Flight Safety Information May 10, 2019 - No. 095 In This Issue Boeing vows pilot training and transparency as it readies the 737 Max's return Incident: TUI Belgium B788 at Brussels on May 9th 2019, overheating brake Incident: SAS A320 at Gothenburg on May 9th 2019, smoke on board Incident: Canada B789 at Vancouver on May 1st 2019, rejected takeoff due to compressor stall Incident: India B773 near Vienna on May 7th 2019, engine problem Incident: Trans States E145 at Billings on May 8th 2019, icing sensor fault MYANMAR PLANE CRASH: AIRCRAFT FULL OF PEOPLE SKIDS OFF RUNWAY AND BREAKS INTO PIECES Questionable competencies of DGCA flight inspector (India) Aircraft Quarantined Following Mongolian Plague Scare Confused Airplane Passengers Climb Onto Wings After Pilot Asks to 'Disembark Quickly' American Airlines flight attendant fined after reportedly showing up drunk. Russia's terrible aviation safety record FedEx donates $5 million to teach future pilots at Kent State University Behavioural Analysis 2019, in Minneapolis 21-23 May POSITION AVAILABLE:...AVIATION ADVISOR AVIATION COMMUNICATION: STRATEGY AND MESSAGES FOR ENSURING SUCCESS AND PREVENTING FAILURES, 1ST EDITION ISASI - DFW Regional Chapter Meeting GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY Call for Nominations For 2019 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award Boeing vows pilot training and transparency as it readies the 737 Max's return Workers walk past a 737 Max 8 airplane being built at Boeing Co.'s assembly plant in Renton, Wash. (Ted S. Warren / Associated Press) Boeing Co. met with 737 Max operators and lessors in Amsterdam on Tuesday, the first of about six sessions planned around the world as the plane maker lays the groundwork for resuming commercial flights of the aircraft after two deadly crashes. Executives are using the sessions to discuss how to maintain the jetliners, which were grounded days after a March 10 disaster, Boeing spokesman Gordon Johndroe said. The meetings will also touch on plans to "turn the fleet back on" once regulators clear the Max to fly. Other topics include pilot training, software updates and a public campaign to bolster the jet's bruised reputation. "We know that we have a number of areas where we need to improve, including transparency," Johndroe said in an interview. Boeing is stepping up customer outreach two days after revealing it had known long before the first 737 Max crash in October that a cockpit alert wasn't working the way buyers of the jet had been told. The manufacturer is also finalizing an update for software that in both accidents pushed the plane's nose down until pilots lost control. The changes will need to be certified by aviation regulators before the jet is cleared to resume commercial flights, and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced a new panel to review the software. "The decision to return the Max to commercial service rests in the hands of global regulators," Johndroe said. "In anticipation of that day, we are meeting with our customers in regional conferences to talk through the activities to prepare the fleet and implement the software and training requirements." How a 50-year-old design came back to haunt Boeing » The FAA is convening a panel of outside experts from the Air Force, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and a Transportation Department center to review Boeing's software fixes for the Max. The panel's recommendations will "directly inform the FAA's decision concerning the 737 Max fleet's safe return to service," the U.S. regulator said in a statement announcing the Technical Advisory Board. The FAA and Boeing have been working closely on the software update, but the Chicago-based plane maker hasn't completed its work. The new panel is separate from two other existing reviews created by the FAA. The agency has called for a summit of international regulators later this month to discuss its safety analysis of the aircraft. The FAA is also conducting a Joint Authorities Technical Review, which consists of eight other countries and the European Aviation Safety Agency, that will examine the Max's original certification. That work is expected to take three months, with initial meetings held in Seattle last week. The European Aviation Safety Agency is running its own review of the 737 Max's design and vowed not to allow flights of Boeing's top-selling jet until its probe is finished. https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-boeing-737-max-transparency-20190508-story.html Back to Top Incident: TUI Belgium B788 at Brussels on May 9th 2019, overheating brake A TUI Airlines Belgium Boeing 787-8, registration OO-LOE performing flight TB-161 from Brussels (Belgium) to Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), was climbing out of Brussels when the crew stopped the climb at FL250 reporting an overheating brake and decided to return to Brussels. The aircraft landed safely back on Brussels' runway 25L about 70 minutes after departure. The aircraft was able to depart again after 3:50 hours on the ground and is estimated to reach Punta Cana with a delay of 4.5 hours. http://avherald.com/h?article=4c7bc92a&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: SAS A320 at Gothenburg on May 9th 2019, smoke on board A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration OY-KAR performing flight SK-2151 from Stockholm to Gothenburg (Sweden), was on final approach to Gothenburg's runway 03 when the crew initiated a go around. The crew subsequently reported smoke on