Flight Safety Information December 25, 2019 - No. 265 In This Issue Incident: Iberia A20N at Madrid and Milan on Dec 25th 2019, bird strike Incident: Commut E145 at Washington on Dec 24th 2019, multiple system failures Incident: GoAir A20N at Guwahati on Dec 23rd 2019, engine shut down in flight Incident: Jazz CRJ9 near Vancouver on Dec 17th 2019, smoke in lavatory Incident: Canada A333 over Atlantic on Dec 16th 2019, hydraulic problems Pilot Injured in Small Plane Crash in Cortland County Iran Military Jet MiG-29 Crashes Near Dormant Volcano: State Media Incredible Video Shows Air France A380 Struck By Lightning Mid Air Boeing's New CEO to Focus on FAA Cooperation Boeing documents sent to House committee called 'very disturbing' Russia's 737 MAX/A320neo Alternative - The MC-21-300 Takes Maiden Flight Laura Taber Barbour Aviation Scholarship Fund Position:...Corporate Safety Investigator Call for Papers - ISASI 2020 Incident: Iberia A20N at Madrid and Milan on Dec 25th 2019, bird strike An Iberia Airbus A320-200N, registration EC-NFZ performing flight IB-3250 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Milan Linate (Italy), departed Madrid's runway 36R and landed on Linate's runway 36 about 100 minutes later. A post flight inspection revealed a dent in and blood on the radome. A passenger reported the bird strike is believed to have occurred on departure from Madrid. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Milan about 12 hours after landing. http://avherald.com/h?article=4d117760&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Commut E145 at Washington on Dec 24th 2019, multiple system failures A CommutAir Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, registration N11194 performing flight UA-4902 from Washington Dulles,DC to Jacksonville,FL (USA), was in the climb out of Washington's runway 01R when the crew requested to stop the climb at 6000 feet due to an issue with the landing gear and advised ATC they needed to maintain 190 KIAS. After working the checklists the crew continued the climb and resumed the departure route when climbing through FL260 the crew requested to return to Washington advising they had some failures, which could be a gyro fault or more, they therefore declared emergency. The aircraft returned to Washington for a safe landing on runway 01R with emergency services in attendance. A passenger reported during taxi for departure whenever engine power was increased there was a large groaning noise that the frequent flyer had never heard before. The aircraft taxied onto the runway and accelerated the engines to takeoff power, however, without releasing the brakes for about 30 seconds. Takeoff was without incident. Subsequently the flight felt "very erratic", the aircraft was speeding up and slowing down. After about 20 minutes the crew announced they were returning to Washington due to a technical issue. The aircraft landed safely about 20 minutes later, the speed fluctuations continued until landing. The aircraft was received by emergency services. A replacement ERJ-145 registration N17169 reached Jacksonville with a delay of 3 hours. The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 24 hours after landing. http://avherald.com/h?article=4d117294&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: GoAir A20N at Guwahati on Dec 23rd 2019, engine shut down in flight A GoAir Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-WGL performing flight G8-546 from Guwahati to Kolkata (India) with 137 passengers and 7 crew, was in the initial climb out of Guwahati's runway 02 when one of the engines (PW1127G) emitted loud noises. The crew stopped the climb at 6000 feet, shut the engine down and returned to Guwahati for a safe landing on runway 02 about 20 minutes after departure. Residents underneath the departure path of runway 02 reported they heard an airplane flying over them, suddenly a deafening sound followed by metallic debris raining down on them. A post flight inspection of the engine revealed the last stage low pressure turbine blades had all fractured near in their first third of the blade. The airline reported a minor technical problem prompted the crew to return to Guwahati. On Dec 24th 2019 India's DGCA reported the engine suffered high vibrations and emitted a lot of noise, passenger saw fire from the tailpipe. The engine was indicated stalled. The DGCA pointed out that a recent FAA airworthiness directive had mandated replacement of parts in order to address frequent low pressure turbine 3rd stage failures. On Nov 29th 2019 the FAA had released their Airworthiness Directive 2019-25-01 stating: The FAA received reports of approximately 21 failures of the affected LPT 3rd-stage blades from 2017 through June 2019. These failures appear to be caused by impact damage occurring when debris passes through