Flight Safety Information October 14, 2016 - No. 203 In This Issue Airlines Tackling Risks From Electronic Devices Jet leaves runway, crashes at Smithfield airport (Rhode Island) Wildlife expert tasked with clearing birds from pilots' flight paths Foreign registered aircraft may soon fly in India: Report Russia, India to start joint airplane & helicopter production Boeing opens new facility to build commercial airplane parts European budget airlines spread their wings across the Atlantic New Rule Adding Wrinkle to Use of Driver's Licenses as Flight ID ANALYSIS: How Airbus went from zero to 10,000 USAIG Announces Executive Leadership Succession Plan Berkshire's Brogan is CEO of aircraft risk unit Former ICAO Senior Official Joins ARGUS International BOOK SIGNING:...The Crash Detectives Investigating GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY (1) GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY (1) GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY (2) Stop By and Visit At NBAA - BACE 2016 Airlines Tackling Risks From Electronic Devices Delta plans to start equipping planes with fire-containment bags, joining other carriers, such as Alaska Airlines A Southwest Airlines flight was forced to return to its gate earlier this month after a passenger's smartphone started smoking. Airlines are adding more staff training and stocking planes with fire-containment bags to combat the threat of overheating mobile device batteries on flights and in airports. Passengers now typically haul a number of electronics onto flights including phones, laptops and other devices ranging from chargers to curling irons. All of those items have already caused onboard fire scares, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Of the 129 incidents the FAA has recorded over the past 25 years involving overheating, fire, smoke or an explosion on planes and in airports, 23 were this year. That is up from 16 in 2015 and nine the year before that-more than a third of the total number of incidents across a quarter-century. "It is a challenge," Delta Air Lines Inc. Chief Executive Ed Bastian told The Wall Street Journal after its earnings call Thursday, though he cautioned the number of incidents remained small. Electronics giant Samsung announced that it is discontinuing the troubled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. The news came after it had told consumers to stop using the phone while investigators probed reports of overheating batteries. Photo: Reuters Still, Delta plans this month to start equipping 166 planes that fly longer routes over water with two fire- containment bags apiece, a process it aims to complete by the end of the year. The rest of its mainline fleet, which excludes regional jets, will get the bags by the end of 2017. Delta joins some overseas carriers, Virgin America Inc. and Alaska Air Group Inc., which started installing the bags in its cabins earlier this year. Last year, an Alaska flight attendant had to extinguish a credit card reader that overheated on a flight to Seattle, according to the FAA. Alaska said the bags mean flight attendants no longer have to improvise locations on the plane to store devices that go awry. Recent problems involving the discontinued Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Note 7 cellphone have highlighted increased risks from the proliferation of devices among passengers and crew members. In one recent incident, a Southwest Airlines Co. flight taxiing for takeoff turned back after a passenger's Samsung device caught fire, an incident that is still being probed by air-safety officials. A Southwest spokeswoman said the airline is interested in the fire-containment bags. U.S. airlines last year banned hoverboards from flights because of the fire risk posed by their batteries, but restrictions on the use of e-cigarettes introduced by the FAA earlier this year still allow them to be carried in the cabin. E-cigarettes have been one of the most problematic items and have been involved in 20 incidents tracked by the FAA. Passengers aren't allowed to charge them on board. The broader problems will be discussed at a conference hosted by the FAA later this month, but industry guidance on tackling onboard incidents has remained broadly unchanged for several years. The bright red fire containment bags cost between $500 and $3,000 each depending on their size. They range from cellphone sized to larger bags for laptops and other devices. Used with protective gloves, problem devices can be sealed in with Velcro and a zipper to choke off the oxygen fueling a fire. "Civilians are not used to dealing with fire," said Tom Connolly, president of Mount Joy, Pa.