Flight Safety Information July 18, 2018 - No. 144 In This Issue Incident: Pegasus A320N at Istanbul on Jul 18th 2018, burst tyre on departure Incident: Onur A321 near Cologne on Jul 16th 2018, hydraulic failure Incident: India B788 near Kolkata on Jul 16th 2018, smoke in the cabin EVAS - Cockpit Smoke Protection Incident: Wataniya A320 near Aqaba on Jul 17th 2018, engine shut down in flight Incident: Alaska A320 near Kansas City on Jul 16th 2018, loss of cabin pressure Incident: Delta B712 at Kansas City on Jul 16th 2018, fuel leak on engine Piper PA-34-200 Seneca Fatal Accident ( Florida) Mitsubishi jet's collision with truck at Farnborough deepens MRJ woe LIBIK Fire Suppression Kits for the Cabin and Flight Deck. FAA makes aviation safety management changes Air China's flight hours cut by state regulator and pilots' licences revoked after plane's 25,000-foot fall USHST Publishes Safety Letter After Recent Fatal Helicopter Accident GAMA supports European aviation safety system United Technologies Shoots For Technology Breakout With Experimental Hybrid-Electric Aircraft FedEx hosting info session for future pilots Need a job? Delta's hiring 8,000 pilots Some Aviation History Is on the Verge of Being Lost in Ohio JetBlue founder buying 60 jets for new US start-up airline 'Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance from SCSI POSITION AVAILABLE:...MANAGER OF INFLIGHT TRAINING 2018 CHC SAFETY & QUALITY SUMMIT October 2nd - 4th, 2018 PROVIDING ASSURANCE IN YOUR SYSTEMS HIGH ALTITUDE FLYING: WHAT EVERY PILOT NEEDS TO KNOW - New Online Course - Fall 2018 GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY - 1 Today's Photo Incident: Pegasus A320N at Istanbul on Jul 18th 2018, burst tyre on departure A Pegasus Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration TC-NBA performing flight PC-824 from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen (Turkey) to Bahrain (Bahrain), was accelerating for takeoff from Sabiha Gokcen's runway 06 when the outboard left main tyre burst. The crew unaware of the burst tyre continued takeoff and climbed out, at FL270 they stopped the climbed and decided to divert. The aircraft set course to return to Sabiha Gokcen at first but then it was decided to divert to Ankara. The aircraft burned off fuel and landed safely on Ankara's runway 12L about 3 hours after departure. http://avherald.com/h?article=4bb476cb&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Onur A321 near Cologne on Jul 16th 2018, hydraulic failure An Onur Air Airbus A321-200, registration TC-OBY performing flight 8Q-805 from Antalya (Turkey) to Cologne (Germany) with 217 passengers and 7 crew, was descending towards Cologne when the crew reported a hydraulic failure, the aircraft would land at a slightly higher than normal speed. The aircraft landed on Cologne's runway 24 and stopped on the runway, emergency services needed to cool the brakes. The passengers disembarked onto the runway via mobile stairs and were bussed to the terminal. The aircraft remained on the ground for about 11 hours, then departed for the return flight 8Q-806. http://avherald.com/h?article=4bb462c0&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: India B788 near Kolkata on Jul 16th 2018, smoke in the cabin An Air India Boeing 787-800, registration VT-ANE performing flight AI-380 from Delhi (India) to Singapore (Singapore), was enroute at FL390 about 210nm northwest of Kolkata (India) when the crew reported smoke in the cabin and decided to divert to Kolkata, where the aircraft landed safely about 45 minutes later. A replacement Boeing 787-800 registration VT-ANS continued the flight and reached Singapore with a delay of 20.5 hours. The airline confirmed the aircraft diverted to Kolkata and was declared AOG due to a technical issue. The passengers were taken to hotels and continued the flight the following day. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Kolkata about 25 hours after landing. http://avherald.com/h?article=4bb460dd&opt=0 Back to Top Back to Top Incident: Wataniya A320 near Aqaba on Jul 17th 2018, engine shut down in flight A Wataniya Airbus A320-200, registration 9K-EAI performing flight KW-416 (dep Jul 16th) from Beirut (Lebanon) to Kuwait (Kuwait) with 59 people on board, was enroute at FL390 about 10nm south of Aqabat (Jordan) when the crew needed to shut one of the engines (CFM56) down and diverted to Aqaba for a safe landing on runway 19 about 30 minutes later. Aqaba Airport reported a Kuwait based aircraft enroute from Beirut diverted to Aqaba after an engine had been shut down. Arabic Media reported a Kuwait Airways aircraft had diverted to Aqaba prompting a denial by Kuwait Airways. http://avherald.com/h?article=4bb45d19&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Alaska A320 near Kansas City on Jul 16th 2018, loss of cabin pressure An Alaska Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N642VA performing flight AS-1097 from Washington Dulles,DC to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 150 people on board, was enroute at FL340 about 40nm east of Kansas City,MO (USA) when the crew initiated an emergency descent due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aicraft diverted to Kansas City for a safe landing on runway 01R about 23 minutes after leaving FL340 about one hour after another emergency landing, see Incident: Delta B712 at Kansas City on Jul 16th 2018, fuel leak on engine. The remainder of the flight was cancelled. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ASA1097/history/20180716/2018Z/KIAD/KLAX http://avherald.com/h?article=4bb45a90&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Delta B712 at Kansas City on Jul 16th 2018, fuel leak on engine A Delta Airlines Boeing 717-200, registration N986AT performing flight DL-923 from Detroit,MI to Kansas City,MO (USA) with 117 people on board, was descending through about 10,000 feet towards Kansas City when the crew reported they had an engine (BR715) problem, they wanted emergency services to have a good look at them, they would shut an engine down on the runway as they had a reasonable potential for fire, they would keep their airspeed up below 10,000 feet. The aircraft landed safely on Kansas City's runway 19R (active runways 01) about 9 minutes later and stopped on the runway, the left hand engine was shut down. Emergency services foamed the left hand engine after landing. The passengers disembarked onto the runway via mobile stairs. Passengers reported they could smell the fuel inside the cabin. The occurrence aircraft positioned back to Detroit after about 15 hours on the ground. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL923/history/20180716/1950Z/KDTW/KMCI http://avherald.com/h?article=4bb45930&opt=0 Back to Top Piper PA-34-200 Seneca Fatal Accident ( Florida) Date: 17-JUL-2018 Time: 13:00 Type: Piper PA-34-200 Seneca Owner/operator: Dean International Inc Registration: N16281 C/n / msn: 34-7350122 Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 Other fatalities: 2 Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Everglades, west of Miami Executive Airport KTMB), Miami, FL - United States of America Phase: Unknown Nature: Training Departure airport: Destination airport: Narrative: Two aircraft, a Piper PA-34 Seneca and a Cessna 172 Skyhawk, experienced a midair collision in a training area over the Everglades in Miami-Dade County west of Miami Executive Airport (KTMB) in Miami, Florida. The airplanes sustained substantial damage and the four occupants onboard were fatally injured. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=213402 Back to Top Mitsubishi jet's collision with truck at Farnborough deepens MRJ woes 90-seat passenger plane, Japan's great hope for reviving a dormant commercial aviation industry, due to enter service in 2020 - seven years late The MRJ debuted at the Farnborough Airshow. Delays have set the manufacturer back. Reuters Japan's Mitsubishi Aircraft, trying to keep its new regional jet on track after series of delays, was forced to cancel a demo flight for the world's aerospace industry on Tuesday after the jet was hit by a truck. The prang, which follows the jet's debut at the show on Monday, will not interrupt marketing efforts. But it will do nothing to help the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) pull in orders at a time when giants Airbus and Boeing are extending their grip to the smaller end of the market. The 90-seat MRJ, Japan's great hope for reviving a dormant commercial aviation industry, was launched a decade ago. Five delays later, it is now expected to enter service with Japanese carrier ANA in 2020, compared with the initial target of 2013. As a result, it missed a potentially lucrative window of opportunity to be the first to market with the latest generation of fuel-efficient regional jets. It is now up against the already in-service Airbus A220 - the newly rebranded former Bombardier Inc CSeries - and the Embraer E2 series, which may be controlled by Boeing if a provisional deal between the manufacturers is completed. "These developments are disastrous for the MRJ," said Richard Aboulafia, vice president, analysis at Teal Group. "They are no longer competing with small companies from Canada and Brazil; they are now competing with global aerospace behemoths, with enormous pricing power and industrial scale." Mitsubishi Aircraft is looking to gain orders despite the increased competitive threat, and executives at Farnborough, hosting a press conference as the rival A220 flew overhead, said they felt they had a good chance in the regional market. "This is the newest plane design in several decades," said Shunichi Miyanaga, president and CEO of parent Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. "Engine-wise and aerodynamically it is the newest type of regional jet and is highly competitive." It will not compete with the larger variants of the Embraer and A220 planes, with Mr Miyanaga saying that it wanted to focus on the 100-seat and under segment of the market. However, analysts say the more immediate challenge is hanging onto its existing order book given Mitsubishi Aircraft has so far lost its bet on US pilot unions relaxing strict rules about the size of jets flown by regional carriers. Of the 213 firm orders, 150 are split between two US regional carriers, SkyWest and Trans States Holdings. The MRJ90 is too large for them to fly without the relaxation of the pilot union rules and the prospect of changes has dimmed due to a pilot shortage that has given unions more bargaining power. As a result, Mitsubishi Aircraft is now trying to bring the smaller MRJ70, which can be flown by US regional pilots, into service as quickly as possible, with late 2021 the target date. FlightGlobal's 2018 Flight Fleet Forecast released last week estimated the regional jet market as worth $120 billion over the next 20 years, with 40 per cent of the value coming from 70 to 76 seaters serving the North American market. However, MRJ has yet to convince its key US customers to switch to its smaller jet, which has its own challenges. The MRJ70 has 69 seats rather than the 76 of the rival Bombardier CRJ900 and Embraer E175 when configured with business and economy class as is typical in the United States, meaning its fuel efficiency is less of an advantage than it might seem. "Downsized variants of jetliner families have inferior economics - fewer seats, but the same engines, systems, and most of the structures too," Mr Aboulafia said. Embraer on Monday signed a firm order with United Airlines for 25 70-seat E175 jets, shortly after JetBlue Airways opted to replace its fleet of Embraer jets with the A220. SkyWest and Trans States did not immediately respond to requests for comment on whether they plan to switch to the MRJ70. For the Japanese consortium behind the MRJ, led by Mitsubishi Heavy with a 64 per cent stake, the project has so far been a financial disappointment due to the delays and technical challenges. Nikkei last week reported Mitsubishi Aircraft was looking to increase its capital through a combination of a debt-to-equity swap and raising fresh equity. Japan's ultimate goal for the programme, however, goes beyond profit. It is about serving as a foundation for the revival of Japan as a passenger jet manufacturer, rather than just a major supplier to companies like Boeing. "We are working without pause to deliver the first aircraft to ANA in 2020. It is the beginning of a countdown, not only to the first delivery but to a new era for the industry," Mr Miyanaga said. https://www.thenational.ae/business/aviation/mitsubishi-jet-s-collision-with-truck-at-farnborough-deepens-mrj-woes-1.751243 Back to Top Back to Top FAA makes aviation safety management changes • FAA agrees to improve safety oversight of airlines Long-time US FAA executive John Duncan will assume the role of deputy associate administrator of Aviation Safety (AVS) on a permanent basis, following six months that saw several agency officials serve in the position on an acting basis. Duncan assumes the role as the agency's No. 2 safety official, reporting to AVS Associate Administrator Ali Bahrami. The change is effective July 22, FAA confirmed. He replaces John Hickey, who retired Jan. 30 after 28 years at the agency, including 10 in his most recent role. Duncan has been leading FAA's Flight Standards division as its executive director. He joined FAA in 1986 as an aviation safety inspector and held roles in Flight Standards' air