the engine. The manufacturer has determined the need to replace any affected LPT 3rd-stage blades with LPT blades made of a different material that is more resistant to impact damage. In response to these events, the FAA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Product Identifier 2019-NE-31-AD (84 FR 64441, November 22, 2019), proposing to adopt a new AD to address LPT 3rd-stage blade failures on certain IAE LLC PW1122G- JM, PW1124G-JM, PW1124G1-JM, PW1127G1-JM, PW1127GA-JM, PW1127G-JM, PW1129G-JM, PW1130G-JM, PW1133GA-JM, PW1133G-JM model turbofan engines. This NPRM AD proposes removal from service of affected LPT 3rd-stage blades at the next engine shop visit. Since June 2019, and prior to the publication of NPRM Product Identifier 2019-NE-31- AD, 20 additional failures of the affected LPT 3rd-stage blades have occurred. The investigation of these failures is on-going. These additional failures have occurred primarily on engines operated by certain airlines. This AD requires an accelerated timeframe for replacement of the affected LPT 3rd-stage blades on certain serial- numbered engines being operated by these airlines. Based on publication of NPRM Product Identifier 2019-NE-31-AD, the FAA would still require replacement of the affected LPT 3rd-stage blades on the remaining affected engines at the next engine shop visit. This condition, if not addressed, could result in failure of the LPT 3rd-stage blades, failure of one or more engines, loss of thrust control, and loss of the airplane. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. http://avherald.com/h?article=4d0ff53c&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Jazz CRJ9 near Vancouver on Dec 17th 2019, smoke in lavatory A Jazz Canadair CRJ-900, registration C-GJAN performing ferry flight QK-7134 from San Diego,CA (USA) to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 2 crew, was descending towards Vancouver when the flight crew received an aft lavatory smoke indication. The captain stepped out of the cockpit and saw visible smoke from the aft lavatory. The crew worked the related checklists which included pulling the circuit breakers for the lavatory, the smoke indication ceased. The crew declared PAN PAN and continued for a safe landing. The aircraft taxied to a hangar, emergency services boarded the aircraft and did not see any smoke but perceived the smell of smoke. The Canadian TSB reported maintenance found chaffing in the cabin overhead lighting wiring at row 27 D/F, the wires were contacting the lavatory enclosure. The wires were adjusted for clearance and protected from outside contact. http://avherald.com/h?article=4d1095cf&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Canada A333 over Atlantic on Dec 16th 2019, hydraulic problems An Air Canada Airbus A330-300, registration C-GHKW performing flight AC-809 from Casablanca (Morocco) to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 201 people on board, was enroute over the Atlantic Ocean when the crew received a low pressure indication for the yellow hydraulic system and was unable to shut the pump off. After consultation with dispatch and maintenance the crew declared PAN PAN and diverted the aircraft to St. John's,NL (Canada) where the aircraft landed safely. The Canadian TSB reported maintenance found the manifold hydraulic high-pressure line fitting in the right hand wheel well was loose. The fitting was re-secured. http://avherald.com/h?article=4d109408&opt=0 Back to Top Pilot Injured in Small Plane Crash in Cortland County Cortland County Sheriff's officials and the FAA are investigating the crash of a small airplane Christmas Eve that left the pilot injured. Authorities say at around 5:46 p.m. the Sheriff's office was called to the Cortland County Airport for the crash of a single engine plane. The pilot said he had been doing some practice take off and landing exercises at the airport for about an hour and had just completed a landing when he lost control of the aircraft. The 1966 Cherokee airplane left the runway, hit a snowbank and flipped onto its roof. The pilot, whose name has not been released, was able to get out of the plane on his own and was taken by private vehicle to a nearby hospital for treatment of a cut to the head. The airplane appears to be a total loss. The airport runway was closed for about three-and-a-half hours before the plane could be removed. The Cortland County Sheriff's Office has been in contact with the Federal Aviation Administration and the investigation is continuing. https://wnbf.com/pilot-injured-in-small-plane-crash-in-cortland-county/ Back to Top Iran Military Jet MiG-29 Crashes Near Dormant Volcano: State Media The jet used to be a MiG-29 on a take a look at flight after being overhauled (Representational) Tehran: An Iranian defense drive fighter jet crashed on