Flight Safety Information July 25, 2019 - No. 149 In This Issue Boeing, reporting a big loss, stands by hopes 737 Max will fly again this year Incident: American B752 at New York on Jul 24th 2019, stuck microphone Incident: Jazz DH8D at Vancouver on Jul 9th 2019, cracked windshield Incident: Delta A321 at San Diego on Jul 15th 2019, cabin pressure problems Incident: Aeroflot A321 at Oslo on Jul 23rd 2019, cabin did not pressurize properly Incident: India Express B738 at Mangalore on Jun 30th 2019, runway excursion on landing U.S. NTSB to Issue Recommendations on 737 Max Certification Potential Wing Cracks Reported in Airbus A380 Superjumbo Jets NTSB chair expects to unveil recommendations on FAA design certification issues 180 flights canceled at Amsterdam's airport over fueling Facial recognition push at India airports raises privacy concerns U.S. Warns of Dealing With Iranian Airlines France loans Morocco 56 mln USD to strengthen aviation safety BEA deems vague ATC instructions culprit of A319, A320 near miss Court Overturns NTSB Findings in Falsification Case Airbus A350 software bug forces airlines to turn planes off and on every 149 hours Boeing 777X First Flight Delayed Until 2020 Kenya Airways To Return to Government Control United Airlines Flies 787 Dreamliner With All-female Crew to World's Largest Airshow AirAsia looking for cadet pilots Hawaiian air group purchases 15 HondaJet Elite planes RESEARCH STUDY REQUEST 2019 - CHC Safety & Quality Summit Upcoming USC Aviation Safety & Security Program Courses Boeing, reporting a big loss, stands by hopes 737 Max will fly again this year Boeing stood by predictions Wednesday that the troubled 737 Max jetliner will return to the skies by the end of the year. CEO Dennis Muilenburg noted, however, that it isn't Boeing's decision: Federal and global aviation authorities will determine whether they approve of software changes that will recertify the 737 Max. In saying the 737 Max's return is the company's top priority, Muilenburg said the crashes that led to the jet's grounding "continue to weigh heavily on us" and "affect us all personally." He added, "nothing more important than the safety of the lives and crews who fly on our airplanes." Though he said safety won't be rushed, the timing of 737 Max's return is crucial. Muilenburg's prediction could help tamp down speculation that 2020 is the more likely date for the jet. The 737 Max affected Boeing's second-quarter results. The aerospace giant swung to a loss after taking a $5.6-billion charge related to the jetliner. The effects of the plane's grounding will be long term, pushing back what had been the expected aircraft delivery dates to airlines, Muilenburg said. From the production of 42 737 Max jets a month this year, Muilenburg said he hopes to increase it to 57 a month next year. Testing is underway and the final software package is yet to be submitted to the FAA, Boeing said. The FAA and foreign aviation authorities are also yet to announce the process for certifying the new software and the process for training flight crews about it, the steps that could lead to the lifting of the grounding order surrounding the plane. As a result of its charge, Boeing reported a loss of $2.9 billion, or $5.21 a share, in the quarter, compared with a $2.2 billion profit a year earlier. The 737 Max was grounded in March after an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crashed after takeoff from Addis Ababa. The crash followed another by Lion Air, when a 737 Max plunged into the Java Sea last October. Combined, 346 passengers and crew were killed between the two flights. The grounding was prompted by the finding of similarities between the causes of the two crashes. In both, pilots appeared to have wrestled with trying to overcome a computer program meant to keep the plane from bucking upward called the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, or MCAS. It had been installed to compensate for new engines that are larger and mounted farther forward on the wings. Every time the pilots on the doomed flights tried to push up the plane's nose, MCAS would point them closer to the ground. MCAS adjusts the plane's up or down movement based on readings from a pair of vanes mounted near the cockpit, the angle-of-attack sensors. In proposing a software fix of the system to the Federal Aviation Agency, Boeing said it is changing MCAS so that the system will require agreement of two angle-of-attack sensors, not just one like the past, before it moves the plane's nose. That way, if one of the sensors malfunctions because of a bird strike or other reason, pilots can intervene. Along those lines, Boeing is also making it easier for the pilots to disengage MCAS and hand fly the plane. In addition, the FAA has ordered additional software changes as it reviews Boeing's proposed fixes. Though it did not specify the exact issue with the plane, the FAA it asked for the new changes because "addressing this condition will reduce pilot workload by accounting for the potential source of uncommanded stabilizer motion," the aircraft maker said in the statement. The stabilizer allows for upward or downward movement of the plane. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/07/24/boeing-737-max-earnings-grounded- ethiopian-lion/1812039001/ Back to Top Incident: American B752 at New York on Jul 24th 2019, stuck microphone An American Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration N175AN performing flight AA-2234 from New York JFK,NY to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), departed New York's runway 04L properly acknowledging all ATC instructions. The crew contacted New York departure, however, after contacting departure their microphone remained open and blocked the ATC frequency, once the frequency was released other crews commented the departure radio was very bad. The controller managed to issue a heading instruction to AA-2234, on reading back the instruction their microphone again remained open for minutes blocking the frequency. The crew called departure multiple times without response, realized they were not able to communicate with ATC and set the transponder code for loss of communication and levelled off at 5000 feet as cleared. In the meantime NY departure tried to raise the crew and attempted to inform them their microphone was stuck. After a few attempts the microphone became unstuck again and the frequency became working again. AA-2234 was no longer heard thereafter, however, ATC communicated instructions including frequency changes to the crew until the aircraft was cleared to land back on runway 04R (tower transmitted: if you can hear, you are cleared to land runway 04R). The Boeing landed safely on runway 04R about 30 minutes after departure. Tower advised another arrival that they had an aircraft with a radio failure and were working to get them off the runway. Tower dispatched an operations vehicle to join AA-2234 and guide (radio) them across runway 04L before they would block everything again. The aircraft remained on the ground for about 6 hours, then departed again and is estimated to reach Dallas with a delay of about 06:30 hours. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL2234/history/20190724/1109Z/KJFK/KDFW http://avherald.com/h?article=4cabe5f2&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Jazz DH8D at Vancouver on Jul 9th 2019, cracked windshield A Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-FSRY performing flight QK-8241 from Terrace,BC to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 71 passengers and 4 crew, reached the top of descent into Vancouver when the captain's windshield cracked. The crew requested priority for the approach and continued for a safe landing in Vancouver about 30 minutes later. The Canadian TSB reported the outer ply of the windshield was found cracked, no evidence of arcing or mechanical fatigue was found. The windshield was replaced and service difficulty report was filed. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/JZA8241/history/20190709/2025Z/CYXT/CYVR http://avherald.com/h?article=4cabe121&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Delta A321 at San Diego on Jul 15th 2019, cabin pressure problems A Delta Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N385DZ performing flight DL-1592 from San Diego,CA to Atlanta,GA (USA), was climbing out of San Diego's runway 27 when the crew stopped the climb at about 10,000 feet due to problems with the cabin pressure and descended the aircraft to 6000 feet. The aircraft diverted to Los Angeles,CA (USA) for a safe landing about one hour after departure. The aircraft remained on the ground for about 2:45 hours, then departed again and reached Atlanta with a delay of 2:45 hours. A passenger reported shortly after departure they felt ear pain and the ears popped. The captain stopped the climb and announced a pressurization problem. They attempted to fix the problem for about 30 minutes, then decided to divert to Los Angeles. