Flight Safety Information January 18, 2019 - No. 014 In This Issue Incident: Iberia A346 near Bogota on Jan 17th 2019, engine shut down in flight Incident: Virgin Atlantic A333 near London on Jan 17th 2018, engine oil quantity Incident: ANZ A320 at Dunedin on Jan 16th 2019, unsafe gear Incident: Azul AT72 near Londrina on Jan 16th 2019, engine shut down in flight Incident: Nordstar B733 at Norilsk on Jan 17th 2019, burning odour, smoke detector activated EVAS - Cockpit Smoke Protection Incident: ANA B788 at Osaka on Jan 17th 2019, both engines rolled back after landing Incident: Westjet Encore DH8D near Edmonton on Jan 6th 2019, dual generator failure Su-34 Bombers Collide in Far East Russia, Two Pilots Rescued Dense fog disrupts flight operations at Delhi airport; 2 flights diverted DGCA India restricts long over water flights of A320neo aircraft over ongoing engine issues Pelosi Echoes Airline Industry's Travel Safety Worries As Shutdown Drags On Qantas and Air New Zealand top annual airline safety ratings Shutdown stymies NTSB investigations into fatal crashes, prompting safety fears FAA looks to ease drone flight rules THAI LION AIR COMES OUT ON TOP OF WORLD'S FASTEST GROWING AIRLINES Jet Airways delays delivery of some 737 Max 8s Business Aviation Safety Consortium (BASC) announces new Standardization Board Members Air Safety Investigation Professional Education Course TU Delft University Incident: Iberia A346 near Bogota on Jan 17th 2019, engine shut down in flight An Iberia Airbus A340-600, registration EC-JCZ performing flight IB-6650 (dep Jan 16th) from Lima (Peru) to Madrid,SP (Spain) with 360 people on board, was enroute at FL330 about 660nm southeast of Bogota (Colombia) in Brazilian Airspace when the crew needed to shut one of the four engines (Trent 556) down due to the loss of oil pressure, drifted the aircraft down to FL270 and diverted to Bogota for a safe landing about 2.5 hours later. Passengers reported they diverted to Bogota due to an engine failure and were taken to hotels, but were left without information of how and when their flight would continue. http://avherald.com/h?article=4c2ff20e&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Virgin Atlantic A333 near London on Jan 17th 2018, engine oil quantity A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300, registration G-VSXY performing flight VS-3 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 245 passengers, was climbing out of London's runway 27R when the crew received an indication of a left engine (Trent 772) oil quantity indication. The crew continued the climb to FL300, then decided to return to London Heathrow and landed safely on Heathrow's runway 27L about one hour after departure. The rotation was cancelled. The passengers were rebooked on other flights. http://avherald.com/h?article=4c2ff008&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: ANZ A320 at Dunedin on Jan 16th 2019, unsafe gear An ANZ Air New Zealand Airbus A320-200, registration ZK-OJQ performing flight NZ-677 from Auckland to Dunedin (New Zealand) with 118 people on board, was on final approach to Dunedin's runway 21 when the crew went around from about 1000 feet AGL due to an unsafe gear indication. The crew decided to divert to Christchurch (New Zealand), climbed the aircraft to FL190 and landed safely on Christchurch's runway 02 about 55 minutes after the go around. A replacement A320-200 registration ZK-OJR resumed the flight and reached Dunedin with a delay of about 3 hours. The airline the aircraft diverted due to an "engineering issue". http://avherald.com/h?article=4c2feda8&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Azul AT72 near Londrina on Jan 16th 2019, engine shut down in flight An Azul Linhas Aereas Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration PR-AQQ performing AD- 2442 from Sao Paulo Viracopos,SP to Londrina,PR (Brazil), was descending towards Londrina when the crew needed to shut the right hand engine (PW127) down. The aircraft continued for a safe landing in Londrina. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 29 hours after landing. http://avherald.com/h?article=4c2feb8b&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Nordstar B733 at Norilsk on Jan 17th 2019, burning odour, smoke detector activated A Nordstar Boeing 737-300, registration VP-BKT performing flight Y7-404 from Norilsk to Moscow Domodedovo (Russia) with 120 passengers and 8 crew, was climbing through FL300 out of Norilsk when the crew stopped the climb due to a burning odour on board followed by the activation of a smoke detector. The aircraft returned to Norilsk for a safe landing about 45 minutes after departure. The West Siberian Investigation Department of Transport reported the aircraft returned to Norilsk due to false triggering of a sensor. Rosaviatsia reported the aircraft returned to Norilsk due to a odour of burning wires and the activation of a smoke sensor on board as result of a generator failure. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Norilsk about 20 hours after landing back. http://avherald.com/h?article=4c2fe9e7&opt=0 Back to Top Back to Top Incident: ANA B788 at Osaka on Jan 17th 2019, both engines rolled back after landing An ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-8, registration JA825A performing flight NH-985 from Tokyo Haneda to Osaka Itami (Japan) with 109 passengers and 9 crew, landed on Itami's runway 32L, touched down, the crew deployed the thrust reversers when both engines rolled back and shut down. The aircraft rolled out without further incident, came to a stop about 2450 meters/8030 feet down the runway and was disabled. The aircraft was towed off the runway about 40 minutes after landing. The airline is investigating the cause of both engines shutting down unexpectedly. First examinations by maintenance dispatched from Tokyo do not suggest any anomalies with the engines. The disabled aircraft seen from a news helicopter (Photo: Yomiuri): http://avherald.com/h?article=4c2fe53a&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Westjet Encore DH8D near Edmonton on Jan 6th 2019, dual generator failure A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FWEP performing flight WR-3125 from Edmonton,AB to Kelowna,BC (Canada) with 57 people on board, was climbing to cruise level after departure from Edmonton when the crew received several caution messages related to various electrical systems and detected a dual generator failure. The crew declared PAN PAN, worked the related checklists, after completing the checklists the caution indications for R TRU, PITOT HEAT 2, ENG ADAPT 2, DE ICE PRESS, and PUSHER SYST FAIL remained active. The crew consulted with dispatch and decided to divert to Calgary due to the present weather conditions and the aircraft's anti-ice systems no longer functional. The aircraft landed safely in Calgary. The Canadian TSB reported maintenance found evidence of arcing from a 115V three phase AC Feeder at the right hand wheel well in the AC Contactor Box. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/WEN3125/history/20190107/0110Z/CYEG/CYLW http://avherald.com/h?article=4c2fe265&opt=0 Back to Top Su-34 Bombers Collide in Far East Russia, Two Pilots Rescued The pilots of two Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers that collided in Far East Russia have been pulled out of the sea alive, Russian media cited the military as saying Friday. The Russian Defense Ministry said the unarmed aircraft were performing training flights over the Sea of Japan when they "touched" in the air. The ministry said it believes pilot error is to blame for the crash. The first pilot was reportedly recovered in satisfactory condition shortly after the collision. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed less than an hour later that the second pilot was rescued as well, the state-run TASS news agency reported. "From the first approach, the helicopter crew hovered over a liferaft and the pilot was raised aboard," the ministry was quoted as saying in a statement. One of the Su-34s crashed and another landed with a failed engine, an unnamed source told Interfax earlier. The incident reportedly led the military to ground all Su-34 flights. https://themoscowtimes.com/news/two-su-34-bombers-colide-far-east-russia-search- operation-underway-64191 Back to Top Dense fog disrupts flight operations at Delhi airport; 2 flights diverted Dense fog enveloped several parts of Delhi on Friday morning, leading to disruption of flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. Departures were largely put on hold at the airport between 5.30 am and 10.20 am due to dense fog. Arrivals were happening only intermittently between 6 am and 7.20 am, an official said. Five flights were diverted between 5.30 am and 10.20 am from the Delhi airport, he said. One of the flights was coming from Singapore and it was diverted to Kolkata, he added. "Very few aircraft are departing and that too on the basis of their size, visibility and ATC (air traffic control) clearance for taking off," the airport official said. At Delhi, the minimum runway visibility required for take off is 125 metres. The Delhi airport was facing low visibility conditions since 4 am due to dense fog, the official said. "The visibility significantly improved between 9.20 am and 10.20 am. This allowed us to resume departures properly from 10.20 am onward," he said. Vistara Airlines tweeted at 8.23 am, "Due to dense fog and poor visibility in Delhi, delays are expected for both arrivals and departures with likely consequential impact on flights across the network." "Currently, flight departures from Delhi are on hold and will resume by 0930 hrs subject to weather clearance," it added. Jet Airways also tweeted at 6.33 am that some of its flights had been affected due to dense fog at Delhi and