Flight Safety Information August 12, 2020 - No. 163 In This Issue Incident: ATI B763 at Seattle on Aug 11th 2020, flight control issues Fokker F-27 Friendship 200ME...Nose Gear Up Landing (Thailand) Beechcraft 200 Super King Air - Ground Collision with Wildlife (Texas) Set up a Court of Inquiry into Calicut crash, say air safety experts Boeing 747s receiving key updates through floppy disks, report says Texas family kicked off SW Airlines flight because 3-yr-old autistic son would not wear mask Second Cessna SkyCourier Completes First Flight Textron to supply 2 Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft to Rwanda Boeing loses more jet orders Delta CEO warns of 'furloughs in the tens of thousands' for airline industry Japanese Resupply Ship Departs Next Week To ISS RTCA August Webinar: Spectrum & AI...RTCA Free 2-part webinar, Wednesday, 8/19, 1pm ET SCSI Online Investigation and Safety Courses XTRAirways selects Vistair to provide Document Management ALS Aviation Courses offered during August / September 2020 The USC Aviation Safety & Security Program Will Offer Online and In-Person Classes This Fall Trinity College Dublin and EASA Air Ops Community Survey on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on aviation workers Swinburne University Capstone Research Projects 2020 - Airline pax preferences Study Swinburne University Capstone Research Projects 2020 - UAM/RCO Study SURVEY:...GA PILOTS AND PIREPs. Graduate Research Survey (1) Graduate Research Survey (2) Incident: ATI B763 at Seattle on Aug 11th 2020, flight control issues An ATI Air Transport International Boeing 767-300, registration N313AZ performing flight 8C-3402 from Seattle,WA to Anchorage,AK (USA), was in the initial climb out of Seattle's runway 16L when the crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet reporting flight control issues. The aircraft returned to Seattle for a safe ILS landing at a higher than normal speed on runway 16L about 20 minutes after departure. After landing the crew requested emergency services to check their brakes. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ATN3402/history/20200811/1235Z/KSEA/PANC http://avherald.com/h?article=4db25312&opt=0 Back to Top Fokker F-27 Friendship 200ME Nose Gear Up Landing (Thailand) Date: 11-AUG-2020 Time: 13:59 Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 200ME Owner/operator: Royal Thai Navy Registration: 1202 C/n / msn: 10663 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Minor Location: Narathiwat Airport (NAW/VTSC) - Thailand Phase: Landing Nature: Military Departure airport: U-Tapao Airport (UTP/VTBU) Destination airport: Narathiwat Airport (NAW/VTSC) Narrative: A Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 Maritime Enforcer of the Royal Thai Navy, operated by 1 Wing, 102 Squadron, performed a nosegear-up landing at Narathiwat Airport, Thailand. No injuries reported and the aircraft received minor damage. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/239816 Back to Top Beechcraft 200 Super King Air - Ground Collision with Wildlife (Texas) Date: 11-AUG-2020 Time: 01:40 Type: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air Owner/operator: Sage Holdings LLC Registration: N831TM C/n / msn: BB-1635 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Unknown Location: Panola County Airport-Sharpe Field (4F2), Carthage, TX - United States of America Phase: Landing Nature: Private Departure airport: Destination airport: Panola County Airport-Sharpe Field (4F2), TX Narrative: The aircraft hit wild hogs on landing, Carthage, Texas. Exact airport unconfirmed, 4F2 is located in Carthage. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/239843 Back to Top Set up a Court of Inquiry into Calicut crash, say air safety experts Mumbai: Even as the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) has begun working on the Air India Express Calicut crash, air safety experts have called for the setting up of a Court of Inquiry (CoI). "The same AAIB had carried out the investigation of the Ghatkopar accident and the probable cause of the accident has been attributed to the flight crew. But the report contradicts itself in many areas and key evidence is misrepresented,'' alleged Capt Amit Singh, an air safety expert. "In case of Calicut crash, if the government says we have taken all steps and if still accidents are happening then the scope increases to what was the role of the regulator. The AAIB cannot do that, only a CoI will cover these aspects,'' he said. S Mangala, Airports Authority of India (AAI) western region, deputy general manager (aviation safety) said: "There is a terrible conflict of interest and non-transparency in the idea of an investigation by the AAIB, an organisation that is fully controlled by an interested party, the ministry of civil aviation, which controls AAI and Directorate General of Civil Aviation. It is imperative that, in the interest of public safety, an open Court of Inquiry is constituted with free access to it for everyone, with every hearing livestreamed/recorded, and the video and audio recordings of those hearings be made available to the general public for free." https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/set-up-a-court-of-inquiry-into-calicut-crash-say-air-safety-experts/articleshow/77494807.cms Back to Top Boeing 747s receiving key updates through floppy disks, report says It turns out some parts of the airline industry aren't as modern as one would think. A tour of a recently retired British Airways Boeing 747-400 has revealed that the plane was using 3.5-inch floppy disks to keep its navigation databases up to date. "This database has to be updated every 28 days, so you can see how much of a chore this has to be for an engineer to visit," Alex Lomas, an aerospace specialist with Pen Test Partners - a U.K.