Flight Safety Information - January 11, 2021 No. 008 In This Issue : Incident: American A319 near Dallas on Jan 9th 2021, hydraulic failure : Incident: Egypt BCS3 at Cairo on Jan 9th 2021, intercepted wrong ILS, corrected and descended below safe height before going around : Incident: Aerotranscargo B744 at Hong Kong on Jan 9th 2021, hydraulic failure prevents gear retraction : Incident: Sriwijaya B738 at Makassar on Jan 8th 2021, engine problem : Incident: Jazz CRJ9 at Sydney on Jan 7th 2021, lavatory smoke indication : Incident: LATAM Brasil A320 at Sao Paulo on Jan 7th 2021, capybara strike on takeoff : Cessna 560 Citation V crashed in Oregon mountains : Indonesia Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 'black boxes' located : Sriwijaya Air crash places Indonesia's aviation safety under fresh spotlight : IFALPA Global Pilots on Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 : Sriwijaya 737-500 crash was carrier’s fifth 737 loss since 2008 : Factbox: Details of airplane and airline in Indonesia crash : Catering Truck Gets Stuck Under Air Canada CRJ900 Lifting Plan : FAA to crack down on unruly Trump supporters : 14 passengers banned by airline after rowdy DC to Seattle flight : NASA, Federal Aviation Administration Partnership Bolsters American Commercial Space Activities : SpaceX’s upgraded Cargo Dragon gears up for first reentry and splashdown : SCSI Online SMS Certificate Courses : Call for Papers – ISASI 2021 : 2021 Aircraft Cabin Air Conference Incident: American A319 near Dallas on Jan 9th 2021, hydraulic failure An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N8027D performing flight AA-1181 from Miami,FL to Vail,CO (USA), was enroute at FL340 about 130nm westsouthwest of Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Dallas Ft. Worth due to a hydraulic failure. The aircraft landed safely on DFW's runway 35R about 30 minutes later. A replacement A319-100 registration N9018E reaached Vail with a delay of about 4 hours. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL1181/history/20210109/1356Z/KMIA/KEGE http://avherald.com/h?article=4e19000a&opt=0 Incident: Egypt BCS3 at Cairo on Jan 9th 2021, intercepted wrong ILS, corrected and descended below safe height before going around An Egypt Air Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration SU-GFI performing flight MS-714 from Beirut (Lebanon) to Cairo (Egypt), was on approach to Cairo in low visibility, low visibility operations were in progress, and was cleared for the ILS approach to runway 05L. While turning final over the Nile river, about 10.5nm from the threshold of runway 05L, the aircraft went through the localizer runway 05L and aligned with runway 05C. ATC detected the false line up and queried the crew that they were cleared for 05L, not 05C. Subsequently ATC instructed the crew to turn left heading 360 and intercept localizer 05L. The crew intercepted localizer 05L and descended reaching 400 feet MSL about 2.6nm before the threshold runway 05L, where the aircraft should have been at 825 feet MSL. The crew subsequently went around, positioned for another approach to runway 05L and landed safely about 15 minutes after the go around. The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 5 hours, then returned to service. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e187f09&opt=0 Incident: Aerotranscargo B744 at Hong Kong on Jan 9th 2021, hydraulic failure prevents gear retraction An Aerotranscargo Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration ER-BBB performing a freight flight F5-9921 from Hong Kong (China) to Budapest (Hungary), was climbing out of Hong Kong's runway 07R when the crew received indication of the failure of the #1 hydraulic system and could not retract the landing gear. The aircraft levelled off at 9000 feet, dumped fuel, and returned to Hong Kong for a safe landing on runway 07L about 80 minutes after departure. The aircraft is still on the ground in Hong Kong about 16 hours after landing back. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e187692&opt=0 Incident: Sriwijaya B738 at Makassar on Jan 8th 2021, engine problem A Sriwijaya Boeing 737-800, registration PK-CRI performing flight SJ-591 from Makassar to Jakarta (Indonesia), was climbing through about 17,000 feet out of Makassar's (aka Ujung Pandang's) runway 21 when the crew stopped the climb due to a problem with one of the engines (CFM56). The aircraft entered a hold at 4000 feet and returned to Makassar for a safe landing on runway 03 about 45 minutes after departure. A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration PK-CRE reached Jakarta with a delay of 4:15 hours. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Makassar about 28 hours after landing back. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e186c32&opt=0 Incident: Jazz CRJ9 at Sydney on Jan 7th 2021, lavatory smoke indication A Jazz Canadair CRJ-705, registration C-FUJZ performing flight QK-8219/AC-8219 from Sydney,NS to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 29 passengers and 4 crew, was climbing out of Sydney's runway 06 when a lavatory smoke detector activated. The crew stopped the climb at about 5000 feet and set course to divert to Moncton,NB (Canada), located about 190nm west of Sydney, where the aircraft landed safely about 55 minutes after departure. The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto the next flights from Moncton to Toronto. The aircraft remained on the ground in Moncton for about 15 hours, then positioned to Toronto. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e1802fd&opt=0 Incident: LATAM Brasil A320 at Sao Paulo on Jan 7th 2021, capybara strike on takeoff A LATAM Brasil Airbus A320-200, registration PR-MYK performing flight LA-3408 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP to Joao Pessoa,PB (Brazil), was accelerating for takeoff from Guarulhos' runway 27R when already above V1 the aircraft hit a capybara on the runway. The crew continued takeoff, climbed to 9000 feet and entered a hold to assess the situation and burn off fuel, then returned to Sao Paulo for a safe landing on Guarulhos' runway 27R about 65 minutes after departure. The aircraft vacated the runway and stopped on the adjacent taxiway for inspection by emergency services, then was towed to the apron. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 11 hours after landing. The runway was closed for about an hour while the runway was cleaned. Adult capybaras typically weigh between 35 and 66kg, top weights 91 kg. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e17f165&opt=0 Cessna 560 Citation V crashed in Oregon mountains Date: Saturday 9 January 2021 Time: 22:37 UTC Type: Cessna 560 Citation V Operator: SX Transport LLC Registration: N3RB C/n / msn: 560-0035 First flight: 1989 Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5A Crew: Fatalities: / Occupants: Passengers: Fatalities: / Occupants: Total: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 Aircraft damage: Destroyed Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: 23 km (14.4 mls) SE of Pine Grove, OR ( United States of America) Phase: En route (ENR) Nature: Unknown Departure airport: Troutdale Airport, OR (TTD/KTTD), United States of America Destination airport: Boise Air Terminal, ID (BOI/KBOI), United States of America Narrative: A Cessna 560 Citation V, registration N3RB, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain in the Mutton Mountains area southeast of Pine Grove, Oregon. The number of people onboard is unknown at this point but there were no survivors. The aircraft departed Troutdale Airport, Oregon at 22:08 UTC, and reached FL310 twenty minutes later. At that point ADS-B records show that the aircraft began a descending right hand turn that ended in the aircraft spiraling down until it impacted terrain. https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20210109-1 Indonesia Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 'black boxes' located "Black boxes" from a passenger plane that crashed into the sea soon after take-off in Indonesia on Saturday have been located, officials say. Navy divers are confident that they will be able retrieve the two flight recorders when the search operation resumes on Monday. Aircraft parts and human remains have been found. The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 was carrying 62 people when it vanished from radar on its journey to Borneo. "We have located the position of the black boxes, both of them," said Soerjanto Tjahjono, head of Indonesia's transport safety committee, quoted by AFP earlier on Sunday. "Divers will start looking for them now and hopefully it won't be long before we get them." The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, or black boxes as they are often called, store data about planes. They can provide vital information in air accident investigations. Investigators are analysing items which they believe to be a wheel and part of the plane's fuselage. A turbine from one of its engines is also among the debris that has been recovered. The search operation has been suspended for the night but is due to resume on Monday morning. However, there appears to be no hope of finding any survivors. A spokesman for the Jakarta police, Yusri Yunus, said two bags had been received from the search and rescue agency. "The first bag contained passengers' properties, another bag contained body parts," he told reporters, adding: "We are still identifying these findings." Police are asking families of the victims to provide DNA samples and dental records to help identify the remains. The missing aircraft is not a 737 Max, the Boeing model that was grounded from March 2019 until last December following two deadly crashes. What happened to the aircraft? The Sriwijaya Air passenger plane departed from Jakarta airport at 14:36 local time (07:36 GMT) on Saturday. Minutes later, at 14:40, the last contact with the plane was recorded, with the call sign SJY182, according to the transport ministry. The usual flight time to Pontianak, in West Kalimantan province in the west of the island of Borneo, is 90 minutes. The aircraft did not send a distress signal, according to the head of national search and rescue agency Air Marshal Bagus Puruhito. It is thought to have dropped more than 3,000m (10,000ft) in less than a minute, according to flight tracking website Flightradar24.com. Witnesses said they had seen and heard at least one explosion. Who was on board the flight? There were thought to be 50 passengers - including seven children and three babies - and 12 crew on board, though the plane has a capacity of 130. Everyone on board was Indonesian, officials say. Family members of missing passengers wait for news at Pontianak airport, Indonesia Meanwhile relatives of the plane's captain, Afwan, a