Flight Safety Information October 12, 2015 - No. 202 In This Issue Flying a drone near a bushfire risks $9,000 fine, aviation safety body warns (Australia) Cleveland airport responds to FAA over safety issues Engine fire stops Allegiant flight takeoff from McCarran Southwest warns Monday travelers to plan ahead after delays Singapore Airlines plane COLLAPSES at Changi Airport Five Killed in Helicopter Crash at NATO Base in Afghanistan Cathay plane's near miss with 'intruder' aircraft in mainland China airspace EUROPEAN AVIATION AGENCY WARNS OF AIRCRAFT HACKING Tampa man arrested for targeting aircraft with laser Yikes! In Costa Rica, jet appears to just miss motorists 62 Jet Airways, Air India pilots resigned to join IndiGo in over 1 yr. AAR Signs MOU to Take Part in FAA Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) PROS 2015 TRAINING Lockheed F-35s finish at-sea test flights as US Navy warms to new jet United dangles 100-seat jet order to spur pilot accord The pilots who risk their lives flying tiny planes over the Atlantic AVIC preparing to consolidate aircraft engine making units-executive EU launches aircraft maintenance probe Finnair becomes 1st airline in Europe, third in the world to fly Airbus' A350 Boeing (BA) Announces Acquisition of Peters Software GmbH Russian Aviaton:...As Transaero fails, Aeroflot closes in on a monopoly iSMS - Safety Management System Training Upcoming Events JOBS AVAILABLE (New Positions) Flying a drone near a bushfire risks $9,000 fine, aviation safety body warns (Australia) As bushfire season gets under way, with houses lost in Victoria and a man charged with arson in NSW, Casa aims to keep skies clear for firefighting A water bombing helicopter dumps water on a bushfire in Lancefield, Victoria, on Wednesday. Anyone who flies a drone near a bushfire could face a $9,000 fine, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (Casa) has warned. As part of its "Don't go there" campaign, the authority reminded people that unmanned aerial vehicles risked colliding with firefighting aircraft or firefighters on the ground. Aerial firefighting might also have to be suspended while a drone was located, meaning a fire could get out of control, Casa said. A New South Wales man is set to face court after allegedly lighting fires and resisting arrest in the state's Hunter region. On Saturday afternoon, firefighters were called to the Pacific Highway at Belmont to put out fires in a stormwater drain and then other fires in nearby bushland. After observing a man nearby, the officers contacted police who found a 26-year-old man in nearby school grounds and, after a short foot chase, arrested him. Australia's east coast braces for more bushfires as temperatures soar The man has been charged with two counts of intentionally lighting a fire, resisting arrest and trespassing. He was refused bail and was due to appear in Newcastle local court on Sunday. States have already begun preparing for the bushfire season, with controlled burns and vegetation clearing around power lines in Western Australia. The Department of Parks and Wildlife burned about 147,000ha last season, which means 35% of department-managed land in the south west region has a fuel age of less than six years. The environment minister, Albert Jacob, said a further 50,000ha had already been burned this financial year. Western Power has also cleared vegetation from power lines and is improving networks. The emergency services minister, Joe Francis, said the campaign was a reminder for residents to prepare their properties for summer. "Bushfires can happen anywhere, anytime, and it's essential everyone at risk has a survival plan and do all they can to protect themselves, their families and their property," he said. Last season, firefighters attended more than 3900 bushfires across WA. Fifth house destroyed by Lancefield bushfire in central Victoria Read more Francis has also opened the $1m volunteer hardship assistance scheme, helping emergency service volunteers through misfortunes such as illness and injury. Last week bushfires raged in several Australian jurisdictions. At least five houses were lost to a fire in central Victoria which burnt more than 300,000 hectares. On Friday the federal environment minister ordered an investigation into a fire at Kadadu national park, sparked by a controlled burn on a uranium mine site. http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/oct/11/flying-a-drone-near-a-bushfire-risks-9000-fine-aviation-safety-body- warns Back to Top Cleveland airport responds to FAA over safety issues CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is taking issue with Federal Aviation Administration claims that it failed to meet safety requirements during winter weather. The federal agency has proposed civil penalties totaling $735,000 against the city of Cleveland. The FAA alleges airport managers failed to keep the airport's runways and taxiways clear of snow and ice on multiple occasions during a 15-month period that ended in March. In a letter to the FAA on Friday, airport managers contended that the violations didn't occur or that the facts and circumstances don't warrant the amount of the proposed penalties. The city contends that at no point was the airport unsafe. Managers have said they plan to hire additional airfield employees to help clear snow and ice. The FAA recently had sent four letters with findings on airport snow removal problems it says caused unsafe conditions and forced planes to divert to other airports. "The alleged violations are technical in nature and did not create an unsafe environment," attorney Jonathan McGory wrote to the FAA for the city. "At no point during any of these events did the city do anything to make the airport unsafe for the airlines or the traveling public." City officials say they have a new plan that will make sure staffing levels are available to keep runways clear, including keeping snowplow operators four hours past scheduled shifts if snow is indicated. They also are working with an employment agency and recruiting from trade schools and other aviation sectors to staff its airfield maintenance team, the Northeast Ohio Media Group reported. The city says the airport has a strong track record on safety. http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Cleveland-airport-responds-to-FAA-over-safety-6563091.php Back to Top Engine fire stops Allegiant flight takeoff from McCarran A crew works on a Allegiant passenger jet at McCarran International Airport Sunday Oct. 11, 2015. The takeoff of an Allegiant jet was halted this afternoon after a small fire was noticed in the engine compartment, according to the Clark County Fire Department. The takeoff of an Allegiant Air plane from McCarran International Airport was halted this afternoon after a small fire was noticed in the engine compartment, according to the Clark County Fire Department. The incident, which occurred around 1:20 p.m., did not prompt any evacuations, the department said. http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/oct/11/engine-fire-stops-allegiant-flight-takeoff-from-mc/ Back to Top Southwest warns Monday travelers to plan ahead after delays Southwest Airlines said hundreds of flights have been delayed by technical issues and warned passengers flying Monday to arrive two hours early and print boarding passes before coming to the airport. The Dallas-based company said it was using back-up systems around the country to check-in travelers lacking printed or mobile boarding passes but technology problems that began Sunday morning were continuing. Southwest said about 450 