Flight Safety Information October 18, 2019 - No. 212 In This Issue Final simulator tests for 737 MAX expected to begin in early November, sources say Boeing 737 MAX saga: How the FAA nearly brought the global aviation industry to its knees Boeing 737 Max crash victims' lawyers to subpoena Southwest, American Airlines Incident: Volotea B712 near Genoa on Oct 17th 2019, loss of cabin pressure Incident: Austrian A321 at Vienna on Oct 16th 2019, hydraulic problems Accident: Japan Commuter AT42 near Kagoshima on Oct 12th 2019, upset causes injury to flight attendant Incident: Jetblue A320 at Santiago on Oct 16th 2019, bird strike Saab 2000 - Runway Excursion (Alaska) At Least 4 Injured After PenAir Plane Goes Off Runway Near Unalaska's Airport Bell 206 - Fatal Accident - Wire Strike (North Carolina) Southwest Airlines plane blown into jet bridge at Boston's Logan airport EASA Takes Next Step To Requiring Runway Alert Systems ASL Airlines France passes IATA safety audit IBAC Expands IS-BAO for Small Ops, Building Database Asiana Forced To Suspend SFO Flights Due To 2013 Crash Spirit Airlines to invest $250 million in new headquarters and move 1,000 employees Riyadh, Moscow Agree To Establish Aircraft Leasing Company NASA eyeing inflatable space lodges for moon, Mars and beyond AviationManuals and IBAC Join Forces to Make IS-BAO Registration Easier United States Helicopter Safety Team...Industry Co-Chair Search Chair Position Announcement Instructor Pilot Aviation Safety Officer Manager, Helicopter Maintenance Crisis Management Professional SAFE SKIES FOR ALL: INTRODUCING SPACEFLIGHT INTO OUR SKIES Final simulator tests for 737 MAX expected to begin in early November, sources say Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are seen parked on Boeing property near Boeing Field in August 2019 in Seattle, Washington. Washington (CNN)A select group of US and international airline pilots are expected to participate in the final round of simulator testing of Boeing's new flight control system software for the 737 MAX as soon as early November, according to two sources familiar with the plans. This timeline, which has not been previously reported, is a sign Boeing engineers' months long work to fix the plane's flight control software is nearing completion. The final round of simulator testing is an important milestone toward ungrounding the troubled aircraft and is intended to help regulators determine what sort of pilot training will be necessary before the plane flies again. The tests will be conducted in a Boeing simulator in Seattle with Federal Aviation Administration regulators observing. They will help the FAA determine if the new software is enough to help average pilots recover the plane and avoid a crash if they encounter the problems experienced in both the Lion Air and Ethiopian airlines crashes. Pilots in the simulator will experience scenarios and flight control failures that mirror the difficulties pilots experienced in the two deadly 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people combined. The automated systems are believed to have contributed to the crashes. The plane has been grounded since March, making this the longest grounding of a major manufacturer passenger plane. All of the US carriers that fly the 737 MAX canceled flights involving the aircraft into next year. The FAA will observe how pilots interface with the planes' new flight control software, and those observations will dictate the sort of pilot training the FAA will propose, the source said. Pilots unions and other interested parties will have an opportunity to comment on the FAA's proposal. It's unclear which international airlines will have pilots participating in these final simulator tests but a source says all US carriers with the plane in its fleet will have pilot representatives allowed to test the new software. It would be impossible to allow every airline that has the plane in its fleet test the software but the goal is a diverse sampling of airline pilots so they can have an accurate representation and understanding of how pilots interact with the new software. Once these crucial simulator tests conclude, which could take roughly a week, the FAA's certification flight will occur. The simulator tests and the FAA's certification flight are the last two major steps before the FAA can decide whether the plane is safe to fly passengers again. In a statement to CNN the FAA said, "As part of the overall testing and validating of new procedures on the Boeing 737 MAX, a cross-section of line pilots from carriers that operate the aircraft around the world will be invited to participate in simulator testing." FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford added, "the FAA has not specified a certain number of hours of flight experience for these crews beyond the requirement that they have previous experience at the controls of the Boeing 737 MAX." Airline pilots have already been flying in the simulator with the new software as Boeing engineers were working through the updates. Those tests were to observe pilots and determine if the assumptions engineers were making along the way about how the pilots would respond and interact to the automation of the flight control system was the same as they anticipated. FAA Administrator Steve Dickson, a pilot himself, has said he will fly the plane using the new software following the certification flight. A Boeing source believes if all goes according to plan the FAA will unground the plane by the end of the year and airlines will begin flying it by early 2020. "We continue to work with regulators on the safe return of the MAX to service," Boeing said in a statement. https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/17/politics/737-max-boeing-flight-simulator/index.html Back to Top Boeing 737 MAX saga: How the FAA nearly brought the global aviation industry to its knees Every Boeing 737 MAX around the world was grounded after the Ethiopian Airlines crash. File Photo - Reuters A year ago, Lion Air's Boeing 737 MAX airplane crashed, killing all 181 people on board. Six months later, this March, another Boeing 737 MAX, belonging to Ethiopian Airlines, crashed, killing all 149 people on board. Soon after, every Boeing 737 MAX around the world was grounded. The blame for these crashes is being laid squarely at the door of the US aviation regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The controversy over why an aircraft with a flawed design was allowed to fly is still as fresh as the sorrow and pain of those who lost their family and friends on the two flights. The FAA is the final authority in certifying all aircraft manufactured in America as being safe for flying. Boeing, being an American company, has to get this final certification from FAA before the aircraft can begin commercial operations. Many international airlines, including Indian carriers Jet and SpiceJet, ordered the aircraft after it was certified to be safe for flying by the FAA. The fatal crashes and the FAA's failure to ensure the safety of the Boeing MAX is now snowballing into a scandal that has tarnished the credibility and authority of the American regulator. Norms thrown to the wind A meeting of the Joint Authorities Technical Review (JATR) in March concluded that the FAA had failed to stick to its own rules. The review was scathing in its comments, noting that the regulator was following out-of-date procedures and lacked the manpower and expertise to properly oversee design alterations. The JATR, also said there was "an inadequate number of FAA specialists" in place to test the new design of the 737 MAX and that they "had inadequate awareness" of the system implicated in the crashes. It added that officials oversaw design changes "in a way that failed to achieve the full safety benefit". Worse, there are allegations that the FAA relied on some experts from Boeing before certifying the company's aircraft. Stringent testing Engine and aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing and Airbus put new technology and aircraft through intense testing before global authorities such as the FAA certify them. These include the 'Fan Blade Off Test' to ensure that the engine is at its maximum thrust and rotational speed when the fan blade "breaks". The test is carried out to check if the pieces of a broken blade will be caught successfully by the fan case, preventing them from going inside the engine and causing an explosion. During the test, which costs millions of dollars, one engine is destroyed. Then there is the fatigue test, which examines how the main aircraft structure responds to everyday operations over a