Flight Safety Information May 2, 2018 - No. 088 In This Issue Incident: Wasaya DH8A at Thunder Bay on Apr 23rd 2018, knocking on cockpit's door Incident: Allegiant MD83 near Knoxville on Apr 30th 2018, cargo smoke indication EVAS - Cockpit Smoke Protection Incident: Saudia A333 near Cairo on Apr 30th 2018, cockpit oxygen indication Incident: Europa B738 at Madrid on Apr 30th 2018, bird strike Vietnam Airlines pilots found responsible for plane landing on wrong runway Third Marine Corps Aircraft in a Week Makes Emergency Landing in Japan 'Flight Deck LIBIK - Lithium-Ion Battery Incident Kit FAA Expands Checks For CFM Engines WHERE IS MH370? OCEAN INFINITY OFFERS UPDATE ON SEARCH FOR MISSING FLIGHT US-India Aviation Summit to be held next month in Mumbai Vistara joins IATA ahead of launching international operations Emirates temporarily grounds aircraft to optimize operations Marine Corps Commandant: In 15 Years, Our Aircraft Won't Need a Human in the Cockpit Qantas Boeing 747 jumbo jets to retire by 2021 as it orders more 787 Dreamliners FAA and EASA Approve AerSafeTM to Comply with Fuel Tank Flammability Reduction Rule for Airbus 321 Aircraft Call for Nominations For 2018 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award 2018 CHC Safety & Quality Summit Early Registration Now Open 'BASS - Business Aviation Safety Summit - 2018' Don't miss the HFACS workshop in Las Vegas June 12th & 13th Incident: Wasaya DH8A at Thunder Bay on Apr 23rd 2018, knocking on cockpit's door A Wasaya Airways de Havilland Dash 8-100, registration C-GANS performing flight WSG-823 from Sioux Lookout,ON to Thunder Bay,ON (Canada) with 27 people on board, was on approach to Thunder Bay about 12nm before touchdown, when there was knocking onto the cockpit door. The flight crew contacted the cabin via the intercom and was informed about a medical event in the cabin. Upon receiving the landing clearance the crew declared PAN PAN and requested medical services to meet the aircraft within the read back and continued for a safe landing. After landing the flight crew learned, that the sole flight attendant was the patient. The Canadian TSB reported that two nurses on board travelling as passengers had rendered first aid to the flight attendant. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/WSG823/history/20180423/1810Z/CYXL/CYQT http://avherald.com/h?article=4b807fc6&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Allegiant MD83 near Knoxville on Apr 30th 2018, cargo smoke indication An Allegiant McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration N876GA performing flight G4-676 from Orlando Sanford,FL to Flint,MI (USA) with 150 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL320 about 120nm south of Knoxville,TN (USA) when the crew received a smoke indication for the mid cargo compartment. The crew decided to divert to Knoxville and advised ATC that they believed it was a sensor malfunction though they couldn't be sure, however, the cargo compartment was empty, nonetheless the fire suppression had been activated. The aircraft landed safely in Knoxville about 16 minutes later. Attending emergency services did not find any trace of fire, heat or smoke. A replacement A320-200 registration N233NV continued the journey and reached Flint with a delay of 6.5 hours. The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 7 hours, then positioned back to Orlando Sanford, where the aircraft is still on the ground about 20 hours after landing in Sanford. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAY676/history/20180430/1259Z/KSFB/KFNT http://avherald.com/h?article=4b807c39&opt=0 Back to Top Back to Top Incident: Saudia A333 near Cairo on Apr 30th 2018, cockpit oxygen indication A Saudi Arabian Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration HZ-AQ23 performing flight SV-366 from Tunis (Tunisia) to Madinah (Saudi Arabia), was enroute at FL370 about 75nm west of Cairo (Egypt) when the crew reported a technical problem and requested to divert to Cairo, subsequently explaining they had received a cockpit oxygen down indication. The aircraft landed safely on Cairo's runway 23R about 22 minutes later. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Cairo about 25 hours after landing. http://avherald.com/h?article=4b806b3a&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Europa B738 at Madrid on Apr 30th 2018, bird strike An Air Europa Boeing 737-800, registration EC-MPS performing flight UX-1040 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Madrid,SP (Spain), was on approach to Madrid's runway 18L when the aircraft suffered multiple impacts by birds. The aircraft continued for a safe landing. The aircraft is still on the ground in Madrid about 28 hours after landing. The aircraft EC-MPS seen at the gate, also observe the dent at the right engine inlet: http://avherald.com/h?article=4b80604c&opt=0 Back to Top Vietnam Airlines pilots found responsible for plane landing on wrong runway The Vietnam Airlines plane that landed on the wrong runway in Cam Ranh Airport on April 29. Photo by VnExpress/An Phuoc A Vietnamese co-pilot was in direct control of the flight, under the supervision of an American captain. Vietnam's aviation authorities have found the flight crew responsible for a Vietnam Airlines