of the 3,600 flights scheduled for the day had been delayed. Representatives for Southwest did not say what caused the problem or how long it would take to resolve. Spokesman Brad Hawkins said there was "absolutely no indication now" that the problems were the result of hacking. At Los Angeles International Airport earlier in the day, several dozen people crowded the Southwest terminal waiting to be issued hand-written tickets. E.J. Schultz, a reporter for Ad Age who was taking a Southwest flight from Chicago's Midway International Airport, said the airline was telling people at the gate that travelers with paper boarding passes were fine. But those who had downloaded their tickets onto their mobile phones were told they had to stand in line, he said. Schultz said he didn't understand why Southwest didn't announce that people should print out their boarding passes at home before getting to the airport. "If everyone had done that, it would've saved so much time," he said. Schultz said there was a line of about 50 people at the Southwest gate. His flight took off roughly 15 minutes after its scheduled departure time of 4:30. The long lines at check-in may mean some passengers didn't make their flights. Emily Mitnick, who was flying to Detroit from Denver International Airport, said she missed her 10 a.m. flight, even though she parked her car around 8 a.m. She estimated that about 1,000 people were in line at the check-in for a boarding pass. When she went downstairs to the curb-side check-in, she said there were about a couple hundred people in line there as well. By the time she got in line to go through security, it was around 10:15 a.m. "The clock was ticking and the flight took off," said Mitnick, who was trying to get to Detroit through a different flight to Chicago. In a statement, Southwest said it was still having "intermittent" technical issues on its website, mobile app and in its phone centers and airports check-in systems. It said that while it is working on the issues, workers at airports are helping customers with their itineraries. Last month, American Airlines experienced computer problems that prevented passengers from checking in and briefly halted flights on select routes. Airline officials said at the time that they fixed the problem after less than two hours, and that there was no indication that its system had been hacked. In July, hundreds of United Airlines flights were delayed after the airline experienced computer problems for the second time in just over a month. A United representative said at the time that the glitch was caused by an internal technology issue, and not an outside threat or hacker. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-southwest-airlines-delay-20151011-story.html Back to Top Singapore Airlines plane COLLAPSES at Changi Airport just HOURS before it was due to fly to Hong Kong * There were no crew or passengers on board the Airbus A330-300 * An engineer was in the plane but he was not hurt, SIA said * The plane had been undergoing a routine check when it collapsed * The aircraft's nose gear retracted, causing the plane to pitch forward A Singapore Airlines plane scheduled to depart for Hong Kong has collapsed at Singapore's Changi Airport. There were no crew or passengers in the Airbus A330-300 when it collapsed on Sunday morning, broadcaster Channel NewsAsia reported. An engineer had been in the aircraft, but Singapore Airlines said he was not hurt. The Singapore Airlines plane had been undergoing a routine check when its nose gear retracted, causing the aircraft to pitch forward There were no crew or passengers on board the plane, which had been scheduled to depart for Hong Kong, when it collapsed 'We do not have details of damage to the aircraft at this point. An assessment will be carried out after it is removed from the gate,' Singapore Airlines said. The carrier said the plane had been undergoing a routine landing gear system check when its nose gear retracted and caused the aircraft to pitch forward. The plane - which arrived at Changi Airport in the early hours of the morning from Shanghai - had been scheduled to depart for Hong Kong at 7.35am. Another aircraft was used for the Hong Kong flight and left about 40 minutes after its scheduled departure time. The Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 had landed at Changi Airport from Shanghai on Sunday morning and was due to depart for Hong Kong when it collapsed An engineer had been on the Singapore Airlines plane when it collapsed on Sunday morning but he was not hurt The collapsed plane has been in service for more than six years. Its maiden flight was in April 2009. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3268302/Singapore-Airlines-plane-collapses-Changi-Airport-just-leave-Hong- Kong.html#ixzz3oLOUyCto **************** Date: 11-OCT-2015 Time: ca 08:00 Type: Airbus A330-343 Owner/operator: Singapore Airlines Registration: 9V-STG C/n / msn: 1012 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: Unknown Location: Singapore-Changi International Airport (SIN/WSSS) - Singapore Phase: Standing Nature: - Departure airport: - Destination airport: - Narrative: The nose gear of the aircraft retracted while the aircraft was at Gate A17 at Singapore-Changi International Airport undergoing a landing gear system check. At the time of the incident, there were no passengers or crew on board, but an engineer was on the aircraft. http://www.aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=180299 Back to Top Five Killed in Helicopter Crash at NATO Base in Afghanistan A helicopter crash at a NATO base in Afghanistan's capital Sunday killed five coalition service members and injured five others. NATO did not release the nationalities of the dead and injured. However, the British Defense Ministry identified two of those killed in the incident as Royal Air Force personnel. The helicopter crashed while landing in Kabul at the headquarters of the NATO Resolute Support Mission, which is training Afghan security forces. The British defense ministry statement said it could confirm that the crash "was an accident and not the result of insurgent activity." http://www.voanews.com/content/helicopter-crash-at-nato-base-afghanistan/3002101.html ************** Date: 11-OCT-2015 Time: Type: Westland Puma HC.2 (SA 330E) Owner/operator: Royal Air Force (RAF) Registration: C/n / msn: Fatalities: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Kabul - Afghanistan Phase: Landing Nature: Military Departure airport: Destination airport: Narrative: While landing at the NATO's Resolute Support mission HQ in Kabul, the helicopter crashed. http://www.aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=180312 Back to Top Cathay plane's near miss with 'intruder' aircraft in mainland China airspace Automatic collision avoidance warning was not triggered in 2013 incident, the airline reported A Cathay Pacific aircraft narrowly avoided a collision with a military aircraft in mainland airspace in 2013, it has emerged. Pilots had sight of the "intruder" aircraft, understood to be a drone, but the automatic aircraft collision avoidance warning was not triggered, the airline disclosed. The airline later reported the incident to Hong Kong's aviation regulator, which concluded it was an "isolated" case. For the Hong Kong-based carrier operating in increasingly crowded mainland skies, the "near miss" was a close call. It was one of eight "high-risk" incidents disclosed by the airline that occurred in 2013. One involved the collapse of an air bridge at Hong Kong International Airport. A Cathay spokeswoman said: "There was