former air force pilot, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, described him as a devout Muslim and a "very good man". "He was a prominent figure in his neighbourhood and was well-known for his kindness," says his nephew Ferza Mahardhika. "I'm devastated and can't believe that this is happening. Please pray for uncle and our family." What do we know about the plane? According to registration details, the plane was a 26-year-old Boeing 737-500. It was in good condition, Sriwijaya Air chief executive Jefferson Irwin Jauwena told reporters. Take-off had been delayed for 30 minutes due to heavy rain, he said. Sriwijaya Ahttps://www.yahoo.com/news/indonesia-boeing-737-passenger-plane-005612735.htmlir, founded in 2003, is a local budget airline which flies to Indonesian and other South-East Asian destinations. The plane went missing about 20km (12 miles) north of the capital Jakarta, not far from where another flight crashed in October 2018. A total of 189 died when an Indonesian Lion Air flight plunged into the sea about 12 minutes after take-off from the city. That disaster was blamed on a series of failures in the plane's design, but also faults by the airline and the pilots. It was one of two crashes that led regulators to pull the Boeing 737 Max from service. The model resumed passenger flights in December after a systems overhaul. The BBC's Jerome Wirawan in Jakarta says the latest events will bring up difficult questions and emotions in Indonesia, whose airline industry has faced intense scrutiny since the Lion Air crash. https://www.yahoo.com/news/indonesia-boeing-737-passenger-plane-005612735.html Sriwijaya Air crash places Indonesia's aviation safety under fresh spotlight • Indonesia continues search for debris of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182 • Sriwijaya Air crash places Indonesia's aviation safety under fresh spotlight SYDNEY/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's poor air safety record is again in the spotlight after a Sriwijaya Air jet carrying 62 people crashed into the Java Sea minutes after take-off on Saturday, marking the country's third major airline crash in just over six years. There has been no word of any survivors. Before the crash, there had been 697 fatalities in Indonesia over the last decade including military and private planes, making it the deadliest aviation market in the world - ahead of Russia, Iran and Pakistan - according to Aviation Safety Network's database. The crash of the Sriwijaya flight, operated by a Boeing Co 737-500, follows the loss of a Lion Air 737 MAX in October 2018, which contributed to a global grounding of the model. The Lion Air crash, which killed 189 people, was an outlier in that it mainly revealed fundamental issues with the plane model and triggered a worldwide safety crisis for Boeing. Even excluding the deaths from that crash, Indonesia would rank above Russia if there are no survivors from Saturday's crash. Indonesia, an archipelago of thousands of islands, is highly dependent on air travel and its safety issues illustrate the challenge relatively new carriers face as they try to keep pace with unstoppable demand for air travel in developing nations while striving for standards that mature markets took decades to reach. From 2007 to 2018, the European Union banned Indonesian airlines following a series of crashes and reports of deteriorating oversight and maintenance. The United States lowered its Indonesia safety evaluation to Category 2, meaning its regulatory system was inadequate, between 2007 and 2016. Indonesia's air safety record has improved in recent years, receiving a favourable evaluation by the United Nations aviation agency in 2018. But in a country with a large death toll from vehicle and ferry accidents, the safety culture is battling against a mindset that makes it inevitable for some crashes to occur, experts said. Saturday's "crash has nothing to do with the MAX, but Boeing would do well to guide Indonesia - which has a chequered air safety record - to restore confidence in its aviation industry," said Shukor Yusof, the head of Malaysia-based aviation consultancy Endau Analytics. Authorities located the Sriwijaya jet's flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder on Sunday but experts said it was too early to determine the factors responsible for the crash of the nearly 27-year-old plane. The flight took off from Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, the same airport from which the Lion Air jet took off and soon crashed into the sea. The Sriwijaya jet climbed to 10,900 feet within four minutes but then began a steep descent and stopped transmitting data 21 seconds later, according to tracking website FlightRadar24. "There has been a lot of noise made about the speed of its final descent," said Geoff Dell, an air accident investigation expert based in Australia. "It is indicative of what happened but why it happened is still in many ways a guess really. There are multiple ways you can get an aeroplane to go down at that pace." He said investigators would look into factors including mechanical failure, pilot actions, maintenance records, weather conditions and whether there was any unlawful interference with the plane. Most air accidents are caused by a combination of factors that can take months to establish. VARIOUS FACTORS UNDER SCRUTINY Sriwijaya's operating record will also be