Bengaluru airports. PTI https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/dense-fog-disrupts-flight-operations-at- delhi-airport-2-flights-diverted/715663.html Back to Top Back to Top DGCA India restricts long over water flights of A320neo aircraft over ongoing engine issues 17 January 2019 The Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) restricted operations of A320neo aircraft to Port Blair as a result of ongoing engine issues. After meeting with A320neo operators GoAir and IndiGo on their ongoing issues with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines, DGCA issued four measures. One of these was an operational restriction of flights to Port Blair. This airport is located in the Andaman Islands between India and Thailand. Nearest airports on the Indian mainland are Kolkata at 1305 km and Chennai at 1370 km. On December 23, 2018, an IndiGo Airbus A320neo aircraft returned to Port Blair when the pilot observed a low oil pressure warning for engine no. 2. The flight crew shut down the engine and returned to land at Port Blair. Measures published in the Public Notice: A. Inspection of 3rd stage LPT blade: Carry out inspection of 3rd stage LPT blades as per AMM task 72-53-00-220-801-A at every weekly inspection. B. Dry Face Seal: Carry out BSI on No. 3 bearing front & AFT carbon seal (DFS) as per P & W special instruction 375F-18 dated 20.12.2018 at - I. For newer engines, perform BSI at first oil filter change. II. For engines that have already has the first oil filter change and are less than the 1000 FH of operation time, perform BSI at next opportunity or A check whichever is earlier. C. Smoke and Odors issues :Create awareness among Cabin and Cockpit Crew about odor / burning smell/smoke (even if slightest) during approach phase and positive reporting to Cockpit crew for necessary action. If any odor/smoke is observed in Air- conditioning PACK Air, Cockpit crew need to identify the source of odor by isolating PACKs one at a time. Log all the cases detecting odours/ smoke in cabin during operation for necessary investigation and rectification. In all odour / smoke cases, engine to be inspected in detail as per AMM and to be used only after rectification of defect. D. The restriction imposed on flight operations to Port Blair with A320 NEO aircraft. https://news.aviation-safety.net/2019/01/17/dgca-india-restricts-long-over-water- flights-of-a320neo-aircraft-over-ongoing-engine-issues/ Back to Top Pelosi Echoes Airline Industry's Travel Safety Worries As Shutdown Drags On A number of aviation industry groups have voiced concerns about potential safety lapses during the shutdown. When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) spoke to reporters Thursday about what she labeled the "Trump shutdown," she stressed that a government that is only partially open is "directly related to our security." "We're not paying people who keep us safe," the speaker said, listing as one example the Transportation Safety Administration agents "who stop bombs from coming onto planes." As the record-setting partial government shutdown stretches into its 27th day, Pelosi's message echoed the concerns of airline industry groups that have pressed for a fully functioning government, citing safety issues. The TSA acknowledged Thursday that an unusually high number of its agents have been calling in sick because many cannot afford to work without a paycheck. Monday's call- out rate stood at 7.6 percent, compared with 3.2 percent the year before, according to TSA spokesman Michael Bilello. Wednesday's call-out rate was 6.1 percent. There is no definitive proof that flying is less safe during a shutdown. The woman who traveled from Atlanta to Tokyo with a gun in her carry-on luggage earlier this month did so on a day when a normal number of TSA agents were working, the agency said. And earlier this week, the Federal Aviation Administration called about 3,600 employees back to work to address safety concerns. But some industry insiders say exhaustion and anxiety over missed paychecks could be taking a real toll. A coalition of 34 air travel industry groups sent a letter to President Donald Trump, Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) last week to urge them to end the shutdown, outlining specific concerns regarding staffing, mechanics and other issues. On Wednesday, a top member of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association told CNN's Poppy Harlow that air travel has become less safe than it was before the shutdown began. Trump has pledged to hold out "as long as it takes" for a spending bill to pass Congress with more than $5 billion for his proposed border wall. "I would say [flying] is less safe today than it was a month ago, absolutely," said Trish Gilbert, executive vice president of the group, which is suing the Trump administration over the shutdown. Gilbert explained: "We are working with barebones