Flight Safety Information - March 12, 2021 No. 052 In This Issue : Incident: Transcarga A30B at Bogota on Mar 11th 2021, rejected takeoff due to uncontained engine failure : Incident: American A320 near New York on Mar 10th 2021, hydraulic degradation : Incident: Frontier A321 at Denver on Mar 11th 2021, electrical odour on flight deck : Boeing 737-8AL (WL) - Bird Strike (Russia) : Plane makes hard landing at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport : Flight simulators keep pilots sharp during pandemic : Ethiopian 737 MAX crash families set to obtain key Boeing documents : FAA extends comment period for noise research and survey : WestJet cancels orders for 15 Boeing MAX aircraft : Emirates' president continues to slam Boeing and its leadership over the 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner scandals : Atlas Air's Leasing Unit To Help Icelandair Convert 767s To Freighters : POSITION AVAILABLE: Staff Engineer : SCSI Slovenia in-person and virtual Air Safety Investigation courses : Graduate Survey Incident: Transcarga A30B at Bogota on Mar 11th 2021, rejected takeoff due to uncontained engine failure A Transcarga International Airlines Airbus A300-B4 freighter, registration YV560T performing flight T9-1527 from Bogota (Colombia) to Caracas (Venezuela), was accelerating for takeoff from Bogota's runway 31L when a loud explosion could be heard far into the surrounding city, a large metallic piece landed on the roads of Bogota at the crossing of Calle 63 and Carrera 103 missing a motorcycle driver by about 10 meters. The crew rejected takeoff due to the failure of the left hand engine (CF6) and brought the aircraft to a safe standstill. There were no injuries. Colombia's GRIAA reported they have opened an investigation to determine the causes of and damage caused by the occurrence, when parts of the left engine of the A300 registration YV560T were ejected. The aircraft had just begun its takeoff run at 00:30L (05:30Z) when the crew rejected takeoff due to the failure of the left hand engine. Initial investigation by the investigators dispatched on site verified that a rotor disc had been ejected, impacted one of the runway safety meshes and subsequently collided with the door of a workshop located in an area surrounding the airport. There were no injuries. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e43fd8e&opt=0 Incident: American A320 near New York on Mar 10th 2021, hydraulic degradation An American Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N104UW performing flight AA-2124 from Washington National,DC to New York La Guardia,NY (USA), was enroute at FL210 about 100nm southwest of New York when the crew descended the aircraft early to 10,000 feet and declared emergency reporting a hydraulic degradation. The crew entered a hold to work related checklists and decided to divert to New York's JFK airport. The aircraft landed safely on JFK's runway 13R about 40 minutes later, vacated the runway via a high speed turnoff and stopped just past the hold short line for an inspection by emergemcy vehicles. The passengers later disembarked normally at the gate. The FAA confirmed the crew declared emergency due to a hydraulics issue. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL2124/history/20210310/2300Z/KDCA/KLGA http://avherald.com/h?article=4e43d4bb&opt=0 Incident: Frontier A321 at Denver on Mar 11th 2021, electrical odour on flight deck A Frontier Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N712FR performing flight F9-751 from Denver,CO to Phoenix,AZ (USA) with 211 people on board, was climbing out of Denver's runway 25 when the crew stopped the climb at 10,000 feet reporting an electrical odour in the cockpit. The aircraft returned to Denver for a safe landing on runway 34R about 15 minutes after departure and taxied to the apron. Emergency services boarding the aircraft confirmed a noticeable electrical odour. There were no injuries, the passengers disembarked normally. A replacement A321-200 registration N704FR reached Phoenix with a delay of about 3 hours. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/FFT751/history/20210311/1636Z/KDEN/KPHX http://avherald.com/h?article=4e442a14&opt=0 Boeing 737-8AL (WL) - Bird Strike (Russia) Date: 12-MAR-2021 Time: c. 04:02 UTC Type: Boeing 737-8AL (WL) Owner/operator: Pobeda Airlines Registration: VP-BPV C/n / msn: 61793/6927 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Minor Location: Makhachkala Airport (MCX/URML) - Russia Phase: Landing Nature: Passenger - Scheduled Departure airport: Surgut Airport (SGC/USRR) Destination airport: Makhachkala Airport (MCX/URML) Narrative: Pobeda Airlines flight DP502, a Boeing 737-8AL, suffered a bird strike on landing. The nose radome was damaged and traces of birds were found on the air intake cowl of the no.2 engine. The aircraft resumed service on March 12, 2021. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/248726 Plane makes hard landing at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport Plane lands with gear retracted at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a small plane made a hard landing Thursday morning at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. According to the FAA, the pilot of a twin-engine Piper 60-700P (Aerostar) landed with the gear retracted at 10:20 a.m. Two people were on board the plane, but no injuries were reported. While the FAA will be investigating the cause of the incident, the National Transportation Safety Board was also notified. No other details were immediately released. https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/03/11/plane-makes-hard-landing-at-fort-lauderdale-executive-airport/ Flight simulators keep pilots sharp during pandemic The coronavirus crisis has clipped the wings of airline pilots but those who have kept their jobs are doing what they can to stay sharp -- using flight simulators when they're not in the few planes in the air. Pilots