board, performed a procedure turn and landed on Gothenburg's runway 21 about 10 minutes after the go around. Emergency services reported no smoke was seen after landing. There were no injuries, the aircraft was able to taxi to the apron on own power. The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Gothenburg for about 4 hours, then positioned to Stockholm as flight SK-9229 and resumed service. http://avherald.com/h?article=4c7bbff7&opt=0 Back to Top Back to Top Incident: Canada B789 at Vancouver on May 1st 2019, rejected takeoff due to compressor stall An Air Canada Boeing 787-9, registration C-FRTG performing flight AC-37 from Vancouver,BC (Canada) to Melbourne,VI (Australia) with 212 passengers and 14 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Vancouver's runway 26L when at about 80 KIAS the crew heard a loud bang from the right hand engine (GEnx) and the aircraft yawed to the right. The crew rejected takeoff and stopped on the runway. Emergency services were requested to check the engine, the aircraft subsequently taxied to the apron on own power. The Canadian TSB reported maintenance determined the engine had suffered a compressor stall due to a migrating piston ring seal. The engine was replaced. http://avherald.com/h?article=4c7bbc87&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: India B773 near Vienna on May 7th 2019, engine problem An Air India Boeing 777-300, registration VT-ALN performing flight AI-131 from Mumbai (India) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute at FL340 over Romania about to enter Hungarian Airspace when the crew requested to divert to Vienna (Austria) reporting a minor technical problem with one of the engines (GE90). The aircraft maintained FL340 until top of descent into Vienna and landed safely on Vienna's runway 34. The aircraft remained on the ground in Vienna for 35 hours, then continued the flight as AI-131D and reached London with a delay of 35 hours. http://avherald.com/h?article=4c7bb947&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Trans States E145 at Billings on May 8th 2019, icing sensor fault A Trans States Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, registration N34111 performing flight UA-4625 from Billings,MT to Denver,CO (USA) with 48 people on board, was climbing through 15,000 feet out of Billings when the crew stopped the climb and returned to Billings due to a problem with one of the icing detection sensors. The aircraft landed safely back in Billings about 55 minutes after departure. Billings fire department reported the "whole cavalry" was called out, better safe than sorry. The occurrence aircraft was able to depart again about 6.5 hours after landing back and reached Denver with a delay of 7:15 hours. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL4625/history/20190508/1705Z/KBIL/KDEN http://avherald.com/h?article=4c7bb589&opt=0 Back to Top MYANMAR PLANE CRASH: AIRCRAFT FULL OF PEOPLE SKIDS OFF RUNWAY AND BREAKS INTO PIECES Four people are currently thought to be injured An aircraft has skidded off the runway in Myanmar, breaking into pieces in the process. The Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight was carrying an estimated 33 people, four of whom were injured in the crash. The Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft departed Bangladesh's Dhaka-Srahjalal International Airport this afternoon before its rocky landing at Myanmar's Yangon International Airport. The incident was a result of poor weather conditions, a Biman Airlines spokesperson told local media. Flight BG060 was manned by two pilots and two flight attendants. One of the pilots was among the injured, but the airline spokesperson claimed no one onboard had suffered "life threatening" injuries. Yangon Airport has been closed following the crash, with all subsequent incoming and outbound flights currently redirected or cancelled. Biman is the flag carrier of Bangladesh. The incident follows a plane crash in Russia just a few days ago. Forty-one people died aboard Aeroflot flight SU1492 on 6 May after the jet's tail burst into flames. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/myanmar-airport-biman-airlines-plane-skids-runway-crash-injuries-break-a8905256.html Back to Top Questionable competencies of DGCA flight inspector (India) The FAA downgraded India's air safety rating from 1 to 2 in 2014. This was wrap on the knuckles, not of the airlines or airports but the regulator, the DGCA. The primary area of concern was the lack of oversight of the regulator due to inadequate number of flight operations inspectors (FOI)and poor training of the inspectors. Flight inspector shortage DGCA targeted recruiting about 75 flight operations inspectors before the subsequent review visit by the FAA. In the process of filling in the vacancies, the quality of inspectors that were recruited was compromised to a great extent. FOIs of the DGCA's play a key role in ensuring safety in the field of aviation. This responsibility for ensuring safety in air travel covers almost every aspect of aviation, including the operation of aircraft and the certification of aircraft and pilots. Recruitment Pilots from varied background and experience were recruited and trained to perform their functions as soon as possible to ensure that the downgrade is removed. Pilots who have been involved in incidents and without sufficient experience as trainers were now overnight experts and making regulations and certifying other pilots. Net effect A glaring repercussion of the compromise in selection and training