crews. We have controllers there doing what they do very, very well, but how long can you expect them to do it without all of the systems behind them to keep the system safe? And the planes in the air?" A NATCA colleague expressed similar worries in an interview with The Washington Post but said definitively that the system is safe. For how long, though, he could not say. One of Gilbert's concerns was that the people whose job it is to address reports from air traffic controllers over potential safety problems are not working. "This is a horrible game of chicken that we're in the middle of, and we need to get out of it," Gilbert said. In a Jan. 10 letter addressed to Trump and congressional leaders, heads of the Association of Flight Attendants and Association of Professional Flight Attendants invoked the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in their plea for full government funding. Although paid by individual airlines, flight attendants would be among the first affected by any lapse in safety procedures. "We serve as the last line of defense in aviation security," they wrote. "On September 11, 2001, we lost our friends and colleagues while our profession changed forever." Calling airline security a "layered approach," the flight attendants' representatives said that government agencies are necessary to conduct cybersecurity work and security inspections, and to assess passengers and certify infrastructure. Capt. Joe DePete, head of the Air Line Pilots Association, has separately written to Trump asking for an immediate end to the stalemate, saying "the disruptions being caused by the shutdown are threatening the safe operations of this network." When contacted by HuffPost, though, DePete said in a statement that passengers should not worry. "At this point, despite the shutdown, flying remains safe because no ALPA member or airline pilot would ever take off if there's any reason to be concerned about safety," he said. Yet, as the shutdown drags on, DePete warned, "some of the programs and processes that help us maintain aviation safety and monitor the system's integrity are at risk of being weakened." https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pelosi-airline-travel-safety- shutdown_us_5c40cc19e4b027c3bbbf3b0c Back to Top Qantas and Air New Zealand top annual airline safety ratings Oceania has come out strong in AirlineRating.com's 2019 rankings of the world's safest airlines. Australia-based Qantas Airways is the safest in the world, according to the list. Other airlines in Oceania, such as Virgin Atlantic and Air New Zealand, also made the top-20 list. Jetstar, a subsidiary of Qantas, made the site's list of the year's safest low- cost airlines. Each of the 20 airlines on the list received a perfect score of seven out of seven stars. These scores are based on factors including audits from aviation's governing bodies, crash and incident records, profitability, safety initiatives, and fleet age. Only serious incidents are taken into consideration, according to Geoffrey Thomas, editor-in-chief of AirlineRatings.com. "All airlines have incidents every day and many are aircraft manufacture issues, not airline operational problems," Thomas said. "It is the way the flight crew handles incidents that determines a good airline from an unsafe one." Qantas and Air New Zealand top annual airline safety ratingsEntering its 99th year, Qantas is the world's oldest continuously operating airline, and the third-oldest in the world. It has consistently set the bar for aviation safety and operations, including playing a key role in the development of the Future Air Navigation System, which provides a direct data link communication between pilots and air traffic control. It was also one of the first airlines to use the flight data recorder to monitor plane and crew performance. Qantas ranked 18th on the AirlineRating's 2018 list, with Business Insider calling Qantas "the Volvo of the airline industry" because of its immaculate safety record. The airline has not had a fatal crash since 1951. In 2008, Qantas successfully defended its series of advertisements' claim that the airline was "world's most experienced airline," after it came under by the investigation by the British Advertising Standards Authority. "Not only has Qantas been in full operation longer than any other airline in the world, but the depth and breadth of our experience as a long-haul carrier backs this up," John Borghetti, then Qantas' executive general manager, said in a statement at the time. Qantas and its subsidiaries, together the largest airline in Oceania, operate a fleet of 285 aircraft. Air New Zealand is the third largest, with a fleet 115-strong, including regional subsidiaries. https://www.consultancy.com.au/news/666/qantas-and-air-new-zealand-top-annual- airline-safety-ratings Back to Top Shutdown stymies NTSB investigations into fatal crashes, prompting safety fears "People may die unnecessarily because [NTSB investigators] are unable to carry out their duties," said Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., chairman of the House Transportation Committee. National Transportation Safety Board investigators examine damage to the engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport on April 17.NTSB via EPA file Five children on their way to Disney World in Florida were killed in a major highway accident earlier this month, making national headlines and raising concerns about the condition of the guardrails involved. Despite the attention, however, state investigators have been left to examine that case without the aid of the National Transportation Safety Board. That's because 366 of the NTSB's 397 employees are currently furloughed due to the longest government shutdown in American history, now in its fourth week. The federal agency, which oversees investigations into transportation accident and crashes, said that it will pick up these probes as soon as it receives funding, but experts say that important evidence could be lost in the meantime. As of Thursday, there were 14 accidents that the NTSB would normally have investigated but couldn't because of the shutdown. Those accidents included 25 deaths and 17 injuries that came as a result of 10 plane crashes, one boat crash, two railway crashes and one major highway accident. "People may die unnecessarily because [NTSB investigators] are unable to carry out their duties," said Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The NTSB is the federal government's top investigative agency that looks into civil transportation accidents across the country. Its purview includes aviation, railroad and ship and marine accidents, as well as highway crashes and pipeline incidents. The recommendations they make based on their investigations informs lawmakers and numerous agencies on necessary safety protocols. Representative Peter DeFazio, a Democrat from Oregon and ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, during a hearing in Washington on Oct. 11, 2017.Olivier Douliery / Bloomberg via Getty Images file "We don't know what conclusion they would have come to or if they could have saved more lives by starting or finishing an investigation," the chairman said. "They can't even start - they're just keeping a list." That could impact investigations down the line as a backlog is created, but it also means the NTSB won't be able to gather valuable evidence. "The main thing that we're losing is perishable evidence that could be examined that we want to take a look at right after an accident happens: things like witnesses to be interviewed or tire marks in the roadway that can be erased with time," said David Mayer, the CEO of Washington D.C.'s Metrorail Safety Commission who previously served as the managing director of the NTSB. Because the majority of the agency's employees are currently furloughed, investigators won't be able to "to launch to major accidents, as well as other accidents where specific risks to transportation safety exists," said Dolline Hatchett, acting director of the NTSB's Office of Safety Recommendations and Communications. "During the government shutdown and while agency employees are furloughed, launches to reported accidents will be considered on a case-by-case basis and when specific risks to transportation safety exists," Hatchett said in a statement. The furlough also meant the federal agency had to cut short its probe of three other accidents - two highway crashes and one train derailment - in which a total of eight people were killed. NTSB also sends its investigators to assist in crash investigations abroad when the military or a foreign government requests it. This came up on Monday when officials announced that Navy divers found the cockpit voice recorder of the Lion Air Boeing 737 that crashed into the Java Sea in October, killing 189. NTSB brought back three investigators from furlough to help with the ongoing investigation, sending them to Jakarta, Indonesia. They remain unpaid for their work supporting Indonesian investigators, but the federal government did pay for their travel. "The costs for this effort was permitted because work on the Lion Air investigation addresses emergency circumstances under the Anti-Deficiency Act (and thus federal furlough rules)," Hatchett said in an email. "NTSB's participation in this investigation is focused on addressing any potential aviation safety concerns that could immediately threaten the safety of human life or the protection of property." Critics of the ongoing shutdown point out the important investigative work that the NTSB does and said their absence is more than troubling. "These are key things the NTSB is involved in, and people take it for granted," DeFazio said. "It's kind of like your guardian angel. You don't know they're there keeping you safe." Many worry of