a sighting of a small intruder aircraft - size similar to a glider - and there was no TCAS [traffic collision avoidance system] contact." The incident was mentioned only in the airline's annual sustainability report for 2013. Cathay Pacific maintains a target of zero accidents and zero "high-risk" incidents. The airline's latest safety report for 2014 showed just one high-risk incident involving a lithium battery fire in a mail bag in a Singapore warehouse. The Hong Kong aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Department (CAD), launched its mandatory occurrence reporting (MOR) scheme in a bid to secure free and uninhibited reporting of aviation incidents in confidence on the principle that the reported information would be processed and used only to improve flight safety where applicable. A spokeswoman for the department said: "Due to the need to maintain confidentiality and without the consent of the originator, we are not in a position to disclose the details of any reportable occurrence for other purposes. "However, we can confirm that the event ... had been reported to CAD under the MOR scheme. The airline concerned had completed their investigation with relevant parties according to the requirements of CAD. CAD agreed that the occurrence was an isolated case." http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1866147/cathay-planes-near-miss-intruder-aircraft Back to Top EUROPEAN AVIATION AGENCY WARNS OF AIRCRAFT HACKING The director of one of Europe's top aviation agencies warned on Thursday that hackers could infiltrate critical systems in an airplane on the ground. Patrick Ky director of the European Aviation Safety Agency, said a consultant hired by the agency-one who is a commercial pilot as well-exploited vulnerabilities in the ACARS (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) used to transmit text messages between planes and ground stations. Ky said at a press conference that it took the expert five minutes to crack ACARS and a couple of days to access the aircraft control system on the ground. "For security reasons, I will not tell you how he did it, but I let you judge if the risk is high or low," Ky was quoted in an article published by France's Les Echos. Some of these issues were exposed by security researcher Huge Teso during a 2013 presentation at Hack in the Box. Teso targeted ACARS specifically and disclosed a number of on-board system vulnerabilities. Teso said he found relatively little security protecting communication between the aircraft the ground. "The system's weak point is that it doesn't verify communication packages on the way from the ground to the plane," said Andrey Nikishin, head of future technologies projects development at Kaspersky Lab. "Because of that, it is possible to spoof the system by inserting a new package along the way." Nikishin said that an attacker could send the pilots false messages that could affect their decision making in the air. "Theoretically, a malicious user can influence a pilot's decision to change the route, if, through the spoofing flow, he sends the plane a fake message about an upcoming storm," Nikishin said. "The same malicious scheme could be applied to spoof GPS, making the system believe that it is located in a different place from where it actually is." The Les Echos article cites research done by the International Civil Aviation Organization that determined because aircraft navigation and other control systems are supposed to be air gapped from non-critical systems such as entertainment, that the risk of hacking critical systems was low. "ACARS uses a proprietary encoding/decoding scheme that has been in use since 1978 - when aircraft equipment was not designed with cybersecurity in mind, Nikishin said. "This makes it outdated, and we believe that aircraft manufacturers should have already started to develop a new system, with a new approach." Ky's revelation comes a day ahead of the introduction of a new European air traffic control system called Sesar. "Tomorrow, with the introduction of Sesar and the possibility for the air traffic control to directly ive instructions to the aircraft control system, this risk will be multiplied," Ky said. "We need to start by putting in place a structure for alerting airlines to cyber attacks." This isn't the first time the security of aircrafts has been questioned this year. In May, researcher Chris Roberts was pulled off a United Airlines flight after tweeting about hacking the flight he was on. Roberts was detained and questioned by the FBI, which reported that Roberts said he had burrowed through the aircraft's onboard entertainment center to reach critical systems and issue commands for the plane to climb or bank. Roberts' claims were questioned by aircraft manufacturers; Boeing, for example, told CNN its entertainment and navigation systems were not connected and that Roberts' claims were impossible. https://threatpost.com/european-aviation-agency-warns-of-aircraft-hacking/114987/#sthash.7GCJH1Do.dpuf Back to Top Tampa man arrested for targeting aircraft with laser TAMPA, FLA. -- While conducting routine flight operations at approximately 3:40 a.m. this morning the police helicopter was targeted by a blue laser being directed from a location on the ground. The air crew was able to direct patrol units to the location where the laser shot originated and officers came into contact with a subject in the backyard of a residence on the 10700 block of N. Central Av. who was in possession of a blue laser. The subject, 40-year-old Mark A. White was arrested for the felony criminal offense of Targeting an Aircraft with a Laser. The FBI has been notified and is on scene now conducting a concurrent investigation for consideration of additional federal criminal charges. http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/2015/10/11/tampa-man-arrested-targeting-aircraft-laser/73770936/ Back to Top Yikes! In Costa Rica, jet appears to just miss motorists Technically Incorrect: A YouTube video suggests an Iberia plane landing came too close to live beings as it diverted to a different runway and appeared to clip a fence. Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives. Is this just an optical illusion? When you're on the plane, you might not feel a thing. Or you might. What did the passengers on Iberia Airlines flight 6313 experience on Sunday? I only ask because footage of the plane, which flew from Madrid to Juan Santamaria Airport in Costa Rica, suggests it came very close to some cars on a road and may have actually clipped a perimeter fence. Johnny Vega, who posted the video to YouTube, said that it reminded him of landing in Saint Maarten, long known for exciting and disturbing people on the beach adjacent to the runways. Neither Iberia Airlines nor Costa Rica's Civil Aviation Authority were immediately available for comment. However, the Tico Times reported that the Airbus 340 came in so close to earth that some eyewitnesses claimed they could actually see the rivets in the undercarriage of the plane. Rolando Richmond, head of the Costa Rica Civil Aviation Authority's Aerial Navigation Office, told the Tico Time there was nothing out of the ordinary about the landing. "There's no stated altitude that pilots need to cross that part of the security fence," he told the paper. "It doesn't exist, because the only condition pilots have at that time is to make sure they are able to land where the airport's threshold is and to activate their tires in time." More Technically Incorrect Richmond did reveal that the plane had intended to land on another runway, but then went