-based Industrial Energy Products Inc., a former volunteer firefighter who designed and manufactures containment bags. "The natural reaction is to get away. I wanted something that was quick and easy to deploy." Ray Goyco, president of Baker Aviation Maintenance LLC, which distributes the bags, said they had shipped around 2,500 since their launch in 2010, mostly to corporate jet owners less sensitive to the cost. The bags aren't mandatory, though the FAA continues to review procedures for tackling in-flight overheating incidents, according to industry officials. Airlines are responsible for implementation of safety protocols. FAA advice remains to pour nonflammable liquid over devices and then immerse them where possible to contain overheating or fire. Not everyone in the industry supports the bags, including the main flight attendants union. "The fundamental problem with these bags [is] you have to put yourself in close proximity to the burning object in order to fight the fire," said a spokeswoman for the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. "With fire extinguishers or water, you can fight fires from a distance." While some carriers are installing the containment bags, efforts to improve passenger experience can also exacerbate the problem. Seats that convert into lie-flat beds in premium cabins can trap phones and chargers. Two flights suffered onboard fires after devices became stuck and crushed by reclining seats. Moreover, airlines are installing more power points throughout the cabin to keep passenger devices charged. http://www.wsj.com/articles/airlines-tackling-risks-from-electronic-devices-1476390731 Back to Top Jet leaves runway, crashes at Smithfield airport (Rhode Island) SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WPRI) - An investigation is underway after a small corporate jet left the runway and crashed after landing at North Central State Airport in Smithfield. The Cessna Citation jet was flying from Pennsylvania to Rhode Island on business and landed at North Central at about 10:30 a.m., according to an airport official. "The pilot in command was able to keep control of the aircraft and stopped it before it went too far," said James Warcup from the Rhode Island Airport Corporation. Emergency crews responded to the scene and doused the jet with water as a precaution. The official said six people were on board: a pilot, co-pilot, and four passengers. There were no injuries. According to the field condition report obtained by Eyewitness News, the runways at North Central were dry but the weather conditions were listed as cloudy with ground fog. The airport official said it's too early in the investigation to determine if a mechanical or human error led to the crash, though the pilot is experienced they say. Representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) were heading to the scene Thursday to investigate. Onlookers traveling down the public road by the were excited to snap a picture. "This is pretty amazing," said Barbara Fournier of Lincoln. "I've never seen anything like this in my life." Passengers on board were able to make it to their business meeting in Providence but the plane will be slowly removed from the scene over the next couple of days. http://wpri.com/2016/10/13/plane-leaves-runway-crashes-at-smithfield-airport/ *************** Date: 13-OCT-2016 Time: 10:30LT Type: Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3+ Owner/operator: A.R. Wings LLC Registration: N518AR C/n / msn: 525B0412 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: Unknown Location: Smithfield-North Central State Airport, RI (SFZ/KSFZ) - United States of America Phase: Landing Nature: Passenger Departure airport: Pennsylvania Destination airport: Smithfield-North Central State Airport, RI (SFZ/KSFZ) Narrative: A Cessna Citation jet suffered a runway excursion after landing on runway 05 at Smithfield-North Central State Airport, Rhode Island. The aircraft continued and came to rest half way down a slope. Sources: http://wpri.com/2016/10/13/plane-leaves-runway-crashes-at-smithfield-airport/ http://turnto10.com/news/local/gallery/small-plane-runs-off-runway-at-north-central-state-airport#photo-3 https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=190645 Back to Top Wildlife expert tasked with clearing birds from pilots' flight paths Marcus MacHemehl creates no-fly zone for birds at SA airport SAN ANTONIO - After a month in theaters, the blockbuster movie "Sully" has raked in more than $130 million worldwide. It chronicles the extraordinary January 2009 landing by Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger on the Hudson River after flying into a flock of geese and losing both engines of his Airbus A320. Sullenberger and all 155 passengers and crew survived. This has put interest on the lengths airports take in keeping birds away from aircraft. The San Antonio International Airport is one of only three Texas airports with wildlife biologists specifically charged with the task. With a backdrop of planes taking off and landing, Marcus MacHemehl arrives to work at 5 a.m. to search out flight plans of a different kind. From 11 vantage points for five minutes at a time, the wildlife biologist, employed by San Antonio International Airport, studies and stays a step ahead of the birds. He catches up to 50 birds a year around the 12-mile airport perimeter with his homemade Swedish goshawk traps, which is a large cage containing pigeons as bait and a snapping trap door to catch predatory birds. MacHemehl practices catch-and-release and relocates great horned owls, Swainson's hawks and red-tailed hawks 75-100 miles from the planes and their engines. "I caught a possum one time," MacHemehl said. Instead of attracting fowl, the former wildlife ranch hand is tasked with creating a no-fly zone. "Planes aren't falling out of the sky, but you know there is, any time you get into a plane, there is a risk," MacHemehl said. MacHemehl said 90 percent of his job is prevention, which