Flight Safety Information August 20, 2018 - No. 169 In This Issue Incident: Rada IL62 at Khartoum on Aug 16th 2018, overran and veered off runway on landing Incident: Delta B739 at Saint Louis on Aug 18th 2018, flock of birds Incident: American B772 enroute on Aug 16th 2018, dropped panel in flight Incident: Lufthansa A321 enroute on Aug 17th 2018, cracked windshield Incident: ASL Belgium B744 near Liege on Aug 17th 2018, fire in cabin Incident: Rouge B763 near Lima on Aug 11th 2018, fumes in cabin EVAS - Cockpit Smoke Protection Incident: Transat A333 near Paris on Aug 11th 2018, unreliable fuel indications LIBIK Fire Suppression Kits for the Cabin and Flight Deck. JTSB: failure of HPT disk caused Boeing 777-300 engine fire accident on takeoff from Tokyo-Haneda, Japan TSA catches travelers with loaded guns for the third time in nine days at National Airport U.N. aviation agency denies report saying it will send team to North Korea for on-site inspection FAA establishes UAS flight restrictions over US DoD facilities VANISHED PLANE NOT WITHOUT PRECEDENT FAA grants Spaceport Colorado operator license GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY Position Available: Director of Safety NTSB Course: Managing Communications During an Aircraft Accident or Incident The CARM Collaborative Working Group NATA's 2018 Ground Handling Safety Symposium International Society of Safety Professionals Top 11,000 2018 DFW ISASI Chapter Dinner ISASI 2018 2018 CHC SAFETY & QUALITY SUMMIT October 2nd - 4th, 2018 AViCON 2018: One Month to Go! PROVIDING ASSURANCE IN YOUR SYSTEMS Incident: Rada IL62 at Khartoum on Aug 16th 2018, overran and veered off runway on landing A Rada Airlines Ilyushin IL-62, registration EW-450TR performing freight flight RDA-1012 (dep Aug 15th) from Cairo (Egypt) to Khartoum (Sudan) with 9 crew, landed on Karthoum's runway 18 at 02:22L (00:22Z), continued to the end of the runway, turned right to a heading of about 215 degrees and came to a stop 180 meters/590 feet from the runway end and became stuck in mud. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained no apparent damage. The aircraft remained in position until Aug 18th 2018 and was moved to a military apron in the evening of Aug 18th. Sudan's AAICD have opened an investigation into the occurrence. Rada Airlines' IL-62 is one of the last 10 IL-62 operating in commercial services, mainly in North Korea (Air Koryo) and Russia. The Aviation Herald learned of the occurrence in the morning of August 17th 2018 by a ground observer, who noticed the aircraft in its final position without being able to provide further details, then sent off a number of inquiries and waited patiently for the needed information (due to the Arabic weekend we estimated the first responses to reach us on Sunday Aug 19th) to provide a proper coverage rather than rushing an incomplete and potentially misleading information out as several other "aviation services" did (assumptions were locally, that the aircraft had rejected takeoff). http://avherald.com/h?article=4bc8cd16&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Delta B739 at Saint Louis on Aug 18th 2018, flock of birds A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N867DN performing flight DL-1080 from Saint Louis,MO to Atlanta,GA (USA), was climbing out of Saint Louis' runway 29 when the crew issued a pilot report stating there was a large flock of birds on the runway, they were looking good. A few seconds later the crew advised they'd need to come back, they had just hit a lot of birds, wanted to level at 3500 feet and return to land on runway 30L. The aircraft landed safely on runway 30L about 10 minutes after departure. The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to Saint Louis after encountering a number of birds during the initial climb. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL1080/history/20180818/1210Z/KSTL/KATL http://avherald.com/h?article=4bc871a5&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: American B772 enroute on Aug 16th 2018, dropped panel in flight By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Aug 17th 2018 22:03Z, last updated Friday, Aug 17th 2018 22:03Z An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N755AN performing flight AA-61 (dep Aug 15th) from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA) to Tokyo Narita (Japan), completed a seemingly uneventful flight with a safe landing on Narita's runway 16L. A post flight inspection revealed a glass fiber panel, size about one square meter (10 square feet) weighing about 2kg/4 lbs, was missing from the fuselage just aft of the trailing edge of the right hand wing. A search for the panel on Narita Airport was not successful. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground at Narita Airport about 39 hours after landing. The missing panel: http://avherald.com/h?article=4bc7c429&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Lufthansa A321 enroute on Aug 17th 2018, cracked windshield A Lufthansa Airbus A321-200, registration D-AISK performing flight LH-1162 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Faro (Portugal), was enroute at FL350 about 50nm eastnortheast of Nantes (France) when a windshield cracked. The crew descended the aircraft to FL240 and decided to return to Frankfurt, later climbing the aircraft to FL260. The aircraft landed in Frankfurt about 80 minutes after the decision to return. The airline reported the crew decided to return to Frankfurt after consultation with dispatch. The aircraft could have continued to Faro, however, would have become stuck in Faro after landing. A replacement A321-100 registration D-AIRH reached Faro with a delay of 4.5 hours. http://avherald.com/h?article=4bc7b9c1&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: ASL Belgium B744 near Liege on Aug 17th 2018, fire in cabin An ASL Airlines Belgium Boeing 747-400, registration OE-IFD performing freight flight 3V-801 from Liege (Belgium) to Shanghai Pudong (China), was climbing through FL180 when the crew declared Mayday, Mayday, Mayday and reported a fire in the cabin. The crew decided to return to Liege where the aircraft landed on runway 22L about 15 minutes after stopping the climb at about FL180. Attending emergency services found no trace of fire, heat or smoke in the cabin, however, needed to cool the landing gear due to overheating brakes, that emitted smoke. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 10 hours after landing back. http://avherald.com/h?article=4bc7b753&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Rouge B763 near Lima on Aug 11th 2018, fumes in cabin An Air Canada Rouge Boeing 767-300, registration C-FIYA performing flight RV-1947 from Lima (Peru) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 253 passengers and 9 crew, was enroute at FL320 about 260nm northnorthwest of Lima when the crew decided to return to Lima declaring PAN PAN and reporting an odour in the cabin. The aircraft dumped about 7 tons of fuel and landed overweight but safely back in Lima. The Canadian TSB reported cabin crew reported an odour of dirty socks, although the odour was not noticeable on the flight deck the captain decided to return to Lima. The operator's maintenance is investigating the cause. http://avherald.com/h?article=4bc7b04e&opt=0 Back to Top Back to Top Incident: Transat A333 near Paris on Aug 11th 2018, unreliable fuel indications An Air Transat Airbus A330-300, registration C-GCTS performing flight TS-510 (dep Aug 10th) from Montreal,QC (Canada) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) with 362 people on board, was enroute at FL390 about 180nm west of Paris, when the crew received an ECAM fault message for the Fuel Control and Monitoring Computer (FCMC) #1 followed by a fuel imbalance ECAM message and the loss of indications for the right hand inner tank and amber dashes on the other tanks. The crew confirmed there was no fuel leak, declared PAN PAN due to unreliabe fuel indications and continued to Paris for a safe landing. The Canadian TSB reported maintenance replaced the #1 FCMC. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/TSC510/history/20180811/0210Z/CYUL/LFPG http://avherald.com/h?article=4bc7b375&opt=0 Back to Top Back to Top JTSB: failure of HPT disk caused Boeing 777-300 engine fire accident on takeoff from Tokyo-Haneda, Japan Status: Final Date: Friday 27 May 2016 Time: 12:38 Type: Boeing 777-3B5 Operator: Korean Air Registration: HL7534 C/n / msn: 27950/120 First flight: 1998-02-04 (18 years 4 months) Total airframe hrs: 64028 Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney PW4098 Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 302 Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 319 Aircraft damage: Minor Aircraft fate: Repaired Location: Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND) ( Japan) Phase: Takeoff (TOF) Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT), Japan Destination airport: Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (SEL/RKSS), South Korea Flightnumber: KE2708 Narrative: Korean Air Lines' Boeing 777-3B5 performing flight KAL/KE2708 from Tokyo/Haneda, Japan to Seoul/Gimpo, South Korea rejected takeoff on runway 34R of Haneda due to a No.1 engine fire. The airplane stopped on the runway at the intersection C5, about 1500m down of 3360m long runway , with spread debris and trace of the brakes in the last 700m. The flight crew used two extinguishing bottles on engine no.1 to put out the fire. At 12:43, five minutes after the aircraft came to a stop, the flight crew ordered an evacation since they received a new fire indication for engine no.1. All 319 onboard were evacuated on the runway using emergency slides from right side doors. No serious injuries were found among 302 passengers and 17 crew members, however, 19 had medical treatments for smoke inhalation and/or bruises during evacuation, 12 sent to hospital. The accident runway were closed for five and a half hours, and three remaining runways were also closed for two hours. This incident caused more than 400 of other commercial flights to be cancelled, as well as many more diversions, delays and returns to the destination. Probable Cause: Probable Causes It is highly probable that the causes of this accident were the fracture of the high pressure turbine (HPT) disk of the No.1 (left-side) engine during the takeoff ground roll, the penetration of the fragment through the engine case and the occurrence of subsequent fires. Regarding the cause for the 1st stage HPT disk to be fractured, it is probable that a step was machined exceeding the allowable limit when machining U-shaped groove on the aft side of