Flight Safety Information November 5, 2018 - No. 224 In This Issue Incident: British Airways B772 near Savannah on Nov 3rd 2018, brakes problem Incident: Nordstar B738 at Novosibirsk on Nov 4th 2018, cracked windshield Incident: Iraqi B738 at Erbil on Nov 4th 2018, flock of birds Incident: Hawaiian B712 at Lihue on Nov 3rd 2018, rejected takeoff due to engine failure Incident: American B763 at Miami on Nov 2nd 2018, pressurization problem, then gear problem Incident: Singapore A359 near Los Angeles on Nov 2nd 2018, engine oil indication problem Bell 206B - Fatal Accident (Texas) Jet emergency shakes passengers 'Engine malfunction' mid-takeoff forces Hawaiian Airlines flight cancellation Jet2 Boeing 757 tailstrike landing accident report released Diver dies in search for Lion Air crash, main fuselage found Indonesia Says Crashed Boeing Saw Airspeed Snags on Four Flights Kenya Places Emphasis On Improving Air Safety AIRASIA PHILIPPINES PASSES MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AUDIT UK aircraft engineers seek Irish licences to stay working in EU after Brexit DeLisi: Part 121 Has Laid Roadmap for Bizav Safety Qatar Airways becomes first airline to adopt real-time flight tracking Delta Exec Eyed As FAA Administrator GE Aviation receives FAA approval to install 3D printed bracket on GEnx commercial airline engines Brazil's Embraer sells jets worth $705 million to American Airlines Business Aviation Safety Consortium (BASC) announces FIRST Safety Dividend DOCTORAL RESEARCH SURVEY Incident: British Airways B772 near Savannah on Nov 3rd 2018, brakes problem A British Airways Boeing 777-200, registration G-VIIR performing flight BA-9601 from Orlando,FL (USA) to London Gatwick,EN (UK), was enroute at FL370 about 70nm southeast of Savannah,GA (USA) when the crew received a high brakes temperature indication, descended the aircraft to FL200 and lowered the gear. The crew subsequently set course to return to Orlando, but re-decided to divert to New York's JFK Airport. The aircraft landed safely on New York's runway 31L about 2 hours after leaving FL370. The crew stopped on the runway and requested emergency services to check the brakes, in particular of the #3 wheel. The airline reported the aircraft diverted to JFK due to a minor technical problem. The aircraft had arrived in Orlando on Nov 1st 2018 as flight BA-2037, but did not depart for the return flight BA-2036. About 32 hours after landing in Orlando the aircraft departed for London Gatwick as flight BA-9601. The aircraft remained on the ground in JFK for about 20 hours, then departed for Gatwick as flight BA-2272 and reached London about 6 hours later. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/BAW9601/history/20181103/0400Z/KMCO/EGKK http://avherald.com/h?article=4bfd9449&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Nordstar B738 at Novosibirsk on Nov 4th 2018, cracked windshield A Nordstar Boeing 737-800, registration VQ-BPM performing flight Y7-515 from Novosibirsk (Russia) to Sanya (China) with 173 people on board, was climbing out of Novosibirsk's runway 25 when the crew stopped the climb at FL100 due to a cracked windshield. The crew decided to divert to Krasnojarsk where the aircraft landed safely. A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VQ-BDN reached Sanya with a delay of 5:45 hours. http://avherald.com/h?article=4bfd8e47&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Iraqi B738 at Erbil on Nov 4th 2018, flock of birds An Iraqi Airways Boeing 737-800, registration YI-ASG performing flight IA-916 from Erbil to Najaf (Iraq) with 98 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Erbil's runway 18 when the aircraft flew through a flock of birds and received multiple impacts as well as ingested a number of birds into the left hand engine (CFM56) prompting the crew to level off at 3000 feet and return to Erbil for a safe landing on runway 18 about 13 minutes after departure. Several impact marks were seen on the leading edge of the left hand wing. A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration YI-ASU reached Najaf with a delay of 6:20 hours. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Erbil about 14 hours after landing. http://avherald.com/h?article=4bfd8c43&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Hawaiian B712 at Lihue on Nov 3rd 2018, rejected takeoff due to engine failure A Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717-200, registration N478HA performing flight HA-144 from Lihue,HI to Honolulu,HI (USA), was accelerating for takeoff from Lihue's runway 35 when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed (about 90 knots over ground) due to an engine (BR715) failure. The aircraft slowed safely and returned to the apron. The FAA confirmed the aircraft rejected takeoff due to an engine failure. Passengers reported there was a loud bang, then the brakes came on. Some passengers reported they believed the aircraft had already begun rotation for takeoff when the takeoff was rejected (editorial note: when the brakes come on the nose gear has to take additional load during the braking. The aircraft therefore pitches down generating the perceiption the aircraft's nose must have been in the air already and was lowered onto the ground again). http://avherald.com/h?article=4bfd89d0&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: American B763 at Miami on Nov 2nd 2018, pressurization problem, then gear problem An American Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N348AN performing flight AA-1570 from Miami,FL (USA) to San Juan (Puerto Rico) with 215 passengers and 10 crew and 32 small bags of dry ice, was climbing out of Miami when the crew stopped the climb at about 10,000 feet advising they needed to check something and requested to descend to 8000 feet. The crew subsequently advised they had a pressurization problem and might need to descend to 6000 feet, ATC issued a block clearance between 6000 and 8000 feet. The aircraft returned to Miami and was on final approach to runway 27 when the crew initiated a go around reporting the landing gear came down but the gear doors remained open. The aircraft climbed to 5000 feet and entered a hold while the crew was working the checklist, then positioned for another approach to runway 27 and landed safely about 50 minutes after departure and 23 minutes after the go around. Emergency services reported the nose gear doors had remained open. A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N342AN reached San Juan with a delay of 15 hours. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Miami about 19 hours after landing. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL1570/history/20181103/0242Z/KMIA/TJSJ http://avherald.com/h?article=4bfcdcf0&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Singapore A359 near Los Angeles on Nov 2nd 2018, engine oil indication problem A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration 9V-SGC performing inaugural flight SQ-37 from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Singapore (Singapore) with 141 passengers, was enroute at FL340 over the Pacific Ocean about 250nm west of Los Angeles when the crew decided to turn around and return to Los Angeles due to an abnormal engine oil indication for the left hand engine (Trent XWB). The aircraft landed safely back in Los Angeles about 105 minutes after departure. The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3.5 hours, then departed again and reached Singapore with a delay of 3:45 hours. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SIA37/history/20181103/0635Z/KLAX/WSSS http://avherald.com/h?article=4bfcd915&opt=0 Back to Top Bell 206B - Fatal Accident (Texas) Date: 04-NOV-2018 Time: 01:47 LT Type: Bell 206B Owner/operator: Registration: C/n / msn: Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Unknown Location: Chalk Bluff Park, Uvalde, TX - United States of America Phase: Unknown Nature: Unknown Departure airport: Destination airport: Narrative: A Bell 206B made a fatal crash under unknown circumstances in the vicinity of Chalk Bluff Park off HWY 55, Uvalde county, Texas. The rotorcraft sustained unreported damage. There is no word on how many people died. At least one woman died. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=217286 Back to Top Jet emergency shakes passengers An American Air plane bound from Phoenix, Arizona, that may have been leaking fuel made an emergency landing Sunday night, prompting emergency crews to monitor smoke from one of the engines while unnerving passengers. "They were in shock," said passenger Kathryn Janicek. "The pilot was very shaken." Flight crews rushed passengers off the plane after it landed, and the engines were shut off immediately, said Janicek, a media coach with Kathryn Janicek Productions. Layne Watson, a spokesman with SkyWest Airlines, said no one was injured, and there was no evidence of fire on the plane. "The mechanics are still inspecting it," he said."They did call in the emergency equipment, but it was after it landed." Watson said crews expedited the departure of passengers. Throughout the flight the plane operated normally, though the mechanics will determine whether there was a fuel leak, he said. In a prepared statement, SkyWest, which operated as American Eagle, issued a statement, "After a routine flight, passengers on SkyWest, operating as American Eagle from Phoenix to Medford, Oregon, deplaned in an expeditied manner through the main cabin door due to reports of mist coming from an engine." The statement indicated there was no evidence of fire. Janicek said the pilot and flight crew helped get luggage off the plane about two hours after it landed. "The pilots did a great job," she said. http://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/jet-emergency-shakes-passengers Back to Top 'Engine malfunction' mid-takeoff forces Hawaiian Airlines flight cancellation * A second flight out of Lihue was also delayed due to maintenance issues. Inter-island flight passengers traveling to Oahu had to deplane the aircraft after the plane had a malfunction during takeoff. (Image: Hawaii News Now) LIHUE (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Hawaiian Airlines flight en-route to Oahu experienced a major engine malfunction and had to abort takeoff Saturday afternoon. A Hawaii News Now employee was on board Hawaiian Airlines flight 144 that was mid-take off when he said a last minute incident prevented the plane from fully leaving the ground. The front end of the plane had already lifted off of the ground when passengers heard a loud noise. Some passengers said it sounded like a blown tire, but moments later the pilot came over the intercom and said there was "a major malfunction with the engine." A Hawaiian Airlines spokesperson released this statement: The pilot of HA144 aborted takeoff at Lihue Airport after one of the Boeing 717 aircraft's engine malfunctioned during the takeoff roll. The flight crew stopped the aircraft on the runway and passengers were notified of a "major engine malfunction." Emergency vehicles were asked to meet the plane as a precaution. Passengers and crew safely disembarked and were accommodated on other flights to Honolulu. Hawaiian Airlines The Boeing 717 was scheduled to depart at 1:11 p.m. but was later listed as 'canceled.' Federal Aviation Administration officials later released a statement saying, "The crew aborted the takeoff due to an engine issue. The plane then taxied back to its gate." Airport firefighters responded and the plane was towed back to Gate 4 at Lihue Airport. No one was injured in the incident. Passengers scrambled to get on alternate flights with the assistance from Hawaiian Airlines employees. About an hour later, a second flight out of Lihue, flight 394 to Oahu, was also delayed due to maintenance issues. The flight eventually departed after about an hour delay. http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2018/11/03/inter-island-hawaiian-airlines-flight-experiences- engine-malfunction-during-takeoff/ Back to Top Jet2 Boeing 757 tailstrike landing accident report released Status: Final Date: Monday 10 April 2017 Time: 12:39 Type: Boeing 757-21B Operator: Jet2 Registration: G-LSAI C/n / msn: 24016/150 First flight: 1987-10-08 (29 years 6 months) Total airframe hrs: 68901 Cycles: 36628 Engines: 2 Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 230 Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 238 Aircraft damage: Substantial Aircraft fate: Repaired Location: Alicante Airport (ALC) ( Spain) Phase: Landing (LDG) Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Leeds/Bradford Airport (LBA/EGNM), United Kingdom Destination airport: Alicante Airport (ALC/LEAL), Spain Flightnumber: LS271 Narrative: Jet2 flight LS271, a Boeing 757-200, suffered a tail strike accident on landing at Alicante Airport in Spain. The aircraft originated from Leeds/Bradford Airport, U.K. at 08:13 UTC (09:13 LT). The crew consisted of the line supervising captain, the copilot and a line training captain, sitting in the observation seat, to evaluate the copilot for his completion of line training. The copilot was the aircraft's pilot flying (PF) during the whole route. The flight went smoothly and the crew carried out the final ILS Z approach manoeuvre for runway 10 at the Alicante-Elche Airport maintaining stabilized