means clearing trash and making sure people don't feed the animals. He even goes as far as keeping the grass short. There are impediments, such as nearby Salado Creek and McAllister Park, which attract birds and are just a short flight away. MacHemehl isn't too concerned, though, as the types of large birds that brought down Sullenberger's jetliner aren't common in South Texas. He said the fact is that without large bodies of water, there usually aren't large birds around. "It would take a pretty big bird. Anything is possible," MacHemehl said. The migration season is coming up and it's up to him to make sure all pilots' skies are free and clear. "(In the) last two weeks, we had a couple, quite a few, hawks," MacHemehl said. http://www.ksat.com/news/wildlife-expert-tasked-with-clearing-birds-from-pilots-flight-paths Back to Top Foreign registered aircraft may soon fly in India: Report Govt plans to ease this restriction for airlines as domestic air traffic is growing at the fastest pace globally Indian airlines may no more need to register aircraft in India which they lease from foreign lessors. In order to simplify the leasing process, the Ministry of Civil Aviation is working towards a procedure to allow foreign registered aircraft to fly in India, The Economic Times reported on Friday. The aviation ministry on Thursday held a meeting with aircraft lessors, where it said that this international practice may soon be brought here. The aviation ministry was represented by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha, secretary R N Choubey and acting Directorate General of Civil Aviation chief B S Bhullar, ET reported. US allows foreign registered air to fly in the country. At present, an Indian company has to first get the aircraft registered in India, after which the aircraft can be used by it for regular or charter flights. The government plans to remove this requirement as Indian domestic air traffic is growing at the fastest pace globally and it is also promoting regional connectivity in a big way, which will also require additional aircraft. http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/foreign-registered-aircraft-may-soon-fly-in-india-report- 116101400143_1.html Back to Top Russia, India to start joint airplane & helicopter production Ka-226T utility helicopter © Maksim Blinov New Delhi has sent an official request to Moscow to begin joint production of civilian aircraft for India, said Russian Minister of Trade and Industry Denis Manturov. Russia is ready to begin the project, added the minister. "We can offer Russian experience in creating this aircraft, and could consider the possibility of participation both in this project as a whole and in its individual stages from the design stage to after-sales service," Manturov told the Economic Times of India. He also said there are plans for a joint venture to produce and supply Ka-226T utility helicopters. An agreement to build up to 200 helicopters is expected to be signed later this month. It includes servicing, repair and technical assistance. The Ka-226T is a new version of the light multi-purpose Ka-226 helicopter, and has a take-off weight of almost four tons and a maximum speed of 250 kilometers per hour. It is capable of carrying up to 1100 kg payload in the cabin or on an external sling. Russian Helicopters Holding is participating in a tender to supply two civil Mi-172 helicopters, in addition to those that are already operating in India, according to Manturov. India has been a traditional buyer of Russian arms since the 1950s. Over the last five years, about 70 percent of the country's military purchases came from Russia. New Delhi is in talks with Moscow to acquire a number of Russian-made Ilyushin transport aircraft for its air force. The mid-air refueling aircraft would enhance the operational capabilities of the Su-30 fighter jets specially developed for India by Russia's Sukhoi Design Bureau. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is already equipped with Russian- built IL-78 mid-air refuelers. India has more than 300 Russian Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters in its fleet. The IAF has plans to purchase 48 additional Mi-17V-5 helicopters for $1.1 billion. Eighty Mi-17V-5s have been delivered to India in 2011-2013, after a contract was signed with Russia's state weapons exporter Rosoboronexport. In December India approved the purchase of five S-400 air defense systems from Russia which is part of the biggest arms deal between the two countries in a decade. https://www.rt.com/business/362483-russia-india-planes-construction/ Back to Top Boeing opens new facility to build commercial airplane parts Boeing's new commercial airline parts facility in St. Louis will house up to six autoclaves. They act as ovens for composite parts made of layered fabric that cooks into a strong but light material. VIEW SLIDESHOW 1 of 3 Boeing's new facility will start production of composite parts for the 777X commercial jet in January. The company held a ribbon cutting for a new 424,000 square foot facility on Thursday. Eventually Boeing expects to hire about 700 new employees for production on the 777X in St. Louis. "We're going through design now, so a lot of engineers are already here," said Bob Ciesla, Boeing Defense, Space & Security's vice president and program