the 1st stage HPT disk to manufacture the engine and from this step the low-cycle fatigue crack was initiated and propagated during running of engine. Regarding why the step could not be found, it is somewhat likely that defects failed to be detected at the time of the inspection by the manufacturer during the production process. And as for the cracks that were not found, it is somewhat likely that those cracks failed to be detected at non-destructive inspection on the disk by the Company at the time of maintenance of the engine in use. Regarding the fire breakout from the No.1 engine, it is probable that due to the impact forces generated by the release of the fragment from the ruptured rim part of the 1st stage HPT disk through the engine case and the engine rundown loads generated when the engine stopped suddenly, the cracks were developed in the outer case of the Fuel Oil Heat Exchanger and the fuel and engine oil leaking through these cracks contacted the hot area of engine cases of the No.1 engine to be ignited. Accident investigation: Investigating agency: JTSB Status: Investigation completed Duration: 2 years and 2 months Accident number: AA2018-5 Download report: Final report https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20160527-0 Back to Top TSA catches travelers with loaded guns for the third time in nine days at National Airport Three loaded guns were discovered at airport checkpoints at Reagan National Airport in August, officials said, bringing the total number of weapons found this year to nine. On Wednesday, a 20-year-old Oklahoma man was caught at an airport checkpoint carrying a .40-caliber handgun loaded with 12 bullets. Airport police identified him as Richard Keith Jackson of Holdenville, Okla. He was arrested and cited for carrying a weapon in an airport terminal. Officials with the Transportation Security Administration said that Jackson told them he had meant to leave the gun in his car but forgot. Jackson's arrest comes just five days after Cabal Rafael Gonzalez, 28, of Fairfax, was caught with a 9mm handgun loaded with six bullets. And on Aug. 6, TSA officers caught Michael Sellers, 40, of Springfield, at a checkpoint with a .45-caliber handgun loaded with four bullets. TSA officers discovered an Oklahoma man carrying this .40-caliber handgun loaded with 12 bullets in his carry-on bag at a security checkpoint at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday. (TSA) For those keeping track, that makes three guns over a nine-day span. Wednesday's incident was the ninth time TSA officers have caught individuals traveling with guns, which are not allowed in carry-on bags. All firearms were confiscated, and the three men were cited on state weapons charges. TSA officials said the incidents were not related. Last year, TSA officers caught 13 guns at checkpoints at National Airport. Meanwhile, on Monday, TSA officials caught an Alexandria man with a loaded gun at a security checkpoint at Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport. It was the 18th gun found at a BWI checkpoint this year. Last year, TSA officials caught 26 firearms at BWI checkpoints. Alex Natal, 65, was carrying a 9mm handgun loaded with 13 bullets, including one in the chamber. Natal also had two magazines with another 12 bullets in his luggage. He told TSA officials that he forgot he had packed his loaded gun into his bag. Natal was cited by Maryland Transportation Authority Police on state weapons charges. Authorities also confiscated his gun and ammunition. TSA officials remind travelers they can bring firearms with them when they travel, but they must be properly packed in checked baggage and declared. Ammunition must be packed separately from firearms. TSA can assess penalties of up to $13,000 for travelers who bring weapons to airports. A typical first offense for carrying a handgun into a checkpoint is $3,900. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/08/17/tsa-catches-travelers-with-loaded-guns-for-the-third-time-in-nine-days-at-reagan-national-airport/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.55f55d450dd6 Back to Top U.N. aviation agency denies report saying it will send team to North Korea for on-site inspection The International Civil Aviation Organization has denied a report that the U.N. agency was planning to send a team to North Korea to conduct "an on-site inspection" to ensure the safety of international flights from the country's missile launches, a spokesman told The Japan Times on Monday. Citing officials with the Montreal-based ICAO, Kyodo News reported Sunday that North Korea had agreed to allow staff from the agency to conduct the inspection. That report said an official with the North's General Administration of Civil Aviation gave the assurance when high-ranking ICAO representatives visited the country in May. It said the 192-member ICAO was now planning to send its personnel next year in order to verify what measures North Korea, which is a member of the group, has taken to keep unannounced missile launches in check as it pledged. "Our Regional Office for the Asia Pacific just confirmed there is no such activity being planned," ICAO spokesman Anthony Philbin said in an email. "Kyodo may be mistaken because earlier there had been talk of an ICAO safety oversight audit being scheduled in the DPRK for 2019 