standards of the newly recruited inspectors was witnessed recently in the instructor candidate check carried out by the Dy CFOI DGCA of a senior Air India Captain. The Dy CFOI, who was the FOI conducting the check blatantly violated not only the FOI manual which gives the guidelines for conducting the check but also DGCA aeronautical information circulars which are sacrosanct. Sequence of events • The FOI did not follow the provisions of the FOI manual which gives the guidelines for conduct of the check including briefing before the check and debrief after the check. • The FOI marked 3 exercises as unsatisfactory. • The check form was signed by the FOI and the instructor candidate after completion of the check but the final outcome was reserved and not written on the check form. The instructor candidate contested that the 3 exercises marked as unsatisfactory were in fact as per company and OEM procedures. The FOI who was not sure himself asked the candidate to submit documentary extracts from the OEM manuals to prove his case, and that the check would be cleared as passed. • A copy of the check form was submitted with Air India. • Following day, the candidate submitted all extracts to prove that the 3 exercises were performed to standards. The FOI did not acknowledge. • Five days later, the FOI reverts to the candidate with a reply to the earlier message. He says in his message that he had already submitted his report to DGCA and that he should be excused. He further says that the candidate can get another check planned with another FOI. • Days later two check reports are produced to Air India management. One with adverse comments annotated at the back of the check form and the other without any comments. • The FOI has allegedly tampered with the check form after taking the candidates signature and used unethical and fraudulent means to add false and adverse comments on the back of the form to substantiate his position of failing the candidate. One of the comments even contradicts the outcome of the exercise marked himself on the front page of the check form. • This is a case of corruption and misuse of office by a government officer. The case is fit for a vigilance enquiry by the CVC. • The FOI should not be used for any more checks since his competency is under question. All the checks conducted by him should be re-evaluated to ensure that no candidate has been passed by him due to his lack of knowledge and ignorance of procedures. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/mindfly/questionable-competencies-of-dgca-flight-inspector/ Back to Top Aircraft Quarantined Following Mongolian Plague Scare Mongolia remains on high alert after two Russian tourists died in the west of the country from bubonic plague. As a precaution, all flights in and out of Russia were grounded and a Hunnu Air domestic flight was quarantined at Ulaanbaatar airport. Hunnu Air aircraft on tarmac Hunnu Air quarantines flight from Russia. Photo: Hunnu Air The aircraft belonging to Mongolia's Hunnu Air was halted on the tarmac after it landed at the country's main airport on the 3rd May. Emergency service personnel in hazmat suits then boarded the flight and quarantined passengers and crew. The ATR 72-500 had flown from a Siberian airport close to where it is thought the couple lived. Casevac precautions 11 passengers on board were admitted to hospital. Others stayed at the airport and were kept under observation. Among those who received prophylactic medical treatment were seven foreign tourists from Kazakhstan, South Korea, Sweden and Switzerland. Another 160 people who came into direct or indirect contact with the victims were placed 'under supervision', according to Russian newspaper The Siberian Times. Hunnu Air grounded all flights to the region but it has since resumed flights on some domestic routes. The 38-year-old man and his 37-year-old pregnant wife died of the highly infectious disease on April 27th and May 1st respectively, reportedly after eating contaminated meat. Mongolian authorities confirmed the pair died in the country's Bayan-Ölgii Aimag province, which shares its border with Russia. According to reports the couple had eaten the meat of a marmot. The meat was contaminated with the deadly yersinia pestis bacteria. 'Preliminary test results show that bubonic plague likely caused the deaths of the two people,' The Siberian Times reported. Quarantine causes disruption The deaths forced Mongolian authorities to temporarily close its border with Russia. Their quarantine of the plane at Ulaanbaatar was just one of a series of measures to prevent any further contamination. Hunnu Air aircraft in hangar Temporary closure of border with Russia due to plague scare. Photo: Hunnu Air The measures put in place amid the plague scare proved disruptive. Thousands of Russian tourists found themselves stranded in Mongolia. According to the BBC, nine tourists turned to the Russian consulate in Ulaanbaatar for help. It was predicted that the closure of the frontier would last for several weeks, but by Monday 6th, the border was reopened. Tourists were then able to make their way home. Altogether, the shutdown lasted six days. What is the bubonic plague? If left untreated, the bubonic plague can kill an adult human in less than a day. The virulent disease destroys the lymphatic system rendering the body's own defences useless. Symptoms appear a few days after infection. Despite Mongolia's wildlife being infected with the plague, instances of human plague are rare. Since 1997 there has only been one reported case. On that occasion the victim was treated quickly and survived. In comparison there were 341 cases of bubonic plague in Madagascar in the same year, according to the World Health Organisation Some wild animals in the United States are known to carry bubonic plague. 