Wednesday end to a dormant volcano in the northwest of the nation, real media reported. Tell news agency IRNA said the jet went down at 9: 00 am (0530 GMT) end to Mount Sabalan, in the Lesser Caucasus fluctuate, and used to be a MiG-29 on a take a look at flight after being overhauled. Newbie video pictures printed on the social media accounts of rather a couple of media outlets in Iran gave the impression to expose smoke rising above snow-capped peaks. A search and rescue operation used to be launched for the airplane and its crew. "Following the crash of a defense drive airplane in Ardabil (province), helicopter and rescue groups were despatched to the state," Iran's Red Crescent said in an announcement on its internet page. Iran's third-best peak, Mount Sabalan, aspects a crater that turns proper into a lake at certain instances of the 365 days. https://headlinezpro.com/iran-military-jet-mig-29-crashes-near-dormant-volcano-state- media/ Back to Top Back to Top Incredible Video Shows Air France A380 Struck By Lightning Mid Air One of the most striking images of this year, in every sense of the word, came in April, when an Air France A380 was dramatically struck by lightning. The incident was captured memorably by someone on board, who posted footage from the lightning strike on YouTube. Paris flight The flight in question originated at Paris Charles de Gaulle and was approaching its destination of Los Angeles when the airplane went through a thunderstorm. It was then dramatically struck by lightning. This was somewhat alarming to some of the passengers on board, but the plane sustained absolutely no damage, landing safely in Los Angeles a few moments later. ??Lightning Strike on Airbus A380 Air France on board (+ slow motion ) Thunderstorm Lightning strikes on aircraft are relatively common. For example, back in January, a JetBlue flight originating in Los Angeles, and headed to New York, was forced to return to its origin airport after the flight crew reported a lightning strike. The FAA confirmed that JetBlue Flight 324 landed without incident, although passengers on board were shaken. But, as we will discuss later in this article, FAA Communications Manager Ian Gregor confirmed that "commercial jets are designed to withstand lightning strikes." Further lightning strike Another lightning incident occurred in March when a Delta Air Lines flight leaving Los Angeles International Airport on the way to Seattle was once more struck by lightning. At the time, an electrical storm was affecting several regions of California, and the plane was forced to return to Los Angeles, with again no injuries or damage. Reports at the time indicated that customers were re-accommodated quickly, with the airline apologizing for any inconvenience. Interestingly, this was the third instance in a month that a jet leaving the airport in Los Angeles had been struck by lightning, underlining just how regularly this somewhat alarming occurrence actually takes place. This may all seem quite worrying but, in reality, commercial aircraft are designed to absorb lightning strikes. There seem to be absolutely no contrary voices on this subject, with Prof. John Hansman, professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and director of the International Center for Air Transportation at MIT, telling Time that "standard commercial airplanes are designed to take lightning strikes". Safety components The safety of aircraft in lightning storms is achieved via several components. Firstly, the fuselage of an aeroplane acts like a Faraday cage - a container that the blocks electromagnetic fields. Any electrical charge runs around the outside of the vessel, meaning that the interior is completely protected from any voltage. Modern airliners are also constructed with a higher percentage of carbon fibers, which results in reduced electrical conductivity. Metal wiring is also included within the composite material from which parts of planes are constructed, ensuring excellent electrical conductivity on the exterior of aircraft. This means that planes may reroute due to safety precautions when a storm is observed, but the chances of any significant damage are extremely slim. Indeed, there has been no commercial plane crash caused by lightning in the United States since 1967, and technology has advanced quite considerably since then. So while the scenes witnessed in the Air France incident may seem alarming, in reality, the passengers on board the flight are completely safe. https://simpleflying.com/air-france-a380-lightning/ Back to Top Boeing's New CEO to Focus on FAA Cooperation When Dave Calhoun called the head of the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday, the incoming Boeing Co. BA -1.35% chief executive officer purposely left other executives off the line. That self-confident but