or 2020. This is a cyclical and very ordinary activity we undertake in all ICAO Member Countries," he said, adding that the dates for the next visit to the North had yet to be decided. After last May's trip, the ICAO said North Korea had promised to suspend activities that represented a danger to civil aviation, including the test-firings of long-range missiles without prior notice. Pyongyang conducted numerous unannounced missile tests last year - including two over Japan - posing an enormous threat to airplanes flying in the region. The danger to civilian flights was highlighted in July last year, when an Air France airliner flying from Tokyo to Paris flew past an area where a ballistic missile splashed into the Sea of Japan off Hokkaido just several minutes later. The threat was again on display in late November, when pilots of three commercial jets reported seeing what appeared to be the re-entry of North Korea's most powerful ballistic missile to date. Inspections by the ICAO aim to ensure that member states comply with its regulations concerning the safety of international aviation. The last review of North Korea, conducted in 2008, was not related to missile launches. Last October, the ICAO strongly condemned North Korea's persistent launches of ballistic missiles near or over international air routes without prior notice, saying they seriously threatened the safety of international flights. The move, which was led by Tokyo, called on the ICAO Secretariat to take measures to ensure the North complies with international standards pertaining to civil aviation safety, and resulted in the Secretariat sending senior officials to the country in May. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/08/20/asia-pacific/u-n-aviation-agency-denies-report-saying-will-send-team-north-korea-site-inspection/#.W3qGkM5KiUk Back to Top FAA establishes UAS flight restrictions over US DoD facilities The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has set new flight restrictions on the operations of the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as drones, over Department of Defense (DoD) facilities. The US agency is using its existing authority under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 99.7, 'Special Security Instructions', in order to address concerns related to drone flights over national security-sensitive regions. In collaboration with the US DoD, the FAA is establishing temporary flight restrictions specific to the operations of drones. The additional restrictions are applicable on drone flights up to 400ft within the lateral boundaries of three different federal sites in the country. "However, there are a few exceptions that enable UAS operators to fly their drones within the restricted areas." The three US facilities are the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) West, NGA Next West and NGA Arnold near St Louis, Missouri. Highlighted by the US FAA Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) FDC 8/9176, the modifications in the airspace restrictions are pending until they become effective on 30 August. However, there are a few exceptions that enable UAS operators to fly their drones within the restricted areas. In order to get the permission, drone operators need to coordinate with the individual facility and / or the US federal agency. Operators who violate airspace restrictions might be subject to enforcement action, including potential civil penalties and criminal charges. In May, the US FAA modified specific airspace restrictions on drone operations over four US sites, which included naval support activity facilities in Monterey in California, Orlando in Florida, and South Potomac in Indian Head, Maryland, as well as Naval Air Station Kingsville in Texas. https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/faa-flight-restrictions-uas-dod/ Back to Top VANISHED PLANE NOT WITHOUT PRECEDENT Fifty-four years before Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing another airliner vanished over the ocean. It just evaporated. To this day, just what happened to it is unknown, but speculation is rife - speculation fueled by the eyewitness report of those aboard a tanker who witnessed the craft's destruction. March 15, 1962 a Flying Tiger Line L1049H Super Constellation, bound from Agana Naval Air Station in Guam to Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines simply ceased to exist. N 6921C, Flying Tiger Flight 739/14, disappeared at 13º13' North Latitude, 140º00' East Longitude - over an all but bottomless patch of the Pacific, an abyss called the Mariana Trench. This deepest of all depressions in the Earth's crust is an astonishing 6.78 miles deep - this compared to the relatively shallow 300-feet or so along MH370's original projected flight path. In all probability it's the virtually bottomless depths of the Pacific that entomb the remains of "21 Charlie," the call sign of the Flying Tiger Connie. 21 Charlie, operating as a charter flight for the Military Air Transport Service, was ferrying American Army personnel from Travis Air Force Base, California to Saigon, to a country we once called South Vietnam. There were 107 people on board that airplane. One of them was my stepfather. He was the co-pilot. Bob Gazzaway was a pugnacious, plucky sort of guy who'd survived all that life could dish out - and that included being a Naval aviator during World War 11. In command of the Connie (the nickname of the Super Constellation), was Captain Gregory P. Thomas, one of Flying Tigers' most experienced pilots. 