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL1592/history/20190715/1325Z/KSAN/KATL http://avherald.com/h?article=4cab5e08&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Aeroflot A321 at Oslo on Jul 23rd 2019, cabin did not pressurize properly An Aeroflot Airbus A321-200, registration VP-BFF performing flight SU-2175 from Oslo (Norway) to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia), was climbing out of Oslo when the crew stopped the climb at about FL170 due to problems with the air conditioning systems and cabin pressure. The aircraft returned to Oslo, burned off fuel and landed safely on runway 19R about 50 minutes after departure. http://avherald.com/h?article=4cab5bda&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: India Express B738 at Mangalore on Jun 30th 2019, runway excursion on landing An Air India Express Boeing 737-800, registration VT-AYA performing flight IX-384 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Mangalore (India) with 181 people on board, landed on Mangalore's runway 24 at about 17:30L (12:00Z) but veered right off the runway and came to a stop about abeam of the runway end, after the nose gear had gone over a drainage ditch. The passengers disembarked via mobile stairs. The aircraft received minor damage. On Jul 24th 2019 India's DGCA in its role as regulator (but not in its capacity as accident investigator) reported the aircraft performed an unstable approach at too high a speed and touched down about 900 meters/3000 feet past the runway threshold leaving about 1500 meters/5000 feet for roll out (runway length plus paved runway end safety area 2440 meters/8000 feet). This caused the runway excursion and damage to the aircraft. The license of the captain was suspended for a year following the date of the occurrence. http://avherald.com/h?article=4c9d4a5a&opt=0 Back to Top U.S. NTSB to Issue Recommendations on 737 Max Certification By Alan Levin and Shaun Courtney * Safety board chairman reveals plan at Senate hearing * Recommendations within 60 days on how plane was certified A 737 MAX 8 sits outside the Boeing factory in Renton, Washington. Photographer: Stephen Brashear/Getty Images U.S. air crash investigators, who are assisting in probes of two fatal crashes of Boeing Co.'s grounded 737 Max, plan to issue recommendations within 60 days on how the plane was designed and certified. The board will issue a recommendation package on "design certification issues," National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt said Wednesday at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing. Most of NTSB's recommendations come in domestic accidents, but it has made sweeping requests in foreign investigations, including after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the Indian Ocean in 2014. Details of what the safety board will call for in the package weren't revealed. "We will let the facts drive us, but I am told that our staff is working on a recommendation package that I would suspect we would have out in the next 60 days regarding design certification issues," Sumwalt said while testifying at a hearing on his confirmation for another term as chairman. The NTSB is assisting investigations into crashes of a Lion Air jet in October off the coast of Indonesia and a Ethiopian Airlines plane near Addis Ababa in March. In both cases, a system designed to improve safety on the plane malfunctioned and repeatedly drove down the nose of the jets until pilots lost control. China and some other nations grounded the Max family within a day of the March 10 crash. The U.S. waited until March 13 to halt flights on the planes. Multiple U.S. government agencies are examining how the plane was designed with the system, known as Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, and how it was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration. The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation of the issue as well. A policy of designating approved employees of the planemaker to participate in the certification process has drawn criticism. MCAS was designed to make the plane feel like the previous generation of 737s after the Max got larger engines. In some circumstances, it pushes the nose down so pilots will feel pressure on their control columns. In the accidents, a sensor that was driving MCAS malfunctioned and was sending erroneous signals that triggered repeated attempts to automatically dive. Boeing is redesigning the system so that it won't activate continually and is adding inputs from a second sensor so that malfunctions are less likely. The NTSB, which has no regulatory authority, relies instead on making recommendations to other agencies and companies during an investigation. They are non-binding and can seek a variety of reforms or redesigns. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-24/u-s-safety-board-to-issue-737- recommendations-within-60-days Back to Top Potential Wing Cracks Reported in Airbus A380 Superjumbo Jets A Qantas Airbus A380 takes off from the airport in Sydney on August 25, 2017. Australia's Qantas unveiled plans for the world's longest non-stop commercial flight on August 25, 2017 calling it the "last frontier of global aviation", as it postedAFP/GETTY IMAGES Tiny cracks have been discovered in the wings of a number of Airbus A380 superjumbo jets. A total of 25 early-production A380 aircraft requiring inspection have been identified. The planes up for inspection belong to Qantas (apparently the first to become aware of the issue), Air France, Lufthansa, Singapore Air and Emirates. Forbes.com contacted the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) concerning the reported wing cracks. According to an EASA spokesperson, the issue concerns "what to date has been the discovery of relatively minor cracking in the outer wing spars of the A380." In response, EASA published a proposed Airworthiness Directive (AD) that would mandate inspections that Airbus will announce in a service bulletin. According to EASA, "Initially the first 25 aircraft will be inspected and the data from those inspections will be further analyzed. Any aircraft found with cracking will be repaired and returned to service...The measures being taken ensure the safety of the fleet." Initial inspections and repairs are expected to be scheduled during the heavy maintenance checks that take place after 12 years in service. The EASA spokesperson said that there should not be a significant impact on normal operations. An Airbus spokesperson confirmed that "small cracks have been found on the outer rear wing spars of early production A380 aircraft. We have identified the issue, and have designed an inspection and repair scheme. We are supporting the EASA decision to issue an airworthiness directive...to inspect the first 25 aircraft in operation." Forbes.com contacted the five affected A380 operators. Qantas, Emirates and Air France all responded; Lufthansa and Singapore Air did not. [Author's note: several hours after this story was posted, Singapore Airlines did respond. Their response is below.] Qantas has six A380s, out of the global fleet of 25 affected aircraft. Airbus says they will require inspection in the next few years for fine cracks in the 'outer rear spar,' a part within the wing. A Qantas spokesperson said the first inspection is not due on Qantas aircraft until June 2020, but the airline has already done two and plans to complete all inspections as part of scheduled maintenance, ahead of the required timeframe. Chris Snook, Qantas Head of Engineering, said, "We have completed inspections on two aircraft and there were no concerns with the structural integrity of the wing." An Air France Airbus A380 plane makes its approach to John F. Kennedy Airport November 20, 2009 in New York for the first A380 Superjumbo flight on the Paris-Charles de Gaulle to New York-JFK route. Daily flights are scheduled to start on NovemberAFP/GETTY IMAGES Air France noted that EASA and Airbus are studying a risk of hairline cracks appearing on certain A380 aircraft. "At this stage, Air France has not received any instruction concerning the inspection of its aircraft. As soon as it receives notification, the company will apply the inspection procedures defined by the manufacturer. Air