personal management style, honed over nearly three decades in various industries, will be one strategy Mr. Calhoun uses to try to mend the plane maker's tattered relations with regulators, according to people who know him. The most immediate challenge confronting Mr. Calhoun, who is 62 years old and takes over Jan. 13, is persuading FAA policy makers that Boeing will be more reliable and cooperative in providing data to verify flight-control fixes for the grounded 737 MAX fleet. That would mean abandoning his predecessor Dennis Muilenburg's prodding of the agency over many months to accelerate vetting of the proposed software fix. Mr. Muilenburg was ousted Monday, not long after Steve Dickson, the FAA administrator, publicly repudiated that approach and warned Boeing it had to produce more timely and complete information. In calls Monday to airlines, suppliers, pilot union leaders, lawmakers and the FAA, Mr. Calhoun and his team said their aim is to be more open and less confrontational, according to industry and government officials. The underlying challenges confronting Boeing, more than a year after the first of two fatal MAX crashes that took a total of 346 lives, haven't changed. Mr. Calhoun and his management team may find it tough to depict themselves as reformers, since many of the same executives held high-ranking positions at the company during the development and marketing of the MAX. Even if Boeing makes more personnel changes, lawmakers and other critics say they will remain skeptical that Boeing has sufficiently revamped its culture or set a new precedent for its engineers or production workers. Mr. Calhoun, a Boeing board member since 2009, also shares ultimate responsibility for the MAX's design and oversight of the company's response to the first accident in late 2018. The trio of leaders now atop Boeing-including new Chairman Larry Kellner and Chief Financial Officer Greg Smith, who will be acting CEO until mid-January-all share that history. Boeing's board selected Mr. Calhoun to lead the company in part because he is familiar with the crisis and wouldn't need months to get up to speed on its complexities, said a person close to the board. Analysts said they expect Mr. Kellner to concentrate on smoothing customer relations while Mr. Smith focuses on the financial community and customer compensation amid estimates that Boeing's ultimate price tag from the MAX crisis could top $20 billion. Boeing declined to make Mr. Calhoun available for an interview on Tuesday. The company said its board appointed him CEO to restore confidence in the company and promised "a renewed commitment to full transparency." Many FAA officials, frustrated by a pattern of delayed technical submissions, are skeptical of Boeing's latest promises. Foreign regulators have said they would independently vet changes to MCAS, an automated stall-prevention system that misfired and resulted in the accidents. Mr. Calhoun also needs to change the company's engineering approach, former employees said. "You don't get your reputation back saying you're going to do things differently. You need to do things differently," said Jim Albaugh, who retired as chief executive of Boeing's commercial airplane division in 2012. "And the engineering part of it is key." Boeing's problems with the FAA extend beyond technical issues. Regulators have faulted the company for failing to swiftly provide internal documents from years ago that appear to raise questions about the design and extent of pilot training for the MAX, according to people familiar with the matter. The company's conduct in this regard could come under even more scrutiny, which Mr. Calhoun will likely have to deal with immediately in his new role. The FAA is currently examining how long ago Boeing officials discovered certain documents that it sent to the agency and lawmakers on Monday, and whether it should have alerted the agency sooner, a person briefed on the matter said. Those documents, the contents of which haven't been disclosed publicly, include additional material involving Mark Forkner, the former chief technical pilot for the MAX, the people familiar with the matter said. They add to a previous set of instant messages from 2016 in the FAA's possession, which suggested that Mr. Forkner had concerns about the safety of the aircraft's flight-control system after encountering some problems in a simulator. Mr. Forkner's attorney said Tuesday that his client and other pilots had concerns with the simulator, not the flight-control system itself. A Boeing spokesman said the company "proactively" turned over the documents as part of its commitment to transparency with regulators and lawmakers. Mr. Calhoun will also have to work to repair Boeing's relationship with fliers. Boeing told airlines last week that its own polling showed around 40% of