21 Charlie's path across the Pacific was placid. An Aircraft Accident Report obtained by this reporter from the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board (the predecessor of the National Transportation Safety Board) says the weather that night was good - broken cumulus clouds, no turbulence, and moonlit visibility of 15 miles - the kind of night airmen relish. At 22 minutes after midnight, 21 Charlie radioed its position. It was the last the outside world would hear from the crew. About an hour later the crew of the S/S T L Lenzen, a Standard Oil tanker, spotted an explosion in the sky. According to the CAB report, the crew spotted "a vapor trail, or some phenomenon resembling a vapor trail overhead...As this vapor trail passed behind a cloud, there occurred an explosion which was described by the witnesses as intensely luminous, with a white nucleus surrounded by a reddish-orange periphery with radial lines of identically colored lights." What happened? The CAB couldn't determine a probable cause. In the absence of hard physical evidence, rumors ran rampant, just as they have with Malaysia Flight 370. At the time people speculated about engine problems, sabotage, even the accidental shoot down of the Connie by an American missile, an inadvertent act that scuttlebutt said was covered up by an embarrassed Pentagon at the beginning of what would mutate into the most unpopular war in American history. Lending at least anecdotal credence to the shootdown and sabotage theories is a statement by Captain Duilio Bona. The late award-winning investigative reporter David Morrissey and I obtained a copy of his declaration after filing a Freedom of Information request with the United States government. In his declaration, Captain Bona said some fascinating things. Among the more intriguing: the witnesses aboard the Lenzen were "convinced [that the craft they saw explode was "a U.S. Airplane...on [military] exercise flights." One of Bona's crewmembers, a lookout named Scarfi said, "he saw a jet vapor track," according to the captain. 21Charlie was a piston-engine airliner. Shortly after the vapor trial, Bona said Scarfi recalled, "a bright light illuminated, as a lightning, the bridge [of the ship]." Lenzen's radio operator said there were no distress signals from the aircraft, a statement that led the CAB to conclude in its Accident Report "It can be reasonably assumed" that whatever befell 21 Charlie "happened suddenly and without warning." Captain Bona said the radio operator of Lenzen tried "repeatedly" to contact Naval radio stations in Guam, Manila, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima - all to no avail. And that led to Bona's conclusion "that what we saw was a troubled secret operation." Troubled by what, or by whom, Bona never said. A missile? Sabotage perhaps? Remember, this was the Cold War, and Vietnam was just beginning to heat up. In its report, the CAB said when 21 Charlie was parked at Honolulu, Wake Island, and Guam just about anyone could access the aircraft "without challenge...the aircraft was left unattended in a dimly lighted area for a period of time while at Guam." In a letter on the disaster the Federal Bureau of Investigation concluded the Bureau "did not anticipate [launching an investigation] unless substantial evidence of willful destruction is developed." Then there's a more mundane theory: engine problems. Three days before it disappeared, 21 Charlie had to return to Honolulu when number four engine developed "a significant power loss." Shootdown, sabotage or something else? The odds are we'll never know. 21 Charlie carried no flight data recorder, no cockpit voice recorder. The United States government says evidence of "willful destruction" was never recovered - this despite one of the most massive sea searches in history, a quest covering 144,000 square miles of ocean that employed 1,300 people, 48 aircraft, and 8 surface vessels. "Despite the thoroughness of the search," concluded the Civil Aeronautics Board, "nothing was found which could conceivably be linked to the missing aircraft or its occupants." And so it is, 54 years after the fact, that the fate of the Flying Tiger Connie and 107 souls on board remains a mystery - a mystery the answers to which are shrouded by seven miles of water. Now, we have a new mystery on our hands. Odds are it will be solved far before the passing of a half-century. https://www.airlineratings.com/news/vanished-plane-not-without-precedent/ Back to Top FAA grants Spaceport Colorado operator license DENVER (AP) - Federal regulators have granted Spaceport Colorado its operator license, making it the 11th facility in the country that could one day accommodate next-generation space vehicles. Adams County spokesman Jim Siedlecki tells The Denver Post the Federal Aviation Administration's approval came through Friday. But its potential users are lagging behind the infrastructure being built to accommodate their vehicles. They all are working on prototypes or test vehicles that have not yet been certified for flight. Dave Ruppel, director of Front Range Airport, where Spaceport