Flight Safety Information March 8, 2017 - No. 049 DHC-8 Smoke in Cockpit Boeing 767 In-Flight Engine Failure MH370 Mystery Will Soon Be Resolved For Jet's Insurers Study of Factors Influencing Pilot Errors Earns Ph.D. in Aviation for Jet Advisors Founder ICAO formally adopts aircraft CO2 standard Space radiation with extra punch a hazard for high flying aircraft Could Rerouting Aircraft Avoid Some Atmospheric Damage? Foreign Office warns travellers not to fly on major Caribbean airline ALPA Urges Congress to Resist Special Interest Attempts to Weaken Aviation Safety Air India's all-female crew makes history with round-the-world flight Egyptian becomes first female Arab to pilot A380 Pointing lasers at pilots would be a five-year felony under Michigan bills Bell Delivers First 505 Jet Ranger X at Heli-Expo 2017 Aircraft lessors lukewarm on Boeing's planned 737-10 jet Position Available: Corporate Safety Manager Position Available:. Chair -..The Department of Doctoral and Graduate Studies DHC-8 Smoke in Cockpit Date: 08-MAR-2017 Time: 08:40 LT Type: Bombardier DHC-8-201 Owner/operator: Oriental Air Bridge Registration: JA801B C/n / msn: 566 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32 Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: Unknown Location: over Sasebo city, Nagasaki prefecture - Japan Phase: En route Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Nagasaki Airport (NGS/RJFU) Destination airport: Tsushima Airport (TSJ/RJDT) Narrative: Oriental Air Bridge's flight ORC/OC51 from Nagasaki to Tsushima returned to Nagasaki due to white smoke in the cockpit. The airplane made a safe landing at 08:55 LT. No personal injuries were reported. Following 10 commercial flights were cancelled. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=194022 Back to Top Boeing 767 In-Flight Engine Failure Date: 08-MAR-2017 Time: 07?15 Type: Boeing 767-34AF(ER)(WL) Owner/operator: United Parcel Service Registration: N315UP C/n / msn: 27743/640 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: Unknown Location: south east of Kamchatka Peninsula - Pacific Ocean Phase: En route Nature: Cargo Departure airport: Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC/PANC), USA Destination airport: Kansai International Airport (KIX/RJBB), Japan Narrative: A freighter B767-300F of UPS, flight UPS/5X104 from Anchorage AL, USA to Osaka/Kansai, Japan, suffered in-flight failure of No.2 engine at 07:15 Japan Standard Time (22:15 UTC of 7 March). The flight diverted to New Chitose Airport (CTS/RJCC), Japan, and made an emergency landing at 10:40 LT. No personal injuries were reported. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=194020 Back to Top MH370 Mystery Will Soon Be Resolved For Jet's Insurers, But Victims' Families Continue Hunt Christine Negroni , CONTRIBUTOR I write about aviation and travel. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Street signs In Kuala Lumpur remembering the victims of MH-370 Photo by Christine Negroni As the third anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 approaches, families of travelers who died on the plane are vowing to keep up the hunt for the missing airliner -- and now two private funds have been set up to finance the work. Grace Nathan, the daughter of a passenger on the flight, said she hoped to raise $15 million to continue to search the South Indian Ocean for the airliner that disappeared on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing three years ago Wednesday. The Australian and Malaysian governments gave up looking in January. It was always improbable that the airplane, which may have come apart in flight, would be found in a deep and immense ocean. The area where debris entered the water is vast Photo by Christine Negroni Focusing on finding the lost jet has distracted investigators from other clues that could determine what triggered the plane to turn off course. But in London, insurers for the airline are very close to bringing the uncertainty to an end. The companies that insured the jumbo jet for $100 million have asked an arbitrator to decide what is more likely; an act of negligence by the airline or a terrorist act, which is covered as an act-of-war. It may lack factual certainty, but the insurers don't have the luxury of waiting for answers that could be decades away. With millions of dollars at stake it will be an arbitrator who lays to rest the questions by ruling on who must pay the claim to Malaysia Airlines. Allianz SE, registered in Munich, Germany would be responsible if the arbitrator finds the plane was destroyed by an act of negligence, such as a mechanical problem or errors by the pilots. Lloyds Atrium based in London would be on the hook if the plane was purposefully brought down or hijacked. The decision will come after lengthy