placed under scrutiny. "Its safety record has been mixed," said Greg Waldron, Asia managing editor at industry publication FlightGlobal. He said the airline had written off four 737s between 2008 and 2017 due to bad landings that resulted in runway overruns, including one in 2008 that led to one death and 14 injuries. The airline in late 2019 ended a year-long partnership with national carrier Garuda Indonesia and had been operating independently. Just before ending the pact, more than half of Sriwijaya's fleet had been grounded by the Transportation Ministry due to airworthiness concerns, according to media reports at the time. Sriwijaya did not respond immediately to a request for comment. The airline's chief executive said on Saturday the plane that crashed was in good condition. Like other Indonesian carriers, Sriwijaya had slashed its flight schedule during the COVID-19 pandemic, which experts said will be examined as part of the investigation. "The challenges that the pandemic brings impacts aviation safety," said Chappy Hakim, an Indonesian aviation analyst and former air force official. "For instance, pilots/technicians were downsized, salaries not paid in full, planes are grounded." https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/sriwijaya-air-crash-places-indonesias-082947817.html IFALPA Global Pilots on Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) is closely monitoring the developments related to yesterday's accident of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, a Boeing 737-500 that crashed into the Java Sea about 20km north of Jakarta, Indonesia shortly after take-off from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Jakarta. Our thoughts are with the families of the pilots, crew members, and passengers who lost their lives aboard the aircraft. We send support and wishes to the teams searching for remains, wreckage, and possible survivors. Whilst the emergency and recovery efforts are still taking place, IFALPA stresses the need to avoid speculation and theories as to the circumstances of this accident. The Federation has reached out to its Member Association in Indonesia, Ikatan Pilot Indonesia, and already made contact with the National Transportation Safety Committee of Indonesia (KNKT) to offer its technical expertise and help gather facts and any other safety and security information which may be pertinent to this tragic event. Note to Editors: The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations represents more than 100,000 pilots in nearly 100 countries around the globe. The mission of IFALPA is to promote the highest level of aviation safety worldwide and to be the global advocate of the piloting profession; providing representation, services and support to both our members and the aviation industry. Please visit www.ifalpa.org for more information. ©2021 The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations. This publication is for information purposes only. This publication may not be offered for sale or used commercially. All reprints must credit IFALPA. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210110005077/en/ Contacts For information please contact Emily Bitting, IFALPA Senior Communications Specialist, emilybitting@ifalpa.org, +1 514 419 1191 ext. 228 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ifalpa-global-pilots-sriwijaya-air-020000815.html Sriwijaya 737-500 crash was carrier’s fifth 737 loss since 2008 The crash of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 follows a troubled safety record at the airline, which has lost five Boeing 737s since 2008, amid broader corporate troubles. While only the official investigation will reveal what caused the 737-500 (PK-CLC) to plunge into the Java sea four minutes after taking off from Jakarta, killing 62 passengers and crew, it is clear that Sriwijaya has had safety challenges over the years. PK-CLC in December 2017. The aircraft formerly served with Continental Airlines, and is managed by GECAS Prior to the most recent incident, the carrier wrote off 737s in 2008, 2011, 2012, and 2017, according to Cirium fleets data. Unlike SJ182, the other four losses occurred during landing. Only one of the accidents, in August 2008, resulted in the loss of life, with one person killed and 14 injured. During this accident a Sriwijaya 737-200 (PK-CJG) suffered an overrun on a wet runway when landing at Jambi. The only death was a farmer on the ground. An investigation revealed that the aircraft had suffered a hydraulic failure, but the crew conducted the landing without fully considering the technical ramifications, particularly for the aircraft’s brakes, spoilers, and thrust reversers. The December 2011 loss involved a 737-300 (PK-CKM) that overran another wet runway, this time at Yogyakarta. The aircraft landed at high speed, failed to stop on the runway, and its undercarriage collapsed when it came to rest on soft ground. The overrun followed an unstable approach in which no checklists were used. Pilot fatigue was also deemed to be a factor in this accident. Half a year later, in June 2012, a Sriwijaya 737-400 (PK-CJV) lost directional control shortly after landing in heavy rain at Pontianak. The aircraft veered onto soft ground, causing the nose undercarriage to collapse. The aircraft also suffered damage during recovery. In May 2017 a 737-300 (PK-CJC) made a runway overrun in stormy conditions while