transport and general aviation divisions before assuming his current role six years ago. Replacing Duncan at the top of Flight Standards will be Rick Domingo, a former Flight Standards Aircraft Maintenance Division executive who has been acting deputy associate administrator for the last several months. Domingo's most recent permanent full-role at the agency has been director of Flight Standards' office of Safety Standards, a position created in FAA's recent Flight Standards reorganization. http://atwonline.com/people/faa-makes-aviation-safety-management-changes Back to Top Air China's flight hours cut by state regulator and pilots' licences revoked after plane's 25,000-foot plunge in vaping fiasco • Sanctions imposed on airline after episode where oxygen masks were deployed mid-flight in emergency descent Air China will fire pilots in vaping fiasco that led to plane's 25,000-foot plunge China's aviation regulator has cut Air China's flight hours and revoked the licences of two pilots after a vaping incident in the cockpit triggered an emergency descent last week. In a string of sanctions imposed on the country's flag carrier, Air China will be forced to reduce the flight hours on its Boeing 737 fleet by 10 per cent, undergo a three-month safety review and be fined for the incident. The decision was made by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), according to state television and an internal note obtained by the Post. Oxygen masks were deployed on the CA106 flight from Hong Kong to Dalian. Photo: Weibo Last Friday, Air China said it would fire the pilots of flight CA106 from Hong Kong to Dalian. Three days earlier on July 10, the plane dropped 25,000 feet (7,620 metres) in 10 minutes as it was between Shantou and Xiamen. It then climbed from an altitude of 10,000 feet to 26,000 feet and arrived safely at its destination. No injuries were reported and the aircraft was not damaged. The incident was caused by an error from one of three pilots, who was smoking an e-cigarette in the cockpit. Investigations showed he tried to turn off the circulation fan to prevent smoke from reaching the cabin, but mistakenly switched off the air conditioning system, resulting in insufficient oxygen and triggering the release of oxygen masks. The plane then went into an emergency descent. Both the captain and first officer had their commercial pilot licences revoked, according to the note. It was unclear which of the two had smoked the e-cigarette or was responsible for deciding to continue to Dalian. Protocol dictates pilots should land a plane once oxygen masks have been deployed, because if another emergency occurs later in the flight, there would be insufficient supplies for passengers and crew. A third pilot, previously unreported, was sitting in a jump seat in the cockpit. His licence was suspended for six months and he was slapped with a two-year ban from flying any Air China plane. A ground dispatcher, whose role was to ensure the plane reached its destination safely, was suspended for two years. Flight data seized from plane that plummeted 'because crew were smoking' Air China was fined 50,000 yuan (US$7,500). The CAAC said Air China would have to cut 5,400 flight hours monthly on its Boeing 737 fleet - a reduction of 10 per cent - but did not say how long that would last. The airline has 148 of the 737 planes, making up about a third of its 399 aircraft, according to company data. Each aircraft flies about 12 to 13 hours daily on average. Aviation sector analyst Toliver Ma said the sanctions would reduce Air China's overall capacity by under 10 per cent but, as the Boeing 737 fleet is used on more profitable domestic routes, the airline would take a financial hit. "This would hurt its revenue and bottom line for sure, as the domestic market is more profitable and the longer the sanctions, the worse for Air China," Ma, of Guotai Junan Securities, said. As for any damage to Air China's reputation, this would be "short-lived", he continued. "As the domestic market is controlled mainly by the three big carriers, I believe Air China will recover soon," Ma said, referring to China Eastern and China Southern airlines. Albert Lam Kwong-yu, former director general at Hong Kong's Civil Aviation Department, said the incident would be considered "a very serious offence" by regulators. "The pilot himself should very well know what is safe and not safe," he said. "Knowing he did something so overt, he will be dealt with very severely." Last week, Air China said it had immediately launched an investigation into the incident and scrutinised "weak links" to rectify safety measures across the company. It expressed its appreciation for passengers and said it would "conscientiously" learn lessons from the episode to improve its safety management system and ensure such incidents did not occur again. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/2155751/air-chinas-flight-hours-cut-state-regulator-and-two Back to Top USHST Publishes Safety Letter After Recent Fatal Helicopter Accident Industry experiences the worst run of fatal accidents in six years. Two Robinson and two Bell helicopters were involved in the latest fatal crashes. The U.S. helicopter community has seen a miserable couple of weeks for flight safety with the worst surge of fatal accidents in the past six years. Between June 29 and July 8, four fatal accidents occurred in regions of the mainland and Puerto Rico. Additionally, an air ambulance in Chicago crashed on July 8 while enroute to the University of Chicago Hospital with a patient and crew of three. All aboard were injured, but not fatally. On June 29, a Robinson R-22 crashed in Sterling City, Texas killing the one person on board. On June 30, a Bell 206B claimed one life when it went down in San Juan. A Bell 47G-2 crashed on July 6 in Morristown Indiana killing one person, while another Robinson, this one an R-44 crashed, two days later in Williamsburg Virginia claiming another life. In a letter to the helicopter community published last week, the United States Helicopter Safety Team said "it is appropriate timing for some straightforward reminders that can contribute to safe flying." The group urged others to help spread the word. The letter said, "The U.S. helicopter industry just endured the worst ten-day stretch of fatal accidents observed since late 2012. Within the 50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico, four fatal helicopter accidents and four fatalities occurred from June 29 to July 8, 2018, a pace of nearly one fatal accident every other day. Investigations take time, so the underlying cause of each case will not be known for some time. However, there is one thing we know with certainty. None of the individuals involved in