Flight Safety Information May 8, 2020 - No. 093 In This Issue Incident: Swift AT72 at Cologne on Apr 27th 2020, rejected takeoff due to being aligned with runway lights Accident: Southwest B737 at Austin on May 7th 2020, landing aircraft hits man on runway Indian MiG-29 fighter jet crashes after a technical failure ICAO's 2023 Timeline Gives Airlines More Time for GADSS Grand Rapids woman pleads guilty to interfering with flight crew on airplane Private jets industry wrecked; only 5% fleet flying, 40% aircraft to remain grounded after lockdown Asiana Airlines Enforces Its Pilots to Fly A380 Airplanes with No Passengers for Their Pilot Qualifications Atlas Air gives pilots pay increase on heels of Q1 growth Mitsubishi Heavy sees up to ¥70 billion impairment loss on jet business Bombardier Sees Luxury-Jet Demand Crumbling at Least 30%. Online - Human Factors & CRM Courses The USC Aviation Safety & Security Program Has Moved Online! SCSI Online Human Factors in Accident Investigation Course Incident: Swift AT72 at Cologne on Apr 27th 2020, rejected takeoff due to being aligned with runway edge lights A Swift Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-200, registration EC-INV performing flight WT-6992 from Cologne (Germany) to Sofia (Bulgaria), was accelerating for takeoff from Cologne when the crew rejected takeoff due to hitting several runway edge lights. Germany's BFU reported the crew did not realize they had lined up with the runway edge instead of the runway center line lights and hit several edge lights before rejecting takeoff. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the BFU. http://avherald.com/h?article=4d6f764b&opt=0 Back to Top Accident: Southwest B737 at Austin on May 7th 2020, landing aircraft hits man on runway A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N401WN performing flight WN-1392 from Dallas Love,TX to Austin,TX (USA). landed on Austin's runway 17R when the crew spotted a man on the runway and attempted to avoid the individual, the left engine however hit and killed the man. The aircraft rolled out without further incident, the crew advised tower "there might be a person on the runway" and added at about the touch down point. Tower instructed the next arrival on finals to go around. There were no injuries on board of the aircraft, the aircraft sustained damage to the left hand engine. An airport operations vehicle recovered the body of the man from the runway. About 20 minutes prior to WN-1392 another aircraft had landed on runway 17R without noticing anything unusual. The FAA is investigating. Austin Police reported the man wasn't dressed like an airport worker and did not have any identification on him. Austin's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) reported their medics have obtained a Deceased on Scene pronouncement of an adult patient. The airline stated: Southwest flight #1392 arrived safely after being cleared to land on runway 17R at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) this evening. The Southwest aircraft maneuvered to avoid an individual who appeared on runway 17R shortly after touchdown. The aircraft quickly came to a safe stop, and the Pilots reported the event to local air traffic controllers. After receiving further instructions from controllers, the aircraft taxied to the gate where all Customers and the Crew deplaned the aircraft safely with no reports of onboard injuries. Tonight's flight landed at 8:12 p.m. CDT, after arriving from Dallas Love Field (DAL). Southwest is fully cooperating with local law enforcement and FAA as they investigate this event. Our Southwest Hearts extend to the individual involved, and we sincerely thank our Crew for their professionalism and swift response. http://avherald.com/h?article=4d6fdffd&opt=0 Back to Top Indian MiG-29 fighter jet crashes after a technical failure Indian news agencies reported on Friday morning that the country's Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet crashes near Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. According to local media, the aircraft fell to the ground in the Chuharpur village of the district and burst into flames. The pilot ejected safely. Some sources reported about two pilots which have ejected safely as per eye witness accounts. Indian Air Force fighter air craft reportedly has crashed near Hoshiarpur in Punjab. Two pilots have ejected safely as per eye witness accounts. Indian Air Force likely to issue statement giving details shortly. After a few hours, the Indian Air Force officials have confirmed that MiG-29 fighter jet crashed after a technical failure. The pilot ejected safely. "On 08 May, at 10:45, one Mig-29 aircraft airborne on a training mission from an Air Force base near Jalandhar met with an accident. The aircraft had developed a technical snag and the pilot ejected safely as he was unable to control the aircraft. The pilot has been rescued by a helicopter. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of accident," a statement from the Ministry of Defense said. Local authorities rushed to the spot quickly and took stock of the situation. After the crash, the pilot was taken to a nearby hospital. https://defence-blog.com/news/indian-mig-29-fighter-jet-crashes-after-a-technical-failure.html Back to Top ICAO's 2023 Timeline Gives Airlines More Time for GADSS Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has delayed its January 2021 date for its Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS) initiative until 2023. Under the newly implemented two-year postponement, the standard for the distress tracking element of GADSS will now be applicable as of January 2023 for new-build aircraft. Following a survey by ICAO on preparedness, the agency's Air Navigation Commission recommended this postponement to 2023, which was approved by the ICAO Council this year. Initially, the second phase of the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Autonomous Distress Tracking (ADT) mandate was berthed as part of its Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS) initiative. Triggered by the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, it was to occur on or after January 21, 2021. To comply with the mandate, aircraft with a maximum take-off weight over 27,000 kg (60,000 lbs) with an airworthiness certificate issued would have to autonomously transmit position information once every minute or less when an aircraft is in distress. However, this 2021 date has been pushed back. Perry Flint, head of USA corporate communications for the Montreal, Canada-based International Air Transport Association, said based on a recent survey, no [Member] State has enacted specific regulations on the distress tracking element of GADSS, although many have on the Flight Tracking element, for which standards are presently in force. "The mandate for flight tracking is in force and airlines are complying. As for distress tracking, the industry should be ready to comply by the 2023 applicability date," Flint said. While the GADSS 15-minute, normal tracking standard is now being adhered to globally, many countries still haven't set out their national regulations in support of its 1-minute standard for distress operations. Indeed, very few operators are complying with ICAO Annex 6 - 6.18 and Appendix 9 recommendations, as they see this as a forward-fit requirement only. Very few aviation authorities have adopted this into regulation yet. "Airlines and manufacturers need to have those national regulations in place before they can know with full certainty what they need to adjust for in terms of onboard systems, and in light of this we've had to provide all concerned with the extra equipage time the Council agreed to earlier in March 2020," said Anthony Philbin, chief of communications at ICAO. According to Jon Gilbert, founder of San Diego-based Blue Sky Network, it was the European Aviation Safety Association (EASA) that started to take the lead to refine the original mandate on distress based on feedback from major airplane manufacturers. "Airbus and Boeing had been very resistant to the [original] deadline because they felt they couldn't modify their line production to incorporate this sort of off-the-line solution," Gilbert said. "They said they needed two-to-three years to do this. Between Boeing and Airbus, there was uniform push to move the deadline. [Also,] EASA is an independent authority that covers 32 countries, mostly in the European Union. There was enough pressure around the world to re-evaluate the deadline and that's what happened." According to Guillaume Aigoin, senior flight data expert at EASA, the European Union rules for air operations contain two requirements related and similar to ICAO GADSS: CAT.GEN.MPA.205 (the tracking mandate) and CAT.GEN.MPA.210 (the distress mandate). EASA has published Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC) and Guidance Material (GM) for CAT.GEN.MPA.205. Furthermore, EASA published draft guidance material to support the implementation of CAT.GEN.MPA.210. "All aircraft types in the scope of CAT.GEN.MPA.205 are capable of meeting this requirement, but so far, EASA has not approved any aircraft type that would permit the operator to comply with CAT.GEN.MPA.210," Aigoin said. EASA's published Notice of Proposed Amendment NPA 2020-03 considers aspects not addressed by the ICAO GADSS ConOPS. To summarize, two of these differences include: A 6 NM accuracy for the location of the accident site: 200 meters as well as the transmission of a homing signal for 48 hours. The tracking of degraded conditions present before the impact. For example, unusual pitch and roll attitudes in the case of a loss of control, adverse climatic conditions after an explosive decompression or high vibrations following an engine failure. One of the reasons for this postponement was development, testing, and certification schedules were very tight and required extraordinary efforts to meet the original 2021 goal with existing industry solutions. There were concerns that the technology could not accurately determine the location of where the flight stopped after an incident with severe damage to the aircraft to provide satisfactory compliance with this requirement. Airlines can accept OEM specific solutions - most OEMs are considering ELT-DT (Distress Tracking ELTs) which notify the Search and Rescue in the event of a distress - or they choose a lower-cost option and retrofit their aircraft after their new purchase. The advantage here is they can install this on all their aircraft both forward-fit and retro-fit and have fleet commonality, and be able to receive the position reports directly to their OCC. Below are new GADSS tracking solutions to facilitate the tracking mandate and ease