to one that doesn't have electronic assistance for pilots in telling them when to lower their landing gear. This was, he said, the pilot's judgment call. He did add, however: "We consider all of the landing zones to be high-risk at the airport. That's why we tell people to avoid it as an attraction where they stop and watch planes." In a recent Weather.com list of the world's scariest airports, Jose Santamaria doesn't appear in the top 20. (Saint-Maarten is No.1.) But perhaps some on seeing this video will wonder whether this Costa Rican airport has come to merit an inclusion. http://www.cnet.com/news/scarily-close-call-as-jet-appears-to-just-miss-motorists/ Back to Top 62 Jet Airways, Air India pilots resigned to join IndiGo in over 1 yr About 32 Air India pilots resigned to join IndiGo in over one year. As many as 62 pilots of Jet Airways and Air India have flown out of the two airlines in over one year to join other carriers, with a majority of them boarding the Rahul Bhatia-promoted IndiGo. While private carrier Jet Airways has lost 30 pilots in 15 months to budget carrier IndiGo, state-owned Air India has seen the migration of 32 pilots in the past one year, industry sources said. "Some 30 pilots including ATR commanders and Boeing 737 first officers have left Jet Airways in the past 15 months to take up employment with IndiGo for better pay packages and work environment," sources told PTI. Most of these pilots have already joined IndiGo after serving the mandatory 6-month notice period, they said, adding that the rest are expected to board the airline in the next one to two months. When contacted, a Jet Airways spokesperson termed the pilots' resignation as a part of normal attrition faced by organisations. "This is part of the normal attrition faced by organisations across industries. In all cases of resignations, the relevant provisions of notice period are applicable," the spokesperson said. Jet Airways employs sufficient number of type-rated crew to ensure optimal use of its fleet, he added. A type rating is a regulating agency's certification of a pilot to fly a certain aircraft type that requires additional training beyond the scope of the initial license and class training. Sources said "flexible" service contracts offered by IndiGo are one of the reasons, apart from the higher pay packets, for pilots quitting Jet Airways. IndiGo offers seven different types of job contracts to its employees, providing greater flexibility, as against a single conventional contract by most domestic airliners, sources said. Confirming the resignation of 32 of its pilots in the last one year, a senior Air India official said this has not affected the airline's operations in any manner. "Of course, 32 pilots have quit the airline in the last one year to join other carriers, including IndiGo and some Gulf airlines, but this has not impacted Air India operations. Requirement-based hiring of pilots is an on-going process," the official said. Significantly, several domestic airlines in the past have voiced their concern on the poaching of skilled workforce, particularly of pilots, engineers and cabin crew by the competitors. Acknowledging that the industry was facing the problem of poaching, minister of state for civil aviation Mahesh Sharma had in March this year indicated putting in place some mechanism to check it. The poaching of staff "results in crippling shortage of trained manpower for airlines...We can ask the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) to frame guidelines to address this matter," Sharma said. http://www.hindustantimes.com/business/62-jet-airways-air-india-pilots-resigned-to-join-indigo-in-over-1-yr/story- UCMdIStcrBaMSekv9E6QpO.html Back to Top AAR Signs MOU to Take Part in FAA Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) MIAMI, October 9, 2015 - AAR (NYSE: AIR), a recognized leader in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Federal Aviation Administration of South Florida FSDO-19 to take part in its Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). Under ASAP, maintenance technicians at the Company's aircraft repair facility in Miami are encouraged to voluntarily disclose potential safety issues that come to their attention. The goal is to enhance aviation safety through the prevention of accidents and incidents. AAR Aircraft Services - Miami is the only Part 145 Repair Station in the south region to sign up for this voluntary program. The Miami repair station is also one of only 14 MROs in the U.S. in the FAA Voluntary Safety Management System program. "AAR has a history and a culture of sharing information with the FAA, and ASAP is another way we're partnering with the agency to enhance safety," said Frank R. Valenzano, Vice President Quality and Safety, Aircraft Services - Miami. "Aircraft safety should never be compromised for any reason. ASAP creates an environment that encourages reporting, and we're happy to take part in it." Safety and performance are the cornerstones of AAR's 1MRO Network, comprised of five aircraft maintenance facilities in Indianapolis; Oklahoma City; Miami; Duluth, Minn.; and Lake Charles, La. Last year, AAR became the first maintenance provider to take part in the FAA's Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing Program (ASIAS). The program is designed to help MRO operators avoid serious and potentially costly safety issues and the FAA to identify high-risk areas. For more information on ASAP visit http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/asap/. About AAR AAR is a global aftermarket solutions company that employs more than 4,500 people in over 20 countries. Based in Wood Dale, Illinois, AAR supports commercial aviation and government customers through two operating segments: Aviation Services and Expeditionary Services. AAR's Aviation Services include inventory management; parts supply; OEM parts distribution; aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul; and component repair. AAR's Expeditionary Services include airlift operations; mobility systems; and command and control centers in support of military and humanitarian missions. More information can be found at www.aarcorp.com. http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/12124607/aar-signs-mou-to-take-part-in-faa-aviation-safety-action-program-asap Back to Top Back to Top Lockheed F-35s finish at-sea test flights as US Navy warms to new jet Two Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets wrapped up a second round of successful test flights off the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier on Friday, a key milestone toward operational use of the jets by the U.S. Navy in coming years. The flight tests took place about 100 miles off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, in crosswinds of about 40 knots, and included the first night flights at sea with a redesigned helmet made by Rockwell Collins Inc and Israel's Elbit Systems. The high-risk flights also tested the jets' ability to take off with less airspeed, with after-burners and with heavier loads of simulated weapons. During normal F-35C launches, a jet goes from zero to 150 miles per hour, traveling the 310-foot length of the catapult in about two seconds. The results will set the standards for fleetwide F-35C catapult launch settings for the service life of the aircraft, said Joe DellaVedova, spokesman for the $391 billion weapons program, the Pentagon's most expensive arms project. U.S. Navy Rear Admiral John Haley, commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic, said developmental testing of the F-35C, the carrier variant