12 people have died from the disease in the last 20 years. In 2015, parts of the Yosemite National Park were closed due to a plague scare. The Great Plague of 1665 killed 200,000 Londoners; a quarter of the city's population. A plague outbreak in the Far East in the 1800s killed 12 million people. Hunnu Air Hunnu Air is the newest of three domestic airlines serving the nation of Mongolia. It began operations in 2011. The carrier previously called itself Mongolian Airlines Group but changed its name in 2013. This was to avoid confusion with the country's oldest carrier MIAT Mongolian Airlines, which has been flying since 1956. Hunnu operates out of its base at Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Ulaanbaatar. It owns two ATR 72-500s and is awaiting the delivery of four Embraer 190s. https://simpleflying.com/mongolia-plague-scare/ Back to Top Confused Airplane Passengers Climb Onto Wings After Pilot Asks to 'Disembark Quickly'All he meant to say was: "Please hurry on your way out." Passengers aboard an Aer Lingus flight made a hasty and disorderly exit after their plane made an emergency landing in Cork, Ireland. According to the New York Post, after 20 minutes in the air, pilots smelled fumes inside the London-bound plane and made a decision to turn around for an emergency landing-and this is when things really took a turn. Once on the tarmac, the captain simply told passengers to "disembark quickly" from the plane, but for some odd reason, several people took that as an order to perform an emergency evacuation. It appears that the flight crew helped a disabled passenger exit but ended up blocking the exit, leading many to make their own way out by opening the emergency exits and running out. As a result, over 30 people ended up standing on the wings of the plane. It's easy to see how the command to "disembark quickly" could be mistaken for "run for your lives," especially when it's accompanied by a crew of firefighters rushing the plane with hoses ready. Further compounding the problem, the pilot's voice was amplified over the intercom by the oxygen mask strapped to his face. A faulty ventilation fan was blamed for the fumes, but the passengers' response boils down to human nature and a healthy dose of panic. Strapping people into a metal tube with wings can make even a small inconvenience turn into an emergency. The official reports on this two-year-old accident may just now be surfacing, but there are examples of recent tragedies that show how people can lose their minds when problems arise-just like on May 5, when 41 people died in a fire aboard a Russian Aeroflot plane after several passengers slowed their exit to grab their luggage. https://www.thedrive.com/news/27918/confused-airplane-passengers-climb-onto-wings-after-pilot-asks-to-disembark-quickly Back to Top American Airlines flight attendant fined after reportedly showing up drunk A flight attendant from Dallas was fined after she was accused of showing up to work an American Airlines flight four times over the legal drinking limit. Flight attendant Cynthia Struble, 64, reportedly arrived at London's Heathrow Airport on Dec. 28, 2018, ready to board a 9:30 a.m. flight headed to Dallas and was found to be intoxicated, according to British media outlets The Independent and The Daily Mail. Struble's case was heard May 7 in Uxbridge Magistrates' Court in Britain, according to The Independent. A security officer said she stopped a uniformed Struble after smelling alcohol on her breath as she made her way through the security line. "I started to engage in conversation with her, and as she was talking I could smell alcohol strongly," security officer Angela Klaire read from a statement. "I talked to her more and definitely could smell alcohol. It was very strong." Prosecutor Cheiran Mondal told the court: "The result came back in a toxicology report. This confirmed 93 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood - the legal limit being 20." This translates to roughly a blood alcohol level of .09, with the legal limit for flight crew members being .02. The "bottle-to-throttle rule" is the amount of alcohol pilots and crew members can have in their system eight hours before takeoff. The United Kingdom limits are some of the strictest in the world. Struble was arrested at the airport. Struble's defense lawyer, David Sonn, tried to argue this week that she was not performing any of her flight-attendant duties at the time. Struble was found guilty of being over the limit and was fined over $1,300. "At American Airlines, safety is our highest priority. American is aware of an incident involving a member of its crew at London Heathrow in December 2018," the airline said in a statement to USA TODAY. "We continue to cooperate with local law enforcement." https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2019/05/09/american-airlines-flight-attendant-fined-reportedly-being-drunk/1146983001/ Back to Top Russia's terrible aviation safety record MOSCOW (AP) - It will be weeks before Russian investigators conclusively identify the cause of Sunday's fiery emergency plane landing in Moscow that killed 41 people, but they already know one thing: Russia has one of the worst aviation safety records in the world. A 2018 report by the Interstate Aviation