landing at Manokwari after a service from Sorong. Prior to SJ182 crash, the average age of the four lost 737s was 22.4 years, which could have contributed to the decision not to repair the aircraft for a return to service. The carrier is listed as having 10 aircraft in service, all 737s, and 17 in storage. It also has an order for a pair of 737 Max 9s. Its sister carrier Nam Air has 11 737-500s, of which six are in service and five in storage, as well as five ATR 72-600s, of which three are in service and two in storage. In early 2020 Indonesian media reports indicated that a half of Sriwijaya’s fleet was grounded owing to a lack of spare parts. Apart from safety issues, the carrier has had a challenging time in the cutthroat world of Indonesia’s airline industry. During the late 2010s it was a victim of the price war waged between Indonesia’s two dominant carriers, Garuda Indonesia and Lion Air. One observer says that the airline’s “lack of scale” is a major handicap. In 2018 Sriwijaya was on the verge of collapse, but in November 2018 it formed a deal whereby Garuda low-cost unit Citilink would manage its operations and finances. One objective of the effort was to look at ways to reduce Sriwijaya’s debt owed to Garuda. This deal fell apart in late 2019, however, over disagreements about the composition of Sriwijaya’s management team. Months after the Garuda deal fell through, Indonesia’s air transport sector was hammered by the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/sriwijaya-737-500-crash-was-carriers-fifth-737-loss-since-2008/141896.article Factbox: Details of airplane and airline in Indonesia crash (Reuters) - Here are some facts about the airplane and airline involved in the crash of a Boeing 737-500 jet operated by Sriwijaya Air on an Indonesian domestic flight on Saturday, with 62 people on board. BOEING 737-500 The Boeing 737-500 is part of the 737 family, the world’s most-flown commercial aircraft series. It was developed in the 1960s to serve short- or medium-length routes. The 737-500 entered service in 1990 and comes from the second of four generations of 737, dubbed 737 Classic. It shares only limited features with the fourth and latest generation, Boeing’s problem-plagued 737 MAX, and does not have the flawed cockpit software that contributed to two fatal crashes and triggered the MAX’s 20-month grounding. But the 737-500 has mostly been phased out in favour of younger, more fuel-efficient models for economic reasons. The aircraft that crashed was almost 27 years old and was originally flown by carriers in the United States. Commercial jets typically fly up to 25 years before being scrapped, but are built to last longer. Boeing delivered a total of 10,050 of the 737s developed before the MAX, including 389 of the 737-500 model. The 737-500 has been involved in four fatal crashes in Russia, Tunisia and Egypt, which investigators linked to factors including pilot performance, training or weather, according to Aviation Safety Network, an online safety database. The worst crash involved an Aeroflot 737-500 with the loss of 88 lives in Perm, Russia, in 2008. The 737-500 is designed to hold 145 people but those flown by Sriwijaya are configured for 120, according to its website. Its engines are built by French-American CFM International, co-owned by General Electric and France’s Safran. SRIWIJAYA AIR Founded in 2003, Jakarta-based Sriwijaya Air group flies largely to domestic locations in Indonesia as well as limited service to foreign destinations including Penang in Malaysia. The loss-making airline is roughly the fifth largest carrier in Indonesia by flights scheduled, with some 10% of the local market, according to aviation data firm Cirium. Its operations and finances were briefly run by Citilink, the low-cost arm of state carrier Garuda after losses raised questions over its survival, but it ended the deal in 2019. The airline has a solid safety record with no onboard casualties in four incidents recorded on the Aviation Safety Network database, though a farmer was killed when a Boeing 737-200 left the runway in 2008 following a hydraulic problem. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-crash-airplane-factbox/factbox-details-of-airplane-and-airline-in-indonesia-crash-idUSKBN29E0M2 Catering Truck Gets Stuck Under Air Canada CRJ900 Lifting Plan An unfortunate incident in Canada played out on Friday as an Air Canada CRJ900’s nose was lifted in Regina after a catering truck became stuck underneath the aircraft. The flight was delayed, but the aircraft was able to depart after the incident. There were no reported injuries as a result of the incident. Air Canada CRJ900 tips backward On Friday morning, January 9th, an Air Canada CRJ900 was at the gate at Regina International Airport (YQR). As the aircraft was being prepared for departure, a catering truck that was loading food and beverage onto the aircraft became stuck underneath the plane. The result was that the aircraft tipped backward due to the truck being wedged underneath the jet. According to a report in Global News, the aircraft did not have any passengers onboard at the time of the incident. However, it did impact some flights, as the plane had to be moved off the catering truck via a crane. According to data from Flightradar24, the aircraft departed late in the evening out of Regina and headed to Calgary International Airport (YYC). The aircraft