approach parameters as described in the operator's manual. Nine seconds after starting the landing flare manoeuvre, touchdown was made with a pitch attitude of 5°, a calibrated speed of 119 kt and a vertical descent speed of 240 fpm. There was a vertical acceleration of 1.45 G corresponding to a firm impact. The flare manoeuvre was considered slow, which the manufacturer identifies as a risk factor for tail strike. The position of the control column was slackened slightly after touchdown was made, but the pitch attitude tendency continued to increase until it reached a value of 10.2°, reaching a 1.14 G vertical acceleration value. This attitude was maintained for one second, causing the rear of the aircraft to strike the runway surface. After the tail area had struck the runway, the captain took control of the aircraft and continued the landing manoeuvre, completing it without any additional problems. The flight crew were unaware that the aircraft's tail area had touched the runway until they were informed at the parking area by one of the cabin crew that they had heard an unusual noise when landing. The aircraft suffered damage to the lower part of the tail cone. All the people on board disembarked normally without any medical attention being required. Probable Cause: Causes / Contributing factors: The investigation has determined that the cause of the accident was incorrect pitch position control during landing. As a contributing factor, the fact that the aircraft captain (PM) could have intervened before the accident to correct the situation is highlighted. Accident investigation: Investigating agency: CIAIAC Status: Investigation completed Duration: 1 year and 7 months Accident number: A-003/2017 Download report: Final report https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20170410-0 Back to Top Back to Top Diver dies in search for Lion Air crash, main fuselage found Pieces of the flight data recorder from the Lion Air passenger jet that crashed after takeoff from Jakarta on Monday has been retrieved on Thursday, according to CNN. On Saturday, is was reported that divers found the main fuselage and could hear pinging from the cockpit voice recorded. Sadly, a diver lost his life during the search after being found unconscious by his dive partner. Strong currents are not uncommon in the area, and have been in full force all week across the Java Sea. These strong currents are part of the reason it took several days to find the black box piece, even though the sea floor is only about 30 meters (98 feet) in the crash-site area, according to Reuters. Currents will likely continue to inhibit recovery and search efforts. Shoes and debris retrieved from the waters near where a Lion Air jet is believed to have crashed are laid out for investigation at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara) Now with the black box, which records the technical specs of the airplane during flight, has been found, it should help to pinpoint the exact cause for the plane crash. Once the cockpit voice recorder is recovered, more questions regarding the crash may be answered. The plane, which was flying from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang, requested a return to land only two to three minutes after takeoff before crashing into the Java Sea to the northeast of Jakarta. All 189 people who were on board the airplane, which crashed less than 15 minutes after takeoff, are believed to have lost their lives, according to the Associated Press. The weather at the time of the crash was fair under a partly sunny sky and light winds; however, a technical issue was reported on the plane's previous flight. In this May 12, 2012, file photo, a Lion Air passenger jet is parked on the tarmac at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Trisnadi, File) Several people who were on the plane's previous flight said that an unusual engine roar was reported before and during take off. More than 300 people were involved in the rescue operations Monday afternoon. Cell phones, ID cards and luggage were found in the initial hours of the search, according to CNN. The plane was only in operation for two months before the crash occurred. On Wednesday, a large object was detected in the search area and officials were hopeful they had found the downed plane, according to the AP. Divers found a sunken vessel instead of the plane's fuselage. The divers did discover more debris and clothing on the ocean floor. Several bodies were discovered as search efforts continued on Thursday and Friday. Only an isolated shower or thunderstorm will be seen across the region through the beginning of the week as search and recovery operations continue. This crash is now more deadly than the AirAsia crash in December 2014, when 162 people were killed. https://www.yahoo.com/news/black-box-retrieved-search-continues-150944942.html Back to Top Indonesia Says Crashed Boeing Saw Airspeed Snags on Four Flights * Faulty speed readings gleaned from from * Agency asks Boeing to take corrective steps on Max jets A search and rescue team unload tires from Lion Air flight JT610 Photographer: Azwar Ipank/AFP via Getty Images Indonesia called on Boeing Co. to fix its 737 Max aircraft, saying the Lion Air plane that crashed in the Java Sea last week had faulty airspeed readings during its last four flights. The Southeast Asian country's National Transportation Safety Committee, which is charged with finding the cause of the crash that killed 189 people, is collecting data on what happened during the prior malfunctions and what recovery efforts were made, it said in a statement Monday. The agency gleaned the information on the plane's previous flights from the flight data recorder retrieved from the wreckage last week. The body asked the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board "and Boeing to take necessary steps to prevent similar incidents, especially on the Boeing 737 Max, which number 200 aircraft all over the world," it said in the statement. A spokeswoman for Boeing in Singapore declined to comment. While search teams scouring the waters managed to bring up the flight data recorder, the cockpit voice recorder is still buried in the seabed where the plane plunged on Oct. 29. The audio device may be crucial to unraveling what happened during the flight's final moments. In particular, it may help explain why the crew asked to return to base minutes into the journey. "We have said there's a technical problem but we also want to know what they were discussing in the cockpit and what they were doing," Soerjanto Tjahjono, chief of Indonesia's NTSC, told reporters on Monday. "Cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder are both important to reveal the truth in this case." The engine from flight JT610 recovered from the sea.Photographer: Ed Wray/Getty Images With the data recorder in the hands of investigators, the NTSC has recovered about 69 hours of flying data by the crashed jet during its last 19 trips. Because Flight JT610 lasted only a few minutes, the voice recorder is also likely to include at least some audio from the previous night's trip from Denpasar, Bali to Jakarta. The aircraft experienced problems on the flight from Bali with sensors used to calculate altitude and speed. The instruments were checked by maintenance workers overnight and the plane was cleared to fly, according to Lion Air. Even with modern GPS tracking, planes need to calculate their precise speed through the air. To determine airspeed -- which can vary substantially compared to the speed over the ground due to winds -- aircraft rely on Pitot tubes which measure the air rushing into them. By comparing that pressure against the ambient air pressure -- which is obtained by what are known as static ports -- aircraft can determine airspeed. If either of the pressure sensors are blocked, it can cause erroneous readings. Indonesia's rescue agency said Sunday that wreckage spotted by divers had turned out to be only the skin of the Boeing Co. jet rather than the main fuselage. Strong underwater currents in the Java Sea off Jakarta and a muddy seabed have complicated a week-long hunt that's involved dozens of ships and hundreds of specialist personnel. As the 270-square-mile search for debris widened over the weekend, Indonesian authorities broadened a review of Lion Air's operations, including the airline's standard operating procedures and flight-crew qualifications. That followed the discovery of defects on two other Boeing 737 Max 8 planes -- both operated by Lion Mentari Airlines -- during checks on six aircraft of that type. Here's What We Know About the Lion Air Crash That Took 189 Lives The inspection of plane debris indicated the aircraft didn't explode mid-air before plunging into the Java Sea, Tjahjono said earlier on Monday. "The aircraft broke apart under the impact of hitting the water at high speed and it didn't break apart mid- air," Tjahjono said. "The engines were still running at high RPM." Lion Air jet's final plunge may have reached 600 miles per hour President Joko Widodo has asked airlines to make passenger safety the highest priority, and the government had already ordered a review of Lion's repair and maintenance unit and suspended several managers. The transport ministry is coordinating with airport authorities, navigation operators and airlines among others to ensure airworthiness at all airports in Indonesia is well maintained, according to Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-05/crashed-jet-s-elusive-audio-may-hold-key-to- indonesian-tragedy Back to Top Kenya Places Emphasis On Improving Air Safety Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa. Kenya today boasts one of the most developed air-travel systems on the African continent. The country has some of the best developed aviation infrastructure and operates one of the largest airlines on the continent. Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is the de facto regional aviation and logistics hub for both passenger and cargo movement in the region. This is further underlined by the launch of the first direct flights between the east coast of Africa and the east coast of mainland United States thanks to the newly launched direct flights by Kenya Airways now flying daily from Nairobi's JKIA to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The aviation industry in Kenya has, over the past few years, undergone serious audits from both the FAA, in view of the launch of Kenya Airways' direct flights to New York, and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). According to Capt. Gilbert Kibe, director general of the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), the audits from both the FAA and ICAO had more than 1,300 protocol questions combined. The questions probed everything from aviation regulations to air crash investigations. "This underscores the rigorous security and safety checks that we had to undergo to ensure that our airspace met global air safety standards," he said. "Out of this audit, Kenya ranked at third position after Togo and South Africa on the continent." The KCAA is a government agency mandated under the Kenya Civil Aviation Act to regulate and oversee aviation safety and security within the Kenyan airspace. James Macharia, Kenya's Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary, noted that Kenya's score and ranking under the ICAO audit was higher than the previous score, and this greatly helped the country attain and solidify its Category I status under FAA aviation guidelines. "An ICAO downgrade under this audit would have resulted into an FAA downgrade and consequent cancellation of our Category I status with the FAA," Macharia said. "We seek to improve upon our air safety measures as per our current score." Air safety has been one of the biggest hindrances for Kenya to gain a Category I status from the FAA that would allow national carrier Kenya Airways and U.S.-based airlines to commence direct flights between the two countries. Kenya Airways has for more than a decade tried to launch direct flights from Nairobi to the mainland U.S., but repeatedly has been denied access due to a poor score from its safety and security audit. In 2009, Delta Air Lines canceled the much-anticipated direct flights that were meant to link Hartsfield- Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Nairobi's JKIA. The flights were canceled at the last minute by the U.S. government. Direct flights between Kenya and the U.S. are viewed as a catalyst to trade and investments between the two countries, whereby Kenya stands to benefit through ease of travel of American tourists coming to Kenya and the region. The U.S. is currently the largest source market for tourists to Kenya. The flights are also seen as a great benefit to Kenya's thriving floriculture industry. This means that cut flowers from Kenya will get to the U.S. quicker and still fresh as opposed to the current arrangement whereby the flowers have to transit through Europe or the Middle East. Air Crash Investigations With such a detailed audit, the state of the aviation sector in the country has not only been thoroughly vetted, but has been critical in identifying critical elements of air safety that the country needs to urgently and thoroughly probe and enhance its capabilities. While Kenya continues to make giant strides