deliberations, legal briefs, written and sometimes oral testimony from experts and the close scrutiny of the wording in the policy contracts. The person settling the matter could even rule that both companies should pay a percent of the $100 million. Mark Dombroff, an aviation lawyer with Dentons LLP in Washington, D.C. has experience with this kind of insurance arbitration going back to September 1970 when Pan American Airlines Flight 93 was hijacked and flown to Cairo. After the passengers were allowed to leave the plane, the Boeing 747 was destroyed by a bomb. The question for the insurers was "Is a hijacking an act of war?" "It was a function of who was going to pay," Dombroff explained. "At the end of the day, Pan Am was entitled to a recovery and it was a matter of business adjustment as to who paid." The week after four U.S. airliners were hijacked and crashed on September 11, 2001, aviation insurers worldwide took the unprecedented step of canceling all war risk policies, according to the International Air Transport Association. When the market began to sell policies again, airlines paid an additional $2 billion in premiums. Insurance for airliners is a high-stakes game. "The arbitration proceedings are confidential and generally the award is confidential, too," said Katherine Posner, a partner with Condon & Forsyth in New York. The public and the families will probably never know what evidence was presented or what influenced the decision maker. But the ruling will be final regardless of what comes to light in the future. After covering the disappearance of MH 370 for the American television network, ABC News, I spent two years working on a possible scenario which I wrote about in my book, The Crash Detectives. It will appear in bookstores in England just as the insurance decision is made. My scenario is just a theory, but air accidents are investigated to discover weaknesses so even considering what could have happened has value. But with MH 370, investigators seem to have one goal only, finding the airplane. They have ignored other clues from maintenance records and prior similar events even though some of that information appears highly relevant. Three years after one of the world's most baffling air accidents, the government search is over. The insurance issues will soon be resolved. But for the families nothing has changed. They are on their own, to fund their own search and draw their own conclusions with little more than news accounts, armchair analysts and inquisitive authors on which to rely. https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinenegroni/2017/03/07/mh370-mystery-resolved-for- jets-insurers-but-not-for-families-of-victims/#55707d9f12c6 Back to Top Study of Factors Influencing Pilot Errors Earns Ph.D. in Aviation for Jet Advisors Founder Grad image close up with diploma Bedford, MA (KBED): Contributing to the general aviation industry's safety culture with a doctoral dissertation on factors influencing pilot error, Jet Advisors Founder Kevin O'Leary, has earned a Ph.D. in Aviation degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). O'Leary is a business aviation industry veteran with more than 20 years' experience in aircraft acquisition, brokerage, and consulting. His dissertation research involved a structural equation model (SEM) of the safety culture of a group of U.S. pilots. The purpose of the SEM was to determine causal factors that influence pilot error. This research, believed to be the first of its kind in the general aviation industry, lays the groundwork for future research. New studies picking up on O'Leary's work may enhance aviation safety based on the identification of and reversal of negative trends in safety culture. ERAU, founded in 1925 and based in Daytona Beach, Fla., created the first Ph.D. in Aviation program in 2010. Since that time, 16 students have earned a Ph.D. in Aviation degree. The research topics have ranged from human factors to runway incursions. About Jet Advisors Jet Advisors (www.jetadvisors.com) is an aircraft acquisition, brokerage and consulting firm dedicated to providing value through high level research developed to support general aviation flight departments and aircraft buyers. The firm has a patent pending on its Private Jet Index® or PJI which is a statistical tool designed to mathematically refine the aircraft selection process or fleet planning. The firm, which is headquartered in Bedford, Mass. (KBED), was started in 2003. Its staff members have been involved in more than 500 jet transactions. http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/12312892/study-of-factors-influencing-pilot- errors-earns-phd-in-aviation-for-jet-advisors-founder Back to Top ICAO formally adopts aircraft CO2 standard ICAO has formally adopted a new