Flight Safety Information August 21, 2018 - No. 170 In This Issue Incident: ANZ B772 near Auckland on Aug 20th 2018, windshield heating problem Incident: American B763 over Atlantic on Aug 20th 2018, odour in cabin EVAS - Cockpit Smoke Protection Accident: LC Peru DH8D at Ayacucho and Lima on Aug 19th 2018, could not extend nose gear 19-AUG-2018 - Ostthüringer Fallschirmsportclub - OFC Antonov An-2T accident T-38 Talon training jet crashes in Oklahoma LIBIK Fire Suppression Kits for the Cabin and Flight Deck. NASA Puts Its F/A-18s and F-15s To Work To Help Solve Pilot Oxygen Deprivation Mystery Boutique Air Joins the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) NCA considers freighter fleet reduction after safety investigation Transport Canada to scale back government oversight of commercial pilot testing this fall Flooding Closes Big Indian Airport Aeroflot receives two Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY Position Available: Director of Safety The CARM Collaborative Working Group NATA's 2018 Ground Handling Safety Symposium 2018 DFW ISASI Chapter Dinner ISASI 2018 2018 CHC SAFETY & QUALITY SUMMIT October 2nd - 4th, 2018 PROVIDING ASSURANCE IN YOUR SYSTEMS Incident: ANZ B772 near Auckland on Aug 20th 2018, windshield heating problem An ANZ Air New Zealand Boeing 777-200, registration ZK-OKH performing flight NZ-101 from Auckland (New Zealand) to Sydney,NS (Australia), was enroute at FL380 over the Tasman Sea about 190nm westsouthwest of Auckland when the crew decided to return to Auckland reporting a problem with the windshield heating. The aircraft landed safely back at Auckland about 90 minutes after departure. The airline reported the aircraft returned as a precaution due to a problem with one of the windshield heating systems. The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 17 hours before returning to service. http://avherald.com/h?article=4bc9c82f&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: American B763 over Atlantic on Aug 20th 2018, odour in cabin An American Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N384AA performing flight AA-95 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 170 people on board, was enroute at FL330 over the Atlantic Ocean about 390nm southwest of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew donned their oxygen masks and reported an unknown odour on board, several passengers and crew felt sick, ambulances for 6 people were needed. The aircraft diverted to Shannon for a safe landing on Shannon's runway 24 about one hour later. The airline confirmed the aircraft diverted to Shannon due to an unknown odour on board, a number of passengers and crew needed medical assessment due to feeling unwell, however, nobody needed to be transported to a hospital. The remainder of the flight was postponed to the next day while the aircraft is being checked at Shannon. N384AA touching down in Shannon (Photo: AVH/PF): http://avherald.com/h?article=4bc9c61c&opt=0 Back to Top Back to Top Accident: LC Peru DH8D at Ayacucho and Lima on Aug 19th 2018, could not extend nose gear A LC Peru de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration N404AV performing W4-1323 from Lima to Ayacucho (Peru) with 59 passengers and 5 crew, was on approach to Ayscucho when the crew received an unsafe indication for the nose gear. The crew went around, worked the related checklists and decided to return to Lima. The aircraft performed a low approach to Lima's runway 15 which confirmed the nose gear was not down. The aircraft subsequently positioned for another approach to runway 15 and landed about 2:48 hours after departure, the crew held the nose up as long as practicable before lowering the nose onto the runway causing sparks and smoke from the nose. The aircraft came to a stop without further incident, the passengers evacuated the aircraft. There were no injuries. The airport confirmed an aircraft of LC Peru made an emergency landing. Peru's National Emergency Operations Center reported the LC Peru Aircraft landed in Lima due to problems with the landing gear. No injuries occurred. Related NOTAMs: A3517/18 NOTAMN Q) SPIM/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/ A) SPJC B) 1808192248 C) 1808200200 EST E) RWY CLSD DUE OBST ACFT Ground observer video (Video: Transponder 1200): Dash Q400 de LCPerú aterriza sin tren de nariz en Lima http://avherald.com/h?article=4bc96baa&opt=0 Back to Top 19-AUG-2018 - Ostthüringer Fallschirmsportclub - OFC Antonov An-2T accident Status: Preliminary Date: Sunday 19 August 2018 Time: ca 17:45 Type: Antonov An-2T Operator: Ostthüringer Fallschirmsportclub - OFC Registration: D-FOJB C/n / msn: 1G86-42 First flight: 1968 Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: Aircraft damage: Substantial Location: Gera-Leumnitz Airport ( Germany) Phase: Standing (STD) Nature: Parachuting Departure airport: Gera-Leumnitz Airport (EDAJ), Germany Destination airport: Gera-Leumnitz Airport (EDAJ), Germany Narrative: The Antonov An-2 was damaged when the right hand wings caught fire during start-up of the engine at Gera-Leumnitz Airport, Germany. The skydivers and pilot were able to evacuate and the fire was put out by fire services. It appears a flame was emitted from the engine exhaust on the right hand side of the engine. https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20180819-0 Back to Top T-38 Talon training jet crashes in Oklahoma Pilots practice touch-and-go maneuvers in a T-38 Talon during training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, in 2013. A T-38 assigned to Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma, crashed