in the regional aviation sector, the country has over the recent past faced challenges, especially in the field of air crash investigations, as exposed by the FAA and ICAO audits. Kenya has a commendable air safety record in Africa, but a recent air crash investigation audit shows that more emphasis needs to be placed on this department. According to ICAO, Kenya scored 78 percent when it comes to air safety in 2017. The score ranks Kenya at the 67th position globally. The ICAO Universal State Oversight Audit Program categorizes a country's air safety based on eight parameters that include civil aviation organization, aviation legislation, air navigation services, aircraft operations, personnel licensing and training, aircraft airworthiness and air crash investigations. While Kenya scored impressive marks on most of the seven parameters, it is the air crash investigations aspect that the country scored a measly 40 percent. This is attributable to lack of proper training of air crash investigators who generally are unable to effectively launch investigations in a timely manner as well as unable to secure essential evidence at air crash sites and consequently manage air crash investigations. According to data from Kenya's Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, there have been a total of 111 crashes recorded in the last eight years. These range from minor incidents on the runway, aprons to serious aircraft crashes with recorded fatalities. The incidents have been recorded from pilot training flights to both commercial passenger and cargo flights to private jets. Of the recorded 111 incidents, 14 were fatal that resulted to the deaths of 38 persons. The deadliest year in air safety incidents in Kenya was 2016 when 26 aircraft incidents and crashes were recorded while 2014 followed with 18 recorded incidents. The year 2018 has witnessed at least 10 fatalities from a light aircraft that crashed in the Aberdares Forest in central Kenya. According to data from the KCAA, more than one third of the recorded incidents occurred on the runway during takeoffs and landings as a result of either faulty landing aircraft gears, runway intrusions or aircraft overshooting the runway. Aircraft engine failures contributed a fifth of the incidents recorded while aircraft crashes into obstacles contributed about seven percent of the recorded incidents, but responsible for more than 50 percent of recorded fatalities. The Air Accident Investigation Division of Kenya (AAID), a department under the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, is the body responsible for investigating air accidents and serious incidents in Kenya involving both local and foreign aircraft. The AAID also participates in overseas investigations of accidents and serious incidents involving Kenyan aircraft, operator or citizens. It is this department that greater emphasis needs to be placed not only in terms of resources, but personnel training as well. Within Africa, there are calls to enhance air safety by increasing funding for training and acquisition of equipment. Within the East African region, the governments of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda have given autonomy to aviation regulators to safely man their respective airspaces. There are also calls for enhanced cooperation between nations within the vast African airspace to not only enhance safety and security, but to also foster air connectivity within the continent under the open skies agreement. Currently, there are only 23 countries in Africa that have ratified the open skies policy. https://www.aviationtoday.com/2018/11/02/kenya-places-emphasis-air-safety/ Back to Top AIRASIA PHILIPPINES PASSES MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AUDIT AirAsia Philippines Manila-based AirAsia Philippines has passed a major international safety audit, the International Air Transport Association Operation Safety Audit (IOSA), that covers more than 1060 separate parameters. The operational safety audit is compulsory for IATA members and airlines that have completed the audit have a safety record almost four times better than those that have not. AirAsia Philippines CEO Captain Dexter Comendador said, "We are pleased to announce that we have successfully completed IOSA accreditation. This achievement is a recognition of everyone at AirAsia's dedication to safety and security." Earlier this year, AirAsia Philippines received its ISO Certificate which gives world class specification for products, services, and systems to ensure quality, safety, and efficiency. ISO 9001:2015 helps ensure passengers get consistent, good quality products, and services. This international standard is based on quality management principles including a strong customer focus, the motivation and implication of top management, the process approach and continuous improvement. "We are closing this year with two important achievements from IOSA and ISO and it is but fitting to dedicate an aircraft to our hardworking team who we proudly call, Allstars. We are officially launching this month a special Allstars livery bearing faces of more than one thousand Filipino Allstars including AirAsia Group's management team," Comendador added. Now 426 airlines have completed the audit, which is renewed every two years. The completion of the audit elevates the Philippines operation from three to six -stars out of a possible seven- star safety rating with AirlineRatings.com. AirlineRatings does not, however, rate pilot skill levels or training. AirAsia X, Indonesia AirAsia, and Air Asia are already IOSA accredited and other airlines in the group are in the final process of completing the audit. The awarding of the IOSA accreditation is expected to be a major boost for the airline. The IOSA certification audit is an internationally recognized and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline. The audit covers eight functional and operational areas: organization and management system, flight operations, operational control, and flight dispatch, aircraft engineering and maintenance, cabin operations, ground handling operations, cargo operations, and security management. IOSA was introduced to stem the increasing number of crashes in the late 1990s and into the beginning of the last decade. The AirAsia Group airlines now fly to 165 destinations in 25 countries. It has just ordered or reconfirmed orders for 100 A330s for its AirAsia X operation. Separately long-haul, low-cost, operator AirAsia X is evaluating Airbus' long-range version of the A321neo as it moves to target more destinations within a range of seven hours. Powered by CFM International's LAEP-1A engines, the A321neo