-based cybersecurity company - said in a video walkthrough of the commercial jet. British Airways recently announced that its fleet of Boeing 747-400 aircraft, affectionately known as "The Queen of the Skies," is likely to have flown its last scheduled commercial service. "After nearly five decades of service and millions of miles flown around the globe, it is proposed that the airline's remaining fleet of 31 747-400 aircraft will be retired with immediate effect as a result of the devasting impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the airline and the aviation sector, which is not predicted to recover to 2019 levels until 2023/24," British Airways said in a statement on July 17. Described as "fuel-hungry," the planes were slowly being phased out as they reached the end of their working lives, according to British Airways. https://www.yahoo.com/news/boeing-747s-receiving-key-updates-141217184.html Back to Top Texas family kicked off SW Airlines flight because 3-yr-old autistic son would not wear mask When a Houston-area mom saw her autistic son struggle to keep his mask on during a Southwest Airlines flight, she knew it was going to be a tough trip. But she never expected to be kicked off the flight. "He was screaming. He was throwing a fit. He was screaming, no, no, no," Houston-area mom Alyssa Sadler told KPRC. Sadler's son has a sensory processing disorder and doesn't like to have his face touched. She actually had a note on hand from her son's doctor about his condition, but that didn't matter. "They're going over the security safety features and all that, and the flight attendant walks by and tells me that he has to put a mask on," Sadler told KTRK. "So, I try to put the mask on him. He is 3 and has autism and sensory processing disorders, so he wouldn't keep the mask on." At the point, the flight attendant then alerted the captain of the issue, and he then asked her son to please put his mask on. "The mask is not going to work," Sadler told the flight crew. "He's not going to wear the mask." Although the flight to Midland initially left the gate, the crew turned back when her son wouldn't keep his mask on. So, the policy according to Southwest Airlines is that all customers over age 2 need to cover their faces while onboard to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The airlines spells it out clearly in the online booking and check-in process. "If a customer is unable to wear a face covering for any reason (even a verifiable medical condition), we regret that we are unable to transport the Customer at this time, due to safety risk of asymptomatic COVID-19 transmission by Customers without face coverings," Southwest Airlines states. Sadler explained that she has no issue wearing a mask on board, but believes there should be certain medical exemptions for those who have disabilities and cannot wear a mask. "I think there needs to be something in place for children or even adults with disabilities who can't wear a mask," Sadler said. "They should have some kind of exemption." Effective July 27, Southwest ended face mask exemptions for passengers over the age of 2 and suspended medical exceptions for PPE, due to the guidance from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/Texas-family-kicked-off-SW-Airlines-flight-15475604.php Back to Top Second Cessna SkyCourier Completes First Flight A second Cessna SkyCourier 408 flight-test aircraft, P1, yesterday completed its first flight, some 2.5 months after the initial flight of the prototype on May 17. Piloted by Peter Gracey and Todd Dafforn, the first conforming production flight test airplane flew for one hour and 35 minutes, reaching a maximum altitude of 14,200 feet at a maximum speed of 210 ktas. "This flight is another important step for the Cessna SkyCourier program as it will be used primarily for testing aircraft systems such as avionics, environmental control, and anti-icing," said Textron Aviation senior v-p of engineering and programs Chris Hearne. "Since the debut flight for the prototype aircraft, the team has rapidly moved through testing and has accomplished its goals of initial envelope expansion and handling, including stalls. When you consider they have achieved all these milestones despite the many disruptions caused by a global pandemic, it's quite remarkable. The Cessna SkyCourier program is heading through the second half of 2020 with a great deal of momentum." P1 is the first airframe configured as a freighter and will be used primarily for systems-propulsion, environmental, and avionics-testing. It joins the prototype, which has completed 38 flights and logged more than 76 flight hours. The high-wing, twin-turboprop SkyCourier will be offered as a freighter, a 19-seat passenger version, and as a combination freighter/passenger airplane. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2020-08-11/second-cessna-skycourier-completes-first-flight Back to Top Textron to supply 2 Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft to Rwanda Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Textron announced Tuesday that it has received a contract to supply two multi-mission Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft for the Rwanda Defense Force. The planes will be the first fixed-wing aircraft the RDF has put into service, Textron said in a press release. https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/08/11/Textron-to-supply-2-Cessna-Grand-Caravan-aircraft-to-Rwanda/4571597175727/ Back to Top Boeing loses more jet orders New York (CNN Business)Boeing lost orders for another 43 jets in July. But that's actually an improvement for the troubled aircraft maker's order book. The latest canceled orders were for the 737 Max, its best-selling jet, which has been grounded since March 2019 following two fatal crashes that killed 346 people. But despite the extended grounding, Boeing didn't start to see a stream of canceled orders until the Covid-19 pandemic caused a near halt of air travel and massive losses throughout the world's airlines. Boeing reported 377 canceled orders through the first half of this year, with 60 of them in June. Most of the newest canceled orders came from aircraft leasing companies, which buy the jets, lease them to airlines and collect rent on them. In addition to the canceled July orders Boeing reclassified nine jet orders as no longer certain enough to be counted in the company's backlog of orders. That can be caused by financial problems at an airline customer or an airline customer notifying Boeing that it wishes to get out of the order. Details of that cancellation have not yet been finalized. Boeing had no new orders for jets last month. Even with orders being canceled and reclassified, Boeing still has about 4,500 planes in its backlog of orders. But its major customers - passenger airlines - are not eager to take delivery of those jets as they seek to preserve their cash. Boeing delivered only four jets in July, two 787 Dreamliners and two freighters. It's the same number of planes that Boeing delivered in May, when production fell to a nearly 12-year low. Boeing lost $2.4 billion in three months In May the company ramped up production following a shutdown of its factories in response to health concerns. But July's slow deliveries are another sign of the low demand for jets. Most airlines have grounded a significant percentage of their fleets and are operating at only a fraction of their pre-pandemic schedule. The lack of deliveries is bad news for Boeing, which gets the majority of the revenue from the sale of a plane at the time of delivery. https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/11/business/boeing-orders-deliveries/index.html Back to Top Delta CEO warns of 'furloughs in the tens of thousands' for airline industry if stimulus talks remain at stalemate Delta CEO Ed Bastian warned of furloughs in "the tens of thousands" for the airline industry if Congress is unable to end the stalemate on another round of coronavirus stimulus. "If we do not get the support that we need, I know within the industry there will be furloughs and probably some pretty large numbers of furloughs in the tens of thousands of employees," Bastian told the Claman Countdown on Tuesday. Bastian noted that Delta has already had to mitigate potential furloughs with almost half of the airline's workforce taking voluntary retirement or separation packages and leaves of absence. "If we can keep using good voluntary measures to get through this, we can mitigate furloughs but its probably hard to say for sure that we'll be able to do that completely," Bastian added. Despite the stalled talks, Bastian is optimistic about the likelihood of another relief package for airlines based on the support the industry has received "all the way up through the president." "There's been a lot of support, all the way up through the president, to considering extending the relief for the airlines to get through the next six months in turn for agreeing to continue to keep those workers in place because we know airlines are going to be essential to the recovery of our economy," Bastian said. "Our country is too large, we're connected through transportation systems given our scale in size in how we operate, particularly our businesses, and keeping the employees in place will allow us to keep businesses in place that will get them moving as soon as they're ready." Since the pandemic, many of Delta's competitors have warned their employees will be furloughed once the aid given through the CARES Act expires in October. Last month, American Airlines sent furlough notices to 25,000 of its employees, United warned furloughs could impact 36,000 employees, and Spirit Airlines warned two weeks ago that 20% to 30% of their workers at risk of furloughs. Delta, however, is not holding out for a resolution from lawmakers and has continued to take action to encourage passengers that it's safe to fly, including an extension of its middle seat policy beyond September 30th. "Our top priority as we've gone through the pandemic is to restore confidence in consumer travel and their travel behaviors and we believe distance on board the plane, having that middle seat open, having that seat next to you vacant is an important factor in not just the comfort of the flight but also the safety of the flight," Bastian said. "We want consumers to feel as confident as they do already with us in their flight safety as compared to their personal safety." Bastian noted that he has been on