these tragic events woke up that morning thinking this would be their last helicopter flight. The series of fatal helicopter accidents is a reminder to our community that there is sometimes a fine line between a flight that ends uneventfully and one that ends disastrously. We are still early in the summer with plenty of good flying weather in front of us. In the wake of this recent surge in fatal accidents, let us take some time to think through how we can make sure the rest of the summer is spent with enjoyment rather than grief. Review your basic procedures. The simple, mundane practices are often what keep us safe. Think through what actions you would take for various aircraft emergencies. Consider what effect summer temperatures will have on the performance and limitations of your aircraft. Contemplate what factors may be subtly building up your cumulative fatigue. Days in the summer are long, often resulting in more activity and less sleep. Practice real time risk management, even with small decisions. Make a habit of mentally asking yourself, "What could go wrong with what I'm doing right now? What could I do to make sure the worst case scenario doesn't kill me?" As a community, let's all do our part to ensure the ten-day surge in fatal helicopter accidents is an anomaly and does not stretch into a long-term trend. Fly safe today." https://www.flyingmag.com/ushst-publishes-safety-letter-after-recent-fatal-helicopter-accident Back to Top GAMA supports European aviation safety system The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) recently endorsed the European Union adoption of the Basic Regulation mandate aimed at modernizing for the European Aviation Safety Agency's (EASA) safety framework. The mandate creates rules for EASA's operation and its safety regulations as well as its relationship with other regulators. It also forces EASA to make revisions of its lower-level implementing rules. The mandate was adopted by the General Affairs Council Ministers. "This final endorsement by the Council of the EU marks a key moment in the modernization of Europe's safety framework," Pete Bunce, GAMA president and CEO, said. "This new Basic Regulation promises to equip EASA with the set of tools it needs to keep pace with the rapid advances in general aviation, business aviation, and maintenance operations - particularly with the emphasis on enshrining risk-based regulation into law." The mandate will be published in the EU's Official Journal and will take effect 20 days later. EASA also recently authorized Georgia's cargo airline, GEO SKY, to fly to all EASA member countries. Authorization means the airline meets International Civil Aviation Organisation operational and safety standards. It also means the airline can operate in the EU air market without the administrative hurdles non-EU member third-country operators face. https://transportationtodaynews.com/news/9854-gama-supports-european-aviation-safety-system/ Back to Top United Technologies Shoots For Technology Breakout With Experimental Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Paul Eremenko speaks at the Viva Technology conference on June 15, 2017, in Paris. (Photo by Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images) Aircraft parts suppliers are under heavy pressure from Airbus and Boeing. The plane makers are looking to wrest away a larger share of lucrative after-market income from maintenance and services - Airbus said Tuesday it aims to triple its services revenue to $10 billion in the next decade, while Boeing is also looking for threefold services growth to $50 billion by 2022. Boeing is on an ambitious drive to bring more parts production in-house. That context adds more intrigue to Tuesday's news that United Technologies is developing experimental aircraft with hybrid propulsion systems. Paul Eremenko, chief technology officer at United Technologies, said at the Farnborough air show that the company is developing a number of hybrid-electric demonstrators, per FlightGlobal. The company may share more details on the program in a "couple more months." United Technologies is in the process of acquiring Rockwell Collins, which will give it an aerospace business spanning engines, avionics, components and interiors with $40 billion a year in revenue, well above No. 2 General Electric at $26 billion. That will help the Connecticut-based conglomerate resist intensifying pricing pressures, but given Airbus and Boeing's tightening control over the supply chain, greater scale may not be enough. "The only hope of getting past that and gaining pricing power is through technology," says aerospace analyst Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group. United Technologies' hybrid-electric program looks like an attempt at developing that, based on subsidiary Pratt & Whitney's expertise in conventional gas turbines and UTC Aerospace Systems' chops in power management and electrical systems. "The problem is Boeing has other ideas - that's why they bought Aurora Flight Sciences," says Aboulafia. Is United Technologies just looking to develop new propulsion systems, or could this be a first step on a road that could lead to it making its own aircraft? "Either is conceivable," says Aboulafia, though there may not be a base case for the latter. ry well contained duopoly," he says. The United Technologies program joins a number of other efforts to develop hybrid-electric flight. Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens are working on a demonstrator dubbed the E-Fan X, while Boeing and JetBlue are backing Zunum Aero, which is developing a 12-seat hybrid jet that it aims to bring to market in 2022. General Electric published a white paper last year detailing its experiments with a 1MW hybrid powerplant, and at Farnborough on Monday, jet engine maker Roll-Royce unveiled a concept for a hybrid-electric VTOL flying taxi that it aims to demonstrate in the next two years. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2018/07/17/united-technologies-shoots-for-technology-breakout-with-experimental-hybrid-electric-aircraft/#5e52e9e447bb Back to Top FedEx hosting info session for future pilots CORDOVA, TN (WMC) - If you've ever wanted to work in the aviation field, here's your chance. The New Olivet Worship Center in Cordova is hosting a career information session for those interested in a career in aviation. Cindy Sartain, manager of FedEx Pilot Recruitment, will give an overview of the qualifications necessary for a crewmember position at FedEx. She will also have other aviation career opportunities, resume tips, organization involvement, and the Purple Runway program. The session will be held at the worship center at 10000 Woodland Hills Drive on Tuesday, July 24 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. For more information, email FedEx's pilot hiring program here: Pilot_hiring@FedEx.com . http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/38667413/fedex-hosting-info-session-for-future-pilots Back to Top Need a job? Delta's hiring 8,000 pilots • Delta is seeking 8,000 pilots over the next decade. • The airline is allowing employees to take leave to train as a pilot. • Pilot ranks are thinning due to a federally mandated retirement age for airline pilots of 65. A pilot talks on a mobile device near a Delta Air Lines gate at the Salt Lake City International Airport. Delta Air Lines is asking flight attendants, ticket agents and other employees to consider taking a seat at the cockpit controls. Concerned about a shortage of pilots, the second-largest U.S. airline is offering its workers the chance to take an unpaid leave of absence to attend flight school. On the other end: a job flying a Delta jet. Delta estimates it will need to hire more than 8,000 pilots over the next decade, as its ranks of more than 13,000 pilots thin due to the federally mandated retirement age of 65, or leave for other companies. The initiative is part of a broader program Delta unveiled on Tuesday that also includes conditional job offers for certain college students. Pilots are aging while air travel demand grows globally. The high cost of training and low starting salaries are hurdles to the field. Boeing, the world's largest airplane manufacturer, estimates a global need for 637,000 new pilots by 2036, 18 percent of them in North America. Fight school doesn't come cheap. ATP Flight School, one of the schools Delta is encouraging its internal applicants to attend, costs about $80,000 for someone with zero flying experience. Students also have to train longer than they used to. After the 2009 crash of a Colgan Air plane due to pilot error, the Federal Aviation Administration five years ago raised the minimum number of hours of flight experience to become a passenger airline pilot to 1,500 from 250. Delta declined to disclose pilot pay, but the median pilot salary in May was $78,740, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Air Line Pilots Association, the union that represents Delta, United and several other airlines' pilots, said pay at regional carriers, which offer a hiring pool for big commercial airlines, can be less than half that amount. Captains at major airlines can make more than $100,000. "If you pay them, they will come," Roger Phillips, an ALPA spokesman, said about hiring new pilots. Other airlines are pursuing their own programs to recruit pilots. American Airlines earlier this year started offering loans for student pilots. The Delta Propel Pilot Career Path Program, which works with both students and employees who have an interest in flying, aims to make that path more attractive, the company said in announcing the program. The airline is accepting applications in August from students at eight universities with an accredited aviation program, including Auburn University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the University of North Dakota. Students can continue their benefits with Delta as long as they pay a share of the costs. The company declined to detail the costs. Delta estimates they can get a job with the airline within 42 months after flying for the airline's private jet arm, instructing other students, flying for Delta's regional partners or flying military aircraft. For its employees in the program, Delta said they would work for up to 42 months at a Delta regional airline, which pays less and flies shorter routes, before coming back to work for the mainline operation. Both employees and students will be paired with an active Delta pilot as a mentor. The airline, which said it developed the recruiting program over several years, is also working with professional associations such as the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals, Women in Aviation International, the National Intercollegiate Flying Association and the National Gay Pilots Association to encourage students through high school age to pursue a career in aviation. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/16/help-wanted-delta-seeks-8000-pilots-flight-attendants-may-apply.html Back to Top Some Aviation History Is on the Verge of Being Lost in Ohio Orville and Wilbur Wright in Dayton, Ohio. Despite the number of history-making events that happened in the city, efforts to preserve the brothers' legacy there have met with mixed results.CreditLibrary of Congress/Corbis/VCG, via Getty Images By Christine Negroni In the history of powered flight, few places are as significant as Dayton, Ohio, the home of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the brothers who invented, built and flew the first successful airplane. Dayton is where they created the plane that they so famously tested during a 12-second flight from Kitty Hawk, N.C., in 1903. Dayton is also where the first pilots were trained and where the country's first airplane manufacturing factory was built. The Wright brothers' achievement was "a moment of evolution" said Tom Crouch, senior curator, aeronautics, at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington and the author of the biography "The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright." "We were no longer earthbound creatures, we were creatures who learned how to fly," Mr. Crouch said. "That is a profound evolution." Yet despite the number of history-making events that happened in Dayton, the preservation of the brothers' legacy here has been mixed. In 1936, the Wright family home and one of the brothers' bike shops were acquired by the automaker Henry Ford and taken to Dearborn, Mich. In the early 1940s, the flying school building at Huffman Prairie Flying Field was torn down. The airfield had been a pasture, owned by Torrence Huffman, where the brothers worked on perfecting their controlled, powered flying technique in the early 1900s. In 1977, Orville Wright's downtown Dayton laboratory, where he loved to experiment, was demolished to make way for a gas station that was never built. With so many sites connected to the Wright brothers already gone, many aviation historians are alarmed at the uncertainty that now hangs over the factory, where from 1910 to 1916, Wright Flyers, as they were known, were built. The two white brick buildings are, Mr. Crouch said, "intimately a part of the Wright story." As the factory buildings decay, the owner of the property and preservationists who wish to buy and develop the land there are squabbling over financial and ethical issues. The original buildings, along with three factories built later to accommodate automobile parts