incident delayed two flights out of Calgary. one appears to be AC7944 heading to Toronto, which left about three hours late out of Regina. The other flight was AC8571, which departed about 40 minutes late and headed to Vancouver. It appears the jet was ferried to YYC, as it has not flown any legs since then. It is likely either undergoing inspections or repairs in Calgary to ensure the aircraft is alright for service. Stay informed: Sign up for our daily aviation news digest. The aircraft The plane in question is registered as C-GJHZ. According to data from Flightradar24, the plane is an Air Canada Express jet that operates regional flights on behalf of Air Canada. Jazz Aviation operates this specific aircraft. This plane exclusively flies missions under the Air Canada Express brand. The CRJ900 is a common regional aircraft in many countries, including the United States and Canada, where the plane was produced. There are 31 flying for Air Canada. These planes are outfitted with room for 76. This includes 12 in business class and 64 in economy. While many will associate regional jets with a lack of amenities, some of Air Canada’s CRJ900s include personal seatback screens, which are rare onboard some airlines’ mainline narrowbodies, let alone regional jets. Mishaps happen, but this is rare Incidents do happen in aviation. Many different things can go wrong on the ground, but most flights worldwide arrive and depart safely without incident. Many of these issues are unforeseen, but they can impact an airline’s operations. It is unclear exactly what happened in this case that led to the truck getting stuck underneath the aircraft. Regardless, incidents like these normally do not happen. However, the CRJ900 is a regional jet, which sits a little lower to the ground. So, while the truck probably would not have gotten stuck under a large jet like a Boeing 777 or an Airbus A380, under a regional jet, there just is not enough clearance for the truck to have made it. If you are worried about an incident like this impacting your flight, don’t. Airport operations are carefully managed and timed to reduce the potential for injury to passengers or crew. Most planes do not end up tipping backward unless they were improperly loaded or have other weight and balance issues. The incident on Friday morning was unfortunate, but, thankfully, no one was injured, it seems. https://simpleflying.com/air-canada-crj900-incident/ FAA to crack down on unruly Trump supporters After video of unruly Trump supporters harassing lawmakers in airports and reports of distruptions on flights to and from Washington the same week Trump loyalists descended on D.C. and stormed the Capitol, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration vowed to take "strong enforcement action" . In a statement over the weekend, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said quote, "I expect all passengers to follow crew member instructions, which are in place for their safety and the safety of flight." Earlier this week, the flight attendants union said Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol should not be allowed to depart Washington on commercial flights after exhibiting quote "mob mentality behavior" on flights into the region. Alaska Airlines said on Friday it banned 14 passengers from future travel with the carrier after a number of passengers were quote "non-mask compliant, rowdy, argumentative and harassed our crew members" on a flight from Washington to Seattle last Thursday. American Airlines temporarily halted alcohol service on flights departing and arriving in Washington after last Wednesday's events. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham was harassed on Friday by supporters of Trump and called a "traitor" at Washington's Reagan National Airport before departing on a flight. https://www.yahoo.com/news/faa-crack-down-unruly-trump-012642110.html 14 passengers banned by airline after rowdy DC to Seattle flight • The passengers were "non-mask compliant, rowdy, argumentative and harassed our crew members," the airline said. (CNN)Alaska Airlines banned more than a dozen passengers this week for not complying with its mask mandate and for harassing staff members. The 14 passengers were banned from flying with the airline after they were "non-mask compliant, rowdy, argumentative and harassed our crew members" on a flight from Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC, to Seattle on Thursday evening, according to a statement from Alaska Airlines. • Delta has banned 460 anti-maskers "Their behavior was unacceptable," the statement from the airline said. "We apologize to our other guests who were made uncomfortable on the flight." When asked for more detail on the passengers, the airline told CNN that they're "focused on the individual actions of those passengers and their non-compliance with our mask policy." "We're thankful and appreciative of the efforts of our dedicated crew members who are committed each day to keeping travel safe and respectful," the airline said. Alaska Airlines says it has banned 288 passengers for violating its mask policy since it went into effect -- a number that does not include these 14 passengers. Other airlines have banned passengers for not complying with mask rules while flying. Across the country, anti-maskers have, in some cases, threatened or assaulted employees when asked to wear a mask, leading