LR, is due to enter service in the fourth quarter of 2018 and is designed to carry up to 240 passengers 4000 nautical miles. The airline confirmed last month it was evaluating "the potential introduction" of the 321neo LR for developing routes. https://www.airlineratings.com/news/airasia-philippines-passes-major-international-safety-audit/ Back to Top UK aircraft engineers seek Irish licences to stay working in EU after Brexit British licence holders rush to register with Irish Aviation Authority The Irish Aviation Authority confirmed that it is seeing a growing number of applications for aircraft engineers' licences. Photograph: Alan Betson UK-based aircraft maintenance engineers are rushing to register with the Republic's air travel safety watchdog as they fear a no-deal Brexit could hit their ability to work in the European Union. Aircraft maintenance engineers have to be licensed under EU rules in order to work on aircraft governed by the bloc's aviation safety regulations. Each member state issues the most common permit, known as a part 66 licence, which is recognised across the EU. However, holders of UK-issued part 66 licences are rushing to register with the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) in case a hard Brexit leaves them outside the EU's regime and thus unable to work outside the UK. The authority confirmed that it is seeing a growing number of applications for aircraft engineers' licences. It is understood that a proportion are from British-qualified workers seeking Irish registration as an insurance policy against any fallout from a hard Brexit. If the UK were to crash out of the bloc without a deal or agreed transition arrangements, it could also end up outside EU aviation treaties and the European Aviation Safety Agency, which sets common safety standards across the union. Industry figures such as Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary have already warned that this could result in no flights between the EU and UK for a period. It could also prevent UK-licensed engineers from working in EU states, as a number already do. The Republic's licences would continue to be recognised by other member countries. The IAA did not give figures for the number of applications for engineers' licences. Growth in the Republic's own aviation industry is driving part of the increase. Companies such as Dublin Aerospace and Eirtech in Dublin, and Lufthansa Technik in Shannon maintain, repair and modify aircraft for airlines and aircraft lessors. https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/uk-aircraft-engineers-seek-irish-licences-to-stay- working-in-eu-after-brexit-1.3686087 Back to Top DeLisi: Part 121 Has Laid Roadmap for Bizav Safety Highlighting the fact that Part 121 fatal accidents have become almost nonexistent the U.S., a senior National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) official expressed the belief that Parts 91 and 135 can move in that direction as well by incorporating some of the lessons learned from the scheduled airlines. The discussion about Part 121 fatal accidents in the U.S. "is a very short conversation," John DeLisi, director of the NTSB's Office of Aviation Safety, said this week at the Bombardier Safety Standdown. "It's the sound of crickets...they're just not happening anymore in the U.S.," he noted. "How did what was already the safest form of transportation become one in which accidents just got wiped off the map for nine and a half years? A lot of things came together." Factors in the dramatic boost in the Part 121 safety record include the adoption of safety management systems (SMS), he said, calling them an important player in improving the safety culture. Other improvements include weather forecasting and dispatching. "Weather doesn't bite us anymore; we know where it is with great accuracy" with the forecast tools now available, DeLisi said. Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) training and equipment also have played key roles, he added, saying CFIT is "another category of accident that has almost been wiped off the map." Flight data monitoring (FDM) further has played a role. "I used to feel guilty about this requirement" for airlines, he said, adding that it originally involved collection of data after an accident. But it is now looked at for proactive collection of data that could be shared. In fact, data sharing, including efforts such as Aviation Safety Action Programs, have elevated safety overall. "Are we realizing those gains in Part 91 and 135 jet operations? Not yet," DeLisi said, and traced through a series of fatal accidents that pointed to a need of many of the safety improvements already adopted by the airlines. These included the June 25, 2015 crash of a Promech Air DHC-3 in Ketchikan, Alaska; the October 2, 2016 crash of a Hageland Aviation Services Cessna 208B in Togiak, Alaska; the November 10, 2015 crash of a Hawker 700A in Akron, Ohio; and most recently the May 15, 2017 crash of a Learjet 35A in Teterboro, New Jersey. However, DeLisi expressed the belief that with the lessons learned, Part 91 and 135 operators can achieve those goals. "It's not going to be easy but if our goal is to prevent fatal accidents, what a great roadmap has been laid out before us." https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-11-02/delisi-part-121-has-laid-roadmap- bizav-safety Back to Top Qatar Airways becomes first airline to adopt real-time flight tracking DOHA: Qatar Airways is proud to be the launch customer of GlobalBeacon, a key product solution created by FlightAware and Aireon that provides the airline with global, real-time flight tracking. In September 2016, Qatar Airways announced that it would be the first airline to adopt this innovative technology that would feed directly into its Integrated Operations Centre. Two years later, Qatar Airways, in partnership with FlightAware and Aireon, has announced that GlobalBeaconSM is now live and ready to provide the airline with global flight tracking, ahead of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Global Aeronautical Distress Safety System (GADSS) recommended timeline. From the start of the product development cycle, the award-winning airline has been involved in beta testing and validation of GlobalBeacon, a technology that exceeds GADSS recommendations for flight tracking by providing airlines with minute-by-minute position updates for their aircraft at all times, anywhere in the world. Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker, said: "We are thrilled to be the first airline in the world with a wide network to use space-based ADS-B technology, and we are honoured to collaborate with both FlightAware and Aireon on the development of this solution to achieve the highest level of flight tracking standards that exceed GADSS requirements and recommendations." "As one of the leading airlines in the world, our goal is to consistently deliver the best service to all our customers. GlobalBeacon seamlessly integrates with our existing ICAO 2018 compliant flight watch technology (Total Operations System), and further enhances the safety of our operations and fleet management by providing updates every minute or less. In doing so, this is a testimony to our ever-evolving leadership in the crucial area of aviation safety and awareness." GlobalBeacon will enable Qatar Airways to position itself to respond proactively in the event of an emergency, facilitating communication between the aircraft operator and the controller with constant fleet monitoring, automated distress alerts and tools that make it easy to share information. Aireon CEO, Don Thoma, said: "With a modern fleet of more than 200 aircraft flying all over the world, across remote and oceanic airspace, Qatar Airways and GlobalBeacon couldn't be more perfect for each other. Being one of the youngest and fastest-growing leaders in the aviation industry, Qatar Airways' initiative to implement the GADSS recommendations for flight tracking reinforces that safety is top priority and comes second to none." FlightAware CEO Daniel Baker, added: "With Qatar Airways' involvement early on, we've been able to test and validate GlobalBeacon to ensure that it incorporates best practices for global flight tracking and fleet monitoring. We applaud Qatar Airways' early adoption and are extremely pleased with how they've been able to successfully deploy it to work in conjunction with their existing processes, increasing their ability to locate aircraft in distress and improving search and rescue capabilities." In March 2016, ICAO announced that GADSS was created to help improve the ability to detect commercial aircraft in remote locations. The key components of GADSS recommend that aircraft report their position to the airline's operations centre at a minimum of once every 15 minutes under normal flight circumstances. However, if an aircraft should become in distress, position reports are then to be provided every minute. In light of this, the GlobalBeacon product, is the first of its kind being fully compliant with GADSS standards for flight tracking and will now provide a permanent minute-by-minute reporting capability, far exceeding the ICAO recommendations. By combining FlightAware's data processing platform and web-interface, with Aireon's space-based ADS-B network, GlobalBeacon transcends borders and Flight Information Regions (FIRs) and eliminates coverage gaps in polar airspace as well as over deserts and oceanic regions. At the heart of GlobalBeacon's proficiency is a culmination of tracking information from Aireon's space-based ADS-B network and FlightAware's contextual flight data - including origin, destination, flight plan route and estimated time of arrival (ETA). In May 2016, Qatar Airways announced the successful completion of its TOPS fleet management system, designed to optimally schedule aircraft and manage flights. TOPS, which stands for Total Operations System, integrates data from multiple sources and produces a holistic view of the airline's operation, from the global scale to the individual flight level, in order to anticipate and notify operations staff of any potential issue and provide solution options. Specific tasks that can now be carried out due to this integration include, but are not limited to: tail assignment optimiser, whereby aircraft are assigned to specific lines of flying with respect to the operational needs of the route, based on the specific aircraft's capabilities; NOTAM manager, where Notice to Airmen are immediately communicated to the specific dispatchers and operations staff for more perfect situational awareness; and Flight Watch, which consolidates all flight data into a single graphical source for ease of tracking, communicating with and managing the airline's more than 500 daily flights to more than 150 destinations in six continents. Qatar Airways is one of the world's fastest-growing airlines, with a modern fleet of more than 200 aircraft flying to business and leisure destinations across six continents. The award-winning airline recently revealed a host of upcoming new global destinations, including Gothenburg, Sweden; Da Nang, Vietnam and Mombasa, Kenya. Qatar Airways was named 'World's Best Business Class' by the 2018 World Airline Awards, managed by international air transport rating organization, Skytrax. It was also named 'Best Business Class Seat', 'Best Airline in the Middle East' and 'World's Best First Class Airline Lounge'. https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/05/11/2018/Qatar-Airways-becomes-first-airline-to-adopt-real- time-flight-tracking Back to Top Delta Exec Eyed As FAA Administrator The Wall Street Journal says retired Delta Air Lines VP and former line pilot Steve Dickson is the new favorite to become the next FAA administrator. The Journal says Dan Elwell, who has been the acting administrator since January, "quietly pulled out of the running" because it didn't seem likely he would be nominated and confirmed. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao favored Elwell but President Donald Trump was promoting his personal pilot John Dunkin for the job. Dickson is viewed as a compromise candidate and an announcement is expected this month. Dickson rose from the pilot ranks at Delta to become the senior vice president of global flight operations. He retired from the post earlier this year. He spent 27 years at Delta. If confirmed, he would be the first FAA administrator to come from the airline industry in 30 years. https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Delta-Exec-Eyed-As-FAA-Administrator-231809-1.html Back to Top GE Aviation receives FAA approval to install 3D printed bracket on GEnx commercial airline engines GE Additive and GE Aviation have announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given 'change in design' approval to replace a conventionally manufactured power door opening system (PDOS) bracket, used on GE Aviation's GEnx-2B commercial airline engines that power the Boeing 747-8, with an additively manufactured bracket. FAA 'change in design' approval for additively manufactured power door opening system (PDOS) bracket The new additively manufactured PDOS brackets will be mass produced at GE Aviation's facility in Auburn, Alabama, using GE Additive Concept Laser M2 cusing Multilaser machines this month. GE Aviation