manufacturing and the 54 acres on which they sit, are owned by two related companies that cleaned up and prepared the land for redevelopment. Life-size cutouts of the brothers in the front door at the original Wright Bothers Factory in Dayton. The factory was owned by Delphi until 2008. Brad White, a vice president with Hull and Associates and principal at Home Avenue, said he handled environmental issues on the property and soil contamination in the neighborhood as part of a $5 million public, private partnership agreement with the city of Dayton. The work was done with an eye toward making the historic buildings the centerpiece of a new national park. That project was driven by the National Aviation Heritage Alliance, known as NAHA, a local nonprofit composed of various groups with an interest in the city's aviation legacy. It was going well in the fall of 2016, when the alliance announced a plan in which the factory site would be purchased by the National Park Service and the alliance would buy the larger parcels, developing them for aviation-associated enterprises. On yet another parcel of the 54-acre site a $7 million library would be built. Shelley Dickstein, the Dayton city manager, said the projects could generate economic activity in the range of $20 million annually. "Preserving the Wright legacy is important to the city," Ms. Dickstein said then. "There'll be tourist activity from folks - there's a million folks who come to the Air Force Museum every year and flight enthusiasts who are interested in the beginnings of Orville and Wilbur Wright, and we think there's opportunity there." But, according to the alliance, that all changed this year when Mr. White announced he would not indemnify the buyers of the property against environmental hazards to which nearby homeowners had been exposed through groundwater contamination. Spills from chemically contaminated underground storage tanks belonging to Delphi, an auto parts maker and the previous owner, had leeched into the soil and Mr. White's company has been operating cleanup systems for those homeowners. "I'm not the person who caused the contamination, that was the Delphi corporation," Mr. White said. "I bought it 'as is' from Delphi and I'm going to sell it 'as is.' " The Dayton-Wright Airplane Company manufactured airplanes for the government, including this completed model on exhibition in 1918.CreditCorbis, via Getty Images To NAHA however, the whole deal was thrown into question. "That was a gigantic change in information," Tony Sculimbrene, executive director of the alliance, said about learning of the seller's position. The well-being of the neighbors was the seller's obligation, Mr. Sculimbrene said. The alliance lowered the price it was willing to pay and the offer was rejected by the seller. "It's pretty straightforward, I have an idea of what I want to sell the property for," Mr. White said in a recent interview. "I'm not preventing anybody from buying it." While the details of the transaction are unique and complex, similar problems have been encountered by others who seek to preserve large historic structures according to Joseph J. Corn, a retired professor from Stanford University and the author of the book "The Winged Gospel: America's Romance with Aviation." ( The S.S. Rotterdam, a steam-powered ship launched in 1959 and last used as a passenger vessel in 2000, was saved from the scrap yard by the efforts of a group of volunteers who formed the Steamship Rotterdam Foundation. "We only have one ship like this," said Klaas Krijnen, the group's chairman, of the largest ocean liner produced in the Netherlands. Still, the foundation had to pitch investors on a rehabilitation project that involved removing cancer-causing asbestos from the ship, finding a place to berth it and finding a revenue-generating purpose for the 748-foot vessel. After more than a decade and four unsuccessful restoration proposals, the S.S. Rotterdam now operates as a hotel docked at Rotterdam Harbor. Artifacts from the ship's glory days are on display. Various halls as well as the engine room are open for tours. "It took a lot of time," Mr. Krijnen said. "When initiatives collapsed we were keeping the flag high; we said, 'We will find another one.' We just kept on going." Drawings illustrating what the finished site of the restored Wright Bothers Factory would look like were displayed in one of the original hangars in 2016.CreditTy Wright for The New York Times Saving the Rotterdam was originally projected to cost about 25 million euros (about $29 million), Mr. Krijnen said. Ultimately, it cost 10 times that, underscoring Mr. Corn's conclusion that large historical artifacts pose large challenges. "They are expensive to maintain and difficult to protect," Mr. Corn said. "Even if they are built to work outdoors, if left in their native habitat they will crumble." This possibility concerns the Aviation Heritage Alliance. Recently it stopped offering tours of the factory buildings and the business offices once occupied by the Wrights because deterioration of the structure made conditions too hazardous, according to Timothy R. Gaffney, director of communications for the alliance and author of "The Dayton Flight Factory: The Wright Brothers & the Birth of Aviation." Meanwhile, the relationship between the would-be buyers and the property's owner has grown increasingly antagonistic. "I don't think they're being fair with us," Mr. Sculimbrene said of the seller. Mr. White defends his right to do what he wishes with property he owns. "Nobody else had the guts to do this," Mr. White said. "I invested my money and my time and until somebody comes and develops the property I'm holding the bag and I have the NAHA folks talking trash about me." The S.S. Rotterdam has been restored in the Netherlands, but the path to its renewal was long and hard, not unlike what is happening in Dayton. The ship now operates as a hotel docked at Rotterdam Harbor.CreditRobin Utrecht/Agence France-Presse - Getty Images The impasse casts a shadow over what should have been good news for the factory's future. This year, the federal government appropriated $450,000 so the National Park Service can buy the buildings. But just owning them will not be enough, said Michael Gessel, who has spent 30 years trying to save Dayton's Wright family landmarks. The land around them has to be developed, too. It's an "urban industrial area and that makes it a particular challenge. It's not going to be in the forefront of where people, where tourists visit," said Mr. Gessel, vice president of federal government programs at Dayton Development Coalition. The factory buildings "will be expensive to restore and there is no established plan for their exhibition and