roughly 30 flights since March and that it has been a "great experience with all the protocols" overall and that "the customer experience is better than its ever been." While he acknowledged that there has been initial apprehension, he noted that Delta's satisfaction scores are up 20 full points and that many customers have come up to him to express their happiness with the airline's measures. "There's certainly, the first time back, there is some apprehension as people get back into the environment. But more and more people as they take that second, third and fourth trip, they're telling us that we're doing a great job," Bastian said. "And its a discerning customer, it's someone that they're watching to make certain that we're implementing all the protocols that we tell the people we're doing and our team is doing a great job of that." Ultimately, Bastian believes that a full return to normal hinges on the availability of an effective vaccine. "When that vaccine is in place, and there will be a series of vaccines hopefully over the course of the next 6 to 12 months, we're going to see travel come back at a meaningful level," Bastian said. "I think it's going to take two to three years to get consumer behaviors back, but we do know there is a tremendous amount of pent up demand for transporation, for travel, for mobility and we're ready to serve customers when they're ready to go." Bastian's comments come on the heels of a report by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Tuesday, who estimate air travel will not return to full levels until 2024. https://www.yahoo.com/news/delta-ceo-warns-furloughs-tens-001345464.html Back to Top Japanese Resupply Ship Departs Next Week To ISS A Japanese resupply ship will depart the International Space Station next week after nearly three months attached to the orbital lab. Meanwhile, the Expedition 63 crew continued a variety of science operations today. JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, announced Tuesday, Aug. 18, as the release date for its H-II Transfer Vehicle-9 (HTV-9) cargo craft. Ground controllers will remotely control the Canadarm2 robotic arm to grapple and remove the HTV-9 from the Harmony module. Commander Chris Cassidy of NASA will command the Canadarm2 to release the cargo craft into space completing an 85-day station mission. The HTV-9 will orbit Earth on its own for two more days and reenter the atmosphere above the South Pacific for a fiery, but safe demise. The HTV-9 delivered four tons of gear on May 25 that included the new Space Frontier Studio for live broadcasts inside Japan's Kibo laboratory module. Cassidy set up the live-streaming hardware today for an event highlighting science activities inside Kibo. Cassidy also completed fluid research work that took place inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory module's Microgravity Science Glovebox. The veteran astronaut disconnected, took apart and stowed the hardware that investigated water droplet behavior in microgravity. Results may promote water conservation and improve water pressure for Earth and space systems. Cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin continued working on a long-running Earth observation study on the Russian side the station. That experiment is helping scientists monitor and forecast natural and man-made catastrophes around the world. Fellow cosmonaut and flight engineer Ivan Vagner worked during the morning testing broadband video communications gear. The first-time space flyer then spent the rest of the afternoon servicing the ventilation subsystem in the Zvezda service module. https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/08/11/japanese-resupply-ship-departs-next-week/ Back to Top RTCA August Webinar: Spectrum & AI RTCA Free 2-part webinar, Wednesday, 8/19, 1pm ET. Part I - FAA, ASRI, Collins Aerospace and United Airlines discuss: "Spectrum: Generating Change in Aviation". Part II - Tech Talk by Pete Dumont, President and CEO of the Air Traffic Control Association ATCA: "Are We Ready for AI & ML in Aviation?" Register: https://bit.ly/31oOdB6 TheUSC Aviation Safety & Security ProgramWill Offer Online Classes This Fall The following upcoming courses, including NEW Safety Performance Indicators course, will take place in our virtual Webex classrooms. Software Safety Philosophies and methods of developing software, analyzing software, and managing a software safety program. Online Course August 17-20, 2020 4 Days Tuition: $2250 SeMS Aviation Security Management Systems Managing and implementing aviation security measures at medium to small size aircraft operators, all airports, and Indirect Air Carriers, with emphasis on risk assessment and cyber security. Online Course August 17-21, 2020 4.5 Days Tuition: $2650 Accident/Incident Response Preparedness This course is designed for individuals who are involved in either preparing emergency response plans or responding to incidents and accidents as a representative of their organization. This updated course has been extended to four full days to integrate communications in the digital age. Online Course August 24-27, 2020 4 Days Tuition: $2250 Human Factors in Aviation Safety This course presents human factors in a manner that can be readily understood and applied by aviation practitioners in all phases of aviation operations. Emphasis is placed on identifying the causes of human error, predicting how human error can affect