global standard for aircraft carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, building on an agreement reached in February 2016. The new standard, which has been added to an annex of the Chicago Convention and adopted by the 36-state ICAO Council, is aimed at capping aircraft CO2 emissions and will be gradually introduced from 2020. "International civil aviation has once again taken pioneering action to address the impact of aviation CO2 emissions on the global climate, making air transport the first industry sector globally to adopt a CO2 emissions design certification standard," ICAO Council president Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu said. Initially, it will apply to new aircraft types, before being rolled out to in-production aircraft from 2028. After 2028, any aircraft not meeting the criteria cannot be produced, unless their designs are modified. The European Commission, which has been a strong campaigner on aviation emissions, welcomed the formalization. "It could help save up to 650 million tonnes of CO2 by 2040 and contribute to a greener aviation sector. The EU [European Union] was one of the strongest proponents of this standard and I am happy to see that our efforts and advocacy have paid off. Work is also on track to develop the global market-based measure that was agreed last October. Europe will continue to play an active role in these discussions," EU Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc said. Last October, ICAO's 39th assembly agreed a new carbon offsetting and reduction scheme for international aviation (CORSIA), referred to by Bulc. http://atwonline.com/eco-aviation/icao-formally-adopts-aircraft-co2-standard Back to Top Space radiation with extra punch a hazard for high flying aircraft Solar winds sending charged particles to Earth in 'clouds' can double normal exposure to radiation on long-haul flights A Boeing jet. Commercial aviation safety can benefit from real-time dose measurements, say researchers. Space weather is not usually noticeable on Earth, but research suggests that it may produce blasts of radiation that do affect air travellers. Fortunately, this occurs in localised "clouds" which aircraft could avoid, just as they can avoid clouds of volcanic dust. The research, published in the journal Space Weather, is connected to the Nasa-funded Automated Radiation Measurements for Aerospace Safety (Armas) project. Scientists already knew that there was more radiation at higher altitudes; a long-haul flight can give you the same exposure as a chest X-ray. However, it was a surprise when, during six of 265 test flights, radiation levels shot up far beyond the normal levels. Data relating to a flight passing through a radiation cloud. The surges seem to come from the Van Allen radiation belts, according to the research, led by W Kent Tobiska. These belts trap charged particles, but the "solar wind", the stream of particles from the sun, sometimes blows so powerfully that the charged particles are dislodged. They are channelled towards Earth in the forms of stray beams of radiation. The beams cannot penetrate all the way to sea level, but produce increased radiation levels at high altitudes. Tobiska described the areas where there was increased radiation as "clouds". While the radiation was not extreme here, it might double the normal exposure you might expect flying at certain altitudes and latitudes. The Armas programme should be able to help scientists develop technology to map these events as they occur. This discovery could prompt airlines to fly around the clouds or at a lower altitude to reduce the radiation hazard, which might especially affect aircrew and other frequent flyers. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/mar/07/space-radiation-with-extra-punch-a- hazard-for-high-flying-aircraft Back to Top Could Rerouting Aircraft Avoid Some Atmospheric Damage? A European research project shows that while aircraft operating costs would rise slightly, atmospheric damage could decline. Research suggests rerouting transatlantic flights to follow more climate-friendly paths could reduce environmental damage. A group of European scientists says it discovered that not all parts of the atmosphere surrounding the planet react to aircraft emissions in exactly the same way. The scientists believe rerouting aircraft to avoid the more sensitive areas of the atmosphere could reduce the impact of aircraft on greenhouse gases. Volker Grewe of the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft in Raumfahrt, Germany, and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands said, "Rerouting transatlantic flights to follow the most climate-friendly path could damage the climate 10 percent less for an increase in costs of just 1 percent." Another important aspect