the 2023 transition. Aviation operators want their assets tracked in real time, worldwide - regardless of the size of their fleets and types of aircraft they are flying. "They want to know the exact location of the aircrafts in all circumstances," said Jean-Louis Larmor, vice president of corporate development at Star Navigation. "[Our] STAR-A.D.S. solution complies today with all the GADSS requirements and recommendations. It offers fully automated real-time tracking, worldwide completed by live information on selectable systems. It is already approved on B737, A320 families but also on A310 and Learjet 45. It is currently commercially installed on A320 and A310. We are preparing implementation on several other aircraft types for 2020." https://www.aviationtoday.com/2020/05/07/icaos-2023-timeline-gives-airlines-time-gadss/ Back to Top Grand Rapids woman pleads guilty to interfering with flight crew on airplane GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced this week that Amy Jo-Manshum John, 25, of Grand Rapids, Michigan pleaded guilty before a U.S. Magistrate Judge pursuant to a plea agreement to one count of interfering with flight crew members and attendants. John faces a statutory maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years confinement, $250,000 fine, and 3 years supervised release at the time of sentencing. John admitted at the plea hearing that she flew on Allegiant Airlines Flight #1795 on December 14, 2019 nonstop from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Onboard the flight, John swung her arm twice at a flight attendant to strike her. The assault interfered with and diminished the flight attendant's ability to perform her duties. John also admitted as relevant conduct that she intimidated three other flight attendants on the same flight by being disruptive, unruly, and disobedient while the flight was in progress. John had reportedly been drinking prior to her flight and was not served alcohol on the airplane "I commend the airline crew and airport police for defusing this situation," U.S. Attorney Birge said. "Unruly and combative passengers pose a danger to everyone onboard a commercial aircraft. Anyone who behaves like Ms. John should consider themselves warned: my office will not hesitate to enforce the law to keep travelers safe and the legal consequences are serious." "Safety on board an airplane is important to all who fly," said Steven M. D'Antuono, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Detroit Field Division. "An abusive passenger acting out against the flight crew is not merely an inconvenience, but a serious threat to the safety of everyone on the flight. This sort of abusive and threatening behavior constitutes a federal crime that will be investigated fully as part of our mission to protect the flying public." The FBI and the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Clay M. West prosecuted it. https://cedarspringspost.com/2020/05/07/grand-rapids-woman-pleads-guilty-to-interfering-with-flight-crew-on-airplane/ Back to Top Private jets industry wrecked; only 5% fleet flying, 40% aircraft to remain grounded after lockdown Even before the crisis, most of them were already bleeding. After the lockdown, it will take a while before the grounded planes resume service KEY HIGHLIGHTS • Opinions are divided if demand for private jets would pick up post lockdown as service would become expensive • Over-dependence on foreign ecosystem would result in 40% planes joining the fleet at a later stage • Last July, there were 99 non-scheduled operators in the country flying 315 aircraft and helicopters The nationwide lockdown has crippled the business aviation sector over the past two months. With the government restrictions on flying commercial and general aviation aircraft, nearly 95 per cent of the private charter fleet has been grounded. Just about 5 per cent fleet is currently under service which is used as air ambulances, and ferrying of medical supplies and medical staff. Some demand is generated by state governments. So while the business has crashed to almost negligible level, the sector doesn't hope to get back on its feet even after the lockdown is lifted. Why? There are three reasons: potential seizure of planes by the financing companies, lower demand from corporates, and over-dependence on foreign ecosystem. Some private jet operators have started to default on their instalments. Realising the current financial distress caused by the pandemic, the aircraft finance companies are closely monitoring the situation. They haven't really acted upon on the payment defaults. In the event of more repayment defaults, financers would likely seize the planes. Since all of these financiers are overseas, the scope of any relief is minimal. "Indian banks, including NBFCs (non-banking financial institutions), don't finance private charters because they consider it as a risky asset class. Hence, most aircraft are either financed or leased outside of the country. GE Capital Aviation Services, Credit Suisse, SMBC Aviation Capital and others are large global leasing and financing companies," says promoter of a leading business aviation firm. In general, there's a belief that demand for private charters would rise among ultra HNIs (high net-worth individuals) post-Covid since they would avoid travelling in crowded commercial airlines. But there