performance, and applying countermeasures to reduce or eliminate its effects. Online Course August 24-28, 2020 4.5 Days Tuition: $2650 Safety Management for Aviation Maintenance This course provides supervisors with aviation safety principles and practices needed to manage the problems associated with aircraft maintenance operations. In addition, it prepares attendees to assume safety responsibilities in their areas of operation. Online Course August 31-September 4, 2020 4.5 Days Tuition: $2650 Threat and Error Managment This course provides students with sufficient knowledge to develop a TEM program and a LOSA program within their organizations. Online Course September 9-11, 2020 2.5 Days Tuition: $1375 Aviation Safety Management Systems Providing the skills and practical methods to plan, manage, and maintain an effective Aviation Safety Management System. Special emphasis for safety managers, training, flight department and maintenance managers and supervisors, pilots, air traffic controllers, dispatchers, and schedulers. Online Course September 14-25, 2020 9.5 Days Tuition: $3750 Hazard Effects and Control Strategies This course focuses on underlying physical, chemical, and biological characteristics and effects, and hazard control strategies. The following hazards are specifically addressed: electrical hazards, electrostatic discharge, toxicity, kinetic hazards, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, thermal hazards, noise, fire and explosion, high pressure, etc. Online Course September 14-15, 2020 2 Days Tuition: $1200 Damage Assessment for System Safety Sophisticated mathematical models and methods have been developed to estimate the level of impact of a hazardous condition. This course provides an overall understanding of these methods to help managers and system safety analysis reviewers understand the analysis conducted and results obtained by the experts in the field. Specifically, methods for modeling the impact of fire and explosion, debris distribution from an explosion, and toxic gas dispersion are discussed. Online Course September 16-18, 2020 3 Days Tuition: $1625 Safety Management Systems for Ground Operation Safety This course provides airport, air carrier and ground service company supervisors and managers with practices that will reduce ground operation mishaps to personnel and equipment. It provides an understanding of how ground operations safety management is an essential part or an airport's or air carrier's SMS. Online Course September 21-23, 2020 2.5 Days Tuition: $1375 Safety Performance Indicators This course teaches how SPI's are developed, monitored, analyzed and modified in order for an organization to correctly know its safety performance. The course utilizes guidance provided in ICAO Annex 19 and the ICAO Safety Management Manual Doc. 9859. Online Course September 24-25, 2020 2 Days Tuition: $1200 Earn Credit for FlightSafety International Master Technician-Management Program Students taking the following USC courses will earn elective credits towards FlightSafety International's Master Technician-Management Program • Human Factors in Aviation Safety • Gas Turbine Accident Investigation • Helicopter Accident Investigation • Safety Management for Aviation Maintenance • Safety Management for Ground Operations Safety • Accident/Incident Response Preparedness Earn Credit for National Business Aviation Association Certified Aviation Manager Exam Students taking the following USC courses will earn two points toward completing the application for the National Business Aviation Association Certified Aviation Manager Exam. • Aviation Safety Management Systems • Accident/Incident Response Preparedness • Human Factors in Aviation Safety • Aircraft Accident Investigation • SeMS Aviation Security Management Systems For further details, please visit our website or use the contact information below. Email: aviation@usc.edu Telephone: +1 (310) 342-1345 Swinburne University Capstone Research Projects 2020 - Airline pax preferences Study Airline Passenger Carrier Preference Research Project 2020 The Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) business model has disrupted the aviation industry. It has generated new passenger demand, provided passengers with more choice and created many competitive challenges for the traditional Full-Service Carriers (FSC). As the global airline market continues to change and adapt to new challenges, airline passenger preferences and intent to travel may also change. As part of our undergraduate research project at Swinburne University of Technology we are conducting a survey on passenger preferences regarding the decision to fly between LCC and FSC airlines. This survey asks for your views on various issues associated with airline choice and seeks to better understand passenger risk perceptions and the perceived value offered by each airline model. You will be asked to complete an online questionnaire, which also includes an explanatory statement. The study takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. To access the survey, please go to the following link: https://swinuw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3wwfJDvc7chU3Cl Participants who complete the study will be eligible to enter a draw to win an iPad. This research project is being supervised by Peter Renshaw at the Department of Aviation, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. If you have any questions, please