of this new rerouting approach is that it could be implemented using the worldwide fleet of aircraft currently flying, without the need for new engine technology. Volker and his colleagues from Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, Belgium and Norway modeled routings for 800 daily flights across the Atlantic under five typical winter weather patterns and three typical summer patterns. The team combined their chemistry-climate model with an air traffic simulator, choosing 85 variations for each flight path - 17 horizontal and five vertical. Then they picked the most "eco-efficient," which is the path with the best ratio of climate-impact reduction to cost increase. For this kind of effort to be successful, however, atmospheric scientists and air traffic managers around the world will need to work together closely, especially since implementing the proposed solution would add extra flight time and fuel burn to many flights. http://www.flyingmag.com/could-rerouting-aircraft-avoid-some-atmospheric-damage Back to Top Foreign Office warns travellers not to fly on major Caribbean airline Insel Air comes into land over Maho Beach at St Marten British holidaymakers have been warned not to travel on one of the Caribbean's biggest airlines. The Foreign Office (FCO) has issued guidance not to fly on InselAir, the national carrier of Dutch Caribbean island Curacao, due to safety concerns. "Safety concerns have been raised about Insel Air," the FCO said. "The US and Netherlands authorities have prohibited their staff from using the airline while safety checks are being carried out. UK government officials have been told to the same as a precaution." Boasting a fleet of 18 aircraft, and serving 26 destinations across the Caribbean and South America, as well as Miami in the US, Insel Air carried 1.4 million passengers in 2016. Its SkyTrax rating is just 3/10, however, with its page on the airline rating website garnering some less-than-positive reviews. Insel Air flies to 26 destinations, predominantly around the Caribbean and south America InselAir said it was aware that the Dutch Civil Aviation Inspectorate had recently visited Curacao as well as its sister airline Insel Air Aruba and performed "spontaneous audits". It said the inspectors left "pleasantly surprised". In a statement the airline said: "Contrary to the information being circulated by the media, both local and abroad, both airlines remain until now unaware of any findings from the Dutch Civil Aviation Inspectorate that would have an effect on the airworthiness of their operations. "Currently neither of the airlines have major pending technical and operational findings with their respective Aviation Authority." The FCO does not normally pass judgement on airlines as standards are governed by national aviation authorities. It points travellers towards the International Air Transport Association for records on airline safety. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/caribbean/articles/foreign-office-warns- against-flying-on-major-caribbean-airline-insel-air/ Back to Top ALPA Urges Congress to Resist Special Interest Attempts to Weaken Aviation Safety in Upcoming FAA Reauthorization Bill WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the U.S. House of Representatives continues to discuss the upcoming reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) sent a letter to members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee reminding them that any attempts to weaken air safety regulations will undermine the nation's extraordinary aviation safety record. "There are special interest groups in Washington, D.C., who, for reasons of profit, seek to weaken our air safety regulations" "When Congress passed the Airline Safety and FAA Extension Act of 2010, a landmark aviation safety legislation, the United States took a significant step in advancing aviation safety. Since its passage, our country has not had a single passenger fatality due to an accident on a scheduled U.S. passenger airliner operated under Federal Aviation Regulations Part 121," said Capt. Tim Canoll, ALPA president. Prior to this bill's passage, the United States experienced four high profile fatal airline accidents over a six-year period, including the Colgan Air Flight 3407 accident on February 12, 2009, just outside of Buffalo, N.Y. These airline accidents, which killed scores of passengers, focused the nation's attention on how to increase aviation safety. "There are special interest groups in Washington, D.C., who, for reasons of profit, seek to weaken our air safety regulations," added Canoll. "This law significantly improved training and qualification requirements for first officers-and improved the safety of our skies. It is a measure that was written in blood and should not be weakened in any way, shape, or form. ALPA's 55,000 pilots know we can count on you to stand with us to block any efforts to roll back these critical safety regulations." Founded in 1931, ALPA is the world's largest pilot union, representing more than 55,000 pilots at 32 airlines in the United States and Canada. Visit the ALPA website at www.alpa.org or follow us on Twitter @WeAreALPA. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170307006454/en/ALPA%C2%A0Urges- Congress-Resist-Special-Interest-Attempts-Weaken Back to Top Air India's all-female crew makes history with round-the-world flight An all-female Air India crew takes a selfie in the San Francisco airport during their record- setting trip. Air India says they "scripted history" with all-female crew Airline made move to fight in-flight sexual assault last month (CNN)Air India says it has become the first airline to fly around the world with an all- female crew, just ahead of International Women's Day. "Air India scripted history by flying an all-women crew flight around the world," the airline said in a statement on Facebook, after Flight AI 174 touched back down in New Delhi on Friday. The Boeing 777 flew from New Delhi to San Francisco last Monday, traveling over the Pacific Ocean. The crew completed a mandatory rest period before flying over the Atlantic back to New Delhi, completing the round-the-world trip. Smiling members of Air India's crew, wearing saris and jackets, posed for selfies in San Francisco International Airport last Monday before setting off on the final leg of the trip. Every member of staff -- from the flight's captains to the cabin crew, check-in and ground handling staff -- were women. Even the engineers, who certified the aircraft, and air traffic controllers, who cleared its departure and arrival, were women, the company said. An Air India spokesman told CNN that the airline has applied for a Guinness World Record to mark the occasion, part of a series of all-women flights scheduled to mark International Women's Day on March 8. http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/06/asia/air-india-all-women-crew-record/ Back to Top Egyptian becomes first female Arab to pilot A380 On International Women's Day, Egyptian Captain Nevin Darwish became the first Arab female pilot to command Airbus 380, the world's largest commercial aircraft. A video posted by Emirates Airlines showed Darwish flying the iconic Airbus A380 from Dubai to Vienna, as she became the first Arab woman to have captained the aircraft. The Dubai-based carrier chose a handful of female pilots to fly giant aircraft in celebration of International Women's Day, which occurs on March 8. Captain Darwish flew alongside First Officer Alia Al Muhairi, who is currently the youngest female Emirati pilot operating the aircraft. Video footage showing the female pilots as they commanded the airplane attracted a million views on the airline's official Facebook page. Officer Al Muhairi described Captain Darwish as "a wonderful role model, she's an inspiration to all young pilots around the world." "With such a great attitude, and such a wonderful perspective on things, to see her come every day to work, with the same motivation as if it was her first flight." http://english.alarabiya.net/en/variety/2017/03/07/Egyptian-becomes-first-female-Arab- to-pilot-A380-.html Back to Top Pointing lasers at pilots would be a five-year felony under Michigan bills LANSING, MI -- A bill making it illegal to point lasers at pilots under state law was reported to the House floor Tuesday. The House Law and Justice Committee voted 10-1 Tuesday to report out a pair of bills, House Bills 4063 and 4064, that prohibit people from aiming a laser or other "directed energy device" -- including those projecting sound, electromagnetic radiation or particle- beams -- at or into the path of an aircraft. Somebody who does so could face five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both. Pointing lasers as pilots can disorient pilots, and is already illegal under federal law. But enshrining it in state law would give local units of government the ability to enforce it, law enforcement officials told the House Law and Justice Committee during testimony last week. When a laser-like device is pointed at pilots, the light can be amplified into a sudden flash that leaves the pilot with diminished vision. Oakland County Deputy Bill Christensen described such incidents bluntly. "It's terrifying," he said. And aside from being terrifying, it's dangerous, say sponsors of a pair of bills that would make it a five-year felony. Rep. Laura Cox, R-Livonia, said there have been 15 such attacks in Michigan in the past year. Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Grand Ledge, is a helicopter pilot with the National Guard and has talked with some of his peers about these incidents. Robinson said last week that she didn't understand what devices the bill was targeting, and suggested the language could use some tightening. She voted against reporting out both bills during the committee's Tuesday vote. "With all due respect, I still don't know what it is," she said. Barrett said the definition didn't encompass anything like a flashlight that would be in the typical household. But you could buy devices that would fit the bill, like lasers, online for $20 or less. Although there is already a federal law prohibiting this type of action, Michigan State Police Sgt. Timothy Fitzgerald said it was important to have a state law so state law enforcement could enforce it, instead of relying on the feds. The State Police have technology to track down the people who are pointing devices at aircraft, Fitzgerald said, but without federal help "a lot of times, there's nothing we can do with these guys." http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/03/pointing_lasers_at_pilots_woul.html Back to Top Bell Delivers First 505 Jet Ranger X at Heli-Expo 2017 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X first delivery Chandler, Arizona-based Pylon Aviation owner Scott Urschel (left) took delivery of the first Bell 505 Jet Ranger X from Bell executive vice president of global sales and marketing Patrick Moulay on the opening day of Heli-Expo 2017. (Photo: Bell Helicopter) Bell Helicopter delivered the first customer 505 Jet Ranger X, S/N 3, to Chandler, Arizona- based Pylon Aviation owner Scott Urschel on Tuesday afternoon at Heli-Expo 2017. Bell received type certificate approval for the five-seat light single helicopter from Transport Canada in December and Australia's CASA on March 1. Urschel will operate the 505 under Canadian registration until FAA approval is in hand. FAA and EASA certification is expected by the end of this month, according to Bell. The first two production 505s are earmarked for pilot training at the Bell Training Academy in Fort Worth, Texas. Urschel's 505, configured for utility operations, arrived at the show on Sunday and is featured this week at Bell's Heli-Expo exhibit. Urschel was a member of Bell's customer advisory council, which provided input on the 505's design. He plans to fly the new 505 in charter, tourism and utility operations. Bell holds more than 400 letters of intent (LOIs) for the 505 and is in the process of converting them into firm orders. The LOIs signed in 2013 were for a base price of $1.07 million, according to Lashan Bonaparte, Bell Helicopter, 505 program manager. More than 100 Bell Mirabel employees are working on the 505, part of Bell's 900-strong Canadian workforce. By the end of 2018, Bonaparte said, Bell expects to build 150 505s per year, while the total for 2017 may reach half that number. "We have a lot of capacity in Mirabel," she said. Meanwhile Bell engineers and technicians are working on various kits for the 505, including a cargo hook, mirrors, weighing system, floor protectors and automatic door openers. The 505 customer advisory council is also working with Bell on other kit concepts. The 505's flat-floor makes reconfiguring the interior easy, with seats easily removable. Many of the buyers are corporate operators, with the remainder planning to use their 505s for utility operations. United Rotorcraft is developing an aeromedical interior for the 505 and has a mockup on display in its Heli-Expo booth (5310). Training for 505 pilots will initially be done at the Bell Training Academy in Forth Worth, Texas, with maintenance training offered in Fort Worth, Singapore and Valencia, Spain. Pilot initial training will take one week and initially will be in the helicopter. Later this year, Bell expects its 505 Level 7 flight training device, built by sister company Tru Training + Simulation, to be qualified. This simulator will be a fixed-base device but will be equipped with a secondary cockpit movement system to add realism to the training. Maintenance training employs a 3-D modeling computer system to help technicians learn their way around the helicopter. This is the first time that Bell has put 3-D modeling into use for maintenance training and should save wear and tear and time, compared to using the actual helicopter as a training tool. During the design phase, Bell staffed a cross-functional team to design the 505's maintenance program, incorporating modern MSG-3 principles to minimize unnecessary maintenance. Some inspection intervals, for example, are double what they would have been on earlier designs. Access panels are located so they are easy to reach and open using quarter-turn fasteners. Avionics boxes are all located on an easily accessed shelf in the aft fuselage. A