of the new stealthy fighter jet, had been "pretty doggone good" compared with earlier aircraft. "We're basically two years from being operational," Haley told reporters aboard the ship known as "Ike," which recently completed a nearly two-year period in dry dock maintenance. Navy officials said developmental testing of the F-35C is about 80 percent complete, with a third round of even more difficult at- sea testing planned next summer. The Navy will be the last of the U.S. services to start using the new jets, following the Marine Corps, which declared an initial squadron combat-ready in July, and the Air Force, which is slated to follow suit in August 2016. The Navy is expected to have a first combat-ready squadron in late 2018. Haley said the F-35 C-model would provide a "huge benefit" to U.S. military commanders in coming years, working in tandem with Boeing Co F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets and EA-18G electronic attack planes for years to come. He said the jets' ability to fuse data from a variety of radars and other sensors, and then share it with ships and other aircraft, would change the way the U.S. Navy fights wars. "The F-35 is going to bring ... sensors and an ability to guide the fight, whether it's an air-to-ground fight or an air-to-air fight. They're going to have an ability that's going to change how we think about getting to the target, delivering weapons and getting out of the target," Haley said. Navy Commander Tony Wilson, one of five test pilots involved in the tests on the Eisenhower, said he thought last year's first round of tests on the USS Nimitz, and the jets' participation in a recent integrated test with other aircraft, had helped reverse previous lukewarm support for the program. He said it was also a huge advantage that the new aircraft could easily be upgraded since it is software-based. "I think the Navy is going to be excited to see the tactical performance of the aircraft," he said. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/10/lockheed-fighter-idUSL1N12A00T20151010 Back to Top United dangles 100-seat jet order to spur pilot accord United Airlines Transportation Airlines United Continental Holdings Inc. (Bloomberg) - United Airlines plans to order a fleet of 100-seat jetliners from either Bombardier Inc. or Embraer SA if it can agree on terms for a two-year contract extension with pilots in expedited bargaining. Reaching a deal would assure labor peace with a crucial union for new Chief Executive Officer Oscar Munoz and bring back some flying now done by regional partners with cramped, less- efficient 50-seat planes. For Bombardier or Embraer, a sale to United would be a significant victory as they try to place their biggest narrow-body models at the largest U.S. carriers. "This time of senior leadership change is a unique opportunity for us," United Senior Vice President Douglas McKeen wrote in an Oct. 2 letter to union chief Jay Heppner, in a reference to Munoz's hiring last month after the ouster of predecessor Jeff Smisek. McKeen proposed capping the talks at 45 days. An airline spokeswoman, Megan McCarthy, confirmed the overture but declined to discuss the possible negotiating terms at the unit of United Continental Holdings Inc. Dave Kelly, a spokesman for United's chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association, said: "We cannot discuss offers or proposals." 'HUGE COUP' United, buoyed by an upbeat investor update on third- quarter profit, rose 6.4 percent to $55.61 at 1:29 p.m. in New York, while American depositary receipts for Brazil's Embraer also gained. Bombardier climbed 5.8 percent, the most among Canadian industrials, to C$1.65 on the prospect of ending a CSeries order drought dating to September 2014. "The big knock on the CSeries so far has been the lack of blue-chip clients," said Benoit Poirier, a Montreal-based analyst with Desjardins Securities Inc. "Getting United would be a huge coup for Bombardier. It would change the momentum." Even if United favors the CSeries - and McCarthy declined to discuss prospects for either planemaker -- a win for Bombardier would also rest on Heppner's ability to persuade pilots to accept accelerated talks that will leave some contract issues unresolved. 'SHINY JET' Buying new 100-seat planes for mainline flying would be a lure for pilots, because it would generate jobs and appeal to their interest in cutting-edge aircraft - an affinity jokingly referred to in the industry as "shiny jet syndrome." Bombardier and Embraer are both mentioned in a clause in United's current contract: Taking their largest new narrow-body airliners, the CSeries and E2, would allow United to also add more larger regional planes in 2016 to replace the 50-seaters. McKeen wrote that any contract extension "will also include a firm order" of new, small narrow-bodies. He didn't identify a manufacturer. Messages left for Bombardier and Embraer spokeswomen weren't returned. United has struggled to reach unified labor agreements since the 2010 merger between former United parent UAL Corp. and Continental Airlines. Flight attendants, for example, still work under contracts for the predecessor companies. Pilots have such an accord, so an extension would let Munoz's team focus on trying to reach breakthroughs with attendants and mechanics. REPAIRING RIFTS Ending the divisions is a priority for Munoz, who will meet with union leaders this month, Chief Revenue Officer James Compton said Friday at a business-journalism conference in New York. "We need to get those done," Compton said of the unresolved contracts. Offering pilots a pay raise and a sleek new aircraft isn't unusual, but the gambit doesn't guarantee success. In July, Delta Air Lines Inc. abandoned plans to add $4 billion of Boeing Co. and Embraer jets after pilots rejected an expedited contract proposal. In an Oct. 6 letter to United pilots, Heppner said a resolution exploring early negotiations failed by one vote in a September meeting of the union's master executive committee. Opening discussions for a new contract now aren't slated until May 2016 at the earliest, he said. Conventional bargaining without the 45-day timeline could take years, he wrote. If the two sides can't agree within 45 days, they could mutually agree to extend the talks, United's McKeen wrote. As framed by McKeen, the discussions would be limited to a short list of issues involving compensation, benefits and work rules. The provisions include expanding the carrier's ability to make more ultra long-range flights with its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20151009/NEWS10/151009810/united-dangles-100-seat-jet-order-to-spur-pilot-accord Back to Top The pilots who risk their lives flying tiny planes over the Atlantic A Piper Aerostar awaiting ferry to the U.S. Pilot Dave Henderson: "I must admit, it's a bit addictive really" Ferry flying is a lucrative but high-risk industry. Elite pilots deliver small planes across oceans and continents - distances these aircraft were not designed to fly. Flying alone across the Atlantic Ocean in a tiny, single-engine plane at low altitudes, sometimes in extreme weather conditions, is not for the faint-hearted. Things can and do go wrong. The ferry flying industry is a close-knit band of aviators, some of whom have carried out hundreds and even thousands of flights, delivering newly sold or repaired small planes to remote destinations. My father was a ferry pilot. As a child my life was dominated by aviation - school holidays were for planes and flying. My earliest memories are of lining up my stuffed toys and dolls in the cockpit of