plane landing on a runway under construction in the central province of Khanh Hoa last Sunday. Initial investigation by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) found flight VN7344's pilots had mistaken the unfinished runway in Cam Ranh Airport for their authorized landing zone. A Vietnamese co-pilot was in direct control of the flight, under the supervision of an American captain. The incident was deemed "serious," second only to aviation accidents in Vietnam's classification. Authorities have retrieved the plane's flight recorder for further investigation, and an official result is expected to be announced in a few days. According to an experienced civilian pilot, a plane's captain and co-pilot are required to communicate with each other throughout the landing process so the only way for such incident to happen is both pilots had failed to recognize they were heading to the wrong runway. The American pilot, Andre Thomes Cuevas, 53, started working for Vietnam Airlines in January, with "limited" flying hours, Tuoi Tre reported. His Vietnamese co-pilot, 27, also just took the position recently. A lack of marking on the under-construction runway is also being investigated as a potential cause of the incident. Vietnam currently only requires markings for runways that were already in use but are closed at the time, while no marking is needed for those still under construction. Following Vietnam Airlines' incident, the CAAV has suggested changes to the regulation to prevent similar incidents. The VN7344 plane, which was carrying 203 passengers, took off at 2 p.m. on Sunday from Ho Chi Minh City, and was scheduled to land at Cam Ranh Airport at about 3 p.m. the same day. No passenger or crew member was hurt by the landing mistake. The incident has prompted the CAAV to suspend the crew of seven and ground operators at Cam Ranh Airport responsible for the landing. https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-airlines-pilots-found-responsible-for-plane-landing-on-wrong-runway-3743746.html Back to Top Third Marine Corps Aircraft in a Week Makes Emergency Landing in Japan An MV-22 Osprey sits on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Sept. 28, 2016. (BROOKE DEITERS/U.S. MARINE CORPS PHOTO) CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa -- No injuries or damage were reported after a U.S. military tiltrotor aircraft made an emergency landing Wednesday afternoon in Kagoshima prefecture -- the third such incident in the past week, officials said. The MV-22 Osprey from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma's 1st Marine Aircraft Wing made the precautionary landing at Amami Airport at about 4:30 p.m. after a warning light came on, Japanese and Marine officials said. The helicopter-plane hybrid was flying from Futenma to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni at the time of the incident, Marine spokeswoman Capt. Karoline Foote said in a statement to Stars and Stripes. They were joined on the ground by a second Osprey that had experienced no technical difficulties. "The reason for the landing was a maintenance issue," Foote wrote. "The aircraft functioned as designed in that the cockpit indicators informed the aircrew of the issue," she said. "The aircrew performed as trained; they took the appropriate action in accordance with standard operating procedures to safely land the aircraft at the closest airport." Once on the ground, the crew investigated the malfunction and found there was no problem, a Kyushu Defense Bureau spokesman said. Both tilt-rotor aircraft left the airport at about 5:50 p.m. The Osprey that suffered the malfunction headed back to Futenma and landed at approximately 6:40 p.m., the Defense Bureau spokesman said. The other Osprey proceeded to Iwakuni as planned and landed at about 7:20 p.m. The emergency landing did not cause an interruption to airport operations on the island between Okinawa and mainland Japan. The incident comes on the heels of an emergency landing Tuesday in Fukuoka by an Iwakuni-based F-35B Lighting II fighter due to a cockpit warning, officials said. A UH-1Y Venom from Futenma made a precautionary landing in Kumamoto on April 18 after a cockpit indication alerted pilots to a malfunction with the aircraft's oil-cooling system. In January, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller said 2018 was starting out better than last year in regard to safety, despite three emergency landings that month that caused the Japanese to take a more active role in ensuring U.S. military aircraft safety. On Jan. 23, an AH-1Z Viper helicopter made an emergency landing at a municipal helipad on Okinawa's Tonaki Island. Similar incidents happened on the southern island prefecture on Jan. 6 and Jan. 8. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/04/30/third-marine-corps-aircraft-week-makes-emergency-landing-japan.html Back to Top Back to Top FAA Expands Checks For CFM Engines A new FAA Airworthiness Directive responding to the recent engine failure on a Southwest 737 will require initial and repetitive inspections of the fan blades in CFM56-7B engines, based on the accumulated fan-blade cycles, the FAA said on Tuesday. The AD (PDF), scheduled to be published on Wednesday, aims to "address the risk of fan-blade failure for the entire CFM56-7B fleet." The FAA had issued an NPRM, prior to the recent failure, to address an unsafe condition based on a similar event that occurred in 2016. That proposal will be withdrawn, the FAA said, because the new action "represents a more comprehensive corrective action plan than previously proposed." The new AD requires operators to perform detailed inspections of each fan blade before the fan blade accumulates 20,000 cycles since new, or within 113 days from the effective date of the AD, whichever occurs later, then repeat the inspection after no more than 3,000 cycles. The required inspections will take about two hours, the FAA said, and if a fan blade needs to be replaced, it will cost about $8,500. The FAA estimates the AD will affect 3,716 engines installed on U.S.-registered airplanes. The AD is in addition to one that was issued last month in response to the Southwest accident. https://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/101/4036-full.html?ET=avweb:e4036:272360a:&st=email#230757 Back to Top WHERE IS MH370? OCEAN INFINITY OFFERS UPDATE ON SEARCH FOR MISSING FLIGHT Ocean Infinity, the company searching for the wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, or MH370, that disappeared more than four years ago, has found no new signs of the airplane or its passengers, it said in a release Monday. "Whilst it's disappointing there has been no sign of MH370 in the Australian Transport Safety Bureau search area and further north, there is still some search time remaining," said the company's CEO, Oliver Plunkett, in the release. "Everyone at Ocean Infinity remains absolutely determined for the remainder of the search." The flight disappeared with 239 passengers on board while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014. Minimal debris has been recovered from the plane, and it is still unknown what happened to it. The Ocean Infinity team has been using the company's technology for capturing high-resolution data of the seabed while on board the Seabed Constructor vessel. Since this search began in January, the team has covered almost 30,000 square miles in search of the aircraft. Just over a week into the search, the Seabed Constructor disappeared from radar and was missing for three days, The Guardian reported. Neither the company nor the government of Malaysia explained the disappearance. Ocean Infinity's technology is built to explore the seabed in an efficient way that allows for multitasking, says the company's website. The company uses autonomous vehicles, some traveling thousands of feet underwater to collect data as they go. Others stay at the surface of the ocean to provide support. The Seabed Constructor ship searching for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane is refueled at the Australian Marine Complex in the Western Australian town of Henderson, south of Perth, on February 8. TONY ASHBY/GETTY IMAGES The ship and its crew are set to arrive back in Port of Fremantle in Western Australia soon to pick up a new crew along with fresh supplies before the search continues, the company said. The company can't send out a crew for the entire year because of weather conditions, so the next phase will be some of the last search efforts the company can make for the year, said a release. The Malaysian government accepted the company's offer to only pay for the services of the search if some sort of evidence came from it, the company announced in January. "Whilst there can be no guarantees of locating the aircraft, we believe our system of multiple autonomous vehicles working simultaneously is well suited to the task at hand," Plunkett said in a statement. http://www.newsweek.com/mh370-update-search-where-malaysia-airlines-flight-907429 Back to Top US-India Aviation Summit to be held next month in Mumbai The US-India Aviation Summit is being hosted next month in Mumbai as a technical, policy and commercial forum by the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation and the US Trade and Development Agency. The US Commercial Service said on Thursday: "The Summit will serve to assist India civil aviation agencies and aviation industry representatives, including private sector airlines and airport operators, to identify advanced US technologies and practices that can support their expansion and modernization efforts." Besides a US and India bilateral meeting, the summit from May 9 to 11 will include sessions on India's projected aviation growth in next five years, aviation security, aviation and runway safety, technologies for worldwide airspace management, and regional connectivity using linking hubs for underserved/unserved airports. Participants from the US include US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) acting head Thomas Hardy, USTDA Regional Director Verinda Fike, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) International Affairs Executive Director Chris Rocheleau, and FAA Chief Scientist Steve Bradford. http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/us-india-aviation-summit-to-be-held-next-month-in-mumbai/573279.html Back to Top Vistara joins IATA ahead of launching international operations Indian full-service carrier Vistara - a joint venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines - is now a member of IATA, joining the association of more than 280 airlines around the world. The membership will further enable Vistara to collaborate with other international member airlines for codeshare and interline agreements, and offer an extended global network to travellers to and from India. Vistara Airlines at Mumbai International Airport In September 2017, Vistara successfully completed the IATA Operational Safety Audit or IOSA, a pre-requisite for an IATA membership, confirming the airline's compliance with internationally approved aviation safety standards across parameters in operational management and control systems. Leslie Thng, CEO, Vistara, said: "This membership couldn't have come at a better time as we gear up to launch our international operations soon." In its three years of operations, Vistara has flown over 8.5 million customers, and today serves 22 destinations with over 730 flights a week, operated by a fleet of 20 Airbus A320 aircraft. https://www.ttgasia.com/2018/05/02/vistara-joins-iata-ahead-of-launching-international-operations/ Back to Top Emirates temporarily grounds aircraft to optimize operations Emirates Airline has temporarily grounded some aircraft to optimize operations as demand slows and fewer flight crew are available. The Dubai-based carrier, responding to ATW on reports that six Airbus A380s and 14 Boeing 777s are in storage for the month of May at Dubai World Central, confirmed it has "some aircraft units on the ground over slower periods, which is common industry practice." The airline said fleet deployment and operating schedules are regularly reviewed to make sure they are in line with seasonal travel patterns and to ensure optimal utilization across its network. A spokesperson confirmed flight crew numbers were about 100-150 down on where Emirates should be. However, Emirates president Tim Clark recently told ATW the flight crew shortage is a "short-term thing and we are working hard to overcome it. Clark said Emirates will restore its pilot numbers by September or October this year. "We've always been aware of the ebb and flow of pilot supply. That's why we opened our flight training school last year, so we can control our own supply of pilots instead of being at the mercy of the marketplace." Emirates currently has 170 cadets in training. Clark said Chinese carriers are "offering extremely competitive [salary] packages, if you want to live in Shanghai or Beijing" and that was attracting a certain number of flight crew. http://atwonline.com/airframes/emirates-temporarily-grounds-aircraft-optimize-operations Back to Top Marine Corps Commandant: In 15 Years, Our Aircraft Won't Need a Human in the Cockpit • The Commandant of the Marine Corps insists the technology is there. The head of the United States Marine Corps says the Marines' air power could be completely uncrewed within 15 years. General Robert B. Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, says the technology exists to realize this future. Neller stressed, however, that aircraft would not be completely autonomous, and would still be directed by a human being making key decisions. "WE CAN FLY EVERYTHING WE GET NOW WITHOUT A HUMAN BEING IN THE COCKPIT." The Marine Corps Times quoted Neller from an event at the Brookings Institution saying: "I don't know what war is going to look like in the future, [but] I think things that fly in the sky, the great majority of them ... there will not be human beings at the control. There will be a human somewhere directing that thing." The Times further quoted Neller saying, "We can fly everything we get now without a human being in the cockpit," Neller said. "Any vehicle we have, any airplane we have ... to fly that thing I am not sure we need a human being." A UH-1Y helicopter fitted with the AACUS autonomous system delivers cargo at a November 2017 test. U.S. MARINE CORPS PHOTO BY LANCE CPL. BRIAN R. DOMZALSKI The Marines, which specialize in the close coordination of air and land forces, are making a big push into unmanned air. In November 2017, the service tested the Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System, or AACUS, a hardware and software kit that can reportedly be fitted to any known helicopter, allowing it to fly by itself. AACUS could theoretically be fitted to the service's CH-53E Super Stallion heavy transport helicopter, AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter, and the UH-1Y utility/light attack helicopter. The Marines also fly the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, F/A-18 Hornet, and KC-130 Transport, but the commandant's comments seem directed at shipborne helicopters and perhaps even tiltrotor aircraft. It is not known if AACUS works with the MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor transport, but the Osprey is probably the single most important air asset in the Corps' inventory. Neller's statement "we can fly everything we get now without a human being" makes it sound like there is indeed an autonomous solution for the tiltrotor. The U.S. Army and Marine Corps are both looking at introducing "optional manning" into their aircraft fleets. The Army in particular is looking at the ability to quickly convert helicopters to an uncrewed setup for flying resupply missions while pilots are