France states that the analysis of these hairline cracks is not of an urgent nature and they do not in any way affect the safety of flights operated by Airbus A380." Singapore Airlines has been operating Airbus A380 aircraft longer than any other carrier, as A380 service was launched by Singapore in 2007. "We are aware of the proposed Airworthiness Directive (AD) from EASA regarding the inspection of outer rear spars of the wings of some A380 aircraft. Four of our A380s will require inspections," said a spokesperson. "The safety of our customers and crew is of utmost priority, and we will ensure that we are in full compliance with the inspection requirements." Emirates is the largest operator of the A380 in the world, with over 100 in service. "Safety is always our top priority, and all our aircraft undergo regular and comprehensive checks," an Emirates spokesperson said. "We are aware of the proposed EASA directive, and have already scheduled and begun conducting the additional inspections on those aircraft identified. So far, there has been nothing untoward in the findings." Interestingly, this is not the A380's first encounter with wing crack issues. Wing cracks were reported more than seven years ago, starting in late 2011, when a Qantas A380, grounded after an engine explosion, was found to have wing cracks. As Bloomberg noted, "A wing-crack debacle seven years ago cost Airbus millions of euros in repair and service costs, only one of the glitches to have plagued the world's biggest passenger plane." Emirates Airbus A380-800 airplane with registration A6-EEE landing at Amsterdam Schiphol AMS EHAM International Airport in a blue sky with clouds day. Emirates EK or UAE is the large airline in the Middle East and larger Airbus A380 double deckerNURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES A total of 20 early-production A380s were pulled for inspection around 2012. Based on the aircraft operators whose early production A380s were inspected then (Singapore, Emirates, Air France and Qantas) it seems possible that for a number of aircraft, this is the second round of wing inspections. EASA ended up requiring the inspection of all 68 Airbus A380 in operation at the time, using high-frequency eddy current equipment to detect small surface cracks. By the spring of 2013, EASA essentially signed off on a solution (certain modifications to the "wing rib feet" of A380 aircraft) and cleared the aircraft to fly. Forbes.com asked Airbus and EASA , "Are these the same type of wing cracks and the same early aircraft from 2012?" The European Union Aviation Safety Agency responded, "The Airworthiness Directive of 2012 did not address the same phenomena as the cracking addressed by the recently published proposed AD." Airbus also said it is not a related issue. This time, the compay says that the necessary inspections and repairs can "generally be accomplished during the scheduled heavy maintenance checks. The ongoing safe operation and airworthiness of the A380 fleet are not affected." So will the latest round of A380 issues speed what seems to be the ongoing retirement of the aircraft by airlines like Lufthansa, Air France and Singapore? "There is no effect on orders or deliveries, nor on the scheduled end of production," an Airbus spokesperson said. Two Airbus A380 aircraft sit on the ground at the Tarmac Aerosave SAS storage and recycling facility against a background of the Pyrenees mountain range in Tarbes, France, on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. Airbus SE's A380 superjumbo may be ending production© 2019 BLOOMBERG FINANCE LP https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelgoldstein/2019/07/24/potential-wing-cracks- reported-in-airbus-a380-superjumbo-jets/#6ecec88625c2 Back to Top NTSB chair expects to unveil recommendations on FAA design certification issues WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board chairman Robert Sumwalt told Congress on Wednesday his agency would outline recommendations on the Federal Aviation Administration's airplane design certification procedures by late September. FILE PHOTO: Robert L. Sumwalt, Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, testifies during the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Aviation Subcommittee hearing on "Status of the Boeing 737 MAX" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Sumwalt said in March that the agency was "examining the U.S. design certification process to ensure any deficiencies are captured and addressed" after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes. Sumwalt told a Senate hearing on Wednesday that NTSB staff were now "working on a recommendation package that I would suspect we would have out in the next 60 days regarding design certification issues." The NTSB will have to vote to adopt the recommendations. Boeing's best-selling jet, the 737 MAX, was grounded globally in March following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that month and a similar Lion Air disaster in Indonesia in October. The two crashes killed 346 people. Since the twin disasters, a host of government agencies and outside experts have been investigating how the FAA certifies new aircraft and its longstanding practice of delegating certification tasks to airplane manufacturers, including federal prosecutors, the Department of Transportation's inspector general, Congress and several blue-ribbon panels. Deputy FAA Administrator Dan Elwell told Congress in March that the U.S. aviation regulator would have to spend $1.8 billion and hire 10,000 new employees to handle all aircraft certification internally. Michael Perrone, who heads the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union, said at a House hearing last week that external entities designated by the FAA "are now performing more than 90 percent of FAA's certification activities despite serious concerns that oversight is lacking." He added that this "creates a concerning dynamic whereby designees who are paid by the aircraft manufacturers, airlines, or repair stations are simultaneously overseeing for the FAA. Why allow individuals and companies outside the agency to perform work with the ability to impact the safety of the aviation system?" Elwell has repeatedly defended the FAA's certification process, but criticism has continued to mount. Former airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who in 2009 landed a US Airways flight safely on the Hudson River in New York, told a congressional panel in June that the U.S. system of certifying new aircraft is not working. "Our current system of aircraft design and certification has failed us," he said. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-ethiopia-airplane-ntsb/ntsb-chair-expects-to-unveil- recommendations-on-faa-design-certification-issues-idUKKCN1UJ2TV Back to Top 180 flights canceled at Amsterdam's airport over fueling You packed, fought traffic both on the road and in the security line at the airport only to find out your flight has been canceled. It happens more frequently at some airports. THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Thousands of passengers flying to and from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport suffered delays and canceled flights Wednesday because of problems refueling planes that crippled the busy European aviation hub for hours. Airport spokeswoman Willemeike Koster said 180 flights were canceled at the airport just outside Amsterdam, stranding passengers at Schiphol and other airports. Field beds were set up at the airport as a precaution in case passengers were forced to wait overnight for their flights, Koster told The Associated Press. It wasn't clear how many passengers were affected by the delays and cancellations, but Koster said the number ran into the thousands. The problem began in the early afternoon and was finally fixed hours later. Schiphol announced around 10 p.m. (2000 GMT) that the fuel delivery system had restarted. Spokeswoman Madelon van der Hof said that aircraft were being refueled and departing as the airport gradually began returning to normal operations. The airport said earlier that a company that supplies fuel to planes at the airport had "a fault in their system. That means that planes cannot be refueled right now, which is causing delays." Schiphol warned earlier that the problem could last deep into the evening and said it regretted the inconvenience for travelers and airlines. The exact nature of the problem wasn't immediately clear. Before the system was successfully restarted, only one-third of the usual number of flights was arriving at Schiphol on Wednesday night, Koster said. Even fewer were leaving. "If they have enough fuel they can go," Koster said. "There are planes departing, but it is at a minimum level." Dutch airline KLM said it was possible flights would be canceled Thursday as well due to a "phased restart" of operations at the airport. The fuel problem came during the busy summer vacation period in the Netherlands and on a day that saw a heat wave set a record high temperature. The Dutch weather service Weerplaza said the southern city of Eindhoven reported a temperature of 39.3 C (102.7 F), the hottest day in the country in 75 years. Airport spokesman Hans van Kastel told Dutch broadcaster NOS that the fuel issue wasn't believed to be linked to the hot weather. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2019/07/24/180-flights-canceled- amsterdams-airport-ver-fueling/1822553001/ Back to Top Facial recognition push at India airports raises privacy concerns BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The launch of facial recognition technology at two Indian airports and plans to place it in police stations have stoked fears over privacy and increased surveillance among human rights groups in the country. The "paperless biometric technology" launched in Bengaluru airport this week identifies passengers by their face, doing away with the need to present boarding passes, passports and other identity documents, according to a statement from the airport in India's tech capital. Another airport in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad is also testing facial recognition technology this month. While airlines, airports and the companies developing the software promise greater security and increased efficiency, some technology analysts and privacy experts say the benefits are not clear, and come at the cost of privacy and greater surveillance. This is particularly true of India, which does not have a data protection law or an electronic surveillance framework, said Vidushi Marda, a lawyer and advisor at human rights group Article 19. "Entities that deploy facial recognition essentially have carte blanche to do whatever they want with your most intimate data," she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation on Thursday. "It is basically surveillance architecture. Facial recognition has no redeeming qualities from a privacy and autonomy lens - it is also famously inaccurate and completely unreliable." India's Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling in 2017 on the national biometric identity card program, said that individual privacy is a fundamental right, amid concerns over data breaches and the card's mandated use for services. Yet the ruling has done little to check the adoption of technologies such as facial recognition, which are "fundamentally contrary to our constitutional rights and principles of criminal justice", said Marda. Worldwide, the rise of cloud computing and artificial intelligence technologies have popularized the use of facial recognition for a range of applications from tracking criminals to counting truant students. Singapore's Changi Airport is considering using facial recognition systems to find late passengers and the country also plans to use the capabilities in a project to fit cameras and sensors on over 100,000 lampposts. But critics say the technology has accuracy problems, particularly in identifying darker- skinned women and those from ethnic minorities. They also warn that users are not being told how the technology works, where their data goes, and whether they can opt out. In May, San Francisco officials banned the use of facial recognition technology by city personnel in a sign of the growing backlash. India's home ministry recently called for a tender for facial recognition systems to modernize the police force and its information gathering and criminal identification processes. The Bengaluru airport system, described as "your face is your boarding pass", offers the "highest degree of safety and security while ensuring stringent standards of privacy," a spokeswoman for the airport said. The biometric data is used only for authentication and verification of passengers, and is deleted within a few hours of flight completion, she said. The government's digital travel policy states that passenger consent is needed for use of their biometric data for marketing purposes, and that users must have the option to opt out. But passengers are likely to choose convenience if they see no tangible cost, said Marda. "The problem is that there is a huge cost," she said. "By enrolling, you're providing a private entity with a biometric map of your face in the absence of accountability and transparency mechanisms, and no data protection," she said. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-privacy-facialrecognition/facial-recognition- push-at-india-airports-raises-privacy-concerns-idUSKCN1UK115 Back to Top U.S. Warns of Dealing With Iranian Airlines The U.S. alleged that many Iranian airlines help support Iran in regional violence by transporting fighters and weapons to international locations The Treasury Department warned against dealing with Iranian airlines. Mahan Air was blacklisted by the U.S. in 2011. PHOTO: CARLOS GARCIA RAWLINS/REUTERS The U.S. on Tuesday warned companies against dealing with Iranian airlines, alleging that many of them support Iran in regional violence by transporting fighters and weapons to international locations. Entities that provide services for designated Iranian airlines, including financing, reservations and ticketing as well as procurement of aircraft parts, could be at risk of enforcement actions or economic sanctions from the U.S., the Treasury Department said in an advisory. "The international civil aviation industry, including service providers like general sales agents, brokers, and title companies, need to be on high alert to ensure they are not complicit in Iran's malign activities," Sigal Mandelker, Treasury's undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in a statement. The Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Washington and the Iranian mission to the United Nations didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. The advisory comes amid growing tensions between Iran and Western countries. Last week, Iranian forces seized a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the latest in a series of skirmishes in and around the Persian Gulf in recent months. Tehran has pushed back against U.S. sanctions imposed after President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The Iranian government routinely relies on certain commercial airlines to supply fighters and material to militias and to Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad, the Treasury said. The advisory highlighted Mahan Air, which was blacklisted by the U.S. in 2011, alleging that the airline has a role in providing financial, material and technological support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Qods Force. The U.S. designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization in April. Mahan Air didn't immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-warns-of-dealing-with-iranian-airlines-11563921427 Back to Top France loans Morocco 56 mln USD to strengthen aviation safety RABAT, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The French Development Agency (AFD) will offer the Moroccan Airports Authority (ONDA) a 50-million-euro (56 million U.S. dollars) loan to strengthen aviation safety, according to an agency statement on Friday. An agreement on the loan, coupled with another one on a grant worth 400,000 euros, was signed in Morocco's capital Rabat between AFD and ONDA on Friday. According to the AFD statement, the two agreements will help improve airport security and energy efficiency measures. The loan will also help the Moroccan authorities achieve their ambition to reduce energy consumption at airports and gradually introduce renewable energies, the statement said. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-07/20/c_138241530.htm Back to Top BEA deems vague ATC instructions culprit of A319, A320 near miss French Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA) deems "inadequate phraseology" as the culprit of a near-miss incident at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport back in 2014. At the time, two passenger planes Bulgaria Air's A319 and Freebird Airlines' A320 came dangerously close to each other on an intersecting runway. 