the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue a recommendation in August to not argue with customers if they become violent. In a statement sent to CNN, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said a cabin crew's "primary responsibility" is to ensure the safety of people on board. "I expect all passengers to follow crew member instructions, which are in place for their safety and the safety of flight," Dickson said. "The FAA will pursue strong enforcement action against anyone who endangers the safety of a flight," he added, "with penalties ranging from monetary fines to jail time." https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/08/us/alaska-airlines-ban-passengers-trnd/index.html NASA, Federal Aviation Administration Partnership Bolsters American Commercial Space Activities • NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) reaffirming the agencies’ longstanding relationship to foster robust American commercial space transportation capabilities, including commercial crew and cargo activities. (NASA) – NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) reaffirming the agencies’ longstanding relationship to foster robust American commercial space transportation capabilities, including commercial crew and cargo activities. The NASA-FAA MOU follows the success of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 launch – the first crewed mission from American soil to be licensed by the FAA. The new agreement will support the transportation of government and non-government passengers, cargo, and other payloads for orbital and suborbital space missions in a safe and cost-effective manner, as well as streamline spaceflight standards and requirements. “NASA is now flying commercial cargo and crew missions to the International Space Station, and soon we will send more people and science to space on new suborbital flights,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “Our partnership with the FAA will support the growth of American commercial aerospace capabilities that will benefit NASA, the nation, and the entire world.” Under the MOU, NASA and the FAA will focus on building a clear framework for private industry to follow for commercial launch and re-entry, as well as coordinating an approach for sharing safety data with the public to enhance understanding of the known risks of commercial space travel. NASA also will collaborate with the FAA on the licensing of orbital and suborbital flights, facilitating new space technologies and research opportunities, and advancing point-to-point commercial suborbital pilot programs. (NASA image) NASA also will collaborate with the FAA on the licensing of orbital and suborbital flights, facilitating new space technologies and research opportunities, and advancing point-to-point commercial suborbital pilot programs. The FAA is responsible for the regulations governing commercial space launch and re-entry licensing. “The partnership between the FAA and NASA is vital to continue the growth, innovation and safety of commercial space operations, and maintain the pre-eminence of U.S. leadership in the aerospace sector,” said FAA Administrator Steve Dickson. Continuing this partnership is critical to achieving the goals and objectives of multiple U.S. space policies, including the 2020 National Space Policy and Space Policy Directives 1, 2, and 3. The MOU also builds upon existing collaborations, including between the FAA and NASA’s Flight Opportunities program, which helped develop a framework for flying researchers from industry and academia on commercial suborbital flights, allowing them to propose to fly with their NASA-sponsored payloads for the first time. NASA also is collaborating with the FAA on commercial suborbital spaceflight activities through the Commercial Crew Program’s Suborbital Crew (SubC) efforts to extend suborbital space transportation capabilities for NASA astronauts and other NASA personnel. https://spacecoastdaily.com/2021/01/nasa-federal-aviation-administration-partnership-bolsters-american-commercial-space-activities/ SpaceX’s upgraded Cargo Dragon gears up for first reentry and splashdown • SPACEX'S UPGRADED CARGO DRAGON IS SET TO DEPART THE ISS FOR ITS FIRST REENTRY AND SPLASHDOWN LATER THIS WEEK. SpaceX’s upgraded Cargo Dragon spacecraft is just a day or two away from its first International Space Station (ISS) departure, Earth reentry, and ocean splashdown. The uncrewed Dragon capsule (known as C208) and its expendable trunk section are currently scheduled to depart from the ISS no earlier than the morning (EST) of January 12th – set to be the first time an uncrewed US cargo spacecraft autonomously undocks from the orbital outpost. Previous US cargo vehicles – including SpaceX’s own Cargo Dragon – have relied on berthing, rendezvousing with the ISS and hovering close by while a giant robotic arm was used to capture and secure each spacecraft. Cargo Dragon 2 wont be the first outright to do so: the uncrewed European ATV and Russian Progress vehicles both used the Russian Docking System (RDS) to deliver cargo to the ISS over the last two decades. However, Dragon’s CRS-21 departure will be the first time an uncrewed cargo spacecraft completes a full mission with the help of NASA’s new International Docking Adapter (IDA), as well as an IDA’s third round-trip use ever. As early as Tuesday, January 12th, Cargo Dragon capsule C208 is scheduled to