Committee, a group that oversees air safety standards in countries that make up the former Soviet Union, found that 42 of the region's 58 aviation accidents that year took place in Russia and led to the deaths of 128 people. Across the former Soviet Union, 75 percent of those events labeled catastrophes or accidents were attributable to human error. Another report reviewing data for 2018, released by the International Air Transport Association, placed the former Soviet Union dead last in a regional ranking of aircraft lost to crashes and other disasters. In 2018, it said the former Soviet region rated 1.19 hull losses per million flights. The next closest competitor was the Latin America/Caribbean region with .76 losses, and then the Asia-Pacific with .32 losses. The former Soviet region (CIS) fared slightly better in a review of data from 2013-18, placing just above Africa and just below the Middle East. But at least once a year, Russian travelers are served a bleak reminder of this grim reality. "In Russia, there is reliably one big crash with corpses per year," Mikhail Barabanov, an analyst at the Center for the Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, a Moscow think tank, said in a Facebook post. "According to statistics from international organizations, air traffic safety in the Russian Federation and the CIS in 2018 was the worst in the world - worse than Africa." Sunday's disaster was just the latest example of this, as only 37 of the 78 people aboard survived when an Aeroflot SSJ100 plane heading from Moscow to Murmansk quickly turned back and burst into flames as it made an emergency landing. Investigators quoted in the Russian press said Tuesday that preliminary results on the possible cause of Sunday's plane fire won't be available until next week, with a full report at least another month away. But on Tuesday, discussions about pilot error - a common, well-documented theme in Russian aviation disasters - dominated the domestic media. Barabanov said he could not think of more than a single Russian plane crash in the past 20 years that could be attributed to a true equipment malfunction. Questions about the technical competence of the SSJ100's design arose, while witness accounts of Sunday's disaster have painted a picture of some technical failures compounded by possible human error. Vladimir Evmenkov, the mayor of Severomorsk, a town on Russia's northern border, says he noticed the pilot took the plane right up through a major thunderhead. He said he witnessed two lightning strikes to the plane's right engine. "There were two very loud blows and two flashes, but the engine did not catch fire," Evmenkov said. "I do not know if it continued working after that, but it didn't catch on fire, that is for sure." The pilot reportedly lost communications and some automated flight controls, forcing him to take manual control of the plane, but it was not clear there was a direct and imminent threat to safety. This is where technical questions about the airworthiness of the SSJ100 come into play. Lightning strikes are common and planes are designed to discharge the energy in electric strikes through their wings or tail section. It is not clear why the Sukhoi-built SSJ100 would have failed to do this. After circling Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport twice, the SSJ100 touched down hard, bouncing on its landing gear. On the second bounce, the landing gear gave way and the engines touched concrete, sending the entire back of the plane up in bright flames and heavy black smoke. Vadim Lukashevich, a former Sukhoi engineer who is one of Russia's most popular aerospace pundits, analyzed the available footage of the crash on his Facebook page. His theory is that the plane simply came down too hard. "A strong vertical blow actually pushes the entire strut into the bottom panel of the fuel caisson," he wrote in a post. This leads to "an abundant leak of fuel directly onto the engine, and as the landing gear collapses, the engine grinds against the concrete, causing a spark." Much Russian media speculation has focused on reports that the plane took off from Sheremetyevo with nearly a full tank but did not burn enough fuel before attempting to make an emergency landing, making it too heavy to survive a hard landing. But Viktor Galenko, an expert on Russia's Interdepartmental Aviation Expert Council, told the state-run RIA Novosti news agency that very few modern commercial airliners have the ability to dump fuel and so are designed to be able to land safely with full tanks. A person close to the Russian SSJ100 aviation investigation told the RBC news outlet Tuesday that interviews with the pilots revealed several errors that contributed to the severity of Sunday's accident, leading investigators to look closely at Aeroflot's pilot training program. Those errors included failing to shut off the engines upon landing and opening their cockpit window, which could have exacerbated the fire. Russian officials and experts have maintained public confidence in the plane and its design. Russia's air transport regulator has rejected calls to ground the aircraft, which previously only crashed once in a 2012 demonstration flight. The design of the SSJ100 is relatively new - dating back to 2011 - and leans heavily on Western designs and components. Much of the planes' hardware - its avionics and landing gear, as well as the entire cabin interior - is imported for final assembly by Sukhoi, one of Russia's major aerospace firms. But Russia's commitment to the SSJ100 can