08L. On November 25, 2014, Bulgaria Air's A319, registered LZ-FBB, has just arrived to Paris from Sofia (Bulgaria), while an A320, belonging to Turkish charter airline Freebird Airlines, registered TC-FBJ, was getting ready to take off on a flight to Istanbul (Turkey). To reach their terminal, Bulgaria Air had to cross the 08L runway, used for take offs. The A319 entered the intersection at 08:20:17, after the crew were given instruction "Bulgaria 4 3 1, number one, keep on taxiing". At the same time as Bulgaria Air plane entered the intersection, approximately 1,500 m away Freebird Airlines was performing the take-off run at an indicated airspeed of 139 kt. An airport system, which monitors ground movements, detected the conflict and sounded a warning, but "controllers considered that it was then too late to intervene," the report states. Twenty second later, Freebird Airlines passed the intersection at a height of around 500 ft. The A320 aircraft flew over Bulgaria Air A319 at a height of around 100 ft, Freebird Airlines captain later estimated. The report states that as A320 was passing the intersection, A319 had already crossed it and was stopped on a taxiway. Bulgaria Air crew did not see Freebird Airlines A320, as noted in the report. The situation was not helped by the fact that a third airplane, belonging to Air France, was taxiing behind Bulgaria Air, on the left. Air France crew, well familiar with the airport, knew that controllers here usually "explicitly" give crossing clearances. After hearing "Bulgaria 4 3 1, number one, keep on taxiing", they asked whether they were cleared to cross the runway LOC controller said no. However, this conversation was little help to Bulgaria Air, as it was carried out in French. Thus, BEA deems that because ATC "inadequately" communicated taxiing priorities and a reminder to hold short of runway 08L did not accompany the message, Bulgaria Air crew "erroneously" interpreted the message as a clearance to cross the runway. The incident happened during a period of dense inbound traffic when aircraft were arriving with a reduced separation. https://www.aerotime.aero/aerotime.team/23737-bea-deems-vague-atc-instructions- culprit-of-a319-a320-near-miss Back to Top Court Overturns NTSB Findings in Falsification Case Finding the NTSB did not follow its own precedents, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia overturned a certificate revocation of the Kornitzky Group, which was known as AeroBearings and specialized in the maintenance of jet engine bearings. While ruling favored the company, the Aeronautical Repair Station Association fears it might have been for the wrong reason. The NTSB had revoked Kornitzky's repair station certificate in 2018, backing an emergency order imposed by the FAA. That revocation stemmed from two primary allegations: the company had violated aviation safety regulations by repairing bearings without the necessary technical data and Kornitzky had intentionally falsified maintenance records by recording only the engine bearing inspections without indicating the disassembly and repair work. The FAA had said the company was required to disclose any maintenance affecting the airworthiness of the bearings but had only mentioned "overhauled" in certain return-to-service forms. In a decision released this month, the appeals court upheld that the company performed maintenance without the appropriate technical data but set aside the charge of intentional falsification. "The Board departed from its own precedents when considering whether Kornitzky Group had acted with the requisite knowledge," the appeals court said. COMPLAINTS PROMPT FAA INSPECTIONS Founded by the late Michael Kornitzky and Zev Galel in 2010, the company originally received FAA certification in 2011. In 2016, the FAA had received two complaints about technical data that Kornitzky used, prompting a review by the FAA's Engine Certification Office. The office determined the company's data was not specific enough to support the bearing repair work. A year later, the company was notified that the FAA had incorrectly issued one of the company's ratings surrounding bearing maintenance and that it had 10 days to submit to a reinspection or face suspension. After the follow-up inspection, the FAA determined that the company had exceeded the scope of work permitted by the OEM and issued an emergency certificate revocation, alleging the violation of several maintenance regulations involving intentional falsification and lack of requisite data. An NTSB administrative law judge subsequently found that Kornitzky had violated maintenance regulations because it was unable to produce the required technical data. But the Safety Board judge also rejected the intentional-falsification claim, saying the statements on the required forms were not false when examined alone. The NTSB's administrative law judge decided the appropriate sanction was certificate suspension pending compliance rather than a permanent revocation. Subsequent appeals to the NTSB resulted in the Board affirming the conclusion that Kornitzky had violated the maintenance regulations surrounding the necessary technical data. But in a reversal, the NTSB then backed the FAA's intentional-falsification claim. "The [NTSB] found that Kornitzky Group's selective disclosure of information rendered the [return-to-service] Form 8130-3s false because the company had excluded other information in a way that gave an incomplete and misleading impression of the work it had performed. The Board further found that the company acted with knowledge of that falsity," according to the appeals court, noting the NTSB then decided this warranted certificate revocation. Kornitzky then turned to the U.S. appeals court, arguing that the NTSB acted arbitrarily and capriciously in finding violations of the FAA's maintenance and intentional-falsification regulations. However, the appeals court determined that the NTSB correctly concluded Kornitzy "made a materially false representation by referencing some but not all of its work affecting the bearings' airworthiness." But the NTSB failed to adequately address whether the company acted knowingly, the appeals court added. "Under its own precedent, the Board was required to find that Galel, Kornitzky Group's owner and sole principal, correctly understood the Form 8130-3 requirements but still instructed his company to provide a false response," the appeals court said. "Galel's subjective knowledge, however, was not addressed by the administrative law judge and the Board did not make the required factual finding...In short, the Board identified no evidence that Galel had intentionally disregarded the Form 8130-3 instruction." ARSA RESPONSE ARSA, fearing the NTSB decision could affect other maintenance providers, had filed an amicus brief disputing that the company intentionally falsified information. "During the original proceedings, the inspector agreed there was no false or incorrect information on any of the forms; the entries were simply incomplete" ARSA had argued, adding, "A maintenance release is a certification that the work performed was accomplished correctly; it is not a complete maintenance record." ARSA executive director Sarah MacLeod reiterated that belief in response to the appeals court decision. "In this case, the court may have come to the correct conclusion but for the wrong reason. There was no falsification by omission because the FAA Form 8130-3 is the maintenance release portion of a maintenance record," MacLeod said. "The agency has stated in numerous guidance documents that a single word is enough to describe the work performed." MacLeod added that a maintenance release "does not, and never has, contained the details that the court seemed to think were necessary." Since a repair station is the only maintenance provider that has to provide a "maintenance release," the regulations involving maintenance recordkeeping, CFR 43.9, explains that the return-to-service form is different from a complete maintenance record. "Those nuances got lost in the court case and thus an ignorant decision was rendered that requires the agency to make clear which certificate holder has what responsibilities for creation and retention of maintenance records." https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2019-07-23/court- overturns-ntsb-findings-falsification-case Back to Top Airbus A350 software bug forces airlines to turn planes off and on every 149 hours Patch your darn metal bird, sighs EU aviation agency Airbus A350-1000 An Airbus promotional picture of an A350-1000. Its sister type, the A350-941, is the affected model of airliner Some models of Airbus A350 airliners still need to be hard rebooted after exactly 149 hours, despite warnings from