on Friday. The pilot ejected and was not seriously injured, according to base officials. (Danny Webb/Air Force) An Air Force T-38 Talon stationed at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma, crashed at approximately 1:48 p.m. Friday local time, about 70 miles west of the base. "At the time of the accident, the aircraft was performing a training mission," according to a news release from the base. "One instructor pilot was on board and safely ejected. The pilot is conscious, was not seriously injured and is being evaluated by Air Force medical personnel." The aircraft was destroyed. Vance AFB emergency response personnel are on site and have begun an accident investigation, according to base officials. The T-38C Talon II is a is a twin-engine, high-altitude, supersonic jet trainer used in a variety of roles. However, Air Education and Training Command primarily uses the T-38 for joint specialized undergraduate pilot training, which is held at several Air Force installations, including Vance. The 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance trains more than 300 Air Force and allied student pilots each year. The base operates approximately 200 T-1 Jayhawk, T-6 Texan II and T-38 Talon aircraft, flying over 55,000 sorties and 81,000 hours every year. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/08/17/t-38-talon-training-jet-crashes-in-oklahoma/ Back to Top Back to Top NASA Puts Its F/A-18s and F-15s To Work To Help Solve Pilot Oxygen Deprivation Mystery The organization's aviators are gathering baseline physiological and cockpit environment data to help figure out what's choking military fliers. As the U.S. Air Force and Navy struggle to find the sources of persistent reports of pilots not getting enough oxygen and suffering "hypoxia-like" symptoms when flying a variety of different aircraft, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has recently kicked off a new program to help out. NASA pilots will fly various aircraft, including ex-U.S. military F/A-18A/B Hornet and F-15D Eagle jets, to gather important baseline information on how the human body responds to various flight conditions, especially when it comes to breathing. The flight tests at the Armstrong Flight Research Center, situated within the Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base in California, began on Aug. 3, 2018. The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) at the Langley Research Center in Virginia is managing the program. Five NASA pilots will fly a total of 160 hours performing various maneuvers, from routine flight through "benign environments" to complex and strenuous high-altitude aerobatics and combat-style maneuvering. "As a retired Air Force fighter pilot, I understand the military mission and the environment in which our pilots need to operate," NASA pilot Jim Less said in an interview for an official feature on the project. "It is my hope that the data we gather will increase our understanding of the physiology of flying high-performance fighters and will allow the military to resolve the problems they've been having with physiological events." A physiological event, or physiological episode, also known as a P.E., is how the U.S. military describes an incident where a pilot reports one or more serious symptoms, including severe headaches, blurred vision, confusion, disorientation, or even blacking out temporarily. These are often associated with hypoxia, or a lack of adequate oxygen to the brain, though there can be other contributing factors, as well. The pilots will wear a VigiLOX oxygen monitoring system, which defense contractor Cobham is supplying, in addition to their normal oxygen mask. This system is able to collect data about the pilot's physiological condition, breathing, and the environmental condition in the cockpit and transmit it to personnel on the ground in real time. The Air Force and Navy have focused much of their efforts in exploring the potential for faults in the onboard oxygen generation systems (OBOGS) that delivers air to pilots in most modern fighter jets, as well as other aircraft, including jet and turboprop trainers, such as the T-45 Goshawk and T-6 Texan II. Unfortunately, it has proven difficult to locate an obvious problem, or collection of problems, that would completely explain away even a majority of the reported instances of hypoxia-like symptoms across various aircraft types. "It's like chasing a ghost," U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mike "Nasty" Manazir, then-Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems, explained to members of Congress in February 2016. "You can't figure it out, because the monitoring devices that do this are not on the airplane." A career naval aviator, Manazir retired from the service in August 2017. He is now Vice President, Navy Systems, The Boeing Company, which manufactured the F/A-18 Hornet and continues to make the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler, the latter two types being front and center in the crisis of reported hypoxia-like symptoms. NASA doesn't expect to identify any actual root causes that result in P.E.s, but instead hopes to offer a better overall understanding of how a human body is supposed to act in the cockpit of modern U.S. military fighter jets. The present program at the Armstrong Flight Research Center builds off NESC's own experience of independently assessing a Navy study regarding reports of hypoxia-like symptoms in 2017. "We found that there has been very little investigation surrounding the human in the cockpit," NESC principal engineer