manager of the 777X Program. "Half of that [total number] is engineering, but as we ramp up in rate we'll see a lot more production people." Ciesla said the first composite parts will be shipped in May. The first 777X planes are expected to be delivered in 2020. This is the first new facility Boeing has opened in St. Louis in more than a decade. It has cost about $300 million to build and outfit the plant. The composite parts are made from layering fabric, then heating it in autoclaves. "They're stronger but also lighter," Ciesla said of the composite parts. Boeing Commercial Airplanes launched the twin-aisle 777X in November 2013. About a year later the company announced about 600 parts for the commercial plane would be made in St. Louis. Manufacturing engineer Sharon Finch came on board to Boeing straight from college in early 2015. She began work there shortly after the program got started in St. Louis. "Our team put together the foundation of this building and a lot of my team members set the groundwork for where everything is going to be," Finch said, "so it's exciting to see all their hard work and my hard work go up into a building. We're about to build the first part in the next few months." Missouri Governor Jay Nixon was on hand for the ribbon-cutting. He said getting commercial aircraft work at Boeing Defense, Space & Security in St. Louis provides security. "You've seen the size of those autoclaves. They're not going to move them," Nixon said. "When they make this level of investment it means not only these 700 jobs, but more in the future." Boeing Defense, Space & Security, headquartered in St. Louis, has approximately 15,000 employees in the region. Several military aircraft are manufactured locally, including the F/A-18 Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, and the F-15 Eagle. Likely sales to Kuwait and Quatar are expected to keep the F/A-18 and F-15 production lines open in St. Louis into the early 2020s, according to Boeing. http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/boeing-opens-new-facility-build-commercial-airplane-parts#stream/0 Back to Top European budget airlines spread their wings across the Atlantic Discount airlines chip away at major carriers' dominance on routes Discount airlines are spreading their wings across the Atlantic, driving down ticket prices and expanding service to major and second-tier cities in the biggest shake-up to travel across the pond in decades. New long-haul budget airlines are chipping away at the near-monopoly the major, full-service airlines enjoy on routes between North America and Europe, on which they control 80% of capacity. Targeting customers who fly infrequently or once visited Europe on package tours, they are bringing the shift toward low-cost flying to one of the globe's busiest and most lucrative corridors. "They seem to have made the world a little smaller place, making it so affordable to get to Europe," said Nick Rezendes, 29, a San Francisco-based employee of FitBit Inc. who recently booked a $181 one-way Norwegian Air Shuttle NAS, -0.04% ticket from Copenhagen to Boston. Norwegian, Canada's WestJet Airlines Ltd. and Iceland's WOW air offer trans-Atlantic trips that cost as little as half of what their major competitors charge. While these newcomers and others represent only a tiny fraction of the seats on these routes, major airlines are fighting back. Low-fare offshoots of full-service carriers, including Air Canada's AC, +0.80% rouge unit and Deutsche Lufthansa AG's LHA, +2.30% Eurowings are offering cheaper fares, fewer amenities and planes outfitted with more seats than their premium sister airlines. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/european-budget-airlines-spread-their-wings-across-the-atlantic-2016-10-13 Back to Top New Rule Adding Wrinkle to Use of Driver's Licenses as Flight ID OKLAHOMA CITY - Residents of five states may be barred from boarding commercial flights using a driver's license beginning in 2018 because of the states' refusal to comply with national proof-of-identity requirements. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Wednesday that it had rejected requests from Oklahoma, Kentucky, Maine, Pennsylvania and South Carolina for an extension to comply with the federal Real ID Act. The law, passed in 2005 in response to the 9/11 attacks, imposes tougher requirements for proof of legal residency in order for state driver's licenses to be valid for federal purposes. Three other states - Minnesota, Missouri and Washington - were previously notified that they are not in compliance. The 9/11 hijackers obtained valid identification cards from various states, according to the F.B.I., and a commission that reported on the attacks recommended that the federal government develop standards for issuing ID cards to help prevent terrorism and fraud. Requirements that some states have failed to meet involve such items as documentation like Social Security numbers, retention of copies or digital images of applications and source documents, and inclusion of approved security markings on driver's licenses. Opposition in many states, including Oklahoma, stems from a concern that the federal government is overstepping its authority and gathering too much data from citizens. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/us/politics/new-rule-adding-wrinkle-to-use-of-drivers-licenses-as-flight- id.html?