a small Cessna aircraft. As my father built up his flying hours, there would be afternoon trips to France - my tiny bicycle stowed away in the back. A cycle ride along the beaches of Le Touquet would be my reward for enduring the occasional bumpy flight without complaint. Later, as a teenager, I loved listening to stories of his flying adventures. Yet I was aware those gripping tales of flights over war- torn countries or in icy conditions across the Atlantic Ocean were censored to protect me from worrying about his safety. In 1999 my father was killed when the aircraft he was delivering crashed over the mountains in Canada. After he died I had little to do with light aircraft or aviation. The airfields where I had spent so many childhood summers became a faded memory, associated with loss. However, as the years passed I found myself increasingly wondering about his life as a ferry pilot and what drove his passion for it. I wanted to discover more about this largely hidden part of aviation. All over the UK, planes are being repaired and sold. Fixing and restoring a plane can take months, even years. Then it needs ferrying to their new owners - wherever in the world they may be. "Whatever plane you're in you have to find a way of making it fly that distance, which many small planes ordinarily would not," says pilot Julian Storey, 43. These are aircraft that might typically fly 200-400 miles at a time (320-645km). But the shortest stretch of water you cross on an Atlantic crossing is 700 miles. Because most small light aircraft are unpressurised, it's not advisable to fly above 10,000ft. This makes them more susceptible to extreme weather conditions as they have less leeway able to cruise above stormy clouds and ice caps. Airliners, by contrast, can fly at higher altitudes of about 36-40,000ft. In a massive hangar full of planes and helicopters at Biggin Hill airport, Kent, Storey shows me a Britten-Norman Islander light aircraft that's being restored. It's being "slowly transformed from something that looked like it really shouldn't fly again to something quite smart - it's like the Land Rover of the sky", Storey says. He hopes to deliver it to its new owners once the restoration is complete and the plane is sold. About 18 months ago he took two of the same model from Scotland to Cape Cod, Massachusetts. "This is real flying," says. "If I'm in the mood for adventure it will be absolutely right." You are very much using your judgement, skill, experience to pitch yourself against nature and hopefully survive Before take-off, the Islander will have to be equipped with ferry tanks containing barrels of fuel needed for the journey. It's a slow aircraft that doesn't have the sort of high-tech equipment to deal with icing and the weather you might expect in larger or more up-to-date aircraft. "So you are very much using your judgement, skill, experience to pitch yourself against nature and hopefully survive," Storey says. This is what I always worried about, especially when my father was flying over the sea. I knew he carried specialist survival equipment - a precaution all ferry pilots take to prepare for the possibility of ditching in the ocean. "The main thing that is going to kill you in the ocean is hypothermia," says pilot Dave Henderson, 60, who has made almost 100 trans-Atlantic crossings in light aircraft. "If you do end up in the water, the important thing is to get into your life raft but also I have a thick neoprene survival suit, which completely encloses the body and you've probably got a few hours survival in that." He knows of other ferry pilots who have landed in the sea and survived, but admits it's not something he cares to dwell on. At an airshow in Sywell , Northamptonshire, I find him carrying out safety checks in the cockpit of a twin-engine Piper Aerostar aeroplane. It belongs to a client who wants the six-seater taken to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This delivery will cost the owner about $20,000 (£13,000). Henderson has packed the survival gear in the Piper Aerostar, all the safety checks are complete and the aircraft is ready for pilot Joe Drury to fly it to Florida, a trip likely to take about four days. The plan is to fly to Wick Airport, Caithness, fuel up, and then fly to Reykjavik in Iceland. After spending the night in Iceland, the next leg of the journey is to Greenland - either to Narsarsuaq in the south or further north to Kulusuk, depending on the weather - then on to Bangor, Maine, and down the US east coast. Reykjavik and Narsarsuaq are places I remember hearing about from my father as he prepared for his trips. Narsarsuaq is also known as one of the world's most dangerous airports - landing requires approach to the runway through a fjord, surrounded by mountains and glaciers. Narsarsuaq airport in Greenland - one of the world's most difficult approaches The route is the North Atlantic air ferry route. It was discovered by pilots during World War Two to transport aircraft from North America to Europe to support combat operations. Ferrying a plane across the Atlantic is the ultimate test for both pilot and plane. But it is not only trans-Atlantic ferry flights which are challenging. Former army officer turned ferry pilot Robin Durie has experienced partial engine failure during a flight over the Sahara desert, been involved in two separate incidents in which his co-pilots fell unconscious at high altitude, and on another occasion was forced to dodge small arms fire during take-off in the Middle East. "Every trip does have an element of adventure about it," he says. "You need to be a pilot that can take on all aspects of flight. "I just love flying and I suppose the difference between ferry flying and a routine commercial airline job is that you physically do fly these aeroplanes, it is real stick and rudder stuff and that has huge appeal." Durie is married to Sarah and they have a baby son, Thomas. Fatherhood has influenced his decision to cut back on some of the more risky flights. All the ferry pilots I spoke to know of friends and colleagues who have died on the job. And all agree ferry flying is not a career for mavericks or displays of bravado. Staying safe has little to do with luck. "It's all about judgement - it's making the right decisions. Is the weather right? Is the headwind too strong? Do you have the fuel to outfly the headwind?" insists Storey. After meeting these pilots, I'm reminded about how my life was enriched by aviation and by my father's passion for flying. I'm glad he got the opportunity to do what he loved - being a ferry pilot. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34484972 Back to Top AVIC preparing to consolidate aircraft engine making units-executive BEIJING - Oct 12 Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is consolidating its aircraft engine manufacturing units, an executive at one of the units said, as part of a wider restructuring of the state-owned aerospace and defense company aimed at boosting competitiveness. Trading was halted at Sichuan Chengfa Aero-Science and Technology Co, AVIC Aero-Engine Controls Co and AVIC Aviation Engine Corp last week. An executive at Sichuan Chengfa said the companies were currently working on an "asset consolidation plan" and that trading could resume as early as this week if the plan is finalised. Industry executives say AVIC is likely to merge the three subsidiaries to create a single company that would be better placed to make globally competitive aircraft engines that could help China ease its reliance on engines from the likes of GE Electric and United Technologies' Pratt & Whitney. China's government is encouraging state-owned firms to merge in a bid to create innovative, globally competitive firms able to export Chinese know-how and high-end manufacturing to the world. So far this year, the state oversaw the merger of the two biggest nuclear power firms and top two train makers. AVIC is also reportedly preparing to merge another three subsidiaries: AVIC Aircraft Co, AVIC Capital and AVIC Electromechanical System. ($1 = 6.3241 Chinese yuan renminbi) http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/12/chengfa-tech-avic-aviationeng-idUSL3N12C29P20151012 Back to Top EU launches aircraft maintenance probe A mechanic of the British aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce works on a plane engine in the factory in Dahlewitz, Germany, 04 September 2013. Reports state that 20 years ago Rolls-Royce looked for a new location in Germany and is now located in Dahlewitz to the south of Berlin. European regulators are investigating whether airlines are being forced to enter anti-competitive contracts to keep their 24,000 aircraft flying, as equipment makers seek a slice of the $60bn a year maintenance and repair market. The European Commission has written to airlines and aircraft component manufacturers, asking for information about the provisions being written into service contracts - terms that could restrict choice when servicing everything from engines to wifi networks. FirstFT is our new essential daily email briefing of the best stories from across the web "They are looking at the third parties that manufacturers licence for maintenance and at the data and information they share with those third parties," said one airline, which recently received a detailed questionnaire from Brussels and preferred to remain anonymous. News of the inquiry comes as the airline industry shells out record sums for next-generation passenger and cargo aircraft, to help meet soaring global demand for air travel. Over the next 10 years, the global fleet is expected to grow from 23,927 in 2015 to more than 34,000. However, carriers have complained openly about increasingly restrictive service contracts and constraints on the choice of equipment that goes on an aircraft. Willie Walsh, chief executive of airline group IAG, this summer warned of possible legal action after expressing concern that limited competition might be keeping prices for aircraft, engines and maintenance services high. The European Commission refused to comment on the inquiry, which is at a very early stage and is not yet a formal investigation. However, commission spokesman Ricardo Cardoso acknowledged the industry's concerns. "The European Commission is closely monitoring competitive conditions as regards maintenance of engines and components for large commercial aircraft," he said. Its inquiry is focusing on two specific products, including the CFM56 engine, which is the only choice on the Boeing next generation 737 single aisle aircraft and is made by General Electric and Safran's CFM joint venture. CFM could not be reached for comment. Rolls-Royce, which provides the only engine for Airbus's new wide-body, the A350 XWB, has also been approached by the commission. "We can confirm we have received a questionnaire from the European Commission and are working on our response," it said. Honeywell, whose power units are widely used to keep the lights on when an aircraft is on the ground, confirmed it too had received a questionnaire. "Honeywell ... is working to respond. We will co-operate," the group said in a statement. The commission's preliminary inquiry is expected to take several months before a decision on whether to launch a formal investigation is made. Companies will have roughly a month to reply, and further questionnaires could still be sent out. The maintenance, repair and overhaul market is set for robust growth over the next decade thanks to the unprecedented number of new generation aircraft coming into service. Aerospace consultancies such as ICF International and Technavio estimate the market will grow from $60bn this year to more than $80bn by 2025. Maintaining and repairing an aircraft accounts for roughly 10-13 per cent of an airline's operating costs and the complex job of servicing the roughly 30,000 components on an aircraft is often outsourced to a third party. However, as aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing and Airbus demand that suppliers share more risk on the development of new aircraft programmes, original equipment makers are seeking to recoup some of that investment by expanding in the high-margin business of servicing their products. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9b7a7434-6e9b-11e5-aca9-d87542bf8673.html#axzz3oLl34tSa Back to Top Finnair becomes 1st airline in Europe, third in the world to fly Airbus' A350 Finnair's first Airbus A350 is flown from the Airbus Finnair became the first airline in Europe and the third in the world to begin flying Airbus' new-age A350 jet. The carrier made its first regular passenger flight on the jet Friday on a route between Helsinki and Amsterdam. Finnair's first A350 flight came just two days after the airline took delivery of the jet at a ceremony at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France. The A350 is the first of 19 ordered by the Finnish flag carrier. The jet initially will fly on intra-European routes before shifting to long-haul service on Nov. 21, when Finnair begins using the A350 for its service between Helsinki and Shanghai. The airline plans to launch A350 flights to the USA by the end of the year, using the aircraft on the New York JFK-Helsinki route. "Finnair has enjoyed a long and prosperous working relationship with Airbus and the A350 takes our cooperation to another level. This aircraft is the future of flying and will give our passengers a completely new and enhanced travel experience," Finnair CEO Pekka Vauramo says in a statement. The A350 is a mid-sized widebody geared to long-haul routes. Its passenger-friendly enhancements include larger windows, lower cabin humidity and more comfortable pressurization levels. Finnair is outfitting its initial A350s in a three-class configuration, seating 46 in business class, 43 in economy comfort and 208 in economy a total of 297 passengers. Finnair's A350s will add to the carrier's all-Airbus fleet. The other aircraft in Finnair's line-up include 15 A330 and A340 long-haul wide-body jets and 30 A320-family narrowbody aircraft. Wednesday's (Oct. 7) delivery made Finnair the first European airline to take the A350. Globally, Finnair is the third airline to take Airbus' most modern jet. Qatar Airways became the first in the world to fly it, taking delivery of its A350 in December of 2014 and putting it into scheduled passenger service a month later. Vietnam Airlines became the world's second airline to get an A350 in June. http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2015/10/10/finnair-becomes-1st-airline-in-europe-third-in-the-world-to-fly-airbus- a350/73688204/ Back to Top Boeing (BA) Announces Acquisition of Peters Software GmbH Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced it has acquired Peters Software GmbH ("Peters Software"), a market leading provider of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) based training content for early stage ("ab-initio") pilot training. Located in Cologne, Germany, Peters Software specializes in curriculum and materials for commercial and private pilots operating in rapidly growing markets aligned with EASA. "The high-quality software that Peters Software develops enhances