long period of time. This covers different stages of an operation, such as taxiing, take-off, cruising and landing. Yet, even after such stringent tests, the conclusions drawn after the two Boeing 737 MAX planes crashed, was that the aircraft's design was faulty. This is something that the FAA should ordinarily have caught, had it followed its own safety procedures more diligently and professionally. Sully's take Captain Sullenberger, more popularly known as Sully, is the pilot who successfully landed US Airways flight 1549 from New York to Charlotte, North Carolina, on the Hudson river, with over 150 passengers on board. The Airbus A320 had lost both engines because of a bird hit. Sully blamed the FAA for the Boeing MAX crashes in a letter to the New York Times Magazine. "Inadequate pilot training and insufficient pilot experience are problems worldwide, but they do not excuse the fatally flawed design of the Manoeuvring Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) that was a death trap," Sully wrote to the magazine's Editor, adding that the MCAS design should never have been approved, neither by Boeing, nor by the FAA. The MCAS is a computerised system that was installed in the Boeing 737 MAX to prevent the plane's nose from going too high and resulting in the engine stalling. It was unique to the MAX and isn't present in any other Boeing 737 plane. It is activated without any action by the pilot, and could lead to a sudden descent of the aircraft, catching the pilots off guard. "Where Boeing failed, the FAA should have stepped in to regulate but it failed to do so. Lessons from accidents are bought in blood and we must seek all the answers to prevent the next one," Sully's letter declared. Pilots kept in the dark Pilot associations complained that both the FAA and Boeing had done next to nothing to ensure that pilots were aware about the anti-stall feature and its workings. "I think it is unconscionable that a manufacturer, the FAA, and the airlines would have pilots flying an airplane without adequately training, or even providing available resources and sufficient documentation to understand the highly complex systems that differentiate this aircraft from prior models," one pilot wrote last November in a complaint to US federal authorities. "The fact that this airplane requires such jury rigging to fly is a red flag. Now we know the systems employed are error prone - even if the pilots aren't sure what those systems are, what redundancies are in place, and failure modes." In other aviation segments there is near unanimity that the FAA should not have given permission for the Boeing MAX to fly, and equally importantly, should not allowed the aircraft to resume operations. Passenger and pilot fear Flyers are now averse to flying on the Boeing MAX and some say that even if the plane is allowed to enter service, flyers would be well within their rights to refuse to board the flight. Pilots, too, are sceptical about flying a plane with a dubious safety record. On its part, IATA, the global aviation body representing the interests of over 150 airlines across the world, has said that any haste in bringing this or any other unsafe aircraft back into service before time could jeopardise passengers' confidence in aviation being one of the safest modes of transport. It will also be prudent for the American aviation regulator to remember that the two fatal crashes of the Boeing MAX aircraft have already divided aviation regulators worldwide. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) wants to conduct its own tests before it allows the Boeing MAX to fly again. India, too, has also made it clear that it will be cautious in allowing the aircraft to fly again. IATA CEO and Director General Alexandre de Juniac has called for a single certification of aircraft. During a global media conference, he said: "The real point is to restore mutual trust among regulators and a complete alignment to ensure that the single certification system works properly as it has done for the past 70-80 years. That is the key priority." Now, with aviation safety watchdogs in different countries taking individual stands on the re-entry of the Boeing MAX, it remains to be seen what effect this will have on IATA. Commercial considerations Boeing, which has orders for 5,000 MAX aircraft, will understandably be keen to see the plane flying again. Airlines, too, are facing losses because of the grounding of the aircraft. Already the global cost of grounding across airlines has crossed $ 2.4 billion. Business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has estimated that the impact of this grounding for all the airlines together would add up to more than $10 million a day. The firm is of the view that if the grounding applies to all aircraft, coupled with a deferral of the more than 400 deliveries planned for 2019, the bill will amount to more than $4 billion in 2019. Court cases The grounding has also led pilots from various airlines to sue Boeing for loss of pay. The Southwest Airlines (a US carrier) Pilot Association (SWAPA) has filed a law suit against Boeing for the grounding of the MAX, seeking more than $100 million. The lawsuit alleges that SWAPA pilots agreed to fly the 737 MAX aircraft based on Boeing's representation that it was airworthy and essentially the same as the time-tested 737 aircraft that the pilots had flown for years. "These representations were false. Boeing's errors cost the lives of 346 people, damaged the critical bond between pilots and passengers, and reduced opportunities for air travel across the United States and around the world," the lawsuit stated. It adds that the grounding of the 737 MAX has led to the elimination of more than 30,000 scheduled Southwest flights. This is expected to reduce the airline's passenger services by 8 per cent by the end of 2019, resulting in compensation losses for SWAPA pilots in excess of $ 100 million. Southwest is the largest operator of the Boeing 737 MAX in the United States. The crashes have also seen Boeing pay out $1.2 million to each of the families involved in the Lion Air crash in Indonesia. In addition, it has also set aside money to pay compensation to airlines that have had to ground their aircraft. All eyes remain on the FAA and that decision it will take on the future of the Boeing 737 MAX. The decision will have an impact on the aviation industry worldwide, from Boeing, to airlines, to passengers and the thousands who work in the industry. And, of course, it will put the FAA's credibility to the test. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/boeing-737-max-saga-how-the-faa-nearly-brought-the-global-aviation-industry-to-its-knees/article29732154.ece Back to Top Boeing 737 Max crash victims' lawyers to subpoena Southwest, American Airlines • Lawyers representing families of passengers killed in a Boeing 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia in March are set to issue subpoenas to Southwest Airlines and American Airlines, according to documents seen by Reuters. • The two crashes, both involving 737 Max jets, killed 346 people and spurred more than 100 lawsuits against Boeing. • In a court filing late Monday, Boeing said veteran litigator Dan Webb, a high-profile Chicago lawyer and former U.S. attorney, had joined its legal team in the Lion Air case. Rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight crash near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, March 11, 2019. Mulugeta Ayene | Reuters Lawyers representing families of passengers killed in a Boeing 737 Max crash in Ethiopia in March are set to issue subpoenas to Southwest Airlines and American Airlines, the two biggest U.S. operators of the jet, according to documents seen by Reuters. The subpoenas will be issued over the next couple of days, the lawyers separately told Reuters. The lawyers want to know what Boeing promised potential airline customers about flight crew training and the 737 Max certification process, and its communications with the two airlines following a Lion Air crash in Indonesia on Oct. 29, 2018, and before the Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10. They are seeking documents about 737 Max software known as MCAS widely linked to both deadly crashes, as well as information on the aircraft's sensors. The two crashes, both involving 737 Max jets, killed 346 people and spurred more than 100 lawsuits against the Chicago-based planemaker. Southwest and American did not immediately comment outside normal business hours. The 737 Max was grounded globally following the Ethiopian crash in March, and Boeing has been working to deliver software fixes aimed at winning fresh approval for commercial flight in the fourth quarter. Southwest and American have each canceled more than 100 daily flights. While families of the Lion Air crash victims are in settlement talks with Boeing, the Ethiopian crash victims are pursuing a jury trial. Both cases are in Chicago federal court, where a Lion Air status hearing is taking place on Thursday. In a court filing late Monday, Boeing said veteran litigator Dan Webb, a high-profile Chicago lawyer and former U.S. attorney, had joined its legal team in the Lion Air case. In addition to the Chicago cases, questions about how Boeing designed and developed the 737 Max are a focus in probes by the U.S. Department of Justice and a congressional committee. The planemaker has said it was sorry for the lives lost in both crashes but stopped short of admitting liability in how it developed the 737 Max or the flight control software. Last week, an international aviation panel criticized U.S. regulators and Boeing over the certification of the plane. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/17/boeing-737-max-crash-victims-lawyers-to-subpoena-southwest-american-airlines.html Back to Top Incident: Volotea B712 near Genoa on Oct 17th 2019, loss of cabin pressure A Volotea Boeing 717-200, registration EC-MEZ performing flight V7-1724 from Naples to Turin (Italy) with 120 people on board, was enroute at FL340 about 80nm south of Genoa (Italy) when the crew initiated an emergency descent due to the loss of the cabin pressure, the passenger oxygen masks were not released. The aircraft diverted to Genoa for a safe landing about 25 minutes after leaving FL340. The airline reported the passengers continued their journey to Turin by bus. http://avherald.com/h?article=4ce20d85&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Austrian A321 at Vienna on Oct 16th 2019, hydraulic problems An Austrian Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration OE-LBE performing flight OS-835 from Vienna (Austria) to Larnaca (Cyprus), was climbing out of Vienna's runway 29 when the crew stopped the climb at FL160 due to indications of hydraulic problems. The aircraft entered a hold at FL110, burned off fuel and returned to Vienna for a safe landing on runway 16 about 2 hours after departure. The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to Vienna due to an indication suggesting a problem with the hydraulics. The aircraft burned off fuel and returned to Vienna. The flight was postponed to the following day. A replacement A321-200 registration OE-LBA reached Larnaca the following day with a delay of 15.5 hours. http://avherald.com/h?article=4ce209d2&opt=0 Back to Top Accident: Japan Commuter AT42 near Kagoshima on Oct 12th 2019, upset causes injury to flight attendant A Japan Air Commuter Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-500, registration JA01JC performing flight JC-3763 from Kagoshima to Tanegashima (Japan), was enroute at 11,000 feet about 55nm south of Kagoshima at about 11:20L (02:20z) when the aircraft experienced an upset causing serious injuries to a flight attendant. The crew returned the aircraft to Kagoshima for a safe landing about 38 minutes after departure. Japan's TSB reported the flight attendant received a serious injury, the posterior fracture of right ankle, when the aircraft experienced an upset at about 3200 meters of altitude about 65km (35nm) northnorthwest of Tanegashima. http://avherald.com/h?article=4ce1f148&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Jetblue A320 at Santiago on Oct 16th 2019, bird strike A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N563JB performing flight B6-237 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Santiago (Dominican Republic), was on approach to Santiago's runway 11 when the aircraft received a bird strike. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 11. The FAA reported the aircraft suffered a bird strike at Santiago de Los Caballeros and received minor damage. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Santiago about 24 hours after landing. http://avherald.com/h?article=4ce1e941&opt=0 Back to Top Saab 2000 - Runway Excursion (Alaska) Date: Thursday 17 October 2019 Time: 17:40 Type: Saab 2000 Operator: Penair - Peninsula Airways Registration: N686PA C/n / msn: 2000-017 First flight: 1995-04-09 (24 years 7 months) Engines: 2 Allison AE2100A Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 39 Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 42 Aircraft damage: Substantial Location: Unalaska Airport, AK (DUT) ( United States of America) Phase: Landing (LDG) Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Anchorage-Ted Stevens International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC), United States of America Destination airport: Unalaska Airport, AK (DUT/PADU), United States of America Flightnumber: AS3296 Narrative: A Saab 2000, registered N686PA, was substantially damaged when it experienced a runway excursion after landing at Unalaska Airport (PADU/DUT), Dutch Harbor, Alaska. There were no reported "major" injures to the occupants onboard. https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20191017-0 Back to Top At Least 4 Injured After PenAir Plane Goes Off Runway Near Unalaska's Airport The scene near Unalaska's airport, photographed on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 17. At least four people are injured after a PenAir flight arriving from Anchorage went off the runway near Unalaska's airport on Thursday evening. As numerous police officers and emergency medical service providers responded to the scene, Interim Police Chief John Lucking declined to answer questions while the response was underway. But when Mayor Frank Kelty asked if there were any casualties, Lucking replied, "no." While arriving at the airport at 6 p.m., KUCB saw an ambulance leaving for the clinic with its lights flashing. Then, between 6 and 6:40 p.m., KUCB saw three more people taken away in ambulances on stretchers. All three people were conscious and sitting upright, with at least one holding an ice pack. It's unclear how serious their injuries are. City Manager Erin Reinders said all passengers and airline crew on the flight manifest were accounted for, according to a report by first responders, though she wasn't sure how many people were on the Saab 2000 plane in total. Reinders said she was at the airport to welcome the evening flight, which brought Cordova's school swim team, as well as speaker Heath Day, who's scheduled to lead a teen workshop for Unalaska's United Method Church on Saturday. Reinders is an Unalaska swim team coach and Methodist church leader. She said Day and all visitors from Cordova are unharmed. "We watched one [landing] attempt, and [the plane] was going with the wind, [approaching] from the Hog Island side [of Mount Ballyhoo]," said Reinders. "Then it went back up [for] a second attempt. It went with the wind again. It did land, so all the wheels were on the ground. And then it wasn't stopping. It was slowing down, and it was apparent that it was slowing down, but it wasn't stopping." "I don't know if it was coming [too] fast or if it wasn't able to break [enough] or if there was a gust," continued Reinders. "That stuff - it wasn't readily apparent." A spokesperson for Ravn Alaska, which bought PenAir in 2018, declined to comment when reached by phone around 9:10 p.m. "We don't have anything to release at this time," said spokesperson Debbie Reinwand. "I'm working with the Ravn emergency operations center right now." KUCB couldn't reach any officials with the National Transportation Safety Board or Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday night. Meanwhile, three passengers on the flight said that there was intense turbulence as they approached Unalaska and that the plane seemed to be moving very fast. Asked if the pilots made any announcements at that time, one passenger said there were none. After the landing, Kelty said he saw the pilots apparently unharmed and "walking around" outside the airport. He said they went to the police station to give interviews to the authorities. Fire Captain and EMT Mike Hanson gathered passengers inside the airport to evaluate injuries and facilitate ambulances for those in need of treatment, asking everyone else to leave. A photograph taken by Unalaska resident Megan Thomson-Dean (above) shows a LifeMed Alaska medevac flight arriving at the airport. It's unclear if anyone has been medevaced off the island. As of 8 p.m., the nose of the plane was tipped over the edge of the roadside near the airport and onto rocks above the water. It did