_r=0 Back to Top ANALYSIS: How Airbus went from zero to 10,000 Forty-two years after Air France received the first Airbus aircraft, the European manufacturer is celebrating its 10,000th delivery with the handover of an A350-900 to Singapore Airlines. The twinjet - the carrier's sixth example - was accepted during a 14 October ceremony in Toulouse. Airbus It was somewhat appropriate for SIA to be the recipient of the landmark delivery, as the Asia-Pacific region has represented the single biggest market for Airbus in delivery terms since its inception. While the European "home market" has been a key sector, with a 31% share, data from Flight Fleets Analyzer shows that it is Asia-Pacific carriers which have had the largest appetite. The region has taken some 3,500 Airbus aircraft, representing a 35% share of deliveries. Back in 1974, the then state-owned Air France was the not unsurprising launch customer for the Franco/German/Spanish consortium, taking the first delivery of Airbus's initial product, the A300B2, in Toulouse on 10 May. This aircraft inaugurated Airbus revenue operations on 23 May, between Paris Orly and London Heathrow. The first Airbus delivery, an A300B2, was made to Air France in May 1974 Airbus In 1979, Airbus delivered its 100th A300 and had the A310 shrink in development, but it took another decade to reach the milestone of 500 deliveries. By then, Toulouse had entered the single-aisle market with the A320 and was becoming far less reliant on its home market for success. It made this point by ensuring that it was a US airline - Northwest - that received the 500th aircraft; an A320 delivered in June 1989. The expanding narrowbody component within Airbus's product line powered a production ramp-up that ensured annual deliveries broke the 100 units mark in 1991, and saw it pass 1,000 deliveries in 1993. By then, the manufacturer has entered the long-range sector with the A330/A340. By the early 2000s, Airbus had restructured into a single company and in 2003 it took over the mantle of lead airliner producer - retaining this crown until Boeing wrestled it back in 2012. With annual deliveries running in the 300- to 500-units band during the 2000s, Airbus rapidly passed the 5,000 deliveries milestone in 2007. Flight Fleets Analyzer shows that Chinese carriers account for two of Airbus's three largest airline customers, with China Eastern Airlines topping the table on 347 aircraft and China Southern in third, on 289 (totals include aircraft delivered via lessors). Lufthansa, another early Airbus customer, is in second place with 323 deliveries, while EasyJet is in fourth, with 287. Airbus's first adopter, Air France, holds fifth in the rankings, with 235 deliveries. Engine-wise, CFM International is Airbus's leading partner, having powered 44% of the 10,000 aircraft delivered. Single-aisle powerplant rival International Aero Engines is second, with a 31% share, while Rolls-Royce is the leading "big fan" supplier, holding a 10% share of deliveries. Intriguingly, Boeing's 7-series airliners also reached the 10,000 deliveries milestone 42 years after the first 707 was handed over in August 1958 to Pan Am. According to Flight Fleets Analyzer, the 10,000th 7-series shipment was a 737-800, delivered to Delta Air Lines in November 2000. By that time, Boeing had merged with McDonnell Douglas, so its combined airliner shipments were significantly in excess of that figure. Deliveries of Boeing's entire airliner portfolio stand at more than 21,200 aircraft (including 3,640 McDonnell Douglas legacy types). And the US manufacturer is fast approaching a significant milestone in the production of its 737 family. Deliveries currently stand at just over 9,200 aircraft, meaning that it is on course to pass the 10,000-unit mark by early 2018. www.flightglobal.com Back to Top Back to Top Berkshire's Brogan is CEO of aircraft risk unit Gen Re promoted John Brogan to chief executive officer of an aviation unit as the reinsurer at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. phases in a new generation of leadership. Brogan replaces David McKay, who plans to retire in April after almost 40 years at United States Aviation Underwriters, the company said in a statement Thursday. Brogan is currently the president and chief operating officer, overseeing underwriting and claims operations. Ajit Jain, one of Buffett's top deputies at Berkshire, has been shuffling management at Gen Re since taking responsibility for the business this year. Tad Montross, who previously led the reinsurer, announced his departure in April, and Jain promoted Kara Raiguel to run that operation in May. Berkshire was among the five largest insurers for aircraft risks in the U.S. and Canada in 2014, and competes with firms including American International Group and Allianz for that business, according to data compiled by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The market for aviation insurance was about $1.7 billion of premiums written in 2014. That year included losses by Malaysia Airlines and TransAsia Airways Corp. and was "tumultuous" for insurers, but the industry started to stabilize in 2015, according to a report from Wells Fargo & Co. The aviation insurer "benefits greatly from John's leadership and vision for the future," McKay