travelers world-wide are unwilling to fly on the MAX, according to materials reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Boeing has held calls with airlines this year to lay out plans for restoring confidence in the MAX and providing support to carriers when the plane returns to service. The plans described last week include testimonials from pilots, materials such as printed cards that airlines can share with pilots and flight attendants about the changes made to MCAS, and suggestions to help crew members reassure anxious travelers. The materials in the presentations to airlines were earlier reported by the New York Times. A Boeing spokesman said the company is working to restore confidence in the company and the MAX. U.S. airlines are planning their own demonstration flights during the period between when the MAX is recertified and when it returns to scheduled flying. Some airline executives have said they are hopeful Mr. Calhoun will improve relations with the FAA, helping smooth the process of returning the MAX to service. Mr. Calhoun faces a major test on Jan. 29, when the company is slated to report full- year financial results. Outsiders will likely seek answers to how he intends to restore Boeing's reputation and reset a product strategy that has left it trailing arch rival Airbus SE. https://www.wsj.com/articles/boeings-new-ceo-to-focus-on-faa-cooperation- 11577269800 Back to Top Boeing documents sent to House committee called 'very disturbing' Internal documents newly provided by Boeing to a U.S. House committee investigating two fatal crashes of the 737 MAX appear to portray a "very disturbing picture" of safety concerns raised by some employees and efforts by others to evade regulators, a spokeswoman for the committee said Tuesday. The comments came a day after The Seattle Times reported that Boeing on Monday sent the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) additional documents discovered in its internal investigation into development of the 737 MAX. The records included "troubling communications" that the company's lawyers determined Boeing needed to disclose, according to a person familiar with the details. "Boeing contacted the House Transportation Committee December 23rd in the late evening to transmit previously undisclosed documents related to the 737 MAX," committee spokeswoman Kerry Arndt said in an email Tuesday. "Staff are continuing to review these records, but similar to other records previously disclosed by Boeing, the records appear to point to a very disturbing picture of both concerns expressed by Boeing employees about the company's commitment to safety and efforts by some employees to ensure Boeing's production plans were not diverted by regulators or others." Arndt said the committee will continue to review the documents and other records provided by Boeing as part of its ongoing investigation into the crashes off Indonesia in October 2018 and in Ethiopia in March that together killed 346 people. The second crash led to the worldwide grounding of the plane, while Boeing has spent the ensuing nine months working to convince the FAA and foreign regulators that it has fixed problems with the plane. Arndt did not provide details on the documents provided to the committee, which is led by Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Boeing spokesman Gordon Johndroe, in an email, said, "Boeing proactively brought these communications to the FAA and Congress as part of our commitment to transparency with our regulators and the oversight committees. As with prior documents referenced by the committee, the tone and content of some of these communications does not reflect the company we are and need to be." Johndroe added, "We have made significant changes as a company in the past nine months to enhance our safety processes, organizations, and culture." The wording of Boeing's email reflected a shift in tone since Boeing's board fired CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Monday and replaced him with recently named Boeing Chairman David Calhoun. Arndt confirmed, as reported in The Times' story, that some of the documents include further messages from Mark Forkner, the Boeing pilot whose 2016 instant-message exchange with a colleague caused outrage when it was released in October. Forkner, who now works for Southwest Airlines according to his LinkedIn post, was Boeing's chief technical pilot for 737 during the development of the MAX. The job of the pilot team he led was to test the MAX flight control systems in a simulator and to determine the information and training that airline pilots would need to fly the airplane. Forkner sent an email to an FAA official in March 2016 asking that information about the MAX's new flight-control software - known as the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) - be