reenter Earth’s atmosphere and splash down in the ocean for the first time. In fact, SpaceX is solely responsible for the four total uses of the Space Station’s twin IDA ports – both fittingly delivered by Cargo Dragons in 2016 and 2019. In March 2019, Crew Dragon – flying without astronauts on its Demo-1 mission – became the first spacecraft ever to autonomously dock with and undock from an IDA port. In May and August 2020, a separate Crew Dragon spacecraft repeated the feat, autonomously docking and undocking with two NASA astronauts onboard. SpaceX’s Demo-1 Crew Dragon became the first spacecraft to successfully use NASA’s International Docking Adapter in March 2019. In November 2020, SpaceX launched Crew Dragon on its first operational ferry mission with four astronauts. The spacecraft safely docked to the ISS and is scheduled to remain there until at least March or April 2021. Most recently, SpaceX launched its first Cargo Dragon 2 on December 6th, 2020, and the spacecraft docked without issue a day later. Now scheduled to undock as early as January 12th, a successful departure, reentry, and splashdown will truly mark the start of a new era of autonomous SpaceX spacecraft. Unlike the largely manual berthing method used by Japanese HTV, Orbital ATK Cygnus, and SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Cargo Dragon 2 vehicles took advantage of IDA’s mechanical differences to heavily automate the cargo and crew delivery process. Using LiDAR, cameras, complex software, SpaceX’s new Dragons effectively dock themselves, ultimately requiring less training and work for the station astronauts that would otherwise need to manually support berthing operations. Used to support refrigerated or otherwise power-intensive cargo, Cargo Dragon 2 features twice as many “powered lockers” as its predecessor and is scheduled to return an impressive ~2360 kg (5200 lb) of cargo – including dozens of science experiments – to Earth. More than a decade after Dragon became the first private spacecraft to successfully reenter Earth’s atmosphere, Cargo Dragon is still the only spacecraft in the world capable of delivering substantial cargo from Earth to orbit and from orbit to Earth. After detaching from its expendable trunk section and reentering Earth’s atmosphere, Cargo Dragon C208 will also become the first cargo spacecraft to splash down in the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico thanks to SpaceX’s decision to consolidate its California and Florida Dragon recovery operations on the East Coast. Also used to recover Crew Dragons, SpaceX ship GO Searcher departed Port Canaveral for its central role in CRS-21’s imminent splashdown. Once Cargo Dragon C208 splashes down at one of four available recovery zones, SpaceX recovery teams will grab and secure the spacecraft and open its hatch. Uniquely time-sensitive cargo can then be transferred to a waiting helicopter for an unprecedentedly rapid return to researchers back on land, Stay tuned for SpaceX and NASA’s live coverage of Cargo Dragon 2’s first ISS departure and recovery on January 12th or 13th. https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-upgraded-cargo-dragon-first-splashdown/ Call for Papers – ISASI 2021 Aug 30 – Sept 2, 2021 With “Staying Safe: Moving Forward” as our theme, we are excited to announce that ISASI 2021 will be a VIRTUAL EVENT. This will be a fully interactive platform so attendees can engage in a Q&A session and provide feedback. If you have no experience with this type of presentation do not be concerned, we will be providing assistance on the technical and delivery aspects once papers are selected. While many of the papers chosen for ISASI 2020 are expected to be on the program, the 2021 Committee is inviting interested individuals to submit abstracts for papers that address NEW investigations or technology. 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. Abstracts should include the author’s current CV [1 page only please] and be sent to isasi2021papers@shaw.ca Important dates: March 20th, 2021 – Last date for receipt of abstracts. May 8th, 2021 – Presenters informed of acceptance and provided with additional instructions. May 22nd, 2021 – Draft program for the 2021 Seminar Technical Program will be published. July 10th, 2021 – 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 2021 Aircraft Cabin Air Conference Registration Now Open ** With over 500 registrants in just 10 days - the sponsors have extended the free registration to the first 1000 registrants ** 2021 Aircraft Cabin Air Conference 15 to 18 March 2021 1500 to 2000 GMT daily via Zoom (0700 to 1200 PST) Four online days of powerful talks given by industry and subject matter experts. Registration is open and currently FREE, so book today! https://www.aircraftcabinair.com/ Following on from the success of the 2017 and 2019 Aircraft Cabin Air Conferences, the 2021 conference will be an essential four-day free modular online event via Zoom. Providing an in-depth overview or update for all those seeking to understand the subject of contaminated air, the flight safety implications, the latest scientific and medical evidence investigating the contaminated air debate and the emerging solutions available to airlines and aircraft operators. The 2021 conference will be the biggest conference ever held on the issue. Who should participate? 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