com/pg2yh4g Regulatory Affairs Training Course September 15 & 16 Fort Worth, TX http://jdasolutions.aero/services/regulatory-affairs.php Suspected Unapproved Parts (SUPS) Training Course September 15 & 16 Fort Worth, TX http://jdasolutions.aero/ Safeskies 2015 Aviation Safety Conference 22 to 24 September 2015 Realm Hotel, Canberra www.SafeskiesAustralia.org BARS Auditor Training October 6-8, 2015 Dubai, United Arab Emirates http://flightsafety.org/bars/auditor-training OSHA & Aviation Ground Safety Training Course (ERAU) Oct. 19-23, 2015 Daytona Beach, FL www.erau.edu/cmas Aviation Safety Program Management Training Course (ERAU) Oct. 26-30, 2015 Daytona Beach, FL www.erau.edu/cmas Aircraft Accident Investigation Training Course (ERAU) Nov. 2-6, 2015 Daytona Beach, FL www.erau.edu/cmas Aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) Seminar (ERAU) Nov. 17-19, 2015 Daytona Beach, FL www.erau.edu/sms Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Seminar (ERAU) Dec. 8-10, 2015 Daytona Beach, FL www.erau.edu/uas New HFACS workshop Las Vegas December 15 & 16 www.hfacs.com 'DTI QA & SMS Workshops are Back in Town!' (Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Melbourne FL, and YOUR town just contact us) www.dtitraining.com Back to Top JOBS AVAILABLE: Staff Engineer ALPA https://jobs-alpa.icims.com/jobs/1193/staff-engineer/job Curt Lewis