omitted from the pilot manuals and not mentioned in pilot training. The FAA accepted the proposal. In the 2016 instant message exchange between Forkner and another Boeing pilot, Forkner stated that he had "basically lied to the regulators (unknowingly)." In that loose conversation, during which Forkner was drinking vodka, he said MCAS had "run rampant" during simulator testing in 2016. Boeing said later he was referring to the simulator software being defective, rather than MCAS itself. And in a separate 2016 email to an FAA official, Forkner joked that he was "doing a bunch of traveling ... jedi-mind tricking (foreign) regulators into accepting the training that I got accepted by FAA." Forkner has refused to provide documents separately sought by federal prosecutors investigating the crashes, invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, The Times reported Sept. 6, citing a person familiar with the matter. "Many people blew off steam in the ups and downs of their jobs," said Forkner's attorney, David Gerger of Houston. "That should not be taken out of context. The fact is: military vets like Mark flew the Max; they believed it was safe; the issue they saw was in a simulator that was being developed." https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-documents-sent-to- house-committee-called-very-disturbing/ Back to Top Russia's 737 MAX/A320neo Alternative - The MC-21-300 Takes Maiden Flight Earlier today December 25th, 2019, the fourth Russian built alternative to Boeings 737 MAX and the Airbus A320neo took its maiden flight from the airfield of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant in Siberia. According to a press release from the UAC member Irkut Corporation, the test flight lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes with the aircraft flown at 3,000 meters at a speed touching 500 kilometers per hour. The aircraft was manned by Heroes of Russia test pilots Roman Taskaev and Oleg Mutovin who reported that the plane was able to perform as expected. The MC-21-300 made its first public appearance at the MAKS air show Today's flight was performed by the Irkut Corporation's fourth built test flight MC-21- 300 and was manufactured using results taken from tests done on its three predecessors. The MC-21 passenger plane billed as a competitor to both Airbus and Boeing made its public appearance at this year's MAKS air show outside Moscow, where it performed for potential customers following a decade of delays. Just like its predecessor, the Sukhoi Superjet the program has been hampered by glitches, sanctions, and setbacks. Considered as being the Russian aviation industry's big hope in the commercial aviation marketplace, the aircraft is expected to be sold to Russian airlines and former Soviet Union state carriers. The MC-21 has the same engines as the Airbus A220 On paper at least, the single-aisle twin-engine jet developed by the Yakovlev Design Bureau looks good. Made with a carbon fiber reinforced polymer wing and a mostly lightweight aluminum- lithium alloy fuselage the aircraft is powered by the same Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines found on the Airbus A220 and Brazilian Embraer E2 jets. Depending on the aircraft's configuration, it can accommodate 132 to 163 passengers in a two-class layout or between 165 and 211 passengers when configured as a single- class plane. The MC-21-300 has a range of between 3,200 and 3,500 nautical miles (6,000 to 6,400 km) which means it is capable of flying to any European destination from Moscow. Non-Russian airlines are worried about maintenance issues As of this summer's MAKS 2019, trade show the United Aircraft Corporation revealed that they now have 174 orders for the MC-21-300 and that its launch customer will be Russian national flag carrier Aeroflot. Other airlines believed to have ordered the MC-21-300 include the Sakha Republic based Yakutia Airlines and Kazakhstan's Bek Air. Threats of more sanctions by the United States are worrying for foreign customers knowing that the materials for the composite wings now need to be manufactured in Russia. The Irkut Corporation is also considering swapping out the airplane's Pratt & Whitney engines for Russian-made Aviadvigatel PD-14s. These kinds of geopolitics and a shift to Russian made engines has airlines outside of Russia worried that they will not be able to maintain the aircraft properly. Despite the challenges ahead Irkut still plans to build 1,000 aircraft over the next 20 years with the first plane expected to enter service with Aeroflot in 2020. https://simpleflying.com/russias-737-max-a320neo-alternative-the-mc-21-300-takes- maiden-flight/ Back to Top Airplane carried on truck gets stuck under Bengal bridge There was much curiosity among the public after a huge airplane carried on a truck