also be explained by the significant investment the government has poured into the project, which aims to keep Russia in the global aviation business dominated by Boeing and Airbus. Sukhoi has only produced 138 of the jets since 2011, but needs an annual production rate of 60 planes a year to break even, according to Pavel Luzin, a Russian aerospace industry analyst. That means the state-owned Sukhoi is producing the planes at a loss. Aeroflot also loses money operating the planes, according to Luzin. "Each SSJ100 only spends about 3-4 hours in flight [per day]," Luzin noted, "while a Boeing or Airbus spends about 12 hours in flight per day." Russia is already looking beyond the SSJ100 to a new aviation project known as the MC-21, with 460 billion rubles ($7 billion) promised to fund it over the next seven years. The first test flight of the MC-21, hailed Russia's "aircraft of the future," was conducted in 2017. But no matter how advanced the MC-21 may be, without addressing Russia's known shortcomings in pilot training, there's a very good chance it could also fall victim to Russia's poor air safety record. http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005725276 Back to Top FedEx donates $5 million to teach future pilots at Kent State University The new 17,800-square-foot building at the Kent State University Airport will be named the FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center. Construction is currently underway in anticipation of a fall 2019 opening. (Kent State University) KENT, Ohio -- FedEx has pledged $5 million to build a 17,800 square-foot Academic Aeronautics Center at Kent State University, on top of another $1.5 million already donated for the project. The new building will make room for the school's rapidly-growing College of Aeronautics and Engineering, which has grown 55 percent since 2010, according to a press release. There are 401 students enrolled in aeronautics programs at Kent State and 192 studying flight technology. About 15 students participate in the acclaimed Precision Flight Team, where students showcase their skills in aviation competition. The team will compete next week in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association competition. Construction is already underway on the aeronautics center, which will house a simulation center, classrooms, offices and working spaces. Addressing a pending pilot shortage is a priority for FedEx, which rolled out a training and education outreach program in 2018 to try and hire more employees. Many pilots are reaching retirement age and FedEx will lose hundreds this year, according to industry publication FreightWaves. Whether pilots need a four-year degree to fly depends on the airline or company, but courses are often extensive and at times, expensive. Fees for these courses are sometimes thousands of dollars because of required flight time. Kent State manages its own airport, houses a Air Traffic Control Laboratory and is home to a fleet of 32 collegiate aircraft, the largest in the state. The school's aeronautics program is the only in Ohio accredited Aviation Accreditation Board International, according to the school's website. The center is expected to open in the fall of 2019. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2019/05/more-bucks-for-utilities-ray-of-light-for-film-industry-more-jail-distress-trumps-lordstown-misdirection-and-the-best-album-of-the-1980s-this-week-in-the-cle.html Back to Top Behavioural Analysis 2019, in Minneapolis 21-23 May, will be of great value to all those involved in aviation security. Not only will Michael Silata of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) be presenting the agency's approach to the inclusion of behavioural analysis within the US transportation system, London Gatwick Airport's Border Security Manager, Andy Palmer, will be discussing challenges in, and the successes of, implementing behavioural analysis in the UK. And, of course, no discussion about profiling is complete without input from the Israel Airports Authority, who we are also delighted to welcome to the programme. In addition to these operational presentations, perspectives will be given by Amir Neeman on transportation screening personnel and their ability to cope with increased cognitive load, and Nancy Rivard from Airline Ambassadors International who will explain the training they deliver to the aviation community and how behavioural analysis can be used to identify victims of human trafficking. Academic and technological research centring on how artificial intelligence might be used in border security will be presented by Prof. Aaron Elkins, Director of the Artificial Intelligence Lab, San Diego State University, USA, and, Karina Mesarosova, Aviation Psychologist and Managing Partner of KM Flight Research & Training, will be sharing her research into how we can better evaluate the mental health of pilots. The organisers of Behavioural Analysis 2019 are delighted to count Airports Council International (ACI) as one of its lead supporting organisations and are excited to welcome Nina Brooks, Airport Council International World's director of security, facilitation and IT, as one of our moderators and panel members. We are offering all Curt Lewis subscribers a 15% discount on delegate registration fees. Simply enter the code: CURT15 in the promotional code box when registering on the conference website to receive this. To view the current programme and register your place please visit: www.behaviouralanalysis.com Back to Top POSITION AVAILABLE: AVIATION ADVISOR Job Description A unique opportunity to bring your aviation expertise and management skills to help Shell drive its operational excellence. Join a team of subject matter experts, applying your aviation expertise, to jointly develop, implement and audit the best safety standards in close collaboration with our worldwide Shell business units. Where you fit in The Shell Aircraft Air Safety and Advisory Group gives advice to 35 Shell Business Units in 30 countries and audits up to 100 aircraft operators on their behalf. This results in substantial financial savings and major improvements in safety and quality. Shell exposure to flying, at 85,000 flying hours per year, equates to the activity of a moderate size airline. The Air Safety & Advisory Group is staffed by a team of Aviation Advisers and is part of Shell Aircraft International which also includes the Corporate Fleet department. At Shell our commitment is to satisfy the world's need for energy with economically, socially and environmentally responsible solutions. We seek a high standard of performance and understand that great ideas can change the world. If you want to work with a group of safety conscious, ambitious and committed professionals then you should consider Shell. We will provide you with the resources to put your ideas into action, possible worldwide opportunities to advance your career, and outstanding benefits and rewards. Join us and let's make a difference together. What's the role? As Aviation Advisor, you're going to be playing a vital role in maintaining and improving our operational excellence. Providing expert advice on the safe and efficient use of aircraft and air transport services in support of the Shell Business Unit aviation strategy. In practice that means you'll be running operational and technical audits of contractors and logistics teams; producing reports in accordance with Shell Aircraft processes and procedures; and making sure any audit recommendations are actioned by aviation management. You can also expect to be involved with air safety accident and incident investigations. Naturally, you'll need to have a strong safety drive for achieving excellence, as well as being skilled at juggling a challenging workload, often with competing business targets. Along with advising on general aviation safety, you'll also lead on specific areas of expertise, which means keeping your technical knowledge up-to-date and relevant. Company Description Shell Nederland BV is a platform for international collaboration, with Shell offering direct employment to around ten thousand people in the Netherlands alone, including roughly 2,800 non-Dutch employees from around 80 countries. Diversity is key at Shell Nederland, and our employees reflect the innovation that stems from a diverse workforce. By joining Shell Nederland, you will benefit from an unrivalled industry-leading development programme that will see you tap into a pool of expert knowledge that will help propel your career. Shell Nederland is the holding company of most Shell companies operating in the Netherlands. Shell Nederland also has an advisory and coordinating role in numerous areas. Requirements You are holder of a valid professional Pilot fixed or rotary wing license (ATPL or equivalent). You have a strong track record in all aspects (incl. management) of aircraft operations and support, as well as an understanding of the commercial and legislative aspects of aviation. The relevant experience in the aviation industry may be gained within an aircraft operating company or equivalent military organization. Extensive knowledge of aviation quality & safety management systems, aviation legislation and their application is required. The ability to write and brief all levels of management succinctly on complex aviation issues is also essential. Shell's aviation professionals are required to travel extensively in support of our work and as such, must be able to travel anywhere in the world. This position is based in The Netherlands on local terms, therefore the applicant must be able to work and live in The Netherlands. Our values Shell is a company with shared values. Honesty, integrity, and respect aren't simply a strapline: they are a part of everything we do. 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If you'd like to apply, just let us know about your circumstances. We can support you throughout the process: from application, to interview, to your first day of a rewarding career with us. Interested? Please apply via the 'Apply' button. APPLY Back to Top AVIATION COMMUNICATION: STRATEGY AND MESSAGES FOR ENSURING SUCCESS AND PREVENTING FAILURES, 1ST EDITION 'THIS BOOK IS A MUST-HAVE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL AVIATION BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS A TRI-FUNCTIONAL INDUCTION, TRAINING, AND REFERENCE TOOL.' Now available to order from www.routledge.com/9781138624825 Aviation Communication: Strategy and Messages for Ensuring Success and Preventing Failures by Linda J. Tavlin With a foreword by Professor Graham Braithwaite "This is a great book that helps prepare communicators and business leaders in facing the worst. As Linda rightly points out, communication is a thought process and needs to be practised." - Tony Fernandes, Group CEO, AirAsia Group Do you ever wonder why an airline's communication strategy can crash and burn in a crisis? A lack of understanding an acceptable aviation communication strategy can, in this fast world of social media, ruin a company's credibility in