Flight Safety Information - February 15, 2021 No. 033 In This Issue : Incident: American A321 near Charlotte on Feb 12th 2021, hydraulic failure : Incident: Envoy E145 near Alexandria on Feb 13th 2021, smoke in cockpit and cabin : Accident: Manta DHC6 at Male on Feb 14th 2021, flipped upside down during landing on floats : Accident: DHL B752 at Leipzig on Feb 13th 2021, cargo door opened in flight : Incident: Qazaq DH8D at Almaty on Feb 13th 2021, burst tyres on landing : Dassault Falcon 900EX - Gear Collapse (California) : HAI Safety Programs Help Reduce Operational Risks : New Virtual Reality Tool Aims To Reduce Aviation Crashes : NTSB report: Pilot felt pressure to fly Kobe Bryant to game : Dubai airport sees passenger traffic drop 70% amid pandemic : Embraer selects Honeywell's Aircraft Data Gateway for its new E2 commercial jet : Russian cargo ship heads for space station, loaded with supplies : ISASI - 2021 ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship Incident: American A321 near Charlotte on Feb 12th 2021, hydraulic failure An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N162UW performing flight AA-1990 from Charlotte,NC to Tampa,FL (USA) with 196 people on board, was enroute at FL340 about 290nm south of Charlotte when the crew decided to turn around and return to Charlotte due to a hydraulic failure. The crew advised they needed to stop on the runway and would need to be towed to the apron. The aircraft landed safely on runway 36C about 50 minutes after the decision to return and stopped on the runway. The crew advised it appeared they still had nose wheel steering and were able to vacate the runway. The aircraft vacated the runway and stopped clear of the runway. The aircraft was towed to the apron. A replacement A321-200 registration N974UY reached Tampa with a delay of about 3 hours. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL1990/history/20210212/1619Z/KCLT/KTPA http://avherald.com/h?article=4e30a614&opt=0 Incident: Envoy E145 near Alexandria on Feb 13th 2021, smoke in cockpit and cabin An Envoy Embraer ERJ-145, registration N698CB performing flight AA-4170 from Gulfport,MS to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), was enroute at FL240 about 100nm eastsoutheast of Alexandria,LA (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Alexandria reporting smoke in cockpit and cabin. The aircraft landed safely on Alexandria's runway 32 about 23 minutes later. A replacement ERJ-145 registration N687JS reached Dallas with a delay of 4:45 hours. The occurrence aircraft departed Alexandria about 14.5 hours after landing and positioned to Dallas Ft. Worth. The aircraft is now still on the ground in Dallas about 8.5 hours after landing in Dallas. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL4170/history/20210213/1315Z/KGPT/KDFW https://em-ui.constantcontact.com/em-ui/em/page/em-ui/email#edit/activity/b6d0cb4e-c7e9-4ee3-9c1b-be43dc31dbc6 Accident: Manta DHC6 at Male on Feb 14th 2021, flipped upside down during landing on floats A Manta Air de Havilland Dash DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, registration 8Q-RAE performing flight NR-117 from Como Malifuushi to Male (Maldives) with 6 passengers and 3 crew, landed on Male's water "north right" runway at 07:31L (02:31Z) but flipped over and came to a stop upside down. All occupants were rescued, taken to a hospital and later discharged. Two occupants received minor injuries. The aircraft was later recovered. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e307789&opt=0 Accident: DHL B752 at Leipzig on Feb 13th 2021, cargo door opened in flight A DHL Air Boeing 757-200 freighter, registration G-DHKZ performing freight flight QY-126 from Leipzig to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), was in the initial climb out of Leipzig's runway 26L when the crew stopped the climb at about 5300 feet MSL due to the cargo door opening completely, several parts separated from the airframe and were distributed over the ground around the Schkopau coal power plant located about 10nm west of Leipzig Airport. The aircraft immediately positioned to return to Leipzig landing in opposite direction to departure. The aircraft touched down on runway 08R at 05:47L (04:47Z) about 15 minutes after departure and stopped on the runway about 1500 meters/4900 feet down the runway. The aircraft remained on the runway for about 40 minutes, then was moved to the apron. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Leipzig about 12 hours after landing back. Germany's BFU confirmed a cargo door apparently opened in flight and dispatched investigators on site. The BFU reported nobody was injured and no freight was ejected from the aircraft. An investigation has been opened. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e2fd449&opt=0 Incident: Qazaq DH8D at Almaty on Feb 13th 2021, burst tyres on landing A Qazaq Air de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration P4-AIR performing flight IQ-353 from Nur-Sultan to Almaty (Kazakstan) with 63 people on board, landed on Almaty's runway 23L but burst both right hand main tyres during the roll out. The aircraft came to a safe stand still on the runway. A passenger reported they had touched down and were in the landing roll slowing down when there were sparks at the right hand side, the aircraft appeared to pick up speed again, the right hand wheel "exploded" and the aircraft continued on the "iron" of the wheels. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e2fad29&opt=0 Dassault Falcon 900EX - Gear Collapse (California) Date: Saturday 13 February 2021 Time: 11:40 Type: Dassault Falcon 900EX Operator: Aerospike Iron LLC Registration: N823RC C/n / msn: 201 First flight: 2008 Engines: 3 Honeywell TFE731-60-1C Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 Aircraft damage: Substantial Location: San Diego-Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, CA (MYF) ( United States of America) Phase: Takeoff (TOF) Nature: Unknown Departure airport: San Diego-Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, CA (MYF/KMYF), United States of America Destination airport: ? Narrative: A Dassault Falcon 900EX corporate jet, registration N823RC, experienced a landing gear collapse subsequent to an aborted takeoff attempt at Montgomery-Gibbs Exec Airport (MYF/KMYF), San Diego, California. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the five occupants onboard were not injured. https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20210213-0 HAI Safety Programs Help Reduce Operational Risks In the wake of the recently issued high-profile NTSB probable cause report on the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, the Helicopter Association International (HAI) issued a comprehensive list of programs it produces or supports as part of its “360-degree” approach to safety. “Most accidents are caused not by aircraft issues, but by people making mistakes, not following procedures, making poor decisions. We can lower the industry accident rate significantly by addressing these human factors,” said HAI president and CEO James Viola. “HAI continues to promote a 360-degree approach to reducing accidents, one that addresses culture, processes and training, and the appropriate use of technology to reduce aviation risk. We have the tools to reduce accidents to zero—let’s use them.” HAI safety programs and tools include HAI Accreditation Program of Safety (HAI-APS), Land & Live, and HAI Aviation Reporting Program (HARP). It has also teamed with the FAA on Maintenance Malfunction Information Report (MMIR) and Rotorcraft Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (R-ASIS) programs. HAI-APS helps operators improve their safety culture, as well as identify the hazards and mitigate the risks inherent in their helicopter mission profiles. Participating operators are required to implement a safety management system (SMS), as well as adopt practices recommended for their specific mission. Land & Live encourages the use of precautionary landings by helicopter pilots when flight conditions begin to deteriorate for any reason. This program educates pilots about their ability and responsibility to ensure flight safety and provides techniques for making a safe off-site landing. Operators learn how they can support their pilots in good aeronautical decision-making and can proactively pledge to support their decision to “land and live.” HARP, meanwhile, is a free aviation safety reporting portal that promptly directs users to the most appropriate reporting source for accidents, drone events, near–midair collisions, laser events, wildlife strikes, or other aviation hazards. The portal is used to generate data for agencies and organizations that oversee aviation safety. The Maintenance Malfunction Information Report simplifies the process of submitting numerous FAA and warranty claim forms related to potential maintenance safety issues. Since its development in the 1980s, 476 operators and 766 individual users have submitted 136,800 reports through the application. HAI is working with the FAA to assess industry gaps and upgrade the tool to properly address current and future safety issues. R-ASIAS takes de-identified data voluntarily contributed by operators that is then shared with researchers for additional insights on operational safety. HAI and other industry partners have also designed a number of safety tools. This includes the customizable Flight and Maintenance Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT) developed with NGFT Solutions that is used by 609 operators and 857 individuals to mitigate risk. To date, users have submitted 29,687 reports through the application. The tool is currently being expanded into an expansive suite of free, customizable safety tools optimized for