True Blue Power TB17 lithium-ion battery provides stronger and faster engine starts and is fitted with a heater to warm the battery in cold weather, eliminating the need to remove the battery during cold overnights. The 505 is equipped with a Garmin G1000H integrated flight deck that includes two large displays (PFD and MFD), engine instruments with a power situation indicator and automated power assurance check, ADS-B OUT, flight monitoring and video input. Options include H-TAWS, traffic, synthetic vision and a second com radio. Performance turned out better than originally expected, according to Bonaparte. Maximum takeoff weight is now 3,680 pounds, up 30 pounds from the earlier number, and max cruise is 126 knots. The 505 can carry more than 1,500 pounds of useful load and offers maximum range of more than 360 nm or endurance over 3.5 hours. Hover-in- ground-effect ceiling at maximum weight is 14,000 feet, and out-of-ground-effect 12,000 feet. Power is provided by a Safran Helicopter Engines Arrius 2R rated at 504 shp for takeoff and 457 shp max continuous. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2017-03-07/bell-delivers-first- 505-jet-ranger-x-heli-expo-2017 Back to Top Aircraft lessors lukewarm on Boeing's planned 737-10 jet The Boeing logo is seen at their headquarters in Chicago, in this April 24, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo Major aircraft leasing companies have offered a lukewarm response to proposals by Boeing to build a bigger version of its 737 MAX family to counter the Airbus A321neo. Boeing has begun offering the model code-named 737 MAX 10X to airlines, saying it would be the most efficient single-aisle jetliner in the business - a claim disputed by Airbus. Steven Udvar-Hazy, executive chairman of Air Lease, who is regarded as one of the industry's most influential voices, questioned the logic of adding a longer version of the slow-selling 737 MAX 9, which was rolled out on Tuesday. "The question to ask is, would Boeing even be considering the (737) MAX 10, if it weren't for the A321neo," he said at the ISTAT Americas air finance conference. "From all appearances, when you talk to airlines, the concept of another stretch to the 737 is really a reaction to the success of the A321neo. It is a way to protect some level of market share in that 200-seat-plus category." If, as expected, Boeing decides formally to launch the jet, it would be one of five variants of the firm's upgraded single-aisle 737 jet family. By far the biggest-selling model is the 162-seat 737 MAX 8, the successor to Boeing's hugely successful 737-800. Several leasing company officials and other delegates at the conference, which can set the tone for new developments, said Boeing may penalize sales of its own 737 MAX 9 with the new plane, but would struggle to dent sales of the A321neo itself. "It is very hard to pick a winner out of those five shells, but there is no doubt they will cannibalize each other," said Aengus Kelly, chief executive of AerCap, the world's second- largest lessor of 737 MAX jetliners. "We think the MAX 8 will be a winner out of that family; with the others we have to be cautious." Boeing, however, used the annual ISTAT event to step up marketing for the 737 MAX 10. It says that by stretching the 737 MAX 9 fuselage and adding 12 seats, it would match capacity of the A3212neo which carries 185 people or over 200 in denser configurations. It would be available in 2020 and have more range than its rival, Boeing marketing vice president Randy Tinseth said. Airbus executives denied this. Industry sources say the 737 MAX 10 is a tactical response to the A321neo, pending a strategic assault that Boeing is weighing on the gap between single-aisle and twin-aisle jets. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-idUSKBN16F0JT Back to Top Jet Aviation Business Jets (Hong Kong) Ltd Jet Aviation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was founded in Switzerland in 1967 and is one of the leading business aviation services companies in the world. Close to 4,500 employees cater to client needs from more than 20 facilities throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North and South America. The company provides maintenance, completions and refurbishment, engineering, fixed base operations, along with aircraft management, charter services, aircraft sales and personnel services. Jet Aviation's European and U.S. aircraft management and charter divisions jointly operate a fleet of more than 250 aircraft. Corporate Safety Manager Job Ref.JBJHCSM Duties and responsibilities not limited to: - Develop and monitor the Safety Management System in accordance with relevant regulatory requirements (e.g. Overseas Territories Air Regulations (OTAR) Part 125.A.25, Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (HKCAD) 