Clinton Cragg told members of Congress earlier in 2018. "We don't have the amount of oxygen in his mask, the amount of CO2 [carbon dioxcide] in his mask, the pressure you'd want to know about in the cockpit, nor the pilot's breathing rates. Those types of things are what could help us do a full physiological assessment of what's happening to the pilot." NASA wouldn't necessarily be able to help determine the actual cause of hypoxia-like episodes in current U.S. military aircraft if it wanted to anyway. Its F/A-18A/B and F-15D aircraft have liquid oxygen (LOX) systems versus the newer computer-controlled OBOGS found on more modern fighter jets, which produce their own oxygen in flight. But NESC believes this will actually be a benefit in the testing, since NASA will be able to establish a baseline of what one could expect a pilot to have experienced in jets without OBOGS. Those aircraft have generally not seen the same spike in reported P.E.s in recent years and problems with LOX systems have proven easier to diagnose. As such, NASA's information could also help the Air Force and the Navy further isolate possible sources of trouble in newer aircraft by eliminating potential factors also present in older planes where pilots have not complained about trouble breathing. Any additional information NASA can provide will help to some degree. Despite years of attempts by the Air Force and Navy to identify and address the root causes, P.E.s remain a persistent and potentially deadly danger for pilots in a wide array of different aircraft types, including the - and that doesn't look set to change any time soon. In May 2018, an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the USS Harry S. Truman's air wing had to divert to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey after experiencing hypoxia-like symptoms during a mission over Syria. Earlier in August, Aviation Week reported that the Air Force's T-6 trainer fleet was still averaging nearly 8 P.E.s every month since the planes returned to the skies in February 2018 after having been grounded over the issue. This story came soon after Lieutenant General Steven Kwast, head of Air Education and Training Command, insisted the problem was months away from being solved for good in July 2018. The officer told Air Force Times that investigations had shown that pilots in the Texan IIs had experienced more fluctuation in the flow of oxygen during various situations than the Air Force had expected. "So the question is, what does that do to the human body, when you have a fluctuation of oxygen?" Kwast said. "That's the kind of work they're doing as they discover something that is a little ... different than what we thought. Because we're measuring it with more precision; we do the work, the scientific method [to find out] 'What does that mean?'" This is exactly the sort of baseline information NASA is hoping to collect in its study. Hopefully, this new data will help the Air Force and the Navy to better understand the source or sources of these issues so they can solve them once and for all. http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/23036/nasa-puts-its-f-a-18s-and-f-15s-to-help-find-cure-to-pilot-oxygen-deprivation-mystery Back to Top Boutique Air Joins the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) Washington, DC, August 20, 2018 - The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is pleased to announce that Boutique Air is the newest member to join ACSF. Along with over 178 other businesses, Boutique Air supports the foundation's vision to enable on-demand air charter providers, corporate flight departments and fractional program managers in achieving the highest levels of safety in the aviation industry. "By providing our customers with world-class service and safety for all their travel needs, they can have the utmost confidence when choosing Boutique Air", said Boutique Air Director of Operations, James Frampton. "We are pleased to welcome Boutique Air to the foundation," said ACSF President Bryan Burns. "With the emphasis on obtaining high-level safety data, records, and statistics, Boutique Air has substantially narrowed the list of its approved network down from the many charter operators in the marketplace today." Added Frampton, "We've always taken great pride in the fact that we provide transparency with regard to the data and information we base our recommendations on. Joining ACSF will help us continue to do so." For more information, visit www.boutiqueair.com or www.acsf.aero. https://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/12425880/boutique-air-joins-the-air-charter-safety-foundation-acsf Back to Top NCA considers freighter fleet reduction after safety investigation Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) is considering no longer operating its three B747-400F aircraft in response to a business improvement order it was hit with last month over safety record concerns. The Japanese carrier received the business improvement order from Japan's ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLITT) following a government investigation into safety record maintenance as several incidents were incorrectly reported. NCA also grounded its entire fleet of 11 aircraft in response to investigation, although two are now back in the air. In a stock exchange announcement, NCA parent, NYK Group, said that growth in its fleet and volumes and the introduction of B747-8Fs as well as B747-400Fs had left the maintenance department understaffed. One of the measures under consideration to solve the issue is to only operate one type of aircraft - the B747-8F. NCA currently operates eight B747-8Fs and three B747-400Fs. "The maintenance division became unable to provide adequate systematic support to the actual maintenance operational division, creating an environment in which the maintenance operational division can make own decisions and interpretations as well as opinions could not be expressed to persons in charge with long experience and much knowledge, which led, as a result, falsification of the maintenance records and concealment," NYK said. "The management and staff departments of the maintenance division became unable to provide adequate systematic support to the actual maintenance operational division, creating an environment in which the maintenance operational division can make own decisions and interpretations as well as opinions could not be expressed to persons in charge with long experience and much knowledge, which led, as a result, falsification of the maintenance records and concealment." As well as the fleet review, the airline also received five members of staff from strategic partner ANA in April 2018 "to strengthen the maintenance staff department and the maintenance operational division". NCA will receive three additional personnel from ANA in September to strengthen the management of the quality assurance, technical, and operational divisions. Leaders from the technical management, production control and quality control departments will be stationed in the maintenance department to provide additional support, while the number of managers in 24-hour maintenance support departments outside of Narita will be increased from one to two during peak hours. NYK said the details of the inappropriate maintenance, falsification of maintenance records, and concealment will be shared throughout the company, meetings will be held to foster awareness of safety and compliance, and training will be carried out. Meanwhile, managers will provide increased monitoring and guidance and external experts will check each workstation. There will also be a system established to ensure the renewal of airworthiness certificates and airworthiness tests for aircraft. "Until completing the restructure of the company's own maintenance system, the company will continue to consign maintenance companies in Hong Kong, HAECO, and Taiwan, EGAT, and plans to receive support from ANA," NYK added. In an update on Friday, NCA said: "[We] today submitted the preventive measures for the Business Improvement Order received from the MLIT on July 20, 2018, after analysing the background, problems and factors that contributed to the issues. "We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience that we caused our customers from the grounding of the aircraft and the suspension of the flights. We also apologise for the loss of trust as a result of the business improvement order. "We will unite all staff and management to fully implement the preventive measures for re-starting a safe operation with a goal to recreate NCA from zero." https://www.aircargonews.net/news/airline/freighter-operator/single-view/news/understaffed-maintenance-department-led-to-nca-aircraft-safety-concerns.html Back to Top Transport Canada to scale back government oversight of commercial pilot testing this fall Industry to take on more responsibility in assessing pilot skills Transport Canada will leave more responsibility for overseeing commercial pilot tests in the hands of the major airlines. (CBC) Starting this fall, people hired by the major airlines to evaluate the competence of Canada's commercial pilots will be subject to less direct oversight from Transport Canada. The government says the move will free up important resources, and the industry says it's up to the task. But critics warn it could compromise safety. "Public safety is inevitably going to be challenged by corporate priorities," said Greg Holbrook, director of operations with the Canadian Federal Pilots Association, the union representing 450 government aviation inspectors. Pilots push for shorter flight times as government finalizes new safety regulations In order to maintain their credentials, pilots must regularly undergo what is known as a "Pilot Proficiency Check," which tests their abilities under regular and emergency flying conditions. Depending on how long they've been flying, they may have to qualify once a year or once every few years. The tests are administered by both Transport Canada and independent operators who have been approved by the department. Transport Canada has traditionally monitored the independent evaluators, but CBC News has learned the major airlines will begin overseeing their own tests this fall. Transport Canada inspectors will be less involved in ensuring those who are testing and signing off on Canada's pilots are up to par. Instead, the department will delegate that role to "senior" private evaluators and spend more time reviewing the major airlines' pilot safety paperwork. If industry is left alone to ensure its evaluators are following the rules, it could lead to conflicts of interest, Holbrook warns. As an example, he described how an evaluator conducting a pilot proficiency check on a peer might feel internal pressure, perhaps because of a flight-scheduling issue, to pass their colleague, even if they didn't quite meet the standard. "Do I have to satisfy Transport Canada, or do I go along with what my boss wants, who pays my paycheck, and pass the guy?" he said. Transport Canada's own risk assessment last year found that implementing the new system would result in "a further erosion" of its ability to keep an eye on how the