its impact on the workforce in the long term, as experts say that this is one of many agencies that struggles to retain employees. This furlough isn't helping them to reduce turnover. It hurts employees to have to stay home, said Mayer, who served as managing director of the NTSB during the 2013 shutdown. They're being forced to abandon their "life's work" and watch accidents happen without necessary follow up. "It's beyond frustrating to them that they are sitting at home unable to do the work they signed up for," Mayer said. "It's nothing more than demoralizing seeing accidents occur and having expertise to investigate and being unable to do so." https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shutdown-stymies-ntsb-investigations-fatal- crashes-prompting-safety-fears-n960036 Back to Top FAA looks to ease drone flight rules The Federal Aviation Administration will give commercial drones more freedom to operate over people and grant longer flight times under proposed new rules. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced the proposals at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting on Jan. 14. The initiatives include a draft rule proposal to allow drones to fly at night and over people without requiring operators to get a waiver, if certain conditions are met. It is unclear when the new rules will appear in the Federal Register and how the commenting process will be managed because the Department of Transportation is currently operating in shutdown mode due to the partial lapse in appropriations. Chao only said the proposals are available in draft form on the FAA website and will be published "as soon as possible." Chao also said that three drone flight research operators were selected as FAA traffic control test sites: Northern Plains UAS Test Site in North Dakota, Nevada's Unmanned Aircraft System Test Site and the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership at Virginia Tech University. Insurance provider State Farm, which was granted the first national waiver for drone flights over people and beyond operators' line of sight back in November, applauded the announcement. "We look forward to reviewing the proposed rules and continuing to work with the FAA," a company spokeswoman said in an email to FCW. State Farm uses the unmanned aircraft to assess property damage after catastrophic events, such as hurricanes floods and wildfires. Mark Blanks, director of the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science at Virginia Tech, told FCW in an email that "the ability to routinely fly long distance beyond visual line of sight that will truly unlock the power of the technology." Right now, however, policymaking and oversight on UAV technology is locked up because of the shutdown. Brian Wynne, president and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems, said in a statement to FCW that drone operators "are flying without the usual safety support and guidance from the FAA." Notably, the FAA is not able to process applications for pilot certifications, which means the agency will have a backlog to deal with when it completely reopens. https://fcw.com/articles/2019/01/17/faa-drone-rules-shutdown-rockwell.aspx Back to Top THAI LION AIR COMES OUT ON TOP OF WORLD'S FASTEST GROWING AIRLINES The associate company of Indonesia Lion Air grew capacity by more then 40 per cent The world's fastest growing airlines in 2018 have been revealed, with a Thai low cost carrier coming out on top. The research, compiled by Routesonline, said Thai Lion Air had grown its seat capacity faster than any other airline in the world after increasing its fleet and adding new destinations to its network. To find the list of the top 100 major airlines, the route information provider used flight data from OAG to judge capacity for 2018 compared to 2017. All of the top 100 airlines had more than 1 million available seats every month during 2018, Routesonline said. Thai Lion Air - an associate company of Indonesia Lion Air, the airline responsible for last year's worst air disaster - grew its capacity by 40.7 per cent in 2018, carrying more than 13.5 million passengers during the year. It was ranked the fastest growing airline of last year. In second place was Vietjet, Vietnam's second-largest airline, which grew capacity by 27.1 per cent with more than 20 million passengers. UK carrier Jet2, which carried more than 13 million passengers last year, had a capacity spike of 26.7 per cent in 2018, putting it in third place. According to OAG data, Jet2 is now the fifth largest airline in the UK, with its biggest routes Manchester to Alicante, Palma de Mallorca and Tenerife South. Making up the rest of the top 10 was India's Go Air and IndiGo; Shanghai's Spring Airlines; Alaska Airlines; Citilink Indonesia; Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary Eurowings; and US carrier Frontier Airlines. The top 10 fastest growing airlines 1. Thai Lion Air. 2018 capacity: 13,577,267 (40.7%) 2. Vietjet. 