not appear to be in the water. Unalaska's Department of Public Safety has announced a road closure for the area. The public is asked to avoid Airport Beach Road between Delta Way and Tundra Drive. The department is also asking the public to avoid using cell phones. "Public Safety is currently responding to an emergent incident and phone lines need to be cleared during such," said a 5:24 p.m. department announcement. "We ask for your cooperation during this time." https://www.kucb.org/post/least-4-injured-after-penair-plane-goes-runway-near-unalaskas-airport#stream/0 Back to Top Bell 206 - Fatal Accident - Wire Strike (North Carolina) Date: 17-OCT-2019 Time: Type: Bell 206 Owner/operator: Registration: C/n / msn: Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Union County, New Salem, NC - United States of America Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) Nature: Agricultural Departure airport: Destination airport: Narrative: The aircraft impacted powerlines and heavily wooded terrain during an aerial application flight in Union County, New Salem, North Carolina. The helicopter was destroyed and the sole pilot onboard sustained fatal injures. Pilot killed in helicopter crash in Union County, officials say https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/230039 Back to Top Southwest Airlines plane blown into jet bridge at Boston's Logan airport Southwest Airlines has taken one of its planes out of service after powerful wind gusts managed to push it into a jet bridge amid a coastal storm in the Northeast. The plane, located at Boston Logan International Airport, was sitting empty at the gate when the incident occurred on Thursday morning, a spokesperson for Southwest confirmed to Fox News. The left wing of the plane, however, did strike the jet bridge after it was pushed across the tarmac. The true potential of AI isn't found in a line of code or the plot of a sci-fi movie. It's in real stories of real people doing really amazing things. Together the pos... Pictures from the airport, which were shared with Boston 25 News, show the plane's wing resting on a section of the tarmac. It's unclear whether the plane itself was damaged. "Early this morning a Southwest aircraft sitting at the gate at Boston Logan International Airport was moved by gusts of wind, causing the left wing to make contact with the jet bridge," the airline wrote in a statement. "There are no reports of injury or any employees being onboard the aircraft at the time." The airline further confirmed that the plane was taken out of service for inspection. The Southwest incident accounted for just some of the damage to Logan airport in Boston amid Wednesday night's bomb cyclone, which brought gale-force winds and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands in the area. Officials overseeing the airport also reported a cover being blown off a Delta hangar and multiple downed trees on airport roadways, according to Boston 25 News. https://www.foxnews.com/travel/southwest-airlines-plane-jet-bridge-boston-logan-airport Back to Top EASA Takes Next Step To Requiring Runway Alert Systems The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has issued its opinion to proceed with regulations to require CS-25 (equivalent to FAA Part 25) airplanes be equipped with runway overrun awareness and alerting systems (ROAAS). The opinion to go forward with the requirements is the result of positive feedback from the agency's notice of proposed amendment published late last year. EASA said "a majority" of the 99 comments "were supportive" of the proposal. Nevertheless, several comments challenged the proposed timeline of three years for the production cut-in, as well as a request by others to exempt business jets and turboprops. In response to the timeline, EASA proposes to set the deadline to provide "five years between the date of publication of this opinion and the date of applicability of the production cut-in; and not less than three years between the entry into force of the regulation and the date of applicability of the production cut-in." On this basis, the proposed deadline is Jan. 1, 2025, or a later date to fulfill the second condition. Regarding the request to exempt business jets and turboprops, EASA said such exemptions are "justified neither by the analysis of safety data nor by actual technical or economical concerns that could be foreseen regarding airplanes in production and to be registered in an EASA member state." According to the Aviation Safety Network, from Jan. 1, 2000, through Nov. 1, 2018, there were 143 runway overruns involving business jets-16 of which resulted in 46 fatalities. The record for that period also shows 28 excursions by business turboprops, in which two people were killed in a single accident. This compares to more than 600 deaths in 21 airline accidents worldwide in the same 17-year span. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2019-10-17/easa-takes-next-step-requiring-runway-alert-systems Back to Top ASL Airlines France passes IATA safety audit 17 October 2019 ASL Airlines France passed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). ASL Airlines France is the French subsidiary of the ASL Aviation Group. It operated as Europe Airpost until being rebranded by ASL in 2015. The airline currently uses five Boeing 737-300s; six Boeing 737-400s; six Boeing 737-700s and 2 Boeing 737-800s. The IOSA programme is an evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline. IOSA uses internationally recognised quality audit principles and is designed to conduct audits in a standardised and consistent manner. It was created in 2003 by IATA. All IATA members are IOSA registered and must remain registered to maintain IATA membership. https://news.aviation-safety.net/2019/10/17/asl-airlines-france-passes-iata-safety-audit/ Back to Top IBAC Expands IS-BAO for Small Ops, Building Database As the International Business Aviation Council (Booth N2816) honors participants for reaching key milestones in their participation with the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) program, the Montreal-based organization is introducing a new option at NBAA-BACE to simplify IS-BAO registration for small operators. Called FlightPlan Stage1, the program is an "an all-inclusive accelerated" pathway for operators with one aircraft and one base to gain Stage 1 IS-BAO in 90 to 180 days, said IBAC director general Kurt Edwards. Under the option, a credentialed program support affiliate will help streamline the pre-audit process for the operator. Once that is accomplished, the operator will undergo a one-day independent audit and continue with post-registration validations every six months over a two-year period. FlightPlan Stage 1 will include access to the IBAC General Company Operations Manual (GCOM). IBAC formed a partnership with Washington, D.C.-based operations manuals specialist AviationManuals (Booth N4102) to maintain the General Company Operations Manual in line with the latest IS-BAO update and provide simplified development methods to operators seeking IS-BAO registration. "We are expanding our relationship with AviationManuals to add value to our IS-BAO operators, especially small flight departments," said Bennet Walsh, IS-BAO program director. "This new alignment will improve access to our free GCOM that will be maintained to the latest IS-BAO revisions and be available in the operator's regulatory framework." Under the partnership, AviationManuals also is offering registration support to organizations with limited resources at special rates. "We look forward to supporting IBAC by improving and keeping its already robust GCOM up to date, thereby providing an even better free solution to IS-BAO members," added AviationManuals CEO Mark Baier. "At the same time, we both recognize that developing and maintaining your own manuals, even when starting with the GCOM, may not be an effective and efficient option, particularly for smaller operators. We believe strongly that operators should always be looking to improve their operations and safety culture, and IS-BAO remains an excellent way to do so." As the FlightPlan Stage 1 program strives to bring in new operations, IBAC is honoring more than 50 operators and auditors who have reached five-year, 10-year, and 15-year anniversaries with either IS-BAO or the newer sibling program, the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH). IS-BAO is a recommended code of best practices for aircraft operators based on International Civil Aviation Organization standards and with safety management systems (SMS) at the core of the program. Established in 2003, the program offers registration in various stages, with Stage 3 considered the highest level with more intensive audits. Overall, IS-BAO is designed to help flight departments achieve high levels of safety and professionalism. More than 700 organizations are registered. Similarly, IS-BAH (International Standards for Business Aviation Handlin) is a global set of industry best practices, centered around SMS, that are tailored for aircraft handlers, such as FBOs. Launched in 2014, the IS-BAH program now has nearly 200 different ground handling services providers that have achieved at least Stage 1, Edwards said. While it works to bring in operators at the Stage 1 level, IBAC also has teamed up with Baldwin Safety and Compliance (Booth N5819) on the development of a business aviation-specific safety database based on operators participating in the IS-BAO Progressive Stage 3 group. Progressive Stage 3 operators meet IS-BAO Stage 3 protocols, but will share de-identified (for privacy) SMS data with IBAC, and participate in IS-BAO audits progressively over the course of a year. Baldwin will support the de-identification, storage, and analysis of the information that will be accumulated in the database, the first of its kind for business aviation. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2019-10-16/ibac-expands-bao-small-ops-building-database Back to Top Asiana Forced To Suspend SFO Flights Due To 2013 Crash Most probably remember the Asiana Airlines 777-200 that crash landed at San Francisco International Airport in July 2013. The accident, which was primarily determined to be pilot error, caused three fatalities and nearly 200 injuries. As a result of this the airline is being punished - that's because the airline didn't provide proper education or training to their pilots. Today Korea's top court upheld a ruling that requires Asiana to suspend flights to San Francisco for a 45-day period within six months, as punishment for the accident. Asiana Airlines says that the suspension will likely cost them about 11 billion won, which is about 9.3 million USD. The airline says that they will obey with the court order, but that they will consult with the transport ministry to select the period that would have the least impact on passengers. As the airline said in a statement: "We respect the court ruling. To minimize the inconvenience to our customers, we will consult with relevant organizations." You might be wondering why it has taken over six years for this punishment to finally happen. That's because this has been quite a legal process: • In November 2014 Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport ordered the airline to suspend the route for 90 days, but they later reduced that punishment by half, on account of the airline agreeing to compensate victims • Asiana won an injunction in January 2015, allowing them to continue operations until a further ruling • Subsequent court rulings all agreed with the initial decision, but the timeline for this being implemented kept getting pushed back At this point it seems like this is a sure thing, as the airline has tried to appeal the decision up until this point. It will be interesting to see when Asiana Airlines actually suspends the San Francisco route. It appears that they have between now and next April to suspend SFO operations, so I'd guess that they'd likely suspend the route towards the end of that period, since chances are that fewest people are booked further out. This sure is a unique way to punish an airline that's determined to be at fault for an accident. Ultimately passengers are losing out as a result of this as well. You'd think it would just make more sense to fine the airline the equivalent of what a 45-day suspension would cost, but clearly that's not how things are being done... https://onemileatatime.com/asiana-cancel-sfo-flight/ Back to Top Spirit Airlines to invest $250 million in new headquarters and move 1,000 employees A rendering of the new $250 million headquarters in Dania Beach for Spirit Airlines, which is moving 1,000 employees from its current office in Miramar. Spirit Airlines will invest $250 million in a new Dania Beach corporate headquarters, moving 1,000 employees from Miramar, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance announced Thursday. The discount airline said it would add 225 jobs at its new Dania Beach campus by 2022, with an annual average salary of $79,000. The new jobs will be an expansion of all types of jobs at Spirit, the airline said. Spirit was also considering a site in Dallas, Texas, as a possible location for its new headquarters, according to the Alliance, the county's economic development group. In an interview Thursday, Spirit Airlines president and CEO Ted Christie said Spirit has spent two years looking for a new headquarters site around the country before deciding to stay with Broward. He said Dania Pointe's proximity to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport and being closer to the Fort Lauderdale metro talent were selling points. "What gets airline people geeked about being part of an airline is seeing airplanes every day," he said. Bob Swindell, president of the Alliance, the county's economic development group, said the Broward County Commission in September approved $2.25 million in a state and local incentives package for Spirit, for capital investment and confirmed job creation. The state signed off on the incentives Wednesday night, he said. Dania Beach also recently snagged JetBlue's Travel Products subsidiary at the Design Center of the America. Spirit, which has been headquartered in South Florida for more than 20 years, submitted site plans to Dania Beach to build a campus up to 500,000 square feet at Dania Pointe, a mixed-use development with more than one million square feet of retail space. One factor is that Dania Beach is closer to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport than Spirit's current headquarters in Miramar. Spirit employs a total of 4,000 employees in South Florida, including pilots and other employees who live here, and the 1,000 who are currently working at its Miramar headquarters. Swindell said Spirit's new headquarters will have more visibility from I-95 and the airport, and include corporate housing and an international training center for pilots. "The Dania Pointe development is really a perfect fit. Pilots can stay in corporate housing, and can walk to restaurants and retail," Swindell said. The development also will include multi-family residential, retail and other corporate offices. The new headquarters is expected to have a total economic benefit of $14.78 million for Dania Beach and Broward County, according to the county's Office of Economic and Small Business Development, which recommended approval of incentives for the project. In September, Spirit announced new, roomier seats and senior management signed a public pledge to upgrade the airline's customer service. Christie said Spirit also has struck an agreement to add high-speed Wi-Fi on its flights in response to customer demand. For its new headquarters, Spirit has entered into an agreement with Kimco Realty, the owner and principal developer of Dania Pointe, to secure the land, according to the Alliance. Gensler will be the lead architectural firm, and Jones Lang LaSalle was selected as the project adviser. Swindell said the Alliance would work with city officials in Miramar to help fill office space to be vacated by Spirit. Miramar Assistant City Manager Shaun Gayle, who acts as spokeswoman for the city, couldn't be reached for comment Thursday about losing Spirit's headquarters to Dania Beach. Spirit is one of the busiest airlines at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, operating 135 Airbus jetliners. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-bz-spirit-headquarters-dania-beach-20191017-aczpimcvdffopgnuegakniyfjy-story.html Back to Top Riyadh, Moscow Agree To Establish Aircraft Leasing Company In the wake of Vladimir Putin's visit to Riyadh on October 14 and 15, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and its counterpart in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-the Public Investment Fund (PIF)-has established ROAL aircraft leasing company, a joint enterprise also involving the KGAL financial group of Germany. The announcement about the establishment of ROAL came during an October 14 meeting between Putin and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, as they witnessed more than 20 agreements worth $2 billion. RDIF and PIF also made public their decision to invest $600 million in ROAL. Although the sum appears modest for an aviation leasing business, the sides deemed it sufficient to start business activities with an initial focus on the Russian market. "Using modern airplanes, the Russian airlines will be able to increase the number of air routes and offer higher frequencies," said RDIF in a statement. Commenting on the move, RDIF CEO Cyril Dmitriev said that, apart from the oil-and-gas industry, Moscow and Riyadh want to expand their cooperation in the technology and investment sector, targeting projects on high-value-added products. Since 2015, RDIF and PIF have prepared a list of joint projects and have approved investments totaling $2.5 billion out of a plan to spend a total of $10 billion. Thus, Dmitriev hinted at the availability of more funds for possible further capital injections into ROAL. Although the sides haven't revealed which airplane models they expect to go into ROAL's portfolio, Russia's minister for energy Alexander Novak mentioned the Sukhoi SuperJet 100 regional jet and Irkut MC-21 narrowbody as the two primary products Moscow has promoted in the Kingdom. In another development, Russia's Utair, acting in cooperation with Marva-Tour, has announced the opening of passenger flights between Makhachkala and Jeddah starting in January. The direct service would be the first between a city in Russia's South into the Kingdom. Utair said it remains the only Russian airline offering direct charters into Saudi Arabia since it commenced the services seven years ago. Organized to operate during the Hajj, the service saw a 250 percent increase in the number of pilgrims carried this year. Directly after Riyadh, Putin flew to Abu Dhabi to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. They met on October 15 for personal meetings and to open the ninth session of the Russo-Emirati inter-government commission. Speaking with journalists after the session's closure, Russian minister for industry and trade Denis Manturov revealed his government's interest in cooperating with the Gulf monarchies on a number of aerospace projects. "The sides have expressed a common interest in promoting the following types on the Emirati market: the SSJ100 short-haul and the MC-21 medium-haul airliners, and the Be-200 amphibian," he added. Moscow has said it is ready to render assistance to Emirati companies in the development of their own competencies in the aviation domain. "Do we need [foreign] investments? Yes, we do!" Manturov said. "In turn, we can help them develop their competence. This is not going to be a kind of global competence that would enable them to offer a turnkey solution worldwide...And yet, it might enable them to go forward." Among the ongoing programs to which the United Arab Emirates can make an industrial contribution remains the MC-21 narrowbody jetliner. "They have already erected a superb plant for composites, " said Manturov, noting the extensive use of the material on the MC-21. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2019-10-17/riyadh-moscow-agree-establish-aircraft-leasing-company Back to Top NASA eyeing inflatable space lodges for moon, Mars and beyond LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - When astronauts orbit the moon or live on its surface in the decade ahead, they will probably be doing so inside inflatable space lodges now in development. A woman walks by Olympus, a conceptual design for a large space station with 2,250 cubic meters of volume, at Bigelow Aerospace in North Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. September 12, 2019. Picture taken September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus Dozens of NASA officials and veteran astronauts are wrapping up a review of five space habitat mockups built by different companies. The mockups offer the U.S. space agency ideas for an ideal Gateway - the planned research outpost in lunar orbit that will house and transfer astronauts to the surface of the moon. "The whole point is to define what we like and what we don't like about these different habitats," NASA astronaut Mike Gernhardt, principal investigator for the testing campaign, told Reuters. He and his team were making a final inspection recently in Las Vegas, Nevada at the headquarters of Bigelow Aerospace, a space habitat company founded by hotel chain billionaire Robert Bigelow. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in March told NASA to land its first crew of astronauts on the moon by 2024. That accelerated timeline spawned the space agency's Artemis program, which calls for privately built lunar landers, robotic rovers and Lunar Gateway - a modular space station in orbit around the Moon with living quarters for astronauts, a lab for science and ports for visiting spacecraft."Gateway is an opportunity to test all these structures in a deep space environment... as a prelude to going to Mars," Bigelow told reporters. "Potentially we think that for the rest of this century, the expandable architecture is where it's at." Bigelow's B330 habitat, launched from Earth compacted inside a rocket, is made of a fabric-like material designed to shield inhabitants from deep-space radiation and high-speed space debris. Once docked alongside other Gateway modules in lunar orbit, the habitat unfurls into a two-story, 55-foot-long (16-meter-long) outpost that up to six astronauts could stay in. The lunar space habitat and colonization program is expected to cost over a billion dollars through 2028. TOILETS, BEDS AND WINDOWS Four other companies are doing mockups: Boeing Co, Northrop Grumman, Sierra Nevada Corporation, and Lockheed Martin. Each of the companies received a chunk of the $65 million that NASA allotted in 2017 to develop the prototypes. The space agency's proposed funding for 2020 includes $500 million to kickstart development of an initial version of Gateway. The companies are giving NASA ideas - such as where to place astronaut toilets, how big the beds should be and how many windows the station should have. Those will inform a blueprint that NASA is due to release in the coming months. NASA wants the habitats to include exercise equipment, a small kitchen, noise-cancelling sleep stations that also block out light and "a reliable and easy-to-use toilet that's in a location that minimizes the potential for cross contamination with science and meal preparation activities," Gernhardt told Reuters. Gernhardt and two other astronauts spent three days living in each prototype habitat. For its Gateway habitat mockup, Lockheed Martin is outfitting beds, tables and windows in a 15-foot-wide and roughly 22-foot-long stainless steel structure originally designed as a shipping container to carry supplies to and from the International Space Station. "The space that you're living in has to be reconfigurable for the task at hand," Bill Pratt, Lockheed's habitat program manager, told Reuters. "Like in an RV, your table becomes the bed that you sleep on at night." Bigelow said his B330 habitat has two toilets for a crew of up to six to use, and that entertainment in the form of virtual-reality Earth simulations for astronauts to feel at home was in the works for future habitats that will revolve around Mars. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-habitat/nasa-eyeing-inflatable-space-lodges-for-moon-mars-and-beyond-idUSKBN1WW1H2 Back to Top AviationManuals and IBAC Join Forces to Make IS-BAO Registration Easier Washington, D.C., October 16, 2019 - AviationManuals and the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) today announced a partnership combining efforts to make IS-BAO certification more convenient. Through this relationship, AviationManuals will maintain IBAC's free General Company Operations Manual (GCOM) current to the latest IS-BAO revision, as well as provide its renowned simplified development methods to operators looking to obtain and maintain IS-BAO registration. "We look forward to supporting IBAC by improving and keeping its already robust GCOM up to date, thereby providing an even better free solution to IS-BAO members. At the same time, we both recognize that developing and maintaining your own manuals, even when starting with the GCOM, may not be an effective and efficient option, particularly for smaller operators," said AviationManuals CEO Mark Baier. "We believe strongly that operators should always be looking to improve their operations and safety culture and IS-BAO remains an excellent way to do so." AviationManuals and IBAC share the belief that encouraging operators to formalize and professionalize their operations benefits everyone. As IBAC's preferred partner, AviationManuals will be offering preferential pricing on