Colorado is housed, says it will be at least five years before one of those vehicles will take off. Still, he says it's a "tremendous feeling" to get FAA approval. Spaceport Colorado won't accommodate vertical launches, but rather space planes that take off like a normal jet and then engage rockets. https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/FAA-grants-Spaceport-Colorado-operator-license-13167125.php Back to Top GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY My name is Kate Fraser and I am currently pursuing my Master of Science in Human Factors in Aerospace at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Worldwide campus. I am writing my thesis on automation trust and reliance and have prepared a research survey questionnaire. The link to the survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RYWG3JH The objective of this thesis is to better understand if automation trust and perception differs by age. Obtaining a better understanding of how trust varies by age will enable a closer examination of any side effects, specifically complacency. Additionally, this survey will enable additional exploration of the pilot's role in the aircraft depending on if perception of automation has changed. To be eligible to complete this survey, you must be over the age of 18 and at least hold a student pilot certificate. This questionnaire should not take longer than five minutes to complete and is both anonymous and confidential. Should you choose to participate, please take a minute to read the informed consent form linked to the first survey question. Thank you so much for your time. Regards, Kate Fraser Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University fraserk@my.erau.edu Back to Top Helicopter Association International (HAI) is dedicated to providing its members with services that directly benefit their operations, and to advancing the international helicopter community by providing programs that enhance safety, encourage professionalism and economic viability while promoting the unique contributions vertical flight offers society. HAI has more than 3,800 member organizations and annually produces HAI HELI-EXPO®, the world's largest trade show and exposition dedicated to helicopters. Director of Safety Department: Operations Reports to: Vice President of Operations Status: Full Time, Exempt Overview: The Director of Safety is responsible for managing the association's existing aviation safety programs, and developing new safety initiatives to benefit HAI's membership and the international helicopter community. Essential Functions of the Position Include, but Are Not Limited To: • Serving as the HAI safety representative on various industry, government, and international boards, task forces, and meetings • Developing responses to proposed safety-related regulations and legislative initiatives • Collecting, researching, and analyzing helicopter safety and accident data for subsequent statistical reporting • Developing and implementing new HAI industry safety initiatives • Routinely interacting with the full spectrum of aviation related agencies and organizations in support of the rotorcraft industry • Managing all aspects of HAI's accreditation program that assists helicopter operators to reduce accident rates and improve safety cultures • Providing safety supervision for all flight activities at the association's annual trade show and exposition, HAI HELI-EXPO® • Managing and mentoring the deputy director of safety • Serving as staff liaison for assigned HAI committees • Contributing content for use in HAI's printed and electronic publications • Other duties as assigned The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Desired Qualifications for the Position Include: • College or advanced degree related to aviation safety and/or management • Seven or more years of related helicopter safety background, training, and experience • Certificated helicopter pilot and/or maintenance technician • Previous experience with helicopter or other aviation-related organization(s) • Experience with auditing protocols and accreditation programs • A passionate commitment to the promotion of helicopter safety • Previous association or not-for-profit experience • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with significant experience in creating and delivering written proposals and public presentations • Advanced computer skills and proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite • Team player, with proven ability to manage, mentor, and motivate staff • Detail oriented, self-starter, with strong organizational and time management skills • Ability to travel The above qualifications are representative, but not all-inclusive, of the experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the position. APPLY HERE Back to Top Title Managing Communications During an Aircraft Accident or Incident Co-sponsor Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA) Description The course will teach participants what to expect in the days immediately following an aviation accident or incident and how they can prepare for their role with the media. ID Code PA302 Dates and Tuition October 25-26, 2018 $1034 early registration, by September 25, 2018 $1134 late registration, between September 25 and October 20, 2018 $100 processing fee will