use." Despite the difficulties, Kendell Thompson, the acting superintendent of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, said he's optimistic having seen successful projects emerge from similarly acrimonious relationships. "What happens with a lot of moving parts is things can go into hiatus, there are slowdowns as roles and capacities are negotiated and worked out." It won't be easy and it probably won't be quick, but when it is over, Mr. Thompson said, visitors from around the world will enjoy the latest addition to the area's aviation historic district. The lesson to those future park visitors may even be applicable to the present. "We talk about the development of airplanes," Mr. Thompson said, "but really the things we talk about at the park are the themes of innovation, resiliency and the ability to do the impossible with little resources. These are universal themes." https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/16/us/wright-brothers-aviation-history-dayton.html Back to Top JetBlue founder buying 60 jets for new US start-up airline It's official. The USA appears set to get a new start-up airline that will be launched by the founder of JetBlue. Speculation about David Neeleman's start-up carrier has mounted since news about the effort - currently dubbed "Moxy" in investor presentations - was first reported in June by trade publication Airline Weekly. Now, Neeleman's start-up has taken one of the most concrete steps yet toward getting off the ground: a tentative deal to buy 60 Airbus A220-300 jets. Airbus and Neeleman's group announced a memorandum of understanding for the order on Tuesday at the Farnborough Airshow in England. A press release accompanying the news said the order was for "a new U.S. airline start-up." "After years of U.S. airline consolidation, the conditions are improving for a new generation of U.S. airline to emerge, focused on passenger service and satisfaction," David Neeleman, majority investor in the new venture, said in the statement. "The A220 will enable us to serve thinner routes in comfort without compromising cost, especially on longer-range missions. With deliveries starting in 2021, we will have ample time to assemble a world-class management team and another winning business model." Members of the media record images of an Airbus A220 as it sits during a renaming ceremony at the Toulouse-Blagnac airport near Toulouse, France, on July 10, 2018. Frederic Scheiber, AP Neeleman has a venerable aviation background. In the U.S., he's best known for launching JetBlue, which began flying in 2000. But Neeleman also has helped found three other commercial carriers. In the 1980s, he helped launch Morris Air, which eventually was acquired by Southwest. In the 1990s, he was one of the founders of WestJet, now Canada's second-biggest airline. And, after departing JetBlue, Neeleman founded Azul Brazilian Airlines in 2008. Neeleman remains CEO of Azul, now a major player in Brazil. Additionally, Neeleman has an ownership stake in TAP Air Portugal, which has expanded and updated its service offerings since. The A220 aircraft selected by Moxy had been known as the Bomardier CSeries until last week. Airbus, which has taken a majority stake in the line, changed the name to fit within its standard naming convention.The A220-300s, which can seat between 140 and 160 passengers, are capable of flying transcontinental routes. They also have spacious overhead bins and a favorable 2-by-3 seating arrangement that minimizes the number of middle seats. The A220 deal would be valued at $5.4 billion based on list prices, though steep discounts are typical for such orders. As for Neeleman's venture, it would aim to fill the gap left in the market as bigger airlines have consolidated. That's left fewer carriers for U.S. customers to choose from and has increasingly forced customers flying on full-service carriers to connect via a shrinking number of increasingly busy hub airports. "These guys have not been growing for a long time," Neeleman said to Bloomberg News about the four big airlines that now dominate the U.S. market. "A lot of communities are underserved and fares are really high. There are pockets of pain everywhere. Globally, fuel is up but I have a very fuel-efficient airplane." Neeleman could find a market ready to embrace a new entrant. Of all the USA's major carrier's, the only one flying today that didn't exist prior to 2000 is the JetBlue brand that Neeleman founded. Virgin America was founded in the 2000s, but that brand officially disappeared in April as part of its acquisition by Alaska Airlines. Now, Neeleman has his latest effort with Moxy, though it's unclear if that project name is being considered for the airline itself. Regardless, Airline Weekly revealed some of the details of the venture's plan, citing a Moxy presentation to investors that it gained access to. Under a headline reading, "He's Baaack!," the publication wrote the following about Neeleman's plans on June 18: "According to the presentation, the startup sees big opportunity in smallish airports, detecting consumer frustration with increasingly congested mega-hubs in regions like the U.S. northeast and west coast. Consolidation, it says, has reduced options while creating a "comfortable oligopoly" of carriers with high fares and higher-than ever profits." "Moxy seems keen on secondary airports in the country's biggest metro areas like Boston, New York, Washington, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Providence, outside Boston, features prominently as an example in Moxy's presentation." Among the airports mentioned as prospective destinations in the report, according to Airline Weekly, were places like Providence; Orlando Sanford; St. Petersburg, Florida; Phoenix-Mesa; McClellan-Palomar near San Diego; Newburgh/Stewart, New York and Trenton, New Jersey, among others. It's unclear how serious Moxy would be about going into the airports listed in its presentation - several currently have no commercial service - but it underscores Neeleman's vision of bringing high-end economy service while undercutting fares of major rivals. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2018/07/17/david-neeleman-airline-start-up-could-begin-flying-2021/791464002/ Back to Top Back to Top POSITION AVAILABLE: MANAGER OF INFLIGHT TRAINING What does a Manager of Inflight Training do for Allegiant? The Manager of Inflight Training & Standards reports to the Director of Inflight Training, Standards & Compliance and has the responsibility of providing direction to the Inflight Training department, including all curriculum development. In addition, this position will ensure that all Inflight training initiatives are delivered in accordance with all company Safety standards and are in compliance with all FARs and FAA approved training programs. What are some of the daily duties of a Manager of Inflight Training? o Responsible for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of all training programs for Flight Attendants o Ensure all Inflight training curriculum meets regulatory requirements as well as company guidelines o Manage all training scheduling o Manage curriculum design and development in accordance with industry leading standards and Inflight safety & compliance team recommendations o Oversee the daily operation of all Inflight training facilities across the Allegiant system including classrooms and training devices o Manage all Inflight Field Instructors, Air Transportation Supervisors, Inflight Mentors and their respective programs o Other duties as assigned What are the minimum requirements to be a Manager of Inflight Training? • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent related experience • Two (2) years of experience as a flight attendant, Allegiant preferred • Two (2) years of Inflight training experience • One (1) year experience supervising others What other skills, knowledge, and qualifications are needed to be a Manager of Inflight Training? • Must pass Allegiant Flight Attendant Training and maintain currency • Ability to work well with others and communicate effectively with people at all levels • Ability to read and write English • Professional demeanor, excellent written, verbal and presentation skills • Proficient in the use of PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office Products • Strong knowledge of FAA regulations and related requirements • Must have a valid passport and driver's license • Must pass a background check and pre-employment drug screen • Must have authorization to work in the U.S. as defined in the Immigrations Act of 1986 What are the physical requirements of a Manager of Inflight Training? Ability to work in an office environment, with work onboard an aircraft and ability to meet all physical requirements of the Flight Attendant position. APPLY HERE Allegiant is an equal opportunity employer and will not unlawfully discriminate against qualified applicants or Team Members with respect to any terms or conditions of employment based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, military service status, union/non-union activity, citizenship status, or other characteristic protected by state or federal law or local ordinance. Back to Top Back to Top Back to Top 64th Air Safety Forum - Join Us! safetyforum.alpa.org July 30 - August 2, 2018 | Washington, DC CONFIRMED KEYNOTES INCLUDE • Senator Tammy Duckworth • Capt. Tim Canoll - President, Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l • The Honorable Dan Elwell - Acting Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration • The Honorable Howard "Skip" Elliott - Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) • Mr. Paul Rinaldi - President, National Air Traffic Controllers Association PANELS INCLUDE(visit safetyforum.alpa.org for panel descriptions) • Fire In The Hold: Anticipating/Preventing Fires from Passenger Checked Baggage • Meet the Doctors • Pilot Peer Support: The Next Phase In ALPA's Approach to Pilot Wellness • Disruptive Passengers: Keeping Problems Off the Airplane • Data Mining for Safer Skies • Flight Deck Access in the Post 9/11 Age • Pilots & Controllers -- Managing Change in an Evolving NAS AGENDA AT A GLANCE (visit safetyforum.alpa.org for agenda details) MONDAY, JULY 30 (all Monday sessions are invite only) 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. General Session (Open only to ALPA Members) 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. ASO Workshops, Council Meetings, Trainings, Jumpseat Forum & Aviation Security Forum TUESDAY, JULY 31 (all Tuesday sessions are invite only) 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - ASO Workshops, Council Meetings, Trainings, Jumpseat Forum & Aviation Security Forum WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Jumpseat Council Meeting (ALPA members only) 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Ask Your ASO (ALPA members only) 12:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Air Safety Forum (open to the public) THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 (open to the public) 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Air Safety Forum 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - ALPA Air Safety Forum Awards Reception 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - ALPA Air Safety Forum Awards Banquet THANK YOU SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS! Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities available. Email airsafetyforum@alpa.org for more information. Back to Top This course was created in collaboration with Curt Lewis's Flight Safety Information. Learn more from Beyond Risk Management Producer, Captain Elaine Parker, at https://vimeo.com/273989821 Back to Top GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY Dear pilots, My name is Michail Karyotakis, F-16 Fighter Pilot and postgraduate student 'Air Safety Management' at City University of London. Currently, I am working on my research project, which is the final part of my studies at City to gain a Master of Science (MSc) degree. My research project, entitled 'Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the 21st century. On attaining safer UAS flights based on current and future challenges and considerations.', aims to determine how UAS flights can become safe enough, so manned and unmanned air operations could be conducted simultaneously without compromising the safe performance of the entire aviation industry. To support my project research with data I have created a web survey for pilots, and via this way, I kindly ask your help by participating in the survey. The survey is not affiliated with any airline, training organisation, or any other. Participation in the survey is voluntary and anonymous (if desired by the participant). The survey will take about 12 minutes of your time to complete and is open for participation until 13 August 2018. Also, I would be very grateful if you could forward this message to other pilots in your contact list or spread the word in the airline or air force you are working for. Please click the link below to enter the survey: SURVEY WEB LINK: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LC6RXZN Thank you in advance for your time and patience. Your participation is highly appreciated. Kind regards, Michail Karyotakis • Mobile phone number: +30 6983514058 • Student email: michail.karyotakis@city.ac.uk Curt Lewis058 • Student email: michail.karyotakis@city.ac.uk Curt Lewis