said in the statement. "He brings a unique perspective to the task ahead of him. Under his direction, USAIG will continue as a global leader in aviation insurance." McKay has previously worked at Aerospace Management Services International, and held roles including chief underwriter and chief operating officer while at United States Aviation Underwriters, according to the statement. Brogan joined the company in 1997, and was promoted this year to president and COO. USAU is a subsidiary of Gen Re and manages United States Aircraft Insurance Group, which is a pool of insurers including Chubb Ltd. and Liberty Mutual Holding Co. according to its website. http://www.sltrib.com/home/4464718-155/berkshires-brogan-is-ceo-of-aircraft Back to Top Back to Top BOOK SIGNING: The Crash Detectives Investigating the World's Most Mysterious Air Disasters Book signing and general aviation-safety-geek mingle after the Wednesday (19OCT) presentations at the ISASI conference in the lobby bar of the Grand Hotel Reykjavik SIGTÚN 38, 105 REYKJAVÍK, ICELAND European and Asian attendees, this will be your first opportunity to get The Crash Detectives as it does not go on sale in Europe until March 2017. Christine Negroni author of The Crash Detectives Investigating the World's Most Mysterious Air Disasters Published by Penguin Books Back to Top GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY (1) Dear MRO colleagues: My name is Kole Osaretin Uhuegho, and l am conducting a doctoral study on Safety Climate in MRO's in the USA at the Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne. As part of my research l have developed the Aviation Maintenance Safety Climate Survey (AMSCS) that consist of two sections followed by a set of demographic questions. It will take about 20 minutes to complete the survey. To participate in this study, you are required to be a maintenance personnel at all levels within an MRO working in the USA. Please note that all responses will be anonymous and no identifying information about the respondent will be reported The Study Link: http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/cgr/kole-s-amscs/ Thank you in advance for your kind support, if you need any additional information, you may reach me at kuhuegho2014@my.fit.edu or Professor Micheal.A Gallo at gallo@fit.edu Kind regards Kole Osaretin Uhuegho PhD Candidate Aviation Science College of Aeronautics Florida Institute of Technology Back to Top GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY (2) Dear Airline colleagues, I would be very grateful if airline staff among you accept this invite to complete my short online survey on "exploring the influence of emotionally intelligent leadership on airline safety culture". https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EI-INTEL The survey is an element of my final project which explores how safety leadership who utilize or exhibit emotional intelligence leadership qualities can influence the organisations safety culture. Safety leadership in this context is taken as all management and supervisory staff who act as, or should act as safety leaders in their teams. I am researching to see if the leadership qualities of each individual safety leader can impact safety culture. Emotional intelligence markers are embedded in 10 of the survey questions. The survey contains an introduction and explanatory page, followed by 14 questions and should only take 8 to 10 minutes. If you would like to make any comments on the project, or have any questions, please contact me at Patrick.Morris.1@city.ac.uk. Thank you in advance and best regards. Pat Morris. MSc Student, City University of London. Back to Top GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY (3) Dear colleague in the aircraft ground handling industry My name is Mario Pierobon and I am conducting a doctoral study on aircraft ground handling safety at Cranfield University. As part of my research I have developed a survey that requires you to consider the degree of implementation of the IATA Ground Operations Manual (IGOM) chapter 4 ramp safety provisions and various management practices in place in your organisation to ensure that safety provisions are implemented. The survey will take approximately 13 minutes to complete. In order to participate to this survey you are required to have a management role in the aircraft ground handling industry and be familiar with IGOM chapter 4 ramp safety provisions. The survey may be accessed at the following link https://cranfielduniversity.eu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8c5FmAf0bLFJ39P Earlier in the summer I sent out another survey concerning the categorisation of 40 different hazards that are peculiar to the aircraft ground handling environment. If you have not filled in this survey may I kindly ask you to please do so and go to the other following link https://cranfielduniversity.eu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3abRtXF0f6D7oEJ Thank you in advance for your kind support, if you need any additional information you may reach me at m.pierobon@cranfield.ac.uk. Kind regards Mario Pierobon PhD Candidate (air safety), Cranfield University Back to Top Stop By and Visit At NBAA - BACE 2016 DATE November 1-3, 2016 LOCATION Booth 1482 Orange County Convention Center Orlando Executive Airport Orlando, FL Curt Lewis