mobile and offline use. Additional details are available at NGFT.com. Also developed in partnership is the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) for rotorcraft operators slated for rollout in March. HAI worked with the Air Charter Safety Foundation to develop the ASAP, which is targeted at small operators and provides third-party support for the reporting of aviation hazards and events. In addition, HAI safety offers a number of outreach and education programs. The Spotlight on Safety (SOS) campaign, which provides third-party support for the reporting of aviation hazards and events, falls under this segment. Likewise, the HAI Safety Awards recognize helicopter operators, pilots, and maintenance professionals who demonstrate a commitment to safety while successfully sustaining accident- and violation-free operations during the preceding calendar year. HAI also annually recognizes industry professionals with the Salute to Excellence Safety Award for their outstanding contributions in the promotion of safety and safety awareness through the international helicopter community. HAI also organizes a program of 50-plus free safety education sessions during its annual Heli-Expo conference under its Rotor Safety Challenge. Many of these sessions are approved for FAA Wings and AMT continuing education credits. Further, the association's UPAC Safety Guide for Operators focuses on best practices for power-line construction, utility patrol and inspection, and related maintenance operations. It also provides guidance to utilities in selecting qualified contractors for these highly technical operations. HAI also noted that it continues to work on ongoing industry and government advisory, committee, and rulemaking groups dealing with helicopter safety issues and is an active participant in both the Vertical Aviation Safety Team (VAST) and the U.S. Helicopter Safety Team (USHST). https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2021-02-12/hai-safety-programs-help-reduce-operational-risks New Virtual Reality Tool Aims To Reduce Aviation Crashes Aviation has a problem that has vexed the industry for decades: when pilots unintentionally fly into clouds, lose control and crash. From the dawn of aviation until now, it's caused thousands of accidents. It happens to student pilots and some of the most experienced aviators. Just in the last month, that's believed to be what happened in two fatal National Guard helicopter crashes in Idaho and New York that killed six people. And, last week, the National Transportation Safety Board determined that's why the pilot of the helicopter that crashed in 2020, killing basketball star Kobe Bryant and eight others. NTSB Says Pilot Had 'Spatial Disorientation' In Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash "In this situation, this weather did not sneak up on the pilot very quickly," said NTSB lead investigator Bill English about the Bryant crash. "Good people can make a bad decision and we really want to get at the bottom of why." The pilot of that flight pressed on even as the weather in southern California worsened. He kept talking to air traffic controllers and bypassing airports where he could have landed. Eventually he flew into clouds and lost control. NTSB vice chairman Bruce Landsberg was blunt during the hearing. "We pretty much know what happened. We have a very good idea of why it happened. And we absolutely know how to prevent these kinds of crashes." Now, new virtual reality technology rolling out this month aims to help pilots make better decisions. On a recent overcast afternoon near Birmingham, Ala., a helicopter of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office prepared for take off. Pilots Jonathan Johnson and Jerry Griffin scanned the instruments and looked for other aircraft before lifting off from the Bessemer Airport. The Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash: Aviation Wrestles With Decades-Old Problem It wasn't a typical training flight. For the first time, Johnson was trying out a new virtual reality system that can simulate all sorts of weather as he flies along. Normally, when pilots train for cloudy conditions, they slip on a view-limiting device that prevents them from seeing anything outside. This system is different. Strapped to the front of Johnson's helmet is a clear plastic film. He could see inside and outside the cockpit. But, with a tap on an iPad, what the pilot sees can change quickly. As the system initialized, Johnson remarked, "The visibility is reduced a little bit. But I still got the horizon. I can see it's a little more foggy." As Johnson flew on, the program kept making the weather worse. The clouds got lower. The visibility degraded. And it was all happening as he looked through the windshield. What he saw was very different to what's actually outside. This is what might happen on an actual flight in bad weather. The