are some arguments that suggest that the demand will actually fall. "If the economy is not doing well, the demand would fall. The biggest customers for private charter operators are corporate houses, especially in auto, real estate, power and infrastructure sectors. None of these sectors seem to be doing well in the current circumstances," says Kanika Tekriwal, founder of private jet service JetSetGo. In any case, the corporates and politicians - biggest users of private jets - would have to shell out more from their pockets in the future because the cost of flying would rise by about 20 per cent. "Even though the current SOPs (standard operating procedures) in the sector are already stringent, the private operators would take more precautions in every flight going forward. In the post-Covid world, if a pilot reports a slight cold, he would be taken off duty. All this is going to cost us time and money," says the promoter quoted above. Mark Martin, founder and CEO of Martin Consulting, thinks that high cost is unlikely to deter corporates from private flying. "The demand has not dried up. Adanis, Bajajs and Agarwals will have to take private charters if they have to travel to remote locations as there are no other options. Do you think they will take 20-hour train journeys?" he says. With private charter flying coming to a halt, the problem has further aggravated for the operators. Even before the crisis, most of them were already bleeding. And after the lockdown is removed, it will take a while before the grounded planes resume service. Some of the aircraft might never join the fleet. As per DGCA data till last July, there were 99 non-scheduled operators in the country flying 315 aircraft and helicopters. The prominent names include Global Vectra Helicorp, Pawan Hans Helicopters, Reliance Commercial Dealers and Heligo Charters. While the entire civil aviation sector is hugely reliant on foreign ecosystem, private jet operators are particularly over-dependent on spare parts, maintenance crew training, and financing facilities outside of the country. For instance, every private jet has to go through scheduled inspection after a few months (depending on the aircraft-type) even if they are grounded. Some of the domestic MROs (maintenance, repair and overhaul) can do basic maintenance but they don't have full capabilities. But due to the lockdown restrictions in several foreign countries, it's challenging to get these aircraft checked. The other problem is that engineers who are required to do specialised checks for the private charters are stuck in different cities within India. For each aircraft type, there are just about 2-5 qualified engineers in the country. Then, the aircraft crew, particularly pilots, need to go through training every six months or so. Pilot training for charter planes usually happens abroad, and it can only be done on physical simulators. "The training of some pilots has lapsed. Even after the lockdown gets over, the simulators are going to be full. Globally, every private charter operators would be sending their pilots for training. So finding training slots is going to be difficult. I don't see 40 per cent of the fleet coming back into service for at least a month after the lockdown," says Tekriwal. https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/private-jets-industry-wrecked-only-5-fleet-flying-40-aircraft-to-remain-grounded-after-lockdown/story/403179.html Back to Top Asiana Airlines Enforces Its Pilots to Fly A380 Airplanes with No Passengers for Their Pilot Qualifications Asiana Airlines will finally flew airplane without passengers to make its supersize A380 pilots maintain their qualifications. A380 pilots have to take off and land three times within 90 days in order to maintain their qualifications. The new coronavirus crisis had stopped Asiana Airlines' operation of A380 airplanes. Eight Asiana Airlines pilots will fly A380 airplanes in the West Sea Training Area near Incheon International Airport for three days from May 6, said sources in the aviation industry on May 7. No passengers or cargoes will be loaded on this airplane. On May 6, three instructor-level pilots conducted a total of nine training flights. From this day to May 8, a total of 17 training flights will be conducted. The A380 airplane costs tens of millions of won for a takeoff and a landing. Asiana Airlines, whose business performance is sluggish, is forced to enforce the training. Currently, Asiana and Korean Air are the only two airlines operating the A380 model. There are a total of six A380 airplanes and 143 pilots at in Asiana. In order to maintain their qualifications as pilots, they must actually fly or train through a simulator. Korean Air has one A380 simulator, but cannot let Asiana Airline pilots use the simulator due to its busy training schedule. Asiana Airlines negotiated with Thailand which has a simulator in Asia. But the spread of the pandemic did not allow Asiana Airline pilots to enter Thailand, so Asiana Airlines decided to execute training flights. "We will continue to consult with Thailand for smooth training in the future," Asiana said. http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=45436 Back to Top Atlas Air gives pilots pay increase on heels of Q1 growth Contract cargo airline and aircraft lessor Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings beat analyst