contact Peter at prenshaw@swin.edu.au *** Image from: Uphues, J. (2019). Full service carrier vs. low cost carrier - What's future-proof? Retrieved from https://www.inform-software.com/blog/post/full-service-carrier-vs-low-cost-carrier-whats-future-proof Back to Top As part of our Swinburne Bachelor of Aviation undergraduate research project, we have constructed a survey for members of the aviation industry and those who have not worked in aviation to provide feedback on their attitudes and opinions about Urban Air Mobility and single-pilot and/or autonomous airline operations. If you are an active participant in the aviation industry as a passenger or through employment, we invite you to take part in this survey to help give the industry a better understanding of the general sentiment towards these emerging technologies and operational concepts. To participate please follow the link below to our online survey: https://swinuw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9zRhPPbCfnsHH3T It should take approximately 20 minutes to complete. Participants who complete the survey will be eligible to enter the draw to WIN AN iPad. Thank you very much for your time. This research project is being supervised by Peter Renshaw at the Department of Aviation, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. If you have any questions, please contact Peter at prenshaw@swin.edu.au Back to Top SURVEY: GA PILOTS AND PIREPs "Dear GA pilot, Researchers at Purdue University are seeking general aviation (GA) pilots to participate in an online study, partially funded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) NextGen Weather Technology in the Cockpit (WTIC) program. The goal of this study is to evaluate opportunities for speech-based or other "hands-free" technologies that GA pilots might use to submit PIREPs. If you are able and willing to participate, you will be asked to review a set of 6 weather-related flight scenarios and record PIREPs as if you are flying. The study will last approximately 20 minutes and can be completed using a laptop or desktop computer. Participation in this study is completely voluntary. You can withdraw your participation at any time during the study for any reason. If you agree to participate, you will be asked to acknowledge your voluntary participation. Then there are 4 questions about your flight history, 6 weather scenarios, and 4 questions about PIREPs. Responses to the survey will be completely anonymous. We ask that you complete the study in a quiet location free from background noise. You must be at least 18 years of age or older to participate. When you are ready to begin, please click here: https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6lZhv409DcoV8KF and follow the instructions in Qualtrics. Please feel free to share this link with other pilots you know. Email any questions or concerns to Mayur Deo and Dr. Brandon Pitts at nhance@purdue.edu." Back to Top Graduate Research Survey (1) Stress and Wellbeing for Global Aviation Professionals Dear colleagues, I am inviting you to participate in a research project on wellbeing in the aviation industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. This situation has affected aviation professionals around the world, and this research seeks to identify wellbeing strategies that work across professions, employers, families, and nations. All responses to this survey are anonymous. The findings of this research will inform future work by the USC Aviation Safety and Security Program and the Flight Safety Foundation to improve wellbeing for aviation professionals during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Please click or copy the link below to access the survey, and please share it with any interested colleagues. https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cC2nlWEAazl22TX This research will support a treatise towards a Master of Science in Applied Psychology degree at the University of Southern California's Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences. The researcher is also on the staff of the USC Aviation Safety and Security Program. Thank you, and please contact us with any questions, Daniel Scalese - Researcher scalese@usc.edu Michael Nguyen - Faculty Advisor nguyenmv@usc.edu Graduate Research Survey (2) Critical Evaluation of the Gaps in SMS Debriefing Tools and Development of Potential Solutions I am inviting you to take part in a study of Feedback within Aviation Safety Management Systems. An airline/organisation Safety Management System (SMS) relies on pilot safety reports (ASAP or ASR) or data (FOQA, FDM) to discover hazards and threats in the operation. In return, the pilots depend on up to date information from the airline's safety department to make sound decisions regarding safety. The safety department can accomplish that by debriefing or giving feedback on the safety reports or data. A literature review of safety report feedback/debrief within Safety Management Systems showed that safety reports are not fully debriefed. This survey aims to gather data regarding pilots' perspective of safety report/safety data debriefing. In addition, the survey also aims to find out the opinions of a potential solution. This study is undertaken as part of a thesis for an Air Safety Management Master of Science degree at City, University of London. https://cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8eadW14UUZYaurj Bengt Jansson Curt Lewis,