anticipates the first GEnx engines installed with the new brackets will be shipped in January 2019. The PDOS is used on the ground to open and close the fan cowl doors to enable access to the fan compartment for maintenance reasons. The original PDOS brackets on the GEnx-2B engines were milled from a solid block of metal, resulting in approximately 50 percent of material waste. Now using direct metal laser melting (DMLM) additive technology to manufacture the new brackets, that waste has been reduced by as much as 90% and part weight by 10%. "We chose this project because it represented several firsts for us. It's the first program we certified on a Concept Laser machine. It's also the first project we took from design to production in less than ten months," said Eric Gatlin, general manager, additive integrated product team, GE Aviation. The decision to mass produce using a cobalt-chrome alloy over a traditional nickel-based superalloy has enabled a faster build. To make this approach as efficient as possible, four brackets will be printed at the same time. Using a bespoke, interlocking design to house all four brackets on a single build plate, the Concept Laser M2 cusing machine's pair of lasers can print an aircraft's worth of brackets in one build, before post-processing and inspection. Finally, by taking production of the brackets entirely in-house, GE Aviation will also reduce its production costs. "To ensure the M2 cusing machines were certified to meet the strict requirements for the aerospace industry, collaboration on this program has been closer than usual with our colleagues at GE Additive. As we continue thinking about the many parts we can design, redesign and manufacture on GE Additive machines, I'm looking forward to putting both our teams and the technology through their paces," Gatlin added. "It's been outstanding to watch teams from GE Aviation, GE Additive across the US, Mexico and Germany collaborate. In such a short space of time, they have really excelled with the PDOS bracket and achieved a truly groundbreaking success. Seeing the M2 machines produce flight quality hardware, and demonstrating what it is truly capable of, is another great milestone in our own additive journey," said Jason Oliver, President & CEO, GE Additive. http://www.3ders.org/articles/20181105-ge-aviation-receives-faa-approval-to-install-3d-printed-bracket-on- genx-commercial-airline-engines.html Back to Top Brazil's Embraer sells jets worth $705 million to American Airlines: statement FILE PHOTO: The logo of Brazilian aviation company Embraer at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE) at Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/File Photo SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA (EMBR3.SA) said on Monday American Airlines (AAL.O) has placed a firm order for 15 E175 jets, a contract valued at $705 million, according to a securities filing. Including prior orders, American Airlines now has 104 such jets on order, Embraer said. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-embraer-orders/brazils-embraer-sells-jets-worth-705-million-to- american-airlines-statement-idUSKCN1NA17V Back to Top posted on November 5, 2018 12:00 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Business Aviation Safety Consortium (BASC) announces FIRST Safety Dividend One of the initial long-term goals of BASC is accomplished in under two years! Besides being a highly desired partner with world class business flight departments that are achieving excellence in Safety Management and Compliance, BASC was conceptualized to be of high value and ease of budgeting. The Safety Dividend provision was implemented at the founding to give some of the investments of BASC members back to them when able. Although a "for profit" entity, the founder could not find a reason to not share and reward excellence, loyalty, achievement, continuous improvement, and safety culture. Any current BASC full-service member, that has been with the organization for six months or greater, will receive the first Safety Dividend in December 2018! Founder and President Rick Malczynski shared, "This is a great achievement for the BASC membership. We knew from the beginning that having a "killer" program was key, but what we also learned over the years was that treating our end users with respect, honesty, and transparency was the foundation of our previous successes. As a BASC member, we often get labelled as an "industry disrupter," and it is actually one of the highest compliments we receive. It is a pretty cool concept, when you just do your best, work with the smartest professionals in the industry, and treat everyone with respect and compassion...everyone grows together...and has a great time doing it! I could not be more enthused and prouder regarding BASC and what the members have accomplished." Malczynski further commented, "I have to admit, I was nervous about setting a goal of doubling our membership again in 2019. However, the maturation of flight departments realizing a cost/benefit analysis of continuing with IS-BAO is negative, and the path IS-BAO as an organization has chosen, has almost guaranteed us of meeting our 2019 goal! We couldn't be more excited to see what the future holds for BASC members!" Welcome Home! ### About the Business Aviation Safety Consortium (AviationConsortium.com, LLC or BASC): Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, BASC serves as a logical partner for SMS, regulatory, and operational excellence verification for high performing business aviation organizations. BASC was founded in 2016 and accepted the first member in January of 2017. For more information, visit http://www.aviationconsortium.com Back to Top DOCTORAL RESEARCH SURVEY My name is Robert Lee. I am a doctoral candidate at Northcentral University. I am conducting a study on employee safety climate in the FBO industry. The purpose of the study is to examine how manager turnover affects safety climate. To be eligible to participate you must be at least 18 years old and be currently employed as a line services professional. The survey should take 10 to 15 minutes to complete. All responses will be confidential and anonymous. Your name and company will not be requested nor linked to you. If you would like to participate, please click on the provided Survey Monkey web link, complete the online informed consent form, and proceed with the questionnaire. SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6WVY9ZN Your participation is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Robert Lee Doctoral Candidate - Organizational Leadership Northcentral University 352.284.6989 R.Lee2968@o365.ncu.edu Curt Lewis