got stuck under a bridge in Durgapur in West Burdwan district of West Bengal. Locals said the abandoned airplane of India Post got stuck on Monday night on National Highway 2. India Post officials reached the spot on Tuesday and spoke to the local police personnel about a wayout. A lot of locals gathered at the spot to have a look at the airplane, said to have been commissioned in 2007 and withdrawn last year. A senior officer of the Asansol-Durgapur police commissionerate said the congestion was cleared by police and other experts who managed to remove the airplane and truck from under the bridge. "Everything has been cleared now. The situation is normal," the officer told IANS over phone. https://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-airplane-carried-on-truck-gets-stuck-under-bengal- bridge-116247 Back to Top Back to Top Position: Corporate Safety Investigator (Contract position reporting directly to Delta Air Lines) Responsibilities: The Corporate Safety Investigator will be responsible for conducting in-depth investigations into employee injuries, ground safety events and reports of general safety issues. These investigations will include but are not limited to: traveling to the incident scene, liaising with Government officials, conducting human factors focused interviews, analyzing data, developing recommendations, reporting findings to senior leaders, and writing detailed technical reports. The Investigator will support the Corporate Safety team on a variety of airline operations safety programs and projects. This position will be included on an on-call rotation, maintaining the ability to monitor operational incidents 24/7 during the rotation, identifying critical and major injury incidents, and reporting incidents to the appropriate leaders. Approximately 30% travel is required, sometimes at short notice. The position will report to the Manager of Corporate Safety Investigations and Compliance. Qualifications: The Corporate Safety Investigator must have investigative and technical writing experience. The Investigator should have a working knowledge of airline operations. Must be flexible, with the ability to think critically in a fast-paced environment. The Investigator must be able to communicate effectively communicate both verbally and orally with all levels of employees, from front line employees to senior executives. The Corporate Safety Investigator must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and internet applications. Preferred qualifications include experience in OSHA investigations and completion of OSHA 30. To apply for the position, please email a cover letter and resume to David Hammack (Manager of Corporate Safety Investigations and Compliance, Delta Air Lines, Inc.) at David.hammack@delta.com. Back to Top Call for Papers - ISASI 2020 Montreal Sheraton, Montreal PQ September 1 - 3, 2020 With "20/20 Vision for the Future" as our theme, the ISASI 2020 Committee is inviting interested individuals to submit abstracts for papers that address the future of aircraft accident investigation. Presentation topics that support the theme may include, but are not limited to: * Recent accident/incident investigations of interest. * Novel investigation techniques for aircraft, helicopter, and drone accidents. * Data investigation methods, techniques and future developments. * Airport investigation methods and techniques * Future investigator selection criteria and training needs. * Future of aircraft data capture and retrieval and protection of safety information. * Future developments in underwater wreckage recovery. * Future evolution of Family Assistance. We are also interested in papers that address the challenges surrounding the recent 737 Max accidents. While it is not our intent to discuss the accidents themselves, we are hoping to generate thought and discussion on the impact the accidents have had on to the industry as a whole and how it has affected the travelling public. Presentations must be in English and should be 25 minutes long. There will be an additional 5 minutes for questions at the end of each presentation. Abstracts should include the author's current CV [1 page only please] and be sent to isasi2020papers@shaw.ca Important dates: March 20th, 2020 - Last date for receipt of abstracts. May 8th, 2020 - Presenters informed of acceptance and provided with additional instructions. May 22nd, 2020 - Draft program for the 2019 Seminar Technical Program will be published. July 10th, 2020 - Last date for receipt of completed paper and PowerPoint presentation. Any papers not received by this date will be removed from the program and replaced by another speaker. If you have questions related to the paper topics or any other inquiries about the program, please contact the ISASI 2020 Program Chair at avsafe@shaw.ca Curt Lewis