Boeing's customized pilot training content to meet specific needs of our customers," said Stan Deal, senior vice president, Commercial Aviation Services, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "This acquisition allows Boeing Flight Services to offer training materials consistent with the standards set by the European Aviation Safety Agency, one of the world's leading aviation regulatory authorities." According to Boeing's Pilot and Technician Outlook, airlines will need 558,000 new pilots over the next 20 years to support the growth in the global fleet. This acquisition helps Boeing meet the growing global demand for qualified aviation personnel. Terms of the agreement are not being disclosed. Peters Software and its team of approximately 20 full time employees joined Boeing upon contractual signing. "We value the expertise of the team in Cologne and welcome the Peters Software employees to the Boeing Company," said Matthew Ganz, president Boeing Germany and Northern Europe and vice president European Technology Strategy. "This is an important step for Boeing and provides new opportunities to the Peters Software team as Boeing continues to grow its business, footprint and engagement in Germany." Boeing trains approximately 1,200 flight, maintenance, and cabin safety personnel daily throughout its global training network. Boeing provides a comprehensive portfolio of pilot, maintenance and cabin safety training at 17 campuses on six continents. http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Boeing+(BA)+Announces+Acquisition+of+Peters+Software+GmbH/10963119.html Back to Top Russian Aviaton: As Transaero fails, Aeroflot closes in on a monopoly THINGS don't look good for Transaero, Russia's second largest airline. Weighed down by estimated debts of 250 billion roubles ($4 billion), the privately-owned carrier had been pinning its hopes for survival on a reluctant takeover by Aeroflot, Russia's flag- carrier, which is majority owned by the government. That mega-merger, announced in September, seemed to offer a last-ditch alternative to insolvency. But Aeroflot has since walked away from the deal and two major lenders have now started bankruptcy proceedings. Winding the company up is considered "the only possible option", according to Alexey Ulyukaev, Russia's economy minister. He blames "ineffective management" for its demise. Transaero's financial predicament is plain for all to see. The airline posted net losses of half a billion dollars in each of the past two years. One-sixth of its revenues were going straight to creditors before the Aeroflot deal was announced. But assigning blame is not as straightforward as Mr Ulyukaev suggests. Excluding 2014 and 2013, Transaero has been profitable for a decade. Olga Pleshakova, its glamorous former chief executive, who featured in Fortune magazine's list of the 50 most powerful women in business, adopted an aggressive, and until recently successful, expansion strategy. Passenger numbers doubled between 2010 and 2014 as the airline tapped into rising demand among Russia's middle classes for leisure flights, particularly to Asia and the Caribbean. A preference for efficient, high-density cabin configurations meant Transaero crammed 522 people onto its Boeing 747s. The airline even ordered four Airbus A380 superjumbos, which it intended to configure with a whopping 652 seats. Though half the size of Aeroflot, Transaero was growing at double-digit speed, while deploying more wide-bodied aircraft, and with a higher seat-occupancy rate than the flag-carrier. Then, in 2014, Russia annexed Crimea and backed separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine. Economic sanctions followed and, coupled with a collapsing oil price, the rouble went into freefall. For many middle class Russians, holidaying in sunnier climes became unaffordable. For some oligarchs, it became a legal impossibility. Transaero has been caught on the wrong side of this dramatic turnaround in fortunes. Had President Putin taken a different path, Transaero would have been ideally placed to connect Russian travellers with the outside world. Instead, state-owned lenders have begun the process of dismembering the airline. Aeroflot is circling above covetously. Having declined the opportunity to merge, the flag-carrier now seems eager to fill the void left by Transaero. It has already pledged to find jobs for about half of the troubled carrier's 11,500-strong workforce. It has also agreed to pay for its rival's operating costs until December 15th-a cut-off date beyond which passengers are being offered refunds. Stepping in as a white knight to rescue staff and customers should come naturally to Aeroflot. As part of the government's policy of re-nationalising key industries, the flag-carrier has effectively re-absorbed four regional subsidiaries (known as "Babyflots") that had been hived off after the fall of the Soviet Union. Aeroflot has also created a new low-cost subsidiary, Pobeda, thereby monopolising the no-frills sector. But its work towards total market domination may not yet be done. Even with Transaero out of the way, two other Babyflots-S7 Airlines (formerly Siberia Airlines) and UTair Aviation-still command sizable domestic market shares. Both should be on their guard. Aeroflot has already mounted several failed attempts to take over S7. UTair, meanwhile, lost even more money than Transaero last year, making it an obvious target for disposal. The airline was left teetering on the brink in December when creditors filed multiple bankruptcy petitions and its assets were frozen. Management were able to recover, just, by restructuring their debts and dramatically scaling down operations. When Gulliver interviewed Mrs Pleshakova in 2013, during happier times, she made two bold assertions. The first-that Russian passenger traffic will "certainly" continue growing year-on-year-contributed to her downfall. The second-that Transaero will always be a "troublemaker" by calling for liberalisation-may have done the same. "When the market is de-monopolised, ticket fares go down and passengers have more choice about who to fly with," Mrs Pleshakova said, sounding more like a Western aviation analyst than a prominent Russian businesswoman. Mr Putin, it seems, has different ideas. http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2015/10/russian-aviation Back to Top iSMS - Safety Management System Training Back to Top Upcoming Events: Fundamentals of IS-BAO November 2, 2015 Hong Kong, China https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=1724162 IS-BAO Auditing November 3, 2015 Hong Kong, China https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=1724176 BARS Auditor Training Washington DC? Tuesday-Thursday 5-7 April 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 Air Cargo Safety and Security Symposium ALPA Washington, DC November 5, 2015 http://aircargoconference.alpa.org 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 2016 DTI SMS/QA Symposium January 3, 4, & 5 2016 Disney World, FL 1-866-870-5490 www.dtiatlanta.com Back to Top JOBS AVAILABLE: Aerospace Tenure-Track Faculty Middle Tennessee State University http://mtsujobs.mtsu.edu/postings/2124 Aerospace (UAS), Tenure-Track Faculty Middle Tennessee State University http://mtsujobs.mtsu.edu/postings/2125 *IOSA FLT Auditors *Experienced Trainers in the area of Safety Management Systems *Quality Control Specialist *Manager Quality Assurance and Quality Control Aviation Quality Services GmbH www.aviation-quality-services.com Flight Training Human Factors Specialist Emirates www.emirates.com/careers Curt Lewis