the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) first issued two years ago. In a mandatory airworthiness directive (AD) reissued earlier this week, EASA urged operators to turn their A350s off and on again to prevent "partial or total loss of some avionics systems or functions". The revised AD, effective from tomorrow (26 July), exempts only those new A350-941s which have had modified software pre-loaded on the production line. For all other A350- 941s, operators need to completely power the airliner down before it reaches 149 hours of continuous power-on time. Concerningly, the original 2017 AD was brought about by "in-service events where a loss of communication occurred between some avionics systems and avionics network" (sic). The impact of the failures ranged from "redundancy loss" to "complete loss on a specific function hosted on common remote data concentrator and core processing input/output modules". In layman's English, this means that prior to 2017, at least some A350s flying passengers were suffering unexplained failures of potentially flight-critical digital systems. Airbus' rival Boeing very publicly suffered from a similar time-related problem with its 787 Dreamliner: back in 2015 a memory overflow bug was discovered that caused the 787's generators to shut themselves down after 248 days of continual power-on operation. A software counter in the generators' firmware, it was found, would overflow after that precise length of time. The Register is aware that this is not the only software- related problem to have plagued the 787 during its earlier years. It is common for airliners to be left powered on while parked at airport gates so maintainers can carry out routine systems checks between flights, especially if the aircraft is plugged into ground power. The remedy for the A350-941 problem is straightforward according to the AD: install Airbus software updates for a permanent cure, or switch the aeroplane off and on again. Flying down the rabbit hole An Airbus marketing publication (PDF) from 2013 explains that the A350's Common Remote Data Concentrator (CRDC) units were designed to "allow significant wiring simplification", with an aerospace trade mag going into greater depth to explain that Airbus' newest airliner design features 29 CRDCs "spread around the aircraft" and working in concert with 21 Core Processing Input Output Module (CPIOM) modules, interfacing with various systems and sensors. CRDCs take input data (say, the exact position of a flight control surface) and turn that into an ARINC 429-compatible digital signal for transmission over the A350's internal network to a CPIOM. That network runs over a protocol developed by Airbus called ADFX, or Avionics Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet. The CPIOM is effectively a mini computer; in the A350 CPIOMs run discrete avionics "applications", in the sense of apps. CRDCs themselves do not host or run applications, suggesting that the failure condition detailed in the EASA AD may mean loss of a particular app on a CPIOM after a buffer overflow. A Delta Airlines training manual on Scribd, of all places, explains what the A350's CPIOM apps are. They include: the fuel quantity and management system, which tells pilots how much juice their bird has drunk; the cabin pressure control system; wing ice protection systems; the engine bleed air system, which among other things supplies oxygen to the passenger cabin for you to breathe; and the landing gear extension and retraction system. Excerpt from A350 avionics training manual Airlines acquiring the A350-941 model subject to the EASA AD include Air France, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Lufthansa, as well as Air China and Taiwan's China Airlines. Both British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are buying A350-1041s, which are a different model from the affected A350-941s. There are no A350s (ICAO codes A359 and A35K) currently on the UK register, though registrations have been reserved for those being acquired by British airlines. Airbus PR reps failed to respond to multiple requests for comment. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/25/a350_power_cycle_software_bug_149_hours/ Back to Top Boeing 777X First Flight Delayed Until 2020 Boeing confirmed Wednesday it has moved the target for first flight of the 777X to early next year from the second half of 2019 following consultations with engine maker General Electric, whose new GE9X continues to suffer delays while the engine company redesigns a stator in the front part of the compressor that had shown more wear than anticipated during testing. Speaking during his company's second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said schedules still call for first delivery by the end of 2020, while hedging somewhat on the certainty of the timeline. "We know there is clear pressure on that [schedule]," he conceded. The company believes it can hold 777 delivery rates at 3.5 per month despite the schedule slip by maintaining rates of the 777-300ER and 777 Freighter. "We're seeing continued demand for the [777], particularly around the freighter market, so we're feathering that in with this current revised schedule and really that's an opportunity to meet the demands of our customers but minimize the financial impact to us," said Boeing CFO Greg Smith. Muilenburg, meanwhile, expressed satisfaction with the development headway Boeing has made with the rest of the 777X. "On the airplane side of the effort we've been very pleased with the progress," said Muilenburg, who noted that over the last quarter the company had completed final 777X "gauntlet tests," including airplane-level systems integration trials in the factory and low- and high-speed taxi tests. Calling the 777X "one of the cleanest development programs that we've seen," Muilenburg nevertheless expressed disappointment in the engine disruption. "GE is working through that challenge and getting their arms around the precise schedule for recovery," he noted. "We'll be proceeding through engine testing as that solution becomes clear." The issue involving the compressor component surfaced a little more than three weeks before the start of June's Paris Air Show, while engineers ran the engine outside its normal operating envelope during block testing. During the trials, GE discovered a shift in the exhaust gas temperature while other metrics remained "on point," prompting a closer look and the discovery of the prematurely worn stator. "We're working pretty aggressively to go after a new design and getting a fix," said GE Aviation v-p and general manager of commercial engine operations Bill Fitzgerald during the Paris show. Once it arrives at a fix, GE will need to replace the component with a more "robust design" in eight test engines and 10 compliant engines. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2019-07-24/boeing-777x-first- flight-delayed-until-2020 Back to Top Kenya Airways To Return to Government Control Kenyan lawmakers on Tuesday voted to accept a Parliament Transport Committee plan to re-nationalize Kenya Airways. The proposal calls for a new holding company to manage the airline and the Kenyan Airports Authority with a view of rescuing the struggling flag carrier. The management of Kenya Airways had proposed that the government assume control of its hub airport, the Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, from the Kenyan Airports Authority. However, the government rejected that proposal and has turned its attention to re-nationalizing the airline. The Transport Committee's report recommends that a holding company get tax concessions for a pre-determined period and exemption from excise duties on all goods, including jet fuel, while the government assumes the airline's bank debt totalling 20.5 billion Kenyan shillings ($195 million). Kenya Airways, which ran under government control in the 1990s, now operates as a publicly traded company on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. The Kenyan government owns a stake of 48.9 percent, Royal Dutch-KLM a 7.8 percent share and private investors the remainder. Outgoing Kenya Airways CEO Sebastian Mikosz has given a positive nod to the government's decision. Mikosz told AIN that the parliament's move to pull together all the national aviation assets represents a viable solution to the challenges facing the national carrier. He added, however, that the company's prior turnaround strategy has begun to succeed. Mikosz, who submitted his resignation letter in May, plans to leave the airline in December. Kenya Airways posted a $74.59 million net loss last year. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2019-07-24/kenya-airways- return-government-control Back to Top United Airlines Flies 787 Dreamliner With All-female Crew to World's Largest Airshow Airline reaffirms commitment to women in aviation at EAA AirVenture CHICAGO, July 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, United flew a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crewed exclusively by women to the largest airshow in the world, EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI, to symbolize the airline's commitment to supporting women in aviation. Joining the pilots and flight attendants onboard this historic flight were nearly 100 other women representing a variety of United's workgroups such as Airport Operations, Inflight Services, Flight Operations, Technical Operations, Network Operations and more. All-female United crew flies a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, with almost 100 women, to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI "Women are in critical leadership roles across United and what better way to demonstrate our commitment to women in aviation than arriving with more than 100-strong at the largest airshow in the world," said Linda Jojo, executive vice president of technology and chief digital officer. "We are proud of our strong legacy of supporting women in this field, but we are also excited to be a part of shaping the future of aviation so that it includes even more women." Upon arrival in Oshkosh, United female crew members and leadership met with EAA GirlVenture campers, approximately 70 female high school students interested in aviation, to discuss pursuing careers in the field and to tour the aircraft. The airline's Chief System Pilot Bebe O'Neil later announced an additional scholarship for aspiring female aviators at the Women in Aviation Luncheon. United has supported the Women in Aviation International Conference for more than a quarter of a century and annually provides scholarships to women pursuing careers as pilots. Today's initiative demonstrates United's longstanding commitment to supporting women in aviation such as employing the most female pilots of any major airline and as the first and only commercial airline to sponsor an all-female technicians team in the international aerospace skills competition. In 2018, United held Girls in Aviation Day events in a record number of 12 locations around the world, and has plans to add even more locations this coming fall. In 2019, United is focusing more than ever on its commitment to its customers, looking at every aspect of its business to ensure that the carrier keeps customers' best interests at the heart of its service. In addition to today's announcement, United recently announced that luxury skincare line Sunday Riley will make products exclusively for United customers to experience in amenity kits, released a re-imagined version of the most downloaded app in the airline industry, introduced ConnectionSaver, a new tool dedicated to improving the experience for customers connecting from one United flight to the next and made DIRECTV free for every passenger on 211 aircraft, offering more than 100 channels on seat back monitors on more than 30,000 seats. About United United's shared purpose is "Connecting People. Uniting the World." We are more focused than ever on our commitment to customers through a series of innovations and improvements designed to help build a great experience: Every customer. Every flight. Every day. Together, United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 4,900 flights a day to 356 airports across five continents. In 2018, United and United Express operated more than 1.7 million flights carrying more than 158 million customers. United is proud to have the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 783 mainline aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 561 regional aircraft. United is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 193 countries via 28 member airlines. For more information, visit united.com, follow @United on Twitter and Instagram or connect on Facebook. The common stock of United's parent, United Airlines Holdings, Inc., is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL". https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-airlines-flies-787-dreamliner-with- all-female-crew-to-worlds-largest-airshow-300890558.html Back to Top AirAsia looking for cadet pilots MANILA -- AirAsia said Thursday it was a offering a cadet program for pilots, wherein the airline would shoulder full training costs. In partnership with Omni Aviation Corp, the cadet course will run for 2 years. Associated training costs will be reimbursed upon graduation, the airline said. The initial run will have 10 cadets. Application details will be announced at a later date, it said. "Through this program we will develop passionate Allstars and aspiring pilots, both men and women, into being the best," said AirAsia Philippines President and CEO Dexter M. Commendador. Rival airline Cebu Pacific, the Philippines' largest, is also offering a pilot cadet program. https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/25/19/airasia-looking-for-cadet-pilots Back to Top Hawaiian air group purchases 15 HondaJet Elite planes Wing Spirit will put into service 16 HondaJet Elite plans it recently ordered from Greensboro-based Honda Aircraft Company With a recent order of 15 aircraft, HondaJets will soon be criss-crossing the skies above the Hawaiian islands. A newly established aviation group, Wing Spirit, will employ Greensboro-based Honda Aircraft Co.'s HondaJet Elite as the first light jet to enter service in Hawaii. The order brings to 125 the HondaJet fleet in service around the world. The planes accommodate as many as seven passengers and crew members. Wing Spirit will use the jets to provide luxury inter-island transportation throughout the Hawaiian chain. "Wing Spirit's purchase is a realization of our goal to expand the world's business jet market," said Honda Aircraft Co. President and CEO Michimasa Fujino. "Prior to the HondaJet's entry into service in the region, no other light jet had operated in Hawaii." Wing Spirit took Initial deliveries of HondaJet Elites earlier this month. The air service is also exploring using HondaJets as air ambulances and for aviation education opportunities. "When deciding how we could best provide convenient and luxurious transportation to the residents and tourists in Hawaii, the HondaJet was a natural choice," said Sal Miwa, Wing Spirit executive vice president and CEO. "We are thrilled to expand our fleet to 15 HondaJets and for our customers to experience the most technologically advanced jet in its class. " Honda Aircraft Co.'s sales and service network includes North America, Europe, Central America, South America, Southeast Asia, China, the Middle East, India and Japan. In May, it announced it will spend $15.5 million to add an 82,000-square-foot wing assembly center to its HondaJet campus. The new center will allow workers to assemble more wings at the same time, resulting in increased production efficiency, said Fujino. https://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2019/07/24/hawaiian-air-group-purchases15- hondajet-elite.html?ana=yahoo&yptr=yahoo Back to Top RESEARCH STUDY REQUEST Participants Needed for Pilot Simulator Experiment Iowa State University is conducting a study to examine pilot performance while using an enhanced flight vision system for approach and landing phases. The study is being led by Dr. Michael Dorneich and is funded by the Federal Aviation Administration. We are looking for pilots to participate in the study. As a participant of this study, you'll be asked to use flight simulator to complete tasks, and to answer questions. To participate this study, you must be over 18 years old, have at least 10- hour flight experience. You will be compensated $50 for about 2 hours of your time. The study is being conducted in Ames, IA. If you are interested, please contact Ramanathan Annamalai at P24experiment@iastate.edu . Back to Top CHC Helicopter has announced that participants in the 15th annual CHC Safety & Quality Summit, which will be held October 1-3, 2019 at the Omni Dallas Hotel, will have the opportunity to win complimentary tuition to five courses that fulfill the requirements for the University of Southern California (USC) Aviation Safety and Security Program. The USC program is offered to all sectors of rotary wing aviation and includes offshore oil and gas, corporate, commercial, EMS, government and military operations. The CHC participants will be