situation was challenging the pilot whether to press on into what would be uncertain conditions or divert and land short of his destination. (There is always a second pilot in a training scenario like this one who monitors the flight and is ready to take over if needed. With this technology, it is that 'backup' pilot who would control the software and training scenario. But on this particular flight, there was a backseat observer operating the iPad so there were no distractions.) Full-motion flight simulators have been around for decades. But, on the ground, they can't mimic certain types of in-flight dangers such as spatial disorientation. That's a confusing phenomenon where the mind and body feel one thing — but the cockpit instruments show another. That's what investigators say happened in the Kobe Bryant crash. This new virtual reality technology is hoped to prevent that in the future - by making pilots aware of how dangerous it can be to press on and put them in situations that mimic flying in challenging weather. The technology was created by a company called AT Systems. President Tyson Phillips said the premise is quite simple. "I want to scare the pilot. I want you to understand that you do not want to be in these conditions in the real world. I want to scare you to make a better decision." Phillips is also a Blackhawk instructor pilot in the Oklahoma Air National Guard and formed the company after a fatal 2015 crash of a military helicopter in Louisiana. For the past year, the Army has tested this virtual reality system on its ground simulators and, in the next month, is scheduled to fly it in actual conditions. It's also being tested by several law enforcement and emergency medical agencies now. The virtual reality system can be programmed for all sorts of weather scenarios and even replicate previous accidents. Tony Kern is CEO of Convergent Performance, a company that works to reduce human error in aviation. As cockpits have become more computerized, pilots sometimes have taken more risks relying on their machines to get them out of bad situations. "When technology makes it easier for us, we get mentally lazy and that's not on the engineers. That's on us as professional aviators," Kern said. Back on the ground, after the hour-long training flight, pilot Jonathan Johnson liked what he saw, saying it was very realistic. "We think sometimes that we're invincible and that we can push into it. And then if you're not prepared and not trained up for it, it can be fatal." Once a pilot mistakenly enters the clouds it doesn't take long for problems to crop up. The U.S. Helicopter Safety Team says a pilot who enters clouds by mistake will likely lose control and crash within 56 seconds. That's what happened in the Kobe Bryant crash and it's why training in real-world scenarios is so important to cut down on the accident rate. https://www.npr.org/2021/02/15/967697239/new-virtual-reality-tool-aims-to-reduce-aviation-crashes NTSB report: Pilot felt pressure to fly Kobe Bryant to game LOS ANGELES (AP) — As helicopter pilot Ara Zobayan encountered a cloud bank and decided to try to climb out of it, he was likely worried about getting his star client, Kobe Bryant, his daughter and six others to a girls basketball tournament, federal safety investigators said. That decision cost them all their lives, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday in releasing long-awaited findings of the Jan. 26, 2020, crash that killed all nine aboard. The NTSB primarily blamed Zobayan for a series of poor decisions that led him to fly blindly into a wall of clouds where he became so disoriented he thought he was climbing when the craft was plunging toward a Southern California hillside. Zobayan, an experienced pilot, ignored his training, violated flight rules by flying into conditions where he couldn’t see and failed to take alternate measures, such as landing or switching to auto-pilot, that would have averted the tragedy. NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt said the accident illustrated that even good pilots can make bad decisions. “Here is a case where a pilot who is well regarded apparently got into a very bad situation,” Sumwalt said. “The scenario we believe happened he is flying along, he realizes that he’s sort of getting boxed in with visibility and then he must have made the decision, ‘You know what, I’m just going to punch up through these clouds and get on top.’” The board said it was likely he felt self-induced pressure to deliver Bryant to the destination. It’s not the first time investigators have seen that happen with celebrities. Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg cited separate aircraft crashes that killed musicians Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Aaliyah. “In all of those cases you are dealing with someone of great star power status and pilots who desperately want to do a good job for the customer,” Landsberg said. “My sense is that the preponderance of the evidence, let’s call it 51%, indicate this pilot really wanted to get where he was going.” The agency also faulted Island Express Helicopters Inc., which operated the aircraft, for inadequate review and oversight of safety matters. When Zobayan decided to climb above the clouds, he entered a trap that has doomed many flights. Once a pilot loses visual cues by flying into fog or darkness, the inner ear can send erroneous signals to the brain that causes spatial disorientation. It’s sometimes known as “the leans,” causing pilots to believe they are flying aircraft straight and level when they are banking. Zobayan radioed air traffic controllers that he was climbing when, in fact, he was banking and descending rapidly toward the steep hills near Calabasas, NTSB investigators concluded. Flying under visual flight rules, Zobayan was required to be able to see where he was going. Flying into the cloud was a violation of that standard and probably led to his disorientation, the NTSB said. There were 184 aircraft crashes between 2010-2019 involving spatial disorientation, including 20 fatal helicopter crashes, the NTSB said. “What part of cloud, when you’re on a visual flight rules program, do pilots not understand?” Landsberg said. NTSB member Michael Graham said Zobayan ignored his training and added that as long as helicopter pilots continue flying into clouds without relying on instruments, which requires a high level of training, “a certain percentage aren’t going to come out alive.” Zobayan had been certified to fly using only instruments, but was no longer proficient, Sumwalt said. The Sikorsky S-76B helicopter was flying at about 184 mph (296 kph) and descending at a rate of more than 4,000 feet (1,219 meters) per minute when it slammed into the hillside and ignited, scattering debris over an area the size of a football field. The victims died immediately. Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and six others who left Orange County that morning were headed to the game at his Mamba Sports Academy in Ventura County. The group had flown to the same destination the previous day and Zobayan had flown Bryant along that route at least 10 times in 2019. The aircraft itself had been flown on largely direct routes between the airports in Orange and Ventura counties about two dozen times since late 2018, data shows, but the pilot took the chopper farther north because of low visibility that day. There was no sign of mechanical failure and the pilot was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, investigators said. The helicopter did not have so-called “black box” recording devices, which were not required, that would have given investigators a better understanding of what happened. The NTSB report reiterated a previous recommendation to require flight data and cockpit voice recorders on choppers, but the agency only investigates transportation-related crashes. It has no enforcement powers and must submit suggestions to agencies like the Federal Aviation Administration or the Coast Guard, which have repeatedly rejected some board safety recommendations after other transportation disasters. The NTSB report is likely to factor into litigation in the case, whether it’s admissible in court or not, said Dallas lawyer Michael Lyons. The crash generated lawsuits and countersuits, with Bryant’s widow suing Island Express and the pilot for wrongful death on the day a massive public memorial was held almost a year ago at Staples Center, where the Lakers all-star played. Vanessa Bryant has sued Island Express Helicopters Inc., which operated the aircraft, and its owner, Island Express Holding Corp. She said Zobayan was not properly trained or supervised and should have aborted the flight. Zobayan’s brother, Berge Zobayan, has said Kobe Bryant knew the risks of flying in a helicopter and that his survivors aren’t entitled to damages from the pilot’s estate. Island Express Helicopters Inc. denied responsibility and said the crash was “an act of God” that it could not control. Lawyers for Berge Zobayan and Island Express declined to comment on the NTSB findings. Families of other victims sued the helicopter companies but not the pilot. The others killed in the crash were Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife, Keri, and their daughter Alyssa; Christina Mauser, who helped Bryant coach his daughter’s basketball team; and Sarah Chester and her daughter Payton. Alyssa and Payton were Gianna’s teammates. The companies have countersued two FAA air traffic controllers, saying the crash was caused by their “series of erroneous acts and/or omissions.” While air traffic controllers failed to report the loss of radar contact and radar communication with the flight, which was inconsistent with their procedures, it did not contribute to the crash, the NTSB