expectations with adjusted net income of $29.9 million, or $1.15 per diluted share, and total revenue of $644 million in the first quarter due to strong demand for its charter service and higher airfreight rates due to transport scarcity caused by the coronavirus. Atlas' stock (NASDAQ: AAWW) was up 5.37% to $37.42 prior to noon Thursday and is up more than a third since the start of the year. The parent company also announced a 10% interim pay increase for 2,200 pilots at two of its operating companies, Atlas Air and Southern Air, effective May 1. Atlas is still in the midst of contentious negotiations with the pilots' union for a new master contract, but said it wanted to reward the pilots for their hard work during the pressure of the pandemic. Atlas wants to merge the Southern Air pilots into a single labor agreement after acquiring the company in 2016. The company said it expects strong results for the remainder of the year because its freighters are in extremely high demand due to the shutdown of most passenger airline activity, which wiped out nearly half of total cargo capacity in the market. Governments and businesses are scrambling to find airlift to move medical supplies, but also other goods that are starting to be shipped in greater quantities as manufacturing returns to areas previously under quarantine. Atlas, however, only provided a specific outlook for the second quarter, saying it expects $770 million in revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of about $165 million, with adjusted net income growing 40% to 50% above the first quarter level. Net income will double if a refund of excess aircraft rent paid in previous years is included. Business is so strong going forward that the carrier has reactivated three Boeing 747-400 freighters that were in storage and began operating a Boeing 777 that was previously leased out to airlines to fly by its Titan Aviation subsidiary. But the first quarter was a mixed bag at times. Revenue for dedicated contract carriage declined about $27.5 million to $278.7 million because some customers cancelled flights, but was partially offset by a revenue increase for providing crew and maintenance to airlines with aircraft of their own. At the same time, Atlas experienced a $22.5 million increase in charter revenue, primarily from the extra use of the 747s. The carrier is also experiencing higher costs associated with premium pay for pilots operating in areas significantly impacted by the virus. However, executives remain wary of the uncertain economic environment and are significantly reducing discretionary spending, selling non-essential assets, limiting hiring and shoring up reserves. "With an exceptionally talented team of employees, a strong balance sheet, and a diversified portfolio of assets and services, Atlas continues to be well-positioned to adjust to market conditions, navigate through the current pandemic, and leverage the scale of our operations to further capitalize on business opportunities," CEO John Dietrich said in the earnings report. Second quarter revenue growth will be partially offset by higher heavy maintenance expense, lower contract passenger flying for the U.S. military after it stopped troop movements to limit potential infections, higher pay for pilots and expenses to sterilize planes and other work areas. In addition, Atlas said, the availability of hotels and restaurants, evolving COVID-19-related travel restrictions and health screenings, and cancellations of passenger flights by other airlines, or airport closures, could further impact its ability to position pilots to operate aircraft. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/atlas-air-gives-pilots-pay-increase-on-heels-of-q1-growth Back to Top Mitsubishi Heavy sees up to ¥70 billion impairment loss on jet business The expected loss stemming from the write-down of the goodwill and other assets of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' jet business reflects a sharp drop in air travel demand amid the coronavirus outbreak. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Thursday it expects to book an impairment loss of ¥50 billion ($470 million) to ¥70 billion in the current business year through March related to the purchase of Bombardier Inc.'s regional jet business. The expected loss stemming from the write-down of the goodwill and other assets of the jet business reflects a sharp drop in air travel demand amid the coronavirus outbreak. The loss could be more than the $550 million in cash that Mitsubishi Heavy will pay to Bombardier as part of a deal with the Canadian company. Mitsubishi Heavy said the same day it plans to complete the acquisition of the maintenance, repair and other services as well as marketing and sales operations of Bombardier's CRJ regional jet series on June 1. Under the agreement, the Japanese company will also assume liabilities totaling around $200 million from Bombardier, while receiving the Canadian company's interest in a regional-jet securitization program, which is valued at about $180 million. While the impact of the pandemic has weighed on the aviation business, Mitsubishi Heavy aims to bolster its struggling regional jet business by acquiring the support services and network in North America from Bombardier. Mitsubishi Heavy said in February its aircraft subsidiary, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., would