prime candidates for the USC Aviation Safety and Security Program, especially if their job includes safety and investigative responsibilities. "The USC Aviation Safety and Security program is a great opportunity for one lucky delegate at this year's summit to expand their knowledge and build safety across our industry," said Duncan Trapp, CHC's VP of Safety & Quality. "We greatly appreciate their support and are eager to award this opportunity during this year's Summit and at future events." The USC Aviation Safety and Security certificate contains one aircraft accident investigation course, one safety management course, one human factors course and two electives. Specifics of the program can be seen at https://aviationsafety.usc.edu. The USC Aircraft Accident Investigation lab is moving to a new facility and practical lab sessions utilizing the 12 aircraft wreckages will be employed throughout the curriculum. Of special note is the Helicopter Accident Investigation course, which utilizes a recent A350 accident and exemplars from R22 and UH-1 aircraft. To participate and be considered for the drawing, interested parties must attend the CHC Safety and Quality Summit. Once onsite, participants can submit a name or business card for the drawing. For additional information on the Summit and to register, please visit the website at www.chcsafetyqualitysummit.com. ABOUT THE CHC SAFETY & QUALITY SUMMIT Each Summit event features a series of presentations led by experts in the fields of aviation, oil & gas and energy, and safety. Invited speakers will lead approximately 100 concurrent sessions over a three-day period, addressing the theme and helping to contribute to the safety conversation in our industries, promoting excellence in safety and human factors and maintaining a robust safety environment. Approximately 500 delegates from nearly 30 countries and a range of industries join the Summit each year, making it one of the largest aviation safety events in the world. ABOUT CHC For more than 70 years, CHC Helicopter has provided safe, reliable, cost-effective helicopter service in some of the most remote and challenging environments around the world. With extensive experience transporting customers in the oil and gas industry, supporting search-and-rescue and EMS contracts, and providing maintenance, repair and overhaul services, our dedication to safety and reputation for quality and innovation help our customers reach beyond what they thought possible. Visit www.chcheli.com for information. ABOUT THE USC AVIATION SAFETY & SECURITY PROGRAM The USC Aviation and Security program was established in 1952 as the first Aviation Safety program at a major research university. It offers 20 courses to nearly 1000 students each year in a personal, hands-on, format. Since its launch, more than 21,000 aviation professionals from 20 nations have completed the training. Instructors are skilled educators with extensive industry experience, and courses are taught in small classes to facilitate classroom interaction. Students gain the knowledge to establish safety programs, investigate aircraft accidents, become expert witnesses, and deal with human factor issues. Upon completion, the University of Southern California's Aviation Safety and Security Certificate is awarded to those who successfully complete the program. It certifies completion of training in the multidisciplinary areas of Aviation Safety Management. Contact Information MEDIA Lindsey Wallace Communications Specialist CHC Helicopter +1 214.262.7426 Lindsey.Wallace@chcheli.com Summit Contact Irina Sakgaev Safety & Quality Applications Specialist CHC Helicopter +1 604.232.7302 summit@chcheli.com Back to Top ISASI 2019 Future Safety: has the past become irrelevant? The Hague Marriott Hotel & World Forum The Hague September 3 - 5, 2019 *** Early Bird registration ending soon *** ISASI 2019 is pleased to announce that the Preliminary Program is now available. The Seminar's agenda includes a wide range of topics including accident case studies, airport and airline operations, human factors and commercial space accident investigations. Presentations will be given by industry experts, accident investigators, manufacturers and academics. To find out more about the program and how to register, please visit the seminar website at - www.ISASI2019.org Questions about registration can be sent to Barb Dunn at avsafe@shaw.ca As a reminder - Early Bird registration ends at midnight on July 28, 2019 MST (GMT-7). In order to receive the seminar rate at the hotel, reservations must be made by July 28. On Monday 2nd September, the day before the start of the ISASI Seminar, there is also a choice of three Tutorials: Monday (Tutorial) program: Tutorial 1 - Hosted by the Dutch Safety Board A. Aviation Safety versus Medical Confidentiality (morning) B. Communications with Victims and Relatives (afternoon) Tutorial 2 - Military accident investigation. Hosted by the Military Air Safety Investigators (MASI) - a subset of ISASI - this tutorial is the forum for International Military Accident Investigators to share knowledge on their respective capabilities, experiences, processes and procedures with a view to the development of future relationships and common practices. ****************** Fellow ISASI members: The dnata Haarlemmermeer Run will be held on Sunday September 1 in the community of Hooffddorp near Amsterdam and Schiphol. Three distances are offered; five and 10 kilometers and half marathon. Entry fee is between 11 and 17 Euros. Race shirts are available as well. This is a timed run. The race starts and ends at the Hoofddorp Pioneers Baseball Stadium. Attendees of ISASI and their companions who want to arrive early in order to participate in the race can contact me at christine.negroni@gmail.com and I will coordinate a group entry. Registration closes on August 19th. Christine Negroni author of The Crash Detectives Investigating the World's Most Mysterious Air Disasters Published by Penguin Books ================================================ 203 637-8441 landline 203 952-8441 mobile christine.negroni - skype @cnegroni - Twitter christinenegroni - Instagram Back to Top Photo Credit: Glen Grossman, Los Angeles Police Department Air Support Division Upcoming USC Aviation Safety & Security Program Courses Safety Management for Aviation Maintenance Safety principles and practices needed to manage the problems associated with aircraft maintenance operations. August 5-9, 2019 4.5 Days Tuition: $2575 Data for Safety Management Collection and analysis of flight data to contribute to safety management and improve safety performance. August 5-9, 2019 4.5 Days Tuition: $2575 Aviation Law & Dispute Resolution Legal processes, trends, and practices affecting aviation safety, accident investigation, and aviation regulation. This is the successor to the previous Legal Aspects of Aviation Safety & Role of the Technical Witness in Litigation courses. August 19-22, 2019 4 Days Tuition: $2125 Safety Management Systems for Ground Operation Safety Practices and methodologies for the identification and mitigation of hazards in all phases of airport ground operations. August 19-21, 2019 2.5 Days Tuition: $1300 Accident/Incident Response Preparedness Planning for the complex, challenging, and stressful investigation, legal, family response, and communcations situations after an accident. August 26-29, 2019 4 Days Tuition: $2125 Human Factors in Aviation Safety Theoretical and practical knowledge of Human Factors in aviation operations. August 26-30, 2019 4.5 Days Tuition: $2575 Earn Credit for FlightSafety Master Technician-Management Program Students taking the following USC courses will earn elective credits towards FlightSafety International's Master Technician-Management Program * Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance * Human Factors in Aviation Safety * Gas Turbine Accident Investigation * Helicopter Accident Investigation * Safety Management for Aviation Maintenance * Safety Management for Ground Operations Safety * Accident/Incident Response Preparedness Earn Points Toward NBAA Certified Aviation Manager Program Students taking the following USC courses will earn two points toward completing the application for the National Business Aviation Certified Aviation Manager Exam. * Aviation Safety Management Systems * Accident/Incident Response Preparedness * Human Factors in Aviation Safety * Aircraft Accident Investigation * SeMS Aviation Security Management Systems For further details, please visit our website or use the contact information below. Email: aviation@usc.edu Telephone: +1 (310) 342-1345 Curt Lewis