the aviation industry. Aviation Communication: Strategy and Messages for Ensuring Success and Preventing Failures is the first go-to book to reveal to everyone in the aviation industry how to stop an organization's communication strategy from becoming the tragedy-after-the-tragedy that we've seen so often. In such instances, after the media go home, the economic, political, regulatory, and legal effects can linger for years. The strategies and messages in this book show how to prevent this along with the ultimate safety net used by those who have been successful. Readers will learn to prevent catastrophic communication mistakes with strategic templates for a wide array of scenarios, as well as 25 specific techniques that give the actual words to use to deliver the book's messages and reveal the safety net of the 4-point formula that organizations with successful strategies have used. USE CODE A015 FOR 20% DISCOUNT AT CHECKOUT Purchase your copy here: https://www.routledge.com/9781138624825 Back to Top Back to Top GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY Dear Aviation Professionals, My name is Marta Delbecchi. I am an MSc student in Organisational Psychiatry and Psychology from King's College London, andas part of my degree requirements I am conducting a research study entitled: The wellbeing of air, marine and rail accident investigators. I am carrying out this research study with the support of Cranfield University's Safety and Accident Investigation Centre. I am looking for current or retired civil air accident investigator to complete an online survey. The purpose of the survey is to learn more about the health and wellbeing of personnel who investigate the causes of accidents and serious incidents in the air, marine, and rail transportation modes. Your participation would be a very important contribution to the current paucity of scientific literature and understanding concerning the psychological and emotional wellbeing of accident investigators. Completing the survey should take no more than 35 minutes of your time and participation in this research study is entirely voluntary and anonymous. All your responses will be treated in the strictest confidence, and you will be able to withdraw from the survey at any time. If you are able to assist by completing the online survey then please email me directly at marta.delbecchi@kcl.ac.uk and I will forward you an information sheet and a link to the survey. Thank you for your kind consideration, Marta Delbecchi Department of Psychosis Studies, PO63 Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience King's College London De Crespigny Park London SE5 8AF Back to Top Call for Nominations For 2019 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award, honoring a leader in global aviation safety. The Award will be presented during the 72nd Annual International Air Safety Summit, taking place Nov 4-6 in Taipei, Taiwan. Presented since 1956, the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award recognizes notable achievement in the field of civil or military aviation safety in method, design, invention, study or other improvement. The Award's recipient is selected for a "significant individual or group effort contributing to improving aviation safety, with emphasis on original contributions," and a "significant individual or group effort performed above and beyond normal responsibilities." Mechanics, engineers and others outside of top administrative or research positions should be especially considered. The contribution need not be recent, especially if the nominee has not received adequate recognition. Nominations that were not selected as past winners of the Award can be submitted one additional time for consideration. Please note that self-nominations will not be considered. The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award's story dates back 74 years. On April 14, 1945, after visiting family in Pittsburgh, Laura Taber Barbour was aboard a Pennsylvania Central Airlines DC-3 when it crashed into the rugged terrain of Cheat Mountain near Morgantown, West Virginia. All passengers and crew were killed. In the years following, her husband, Dr. Clifford E. Barbour and son, Clifford E. Barbour, Jr., established the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award in her honor. The Award Board, composed of leaders in the field of aviation, meets each year to conduct a final review of nominees and selection of the current year's recipient. Please help us honor this year's most deserving recipient. Nominations, including a 1-2-page narrative, can be submitted via the Laura Taber Barbour Foundation website at http://ltbaward.org/the-award/nomination-form/. Nominations will be accepted until May 10, 2019. For more information, including a complete history of Award recipients, see www.ltbaward.org. ABOUT THE LAURA TABER BARBOUR AIR SAFETY AWARD: The Award was established in 1956 through early association with the Flight Safety Foundation and from its founding has enjoyed a rich history of Award Board members, nominees and Award recipients. In 2013, the non-profit Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation was formed from members of the Award Board, the aviation community and the Barbour family. As the foundation plans to broaden the scope of its intent, with great purpose, the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award will continue to spotlight those champions who pioneer breakthroughs in flight safety. CONTACT: Philip Barbour, 205-939-1700, 205-617-9007 Curt Lewis