delay the first delivery of a small passenger jet, called the Mitsubishi SpaceJet, to 2021 or later due to parts problems. It was the sixth postponement of the delivery of the aircraft, previously known as the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, to launch customer All Nippon Airways Co. Mitsubishi Heavy said in that month it booked a loss of ¥175.3 billion related to the regional jet business in the April-December period and was expecting a group pretax loss of ¥10 billion for the fiscal year ended March 2020. The company expects a group net profit of ¥100 billion and sales of ¥4.15 trillion on a consolidated basis for the business year that just ended. The company will release its latest earnings on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/05/07/business/corporate-business/mitsubishi-heavy-sees-%C2%A570-billion-impairment-loss-jet-business/#.XrVJuERKiUk Back to Top Bombardier Sees Luxury-Jet Demand Crumbling at Least 30% (Bloomberg) -- Bombardier Inc. is bracing for a drop of at least 30% in sales of private jets -- the heart of its business -- as the coronavirus pandemic pummels demand this year.The company's business-aircraft division already suffered "a significant slowdown in order intake" in March, Bombardier said in a statement Thursday as it reported results. While the order book for the marquee Global 7500 is "largely intact," the manufacturer is cutting spending and deferring discretionary investments to shore up profitability at lower production levels.The weak demand outlook is raising the pressure on new Chief Executive Officer Eric Martel as the company exits its operations in commercial planes and rail equipment. Bombardier burned through $1.6 billion of free cash flow in the first quarter, with as much as half of that coming from slow orders for planes and trains, temporary factory shutdowns and the inability to deliver aircraft amid government travel restrictions. Bombardier tumbled 6.6% to 50 Canadian cents at 11:51 a.m. in Toronto. The shares fell 73% this year through Wednesday, the fourth-worst drop on Canada's S&P/TSX Composite Index. Second-Quarter Nadir Business activity will hit a low point in the current quarter "before gradually recovering in the second half," Bombardier said. The company's rail division, which is being sold to France's Alstom SA, received a first-quarter equity injection of $386 million from the Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, a longtime investor. The sale to Alstom is proceeding well and is still expected to close in the first half of next year, Bombardier executives said on a call with analysts. The sale of the CRJ regional-jet line to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. will close June 1, Bombardier said, echoing a statement by the Japanese company. Bombardier already sold its stake in Airbus SE's A220 jetliner program to the European planemaker. Bombardier invested more than $6 billion in developing the A220, which was originally known as the C Series. Bombardier's adjusted loss widened to 10 cents a share, worse than the 7-cent average shortfall expected by analysts. Sales climbed 5% to $3.69 billion. CEO's Debut Bombardier is in talks with countries where it has operations in case temporary liquidity needs arise, Martel said on the call. His first weeks on the job have been focused on managing costs and cash flow while talking to customers and suppliers to confirm orders and reset delivery schedules. He outlined a set of priorities that include completing asset sales, becoming a more predictable company and aligning production with market demand to generate a steadier cash flow. He also pledged to define a "clear vision" for the company. Martel, who used to head the business jets division before leaving Bombardier for a few years to head Canada's biggest electric utility, Hydro-Quebec, said he hasn't seen many order cancellations so far. That's a contrast with December 2014, when cancellations started piling up after oil prices collapsed, he said. "It is moving at a slow pace, there's no decision being made," Martel said, adding that customers have asked for information on plane availability and timing as they assess the duration and impact of the pandemic. "We think that when we have more visibility on the pandemic that the activity level will be restarting." Bigger Jets Demand for bigger private jets seems more solid than for smaller aircraft, Martel said. The Montreal-based company, which suspended its financial forecast in March, said it would offer updated projections when it has greater visibility on the pandemic's impact. "We have limited exposure today on the light jet versus either 2008 or even 2014," he said. "We always felt going into those crises that the large-segment market was much more robust. And today, as you know, we are much more dependent on that segment, which makes me believe that our backlog will remain much more solid." https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bombardier-sees-demand-luxury-jets-135423512.html The USC Aviation Safety & Security Program Has Moved Online! The following upcoming courses will take plane in our virtual WebEx classrooms. Software Safety Philosophies and methods of developing software, analyzing software, and managing a software safety program. 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