be added to tuitions for all offline applications. A tuition invoice can be ordered for a $25 processing fee. Note: payment must be made at time of registration. Times Day 1: 8:30am - 5pm Day 2: 9am - 3pm Location NTSB Training Center * 45065 Riverside Parkway * Ashburn, Virginia 20147 Status OPEN. Applications are now being accepted. Apply to Attend SIGN UP FOR THIS COURSE HERE CEUs 1.3 Overview • How the National Transportation Safety Board organizes an accident site and what can be expected in the days after an aviation disaster from the NTSB, FAA, other federal agencies, airline, airport, media and local community • Strategies for airline and airport staff to proactively manage the communication process throughout the on-scene phase of the investigation • How the NTSB public affairs officers coordinate press conferences and release of accident information and what information the spokespersons from the airport and airline will be responsible to provide to the media • Making provisions for and communicating with family members of those involved in the accident • Questions and requests likely encountered from the airlines, airport staff, family members, disaster relief agencies, local officials and others Comments from course participants See the 235 organizations from more than 30 countries that have sent staff to attend this course Performance Results Upon completion of this course the participant will be able to: • Be better prepared to respond to a major aviation disaster involving a flight departing from or destined for participant's airport • Demonstrate greater confidence in fielding on-scene questions about the many aspects of the investigation and its participants, including what types of specific information may be requested • Identify the appropriate Public Affairs roles for the various organizations involved in an accident investigation • Be more productive in the first few hours after an aviation disaster by understanding which tasks are most important and why • Perform job responsibilities more professionally and with greater confidence given the knowledge and tools to manage the airport communications aspect of a major aviation disaster Who May Attend • Investigators from the NTSB and other accident investigation authorities/commissions worldwide • Potential participants in an NTSB investigation: Investigative and safety personnel employed by airframe, engine or component manufacturers, airlines, civilian and military agencies, and related labor unions • Members of the academic community attending for research purposes (on a space-available basis) Accommodations Area hotels and restaurants Airports Washington Dulles International (IAD): 10 miles Washington Ronald Reagan National (DCA): 30 miles Baltimore/Washington International (BWI): 60 miles More Information Email StudentServices@ntsb.gov or call (571) 223-3900 Back to Top The CARM Collaborative Working Group Common Aviation Risk Models (CARM)* 3rd Annual Meeting October 1, 2018 08:30 - 16:00 PURPOSE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING The Annual Meeting is designed to share current efforts of the Common Aviation Risk Models Group among the existing members and new participants to the CARM activities. Guests are welcome to attend and participate to gain an understanding of the progress being made collaboratively in the area of BowTies and aviation risk management. There is no fee to attend. *What is CARM? CARM involves the joint development and sharing of BowTie risk models by industry experts. Models will cover the key hazards associated with all aspects of aviation operations. On a global basis, CARM becomes the place where risk understanding can be captured and incorporated continuously. It moves the process away from the existing one-shot accident/investigation/actions process to a global learning "engine." Additional Information: https://www.cgerisk.com/event/carm MEETING LOCATION CGE Innovation Center Vlietweg 17w (7th floor) 2266 KA Leidschendam The Netherlands T: +31 88 100 1350 AGENDA - Includes presentations by: Air Transat American Airlines Delta Air Lines Japan Airlines NavCanada Seafox SPACE IS LIMITED - RSVP by 19 Sept. to: Terry.Eisenbart@TheAloftGroup.com USA +1.505.306.5326 Back to Top Back to Top International Society of Safety Professionals Top 11,000 The ISSP was founded by a vision of advancing safety by creating superior safety professionals, and we are doing just that! In a statement released by an ISSP spokesperson on August 12, 2018 the organization announced it exceeds 11,000 members, followers and sponsors. Learn more about our next-generation Safety Professional Certification; The International Certified Registered Safety Professional (ICRSP) at www.isspsafety.org Study and Information Guide free to all on our website. Back to Top Back to Top ISASI 2018 Intercontinental Hotel, Festival City, Dubai. 30 October to 1 November, 2018 "The Future of Aircraft Accident Investigation" ISASI is pleased to announce that the preliminary Technical Program for ISASI 2018 is now posted. It is, of course, subject to change between now and the end of October. All up to date information, including registration forms for the seminar and a reservation link for the hotel can be found at http://isasiannualseminar.com/ We look forward to seeing all of you in Dubai. Curt Lewis