712) and the guidance laid out in ICAO Doc 9859 to ensure on-going compliance and make recommendations where applicable - Monitor and track all safety reports, MOR's, IOR,s, safety risk profiles, discretion reports, confidential reports and ensure corrective action is taken - Manage the Company's electronic safety reporting system - Develop, implement and maintain the company's internal safety audit plan - Liaise with external third party auditors on required safety audits (e.g. IS-BAO) - Implement and manage the company's risk assessment and change management process - Update and monitor the Company's Safety Risk Profile and distribute amongst relevant parties - Coordinate with the relevant regulatory authorities regarding compliance issues including operational approvals - Work closely with all departments to ensure the culture of safety management is enhanced by all parties - Manage relationships with other safety professionals in Jet Aviation Group - Develop, monitor and exercise the Emergency Response Plan - Assist in the development of new manuals where applicable - Plan, organize and deliver safety training to employees - Assist in safety investigations and produce relevant safety reports where applicable - Liaise with maintenance provider (Part 145 MOR) and monitor their safety aspects as required to ensure compliance and compatibility to our own systems - Assist to monitor the Occupational Healthy and Safety requirements in accordance to HK Labor laws - Assist and support the Director Operations for any other safety related matters as required Qualifications - Bachelor Degrees in Aviation or Safety discipline strongly desired - 5 or more years of experience in aviation safety - Previous experience with SMS management and oversight - SMS Training Certificate desired - Strong knowledge in business aviation Should you be interested in this position please send your CV in PDF format indicating your expected salary, availability and contact details to jobs.jbjh@jetaviation.com.hk quoting 'JBJHCSM'. Due to the large number of applications that we receive and the time constraints, we cannot personally contact every applicant. Only applicants who are short-listed will be contacted. Personal information submitted by job applicants will be used for recruitment purpose only. Job Ref No. JBJHCSM (CT3108041-01#0010) Salary N/A Benefits 5-day week 13-month pay Dental plan Discretionary bonus Insurance plan Transportation allowance Location Hong Kong Employment Term Full-time, Experience 5 years - 10 years or above Career Level Middle management level Education Degree Require to Travel Travel occasionally Back to Top Position Available: Department Chair - The Department of Doctoral and Graduate Studies in the College of Aviation The Department of Doctoral and Graduate Studies in the College of Aviation at Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University invites applications for the position of Department Chair. The department offers a primarily online Ph.D. in Aviation with specializations in Aviation Safety and Human Factors, Operations, and Intradisciplinary. It also offers an MS in Aeronautics in a traditional on-campus format. The Chair will be expected to: * Provide academic leadership of the department * Promote the academic quality of the department and curricula * Facilitate and administer the curricula of the department * Oversee departmental curricula * Hire, mentor, and evaluate faculty * Manage departmental budgets * Manage the departmental assessment process * Oversee student recruitment, admission, and advising The candidate will be expected to teach courses in the Ph.D. and/or master's degree programs and act as the chair and/or member of Ph.D. dissertation committees. In addition to teaching responsibilities, the candidate is required to meet continuing scholarly growth requirements that include publishing scholarly work, actively pursuing and obtaining externally funded research, and presenting work at professional conferences. The candidate will be expected to fulfill service responsibilities to the university and the profession. The successful candidate will be required to provide instruction through online distance education and annual on-campus residencies. This position requires a doctorate in aviation, safety, statistics, operations, or a closely related degree. All candidates are expected to have excellent research and statistics skills, and experience supervising master's theses and doctoral dissertations. To learn more and apply, please visit our website at https://embryriddle.taleo.net/careersection/002/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en Review of applications will begin on February 24, 2017 and will continue until the position is filled. Curt Lewis