2018 capacity: 20,641,372 (27.1%) 3. Jet2. 2018 capacity: 13,573,868 (26.7%) 4. Go Air. 2018 capacity: 14,720,400 (24.7%) 5. IndiGo. 2018 capacity: 74,570,054 (24.3%) 6. Spring Airlines. 2018 capacity: 22,518,540 (21.5%) 7. Alaska Airlines. 2018 capacity: 54,574,295 (20.9%) 8. Citilink Indonesia. 2018 capacity: 18,255,600 (20.3%) 9. Eurowings. 2018 capacity: 36,731,238 (18.5%) 10. Frontier Airlines. 2018 capacity: 23,412,340 (18.1%) https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/airlines-fastest-growing-thai- lion-air-routesonline-oag-a8732541.html Back to Top Jet Airways delays delivery of some 737 Max 8s Embattled Indian carrier Jet Airways appears to have delayed delivery of at least three new Boeing 737 Max 8s. Flight Fleets Analyzer shows that three 737 Max 8s (MSNs 44864, 44616 and 44615) were handed over by the manufacturer in November and December 2018, but are not scheduled for delivery to the airline until February. All three jets are owned by GECAS, and are shown as being parked at King County International airport, where Boeing delivers most of its 737s. GECAS declined to comment when approached by FlightGlobal, while Jet says that although there are no changes to its plan to take delivery of six additional 737 Max 8s by 31 March, it may shift delivery schedules due to "network and demand needs". Fleets Analyzer shows that Jet has five 737 Max 8s in service, which were all delivered between June and August last year. Including the delayed aircraft, it also has 51 737 Max 8s on order. The 737 Max 8 has been identified by the carrier as a key part of its cost-cutting efforts, as it battles challenging market conditions in India that have forced it into deep losses, and caused it to default on some loans and aircraft lease payments. In November, the airline's chief financial officer Amit Agarwal said that it plans to take delivery of 15 737 Max 8s in the year to the end of March 2020, and replace its fleet of 81 737NGs with Maxes by 2025. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/jet-airways-delays-delivery-of-some-737- max-8s-455105/ Back to Top posted on January 16, 2019 08:00 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Business Aviation Safety Consortium (BASC) announces new Standardization Board Members Five industry leading professionals accept leadership roles in fast growing organization! Greg Burris, Masco Corporation Flight Operations, Inc., Mark Chaffinch, Norfolk Southern Corporation, and Aaron Hempel, Koch Industries, Inc. were named to the BASC Standardization Board. Sean Cannon, Richardson Aviation, and Mary Poirier, Jackson National Life Insurance Company, were named as Supernumeraries. The additions of two board member positions to the previous five were needed due to the explosive growth of BASC. Additionally, the role previously held by Robin Bray of SJ Management needed to be filled. Robin initiated and incubated the BASC ID Badge program, that has ultimately been accepted worldwide. This program is one of the many noteworthy accomplishments of the organization. Rick Malczynski, Founder and President of BASC, stated, "We are thankful for Robin's service and excited for the new additions to the Standardization Team. We have all heard the saying, "if you need to get something done, find a busy person." Each Standardization Board Member fits that definition. Each one is an established professional in the industry that is currently operating at the pointy tip of the spear. Our policy of a Standardization Board that is comprised of operators, vice appointed vendors, consultants, and dignitaries, has been a home run. Our Stan Board is out there doing it day and night, they know what works and what doesn't, can articulate why, and most importantly, recommend and take action. Amazing team, amazing accomplishments, amazing future! ### 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 Air Safety Investigation Professional Education Course TU Delft University Are you interested in understanding the process behind an air safety investigation? Join TU Delft's professional education course and learn more about the challenges faced during an investigation. With a focus on the legal framework behind air safety investigations world-wide and the generic procedures followed during aviation occurrence, this course is intended for both technical and non-technical professionals. With the Air Safety Investigation course, you will have the opportunity to experience the accident investigation process and throughout a variety of learning activities you will be able to enhance your observation skills, fact-finding skills and analytical skills. This 6- week online course will start on February 11th, register now and join us! For a quick look inside the course, you can watch our course sample video or visit our website for more information. Curt Lewis