said. https://www.wavy.com/news/national/ntsb-report-pilot-felt-pressure-to-fly-kobe-bryant-to-game/ Dubai airport sees passenger traffic drop 70% amid pandemic DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport saw the coronavirus pandemic push passenger traffic down by an unprecedented 70% in 2020 compared to the previous year, its CEO announced Monday, even as the airport held onto its prized title as the world’s busiest for international travel. While the key east-west transit point started to see an uptick in traffic after long-haul carrier Emirates resumed its routes last summer, the airport’s 2020 passenger load of 25.9 million is still a trickle compared to 2019. Airlines slashed their schedules and flights declined by more than 50%. For months as the travel industry collapsed worldwide, Dubai’s massive airport, which saw 86.4 million passengers in 2019, became a ghost-town of shuttered shops. One of its two main terminals shut down. “It was very, very dramatic," Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, told The Associated Press. “And of course, we had to respond in a very dramatic way to keep our liquidity.” The airport slashed its workforce from 8,000 to 3,000, Griffiths said, with front-line service and maintenance staff taking the biggest hit. But recovery gained momentum in December as the city promoted itself as a pandemic-friendly vacation spot for tourists fleeing tough restrictions back home. In December alone, passenger volumes surpassed industry expectations at 2.19 million, the airport said. Israelis flocked to the United Arab Emirates after a breakthrough normalization deal and lockdown-weary travelers poured in to celebrate the holidays and New Year’s Eve at crowded bars and luxury hotels. Underpinning Dubai’s reopening since last July has been an aggressive coronavirus testing campaign, with visitors welcome from anywhere as long as they get tested on arrival and in many cases before departure. Now, Griffiths said, the airport is betting that a swift rollout of coronavirus vaccines will be the “overriding key to getting the world traveling again.” The UAE has launched the world’s second-fastest coronavirus vaccination drive, with over 50 doses administered per 100 residents as of Monday. To spur international tourism in the coming months, Griffiths envisions travel corridors or “bubbles” between states with the fastest inoculation campaigns, such as the UAE, Israel and Britain, allowing travelers from those countries to freely visit. “Once we get to a point where every country feels like it's got a significant number of people vaccinated, then confidence in travel will re-emerge,” he said. Despite signs of life, and vaccines offering a glimmer of hope, the industry's outlook remains uncertain. Although overall demand is expected to rise this year, airlines are showing caution on international routes. Wide-body jets used for long-haul flights, like Emirates’ iconic fleet of double-decker Airbus A380s, stand idle. Satellite images show dozens of A380s parked at Dubai World Central, the Gulf city’s second airport that went out of use for commercial flights during the pandemic. Vaccination campaigns have sputtered worldwide and concerns have risen over more transmissible virus variants. Changing quarantine requirements across the world have thrown itineraries into disarray, at times stranding travelers overseas. Meanwhile, the UAE is struggling with a major surge in coronavirus cases, prompting countries to halt flights to Dubai and the city's government to impose new restrictions on entertainment activities. The United Kingdom banned all direct flights to Dubai last month, freezing the world’s busiest international air route and costing the airport hundreds of thousands of passengers monthly, according to Griffiths. London was ranked as the top destination city for Dubai’s airport last year, with 1.15 million customers. Although Dubai came under criticism for keeping its doors open even as virus variants coursed across the globe, Griffiths rejected “any correlation between airport closures and infection rate,” insisting that “people with a potential for infection have been stopped from entering the country." Dubai International Airport first surpassed London Heathrow as the world’s busiest airport for international traffic in 2014. It has retained the crown ever since, with some 90 airlines flying into the commercial entrepot. Heathrow, hit hard by the pandemic, logged just 22.1 million passengers last year and said it was overtaken as Europe’s busiest hub by Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. For Dubai, a sheikhdom of skyscrapers in the UAE, the resumption of long-haul air travel is built deeply into its business interest. Emirates remains the linchpin of the wider empire known as “Dubai Inc.,” an interlocking series of businesses owned by the city-state. Griffiths was reluctant