resting, squeezing as much flight time out of their platforms as possible. All of the services are averse to autonomous helicopters flying human passengers, insisting on human pilots for those missions. In time, as autonomous vehicles become more commonplace, that aversion will probably fade away. The Marines are also pushing a requirement for a new vertical takeoff and landing drone with combat capabilities. The Marine Air Ground Task Force Unmanned Aircraft System-Expeditionary, or MUX for short, would operate from ships and could carry missiles and bombs in support of the F-35B or act as a communications node for forces at the farthest edges of the battlefield. https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a20113885/us-marine-corps-aircraft-unmanned/ Back to Top Qantas Boeing 747 jumbo jets to retire by 2021 as it orders more 787 Dreamliners Qantas to retire its 747 jumbo jets An era in aviation will come to an end, as Qantas retires its fleet Boeing 747 aircraft and replaces them with smaller 787 Dreamliners. The end of an era is approaching after Qantas announced a date to retire the last of its Boeing 747 jumbo jets. Qantas will retire the last of its six 747-400s by the end of 2020 as it increases its fleet of 787 Dreamliners to 14 the same year. The jumbo jet has been in the Qantas fleet in various forms since 1971. The hump-backed jet was the largest commercial aircraft to fly until the launch of the Airbus A380 in October 2007. Boeing rolled out the first 747 on September 30, 1968, with the first commercial flight on January 21, 1970, going from New York to London on Pan American World Airways. The giant aircraft ushered in a new era of long-haul travel, flying further and faster than most of its predecessors. It also brought new levels of luxury to the sky, with premium passengers enjoying a bar and lounge on the upper deck with some carriers. "This really is the end of one era and the start of another," said Qantas CEO Alan Joyce. "The jumbo has been the backbone of Qantas International for more than 40 years and we've flown almost every type that Boeing built. http://www.traveller.com.au/qantas-boeing-747-jumbo-jets-to-retire-by-2021-as-it-orders-more-787-dreamliners-h0ziwz#ixzz5ELE7a4ic Back to Top FAA and EASA Approve AerSafeTM to Comply with Fuel Tank Flammability Reduction Rule for Airbus 321 Aircraft CORAL GABLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to AerSale® for installation of its AerSafe system on Airbus 321 aircraft (ST04010NY) in compliance with the Fuel Tank Flammability Reduction (FTFR) rule. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has also approved AerSafe on Airbus 321 aircraft (10065226) as a Flammability Reduction System (FRS). This new STC is in addition to AerSale's STCs for the Boeing 767 series (ST03599NY), approved by the FAA in February 2018, as well as the Boeing 737 CL series (ST03589NY) and the Boeing 737 NG series (ST02980NY), both approved in 2016. "Obtaining approval from both the FAA and EASA shows AerSafe should be a key consideration for complying with the FTFR rule," said Iso Nezaj, Chief Technical Officer at AerSale. "With AerSafe's substantial cost savings and additional maintenance-friendly benefits, nitrogen inerting systems simply cannot compare. AerSafe is available in less than six weeks, installs in two days, has no mechanical parts to fail, and once installed, is maintenance-free. Airlines and operators faced with retrofitting a single aircraft or an entire fleet will realize significant benefits." Tested and developed to exact tolerances to fill the cavity of the Airbus 321 center fuel tanks, AerSafe limits the amount of available oxygen that can ignite fuel vapors and prevents sparks from igniting an explosion. AerSafe comes as a complete prefabricated kit that can be installed at any hangar around the world. After initial installation, the system requires no maintenance or spare parts. A limited number of AerSafe kits are currently available for immediate installation. For larger orders, the lead time for ordering AerSafe is currently 60 days versus the one-year lead time for the nitrogen inerting system. The FAA enacted the FTFR rule after the crash of TWA flight 800 off the coast of New York. Federal investigations revealed that the accident was the result of an explosion caused by a spark igniting fumes in the center fuel tank of the Boeing 747. The FTFR rule requires fuel tank ignition sources and flammability exposure to be reduced in aircraft most at risk. The FAA gave two options: a flammability reduction means such as nitrogen inerting, or an ignition mitigation means such as AerSafe. These systems must be installed on all passenger aircraft that have high flammability fuel tanks and fly within or into the United States. About AerSale A global aviation leader, AerSale specializes in the sale, lease, and exchange of used aircraft, engines, and components, in addition to providing a broad range of maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for commercial aircraft and components. AerSale also offers asset management services to owners of end-of-life aircraft and engine portfolios. Headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, AerSale maintains offices and operations in the United States, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit our website at www.aersale.com or contact AerSale Media Relations by calling (305) 764-3200 or via e-mail at media.relations@aersale.com. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180501006929/en/FAA-EASA-Approve-AerSafeTM-Comply-Fuel-Tank Back to Top FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2018 CONTACT: Philip Barbour, 205-939-1700, 205-617-9007 Call for Nominations For 2018 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2018 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award, honoring a leader in global aviation safety. The award will be presented during the 71st Annual International Air Safety Summit, taking place Nov. 12-15 in Seattle, Wash. Presented since 1956, the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award recognizes notable achievement in the field of civil or military aviation safety in method, design, invention, study or other improvement. The award's recipient is selected for a "significant individual or group effort contributing to improving aviation safety, with emphasis on original contributions," and a "significant individual or group effort performed above and beyond normal responsibilities." Mechanics, engineers and others outside of top administrative or research positions should be especially considered. The contribution need not be recent, especially if the nominee has not received adequate recognition. Nominations that were not selected as past winners of the Award can be submitted one additional time for consideration. Please note that self-nominations will not be considered. The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award's story dates back 70 years. On April 14, 1945, after visiting family in Pittsburgh, Laura Taber Barbour was aboard a Pennsylvania Central Airlines DC-3 when it crashed into the rugged terrain of Cheat Mountain near Morgantown, West Virginia. All passengers and crew were killed. In the years following, her husband, Dr. Clifford E. Barbour and son, Clifford E. Barbour, Jr., established the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award in her honor. The Award Board, composed of leaders in the field of aviation, meets in June of each year to conduct a final review of nominees and selection of the current year's recipient. Please help us honor this year's most deserving recipient. Nominations, including a 1-2-page narrative, can be submitted via the Laura Taber Barbour Foundation website at http://ltbaward.org/the-award/nomination-form/. Nominations will be accepted until June 14, 2018. For more information, including a complete history of Award recipients, see www.ltbaward.org. ABOUT THE LAURA TABER BARBOUR AIR SAFETY AWARD: The Award was established in 1956 through early association with the Flight Safety Foundation and from its founding has enjoyed a rich history of Award Board members, nominees and Award recipients. In 2013, the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation was formed from members of the Award Board, the aviation community and the Barbour family. As the foundation plans to broaden the scope of its intent, with great purpose, the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award will continue to spotlight those champions who pioneer breakthroughs in flight safety. Back to Top 2018 CHC Safety & Quality Summit Early Registration Now Open IRVING, TX - May 1, 2018 - CHC Helicopter today announced the official opening of early bird registration for its signature aviation safety event, the annual CHC Safety and Quality Summit. From May 1 through May 31, interested delegates will have the opportunity to register for this year's' event at a discounted early bird rate of $1085 (USD). After May 31, the regular price for registration goes up to $1185 (USD). Now entering its fourteenth year, the CHC Safety and Quality Summit draws more than 500 industry professionals from nearly 30 countries to gather to share the latest in safety best practices and the human factors elements in safety. This year, delegates will come together to discuss the theme: Building Safety at Every Level: Does this start at the top or with front line employees? The 2018 CHC Safety and Quality Summit will take place October 2-4 at the Gaylord Texan Resort Hotel & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, near CHC's global headquarters. To register and learn more about the Summit visit www.chcsafetyqualitysummit.com. For additional questions, please email summit@chcheli.com. About CHC For more than 70 years, CHC Helicopter has provided safe, reliable, cost-effective helicopter service in some of the most remote and challenging environments around the world. With extensive experience transporting customers in the oil and gas industry, supporting search-and-rescue and EMS contracts, and providing maintenance, repair and overhaul services, our dedication to safety and reputation for quality and innovation help our customers reach beyond what they thought possible. Visit www.chcheli.com for information. Contact Information SUMMIT Irina Sakgaev Safety & Quality Applications Specialist +1.604.232.7302 summit@chcheli.com MEDIA Cameron Meyer Communications Specialist +1.214.262.7391 Cameron.Meyer@chcheli.com www.chcsafetyqualitysummit.com Curt Lewis