industry polices itself. John McKenna, president of an industry group called the Air Transport Association of Canada, said the airlines have long been calling for these changes. He said staff at Transport Canada "just don't have the resources" for on-site test evaluations. "The people doing this for industry are much more frequent flyers and pilots than [Transport Canada] inspectors," he said. As for any safety concerns, he said, "there's no way" the professionalism of the industry's pilot evaluators should be contested. Transport Canada has shared pilot-testing duties with the airlines for the past 25 years. How can Canada curb a pilot shortage? Get girls interested in flying early In the last year, Transport Canada inspectors performed 300 pilot proficiency checks compared to 15,000 by industry-employed testers. The checks test a variety of skills in various stages of flight including taxiing, takeoff and landing, as well as during several complex emergency situations. The failure rate among professional pilots is very low. Still, Transport Canada data released earlier this year shows pilots who were tested by department inspectors failed at a higher rate than those tested by approved evaluators employed by the industry. (CBC News) Transport Canada said it's not unusual to see a higher failure rate when pilots are evaluated by its inspectors. The department told CBC News that "higher stress levels and performance pressures" are often to blame when a Transport Canada inspector is in the cockpit. Under the new rules, only experienced pilot evaluators will monitor other evaluators, Transport Canada said. And the department will supervise each new evaluator's first pilot proficiency check. 'Must back down' NDP MP Robert Aubin said he is concerned about Transport Canada's decision to scale back its on-site scrutiny of pilot evaluators. In an email statement to CBC News, he said Transport Minister Marc Garneau "must back down on his decision and not give direct oversight of the pilots only to the airlines." He said he doesn't think the move "will improve the confidence of passengers in air safety." Aspiring pilots face wait lists as applications soar Conservative transportation critic Kelly Block said the Canadian airline industry has a strong reputation for safety, but the need for proper oversight is critical. "One catastrophic accident could destroy that reputation and severely harm Canada's airline industry," the MP from Saskatchewan said. Transport Minister Marc Garneau was not available for an interview. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/pilots-tests-transport-canada-1.4792110 Back to Top Flooding Closes Big Indian Airport One of India's largest airports will be closed until at least Aug. 26 after torrential rains put ramps and runways under about three feet of water. Cochin Airport, in the southeastern state of Kerala, has had almost three times the normal rainfall this monsoon season and the airport was closed last Thursday. The airport, which ironically is the country's only 100 percent solar-powered facility, has about 70,000 movements a year and more than 10 million passengers go through. Closing the main airport for more than a week is a big hardship so airlines and local authorities are now looking at setting up a temporary international airport at a nearby navy base. Kochi Naval Base hosted commercial traffic until 2000 and Air India was reported to have flown a test flight there on Saturday. Other carriers have moved operations to Thiruvananthapuram, about 130 miles south of Kochi. More than 100 people have been killed by the unprecedented flooding over the past few weeks. https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Flooding-Closes-Big-Indian-Airport-231398-1.html Back to Top Aeroflot receives two Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has received two Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) jets, which are expected to begin their domestic short-haul passenger service over the next few weeks. Each of the new aircraft, with registration numbers RA-89114 and RA-89109 respectively, are equipped with 12 business class seats and 75 economy seats. This has increased Aeroflot's current fleet of SSJ100 aircraft to 47. The RA-89114 aircraft is named after Soviet test pilot Valery Pavlovich Chkalov, who completed a direct flight across the North Pole from Moscow to Vancouver in Washington, US in 1937. "Aeroflot understands the importance of supporting Russian manufacturing and is currently the largest operator of Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft." Chkalov also had the technical knowledge to fly 30 types of aircraft. Aeroflot has named the RA-89109 aircraft after the Russian painter Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin. In a statement, Aeroflot said: "As the Russian flag carrier, Aeroflot understands the importance of supporting Russian manufacturing and is currently the largest operator of Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. "The airline will expand its fleet of SSJ 100 aircraft, with a further three new SSJ100 planes, thus bringing the total number to 50." Aeroflot has been operating the SSJ100 aircraft since 2011 and completed an agreement for 30 aircraft of the same type last year. With a total fleet of 243 aircraft, Aeroflot currently serves 146 destinations in 52 countries. https://www.aerospace-technology.com/news/aeroflot-receives-two-sukhoi-superjet-100-aircraft/ 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 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 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