to give a timeline for the airport's recovery, acknowledging it may be halting. “Things are going to be tough for a while," he said. “But I think in the the long term there is cause for optimism, but exactly when the recovery will really gain pace and manifest itself in significant volumes of people wanting to fly again really depends.” https://fredericksburg.com/news/world/dubai-airport-sees-passenger-traffic-drop-70-amid-pandemic/article_e048220f-7d6f-512b-b95c-44814cdd55ab.html Embraer selects Honeywell's Aircraft Data Gateway for its new E2 commercial jet Wireless LSAP loading can save an additional 75 hours per aircraft, per year. ATLANTA - Honeywell and Embraer have worked jointly to install Honeywell's Aircraft Data Gateway 400 (ADG-400) on all of Embraer's new E2 commercial jets, with an option to retrofit first-generation E1 models. With this solution, operators can wirelessly transfer critical flight and maintenance data to and from their aircraft more quickly and efficiently than before. The ADG-400 packages several key technologies into one scalable solution that enables a variety of connected aircraft solutions. Honeywell's Aircraft Data Gateway consists of a wireless LSAP (Loadable Software Aircraft Part) loader, quick access recorder and data communications capabilities. It enables database and software updates without wired connections. Furthermore, the ADG-400 helps offload aircraft data to analyze, troubleshoot and predict maintenance and performance issues, which helps operators maintain their aircraft and avoid unexpected downtime. Once the ADG-400 is installed, airlines can save significantly. Wireless data offloading alone can reduce aircraft delays and reduce regular maintenance by up to 150 hours annually per aircraft. Wireless LSAP loading can save an additional 75 hours per aircraft, per year. Along with its enhanced user experience, the ADG-400 allows technicians to focus on priority issues rather than spend hours on general maintenance every month. The first Embraer E2 models forward-fitted with the ADG-400 are expected to come off the production line starting this month, with the option to upgrade the E1 shortly thereafter. https://www.intelligent-aerospace.com/commercial/article/14197507/embraer-e2-honeywell-aircraft-data-gateway Russian cargo ship heads for space station, loaded with supplies A Russian Progress cargo ship blasted off from Kazakhstan atop a Soyuz booster late Sunday, carrying 2-and-a-half tons of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station. Under a gloomy overcast sky, launch from Site 31 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome came at 11:45 p.m. EST (10:45 a.m. Monday local time) when the Soyuz 2.1a booster's core stage and strap-on boosters ignited with a rush of flaming exhaust. Eight minutes and 45 seconds after liftoff, the rocket's third stage shut down and fell away and a few seconds later, the cargo ship's solar arrays and antennas unfolded and locked in place as planned. If all goes well, the Progress MS-16/77P cargo ship will carry out an automated 33-orbit rendezvous with the space station, catching up and closing in for docking at Russia's Earth-facing Pirs module around 1:20 a.m. Wednesday. On board: 5,424 pounds of equipment and supplies, including 3,086 pounds of dry cargo, 1,322 pounds of propellant, 926 pounds of water and 89 pounds of compressed gas. Later this year, the Progress will be used to pull the Pirs module away from the station, clearing the way for attachment of a new Russian laboratory module. https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-cargo-ship-heads-space-074347312.html ISASI - 2021 ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship Are you a full-time student in a collegiate aviation program? Do you know a full-time student in the aeronautical/aerospace engineering, aviation operations, aviation psychology, aviation safety and/or aircraft occurrence investigation fields? Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship! This award includes funded attendance at the ISASI Annual Seminar. An award of $2,000 will be made to the student(s) who meets the eligibility criteria and is chosen by the Scholarship Fund Committee based on the contents of the application package including an essay submission. The 2021 annual scholarship award will function a bit differently than past awards. This year the award includes funded attendance at the ISASI Virtual Annual Seminar. Additionally, all remaining funds from the scholarship award will be used to cover costs for the seminar registration fees, travel, and accommodation expenses for either the 2022 or 2023 in-person seminar. Please see eligibility requirements and an application attached. We look forward to receiving your applications and reviewing your essays! Thank you, ISASI Scholarship Fund Committee Application Form: https://tinyurl.com/11hf7onq Curt Lewis