manuals and free subscriptions to its Document Hosting module and iPad app, which includes Read & Initial tracking. "We are expanding our relationship with Aviation Manuals to add value to our IS-BAO operators, especially small flight departments," commented Bennet Walsh, IS-BAO Programme Director. "This new alignment will improve access to our free GCOM that will be maintained to the latest IS-BAO revisions and be available in the operator's regulatory framework. Furthermore, AviationManuals will offer additional IS-BAO registration support to organizations with limited resources at a preferred rate." Visit AviationManuals to learn more about this IS-BAO offering, or contact AviationManuals directly. About AviationManuals AviationManuals, based in the Washington, D.C. area, provides operations manuals to fixed and rotary wing operators, drone operators, technicians, and FBOs worldwide. Founded in 1996, the company has produced thousands of manuals. AviationManuals' sister company ARC, offers an affordable web- and iPad-based modular solution to submit, store, and analyze SMS data. For more information on ARC, visit arcsky.com. Products and services include Flight/Company Operations Manuals, FBO Manuals, International Operations and Procedures Manuals, Minimum Equipment Lists, Emergency Response Plans, and Internal Audit Programs, as well as Letters of Authorization (LOA) support for RVSM, Data Link (CPDLC / ADS-C), PBN (RNP-10 / -4, NAT HLA, B-/P-RNAV, and RNP-1), Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (EFVS), and EFBs. AviationManuals is a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and a part of its Leadership Council, International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA). For more information on AviationManuals, go to aviationmanuals.com. About IBAC About IBAC: IBAC represents the interests of business aviation worldwide. IBAC is a nonprofit, international trade association with permanent observer status at the International Civil Aviation Organization, the UN Specialized Agency for aviation matters, in Montreal, Canada. IBAC promotes and manages the industry-leading standards for best safety practices through its International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO™); International Standard for Business Aviation Handling (IS-BAH™); Safety Management Tool Kit; SMS eLearning training; and Aircrew Identification Card. Visit www.ibac.org to learn more or email Marj Rose at comms@ibac.org. Back to Top United States Helicopter Safety Team Industry Co-Chair Search The USHST also has begun a search for an industry co-chair to succeed Raj Helweg, chief pilot of Air Methods, who is nearing completion of his second two-year term as co-chair. Helweg will remain with the USHST Steering Committee. The USHST government co-chair is Wayne Fry, FAA Flight Standards Division Manager for General Aviation Safety Assurance. For information and criteria on how a helicopter safety expert can join the USHST effort, contact Chris Hill via email at chris.hill@rotor.org. And don't forget to join in on the Helicopter Safety conversation! https://www.facebook.com/groups/524159038149866/ Thank you for everything that you do to support our safety initiative! We are 93+ days since our last fatal accident due to a strong communication network and also exceptional leadership! Scott Scott T. Tyrrell Continued Operational Safety Specialist / Accident Investigation Safety Management Staff Rotorcraft Standards Branch, Policy & Innovation Division AIR-682 Aircraft Certification Service 817-222-5121 Federal Aviation Administration AIR-682 5N-115 10101 Hillwood Parkway Fort Worth, TX 76177 We value your feedback. The AVS Customer Feedback Form is at: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/stakeholder_feedback/air/air600/ United States Helicopter Safety Team http://www.ushst.org/ Back to Top Chair Position Announcement Department of Aerospace Middle Tennessee State University Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) invites applications for an innovative leader to chair the Department of Aerospace. Start date for the position is August 1, 2020. Expedited tenure upon appointment possible. The selected candidate must have prior experience and/or academic credentials that would allow a tenured appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. All applications must be submitted through the MTSU Jobs web page (https://mtsujobs.mtsu.edu). Additional details and instructions can be found there. With approximately 1,000 undergraduate majors, the Department of Aerospace (https://www.mtsu.edu/aerospace/) is a signature department at MTSU, and is one of the nation's largest collegiate aviation operations programs. Our majors can choose among six concentrations: Aerospace Technology, Aviation Management, Flight Dispatch, Maintenance Management, Professional Pilot, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations. In addition, the department offers minors in Air Traffic Control and Unmanned Aircraft Systems as well as a Master's degree in Aeronautical Science with concentrations in Aviation Education, Aviation Management, and Aviation Safety and Security Management. MTSU is located in Murfreesboro, just outside of Nashville, in one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation. Located in the geographic center of the state, and included in Money magazine's "Top 100 Places to Live," Murfreesboro is implementing a community-wide growth plan while still maintaining a small-town feel. In addition to college events, the 'Boro' features a thriving Square, an extensive Greenway system, a Center for the Arts, and a variety of festivals and music venues. The primary responsibility of the chair is strong academic leadership for the department, ensuring excellent quality program delivery and student success and achievement. Other responsibilities include budgetary coordination, faculty/staff hiring and management, operational oversight of the MTSU airport campus and flight school, and partnership development with business, industry, and associations. The chair will serve as a champion for the growing program and will be expected to engage in fundraising, navigate periodic AABI accreditation review, and ensure compliance with FAA and other pertinent regulations. Successful candidates must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrated vision, leadership, and the ability to work productively with faculty and students from diverse backgrounds. The selected candidate will have a bachelor's or higher degree in an aviation discipline and will also have a doctorate or terminal degree in an appropriate, related field. The selected candidate will have pilot, maintenance, or dispatch certification and must have 3 years teaching and/or leadership experience at the collegiate level. Candidates who have 5 years'experience working in or managing flight operations will receive special consideration. Back to Top Instructor Pilot: Assists with the development and delivery of flight, ground and simulator training programs to ensure that Air Care training is vigorously applied. Coordinates to integrate pilot training with medical crew training. Assists in developing and implementing flight related medical personnel training. Operate North Memorial aircraft according to Federal Aviation Regulations and North Memorial Policies to transport customers to local hospitals. Basic Qualifications: Education • Some college with Bachelor's Degree preferred. Experience • Helicopter & instrument instructor experience, or • Simulator instructor experience. • Classroom instructor experience. • Possess the required experience as listed in the Federal Aviation Regulations under Part 135. • FAA CFI/CFII or former military instructor pilot desired. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • Possess a current FAA Medical Certificate; and an FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate. • Ability to semi-annually pass the required FAA instrument proficiency exam. • Ability to annually pass the required FAA Ground exam. • Organizational & people skills. • Some management skills. • Computer knowledge and writing skills. Apply Here: https://northmemorial.com/north-memorial-health-careers/ Back to Top Aviation Safety Officer: Responsible for the development, implementation, and management of the Safety Management System (SMS). Serves as a consultant to the all aviation departments on safety issues and performs related safety duties as required. Establishes and maintains active working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Basic Qualifications: Education • Bachelor of Science Degree with major course work in Aviation Management, Industrial Safety or • Hygiene, Public Administration, or closely related field. Experience • Previous experience with helicopter or other aviation-related organization • Certified helicopter pilot and/or maintenance technician preferred • Experience with auditing protocols and accreditation programs Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • Familiar with FAA rules and regulations • Application of FAA/NTSB/NASA aviation safety programs Licensure/Certification(s)/Registration • Valid Class D Driver's license in the state of residency with acceptable driving record---State Requirement • FAA CFI/CFII----NMHC Preferred • Airline Transport Pilot/Commercial Pilot License---NMHC Preferred Apply Here: https://northmemorial.com/north-memorial-health-careers/ Back to Top Manager, Helicopter Maintenance This position serves in the role of Director of Maintenance as described in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. Supervises maintenance personnel as well as managing and scheduling aircraft maintenance. Supervises the maintenance of all tools, equipment, and supplies. Maintains all required aircraft records in a current status and transfers any log discrepancies not repaired to the deferred sheet. Directs all training and maintenance activities of maintenance personnel, determines personnel requirements based on present and projected workloads, and submits reports required by FAR 135.415 & FAR 135.417. Basic Qualifications: Education • High School Graduate or equivalent (GED) required • Airframe and powerplant technical school graduate • Factory training on at least one aircraft operated by North Memorial Health Air Care Experience • Must meet recent experience requirements of FAR 65.83 on same category and class of aircraft operated by North Memorial Health • Five (5) years' experience as a certified aircraft mechanic • In lieu of item 2: 3 years' experience with a certified airframe repair station, including 1 year in the capacity of approving aircraft to return to service. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • Must know maintenance sections of operations manual, operations specifications, FAR 135.39C, and other applicable regulations. • Must be highly knowledgeable of the Aircraft Manufacturer's Maintenance Manual, inspection and maintenance specifications, applicable Federal Aviation Regulations and applicable portions of the Operations Manual. Must maintain close liaison with local FAA-FSDO on maintenance matters. Apply Here: https://northmemorial.com/north-memorial-health-careers/ Back to Top Crisis Management Professional - 23440 Location: TORONTO, ON, Canada Posting Start Date: Oct 9, 2019 Posting End Date: Oct 30, 2019 To apply: https://careers.aircanada.com/jobs/4244305-crisis-management-professional Job Description Are you passionate about reaching new heights, teamwork and making a meaningful contribution? Do you picture yourself as a valued member of an industry-leading organization? If you answered yes to these questions, Air Canada is seeking enthusiastic individuals to join the diverse and vibrant team working together to lead the growth and expansion of Canada's flag carrier. Do you enjoy working in a stimulating environment, influencing the direction of business resiliency solutions, and being recognized for your contributions to a dynamic team? If so, we are looking to meet candidates like you. We are seeking a Crisis Management Professional who will be responsible for providing expertise and strategic direction in the development, implementation and maintenance of contingency planning processes and procedures. The position will work to identify exposures to internal and external threats and organize resources to provide effective prevention, response, recovery, and restoration from any disruption and fortify business continuity. This position will ensure preparedness to manage operational incidents and emergencies effectively (including Emergency Response), with minimal impact to our business, subsidiaries, customers or brand. Responsibilities will include implementing and guiding aspects of Crisis Management, and overseeing multiple complex systems while ensuring balance in allocation of resources. Coordination and collaboration with internal stakeholders will be essential to transform, and standardize requirements into contingency plans, business processes, documentation, training plans and execution (response readiness). • Work effectively with operational branch leadership to address business resiliency requirements and concerns • Integrate crisis management, crisis response, and contingency operations into existing and emerging plans, and emergency protocols for all facilities, events, and presence across the enterprise • Define scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals and strategic objectives in collaboration with stakeholders. Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve program goals • Guide the crisis management team in business impact analysis, facilitation of continuity planning, verification of plan effectiveness through exercises, risk analysis and mitigation strategies • Create roadmaps for future emergency management projects with internal customers and stakeholders • Coordinate the planning, development, testing and direction of all disaster response/crisis management activities • Serve as a corporate incident commander, providing expertise and oversight of global crisis response operations as a result of natural disaster, terrorism, political instability, and safety incidents including aircraft accidents/incidents that result in the activation of the emergency response plan • Analyze incident data and identify trends, impact and possible improvements to realign business continuity strategies as needed • Develop crisis management (emergency response and business continuity) policies and procedures in adherence with regulatory requirements and in keeping with industry best practice • Function as the liaison with appropriate government agencies regarding Crisis Management • Participate with industry, regulatory and/or government agencies in establishing emergency response and business continuity policies and recommended practices • Develop training content for the Corporate Crisis Management Team • Make appropriate judgment decisions quickly and decisively, often with limited information • Exhibit calm under pressure; demonstrate leadership qualities in highly stressful situations • Experience supporting a significant change (i.e., strategy, operations, process, structure, culture, or behavior) and demonstrated ability to bring others along successfully • Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to defend ideas, respect the ideas of others, and be receptive to considering and integrating alternative perspectives • Coach, guide, counsel and develop subordinate staff accordingly Qualifications • Experience in business continuity, crisis planning, emergency management, facilities/critical systems management, or related role • Bachelor's Degree in Emergency/Crisis Management or similar concentration. • Certified Business Continuity Professional (DRII CBCP) or equivalent industry certification and Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) or equivalents an asset • Exceptional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills • Strong ability to network and interact with colleagues, peers, and senior executives • Exceptional interpersonal skills, including an ability to use tact and diplomacy with people at all levels to get actions accomplished. LINGUISTIC REQUIREMENTS Based on equal qualifications, preference will be given to bilingual candidates. Diversity and Inclusion Air Canada is strongly committed to Diversity and Inclusion and aims to create a healthy, accessible and rewarding work environment which highlights employees' unique contributions to our company's success. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all to help us build a diverse workforce which reflects the diversity of our customers, and communities, in which we live and serve. APPLY HERE Air Canada thanks all candidates for their interest; however only those selected to continue in the process will be contacted. Back to Top JOIN US! SAFE SKIES FOR ALL: INTRODUCING SPACEFLIGHT INTO OUR SKIES www.alpa.org/safeskies October 31, 2019 | Hyatt Regency Hotel | Washington, D.C The Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l and the Commercial Spaceflight Federation invite you to a dynamic one-day conference as we highlight numerous, ongoing efforts to transform our airspace for the future. Curt Lewis