can't afford to stay grounded for too long. To maintain their license to fly, they must meet a minimum requirement set down by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to carry out three take-off and landings in the last three months. "It's not normally an issue," says Tanja Harter, an Airbus A320 pilot based in Munich who is also head of technical issues for the European Cockpit Association (ECA), which represents some 40,000 flyers. The problem, with air traffic decimated and up to 80 percent of some operators' aircraft mothballed, is getting that flight time. To bridge the gap, the latest high-tech flight simulators allow pilots to hone their skills in a super realistic environment. "The full flight simulator with visuals and movement resembles a regular flight 98 or 99 percent," says Otjan de Bruijn, a long-haul pilot with KLM and head of the ECA. A year since France was plunged into its first lockdown, national carrier Air France has its simulators working up to 22 hours a day, says Philippe Lacroute, pilot and spokesman for flight operations at the company. In addition to the ICAO recommendations, pilots must also pass theoretical and practical exams twice a year which test their ability, among other things, to cope with emergencies or equipment breakdowns. - 'Rusty' pilots - Lacroute says the fact that pilots get rusty when not flying is completely normal, adding that when he started driving again after the first lockdown in France, the first time he parallel parked was a bit difficult "but the second time around, it was better." The bottom line is that there are guidelines to ensure that flying is safe, says expert Xavier Tytelman. There have been several recent US press reports describing how some "rusty" pilots had had problems landing, he noted. The reports indicated an increase in the number of go-arounds, when pilots coming into land abort the approach and power up the engines again to gain altitude for another attempt. "There are misses but within tolerated margins and that is why there are margins," says Tytelman. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and France's civil aviation regulator both told AFP they had not been informed of any incidents. EASA noted however that "whilst the reduction in pilots' operational exposure is a concern, pilots are required to be (current)... and where necessary perform a number of take-off and landings within a simulator, in addition to fulfilling their operator's recurrent training and checking." "In this context, the availability of simulators plays a key role in continuing to provide pilots with an adequate level of pilot skill." Some airlines, such as Air France, aim to keep all their pilots current but others have cut back to just what is required to keep their skeleton services going. The ECA estimates that some 18,000 pilots have been laid off or are at risk of losing their job -- a dramatic turnaround for an industry which in 2019 was ramping up pilot numbers to keep pace with soaring travel demand. Forecasts for a rapid return to normality for the airlines have consistently been stretched out, with most now expecting it to take to 2023 or even 2024. https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210312-airtime-flight-simulators-keep-pilots-sharp-during-pandemic Ethiopian 737 MAX crash families set to obtain key Boeing documents (Reuters) - Families of victims of the deadly 2019 Ethiopian Airlines jet crash may obtain as soon as Thursday Boeing’s reports to U.S. regulators that helped keep its 737 MAX flying after a prior disaster with the same jet in Indonesia five months earlier. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), an independent U.S. government investigative agency, told Boeing Co in a letter on Monday it should turn over nearly 2,000 documents to lawyers representing families who want to determine what the company knew about its flight systems after the Indonesian crash on Lion Air. The agency said international rules mandate the release of the documents after two years from the crash date, even though Ethiopia has yet to produce a final crash report which the agency cited in blocking the documents until now, according to the letter reviewed by Reuters. Boeing said it plans to produce the investigation-related information to the plaintiffs beginning today following the NTSB guidance that, at the second anniversary of the Ethiopian accident, the restrictions would be lifted. The plaintiffs lawyers said they expect the papers to show what Boeing executives knew of defects in the flight system of the newly designed aircraft following the Indonesian crash. An automated flight-control system called MCAS has been implicated in both crashes, which together killed 346 people. The plane continued to fly until the Ethiopian crash prompted a global grounding. “What we want to see are the documents upon which Boeing resisted the grounding of the airplane and based its assertion to its customers that the airplane was safe,” plaintiffs’ attorney Justin Green told Reuters. Any evidence showing that Boeing executives were aware of the 737 MAX problems could expose Boeing to huge punitive damages, which are unusual in air transportation accidents because planes rarely fly with a known deadly defect. Boeing has already provided plaintiffs 112,587 documents encompassing millions of pages, Greene said, but the records under pursuit are believed to be an important part of the case. BUILDING A CASE Boeing has said it has implemented changes that ensure accidents like the ones in Indonesia and Ethiopia never happen again, and numerous aviation regulators have re-approved the plane for flight. The company resolved a 737 MAX criminal probe in January with a $2.5 billion Department of Justice settlement and has mostly settled the Lion Air crash litigation. It still faces an investor lawsuit in Delaware against its board and around 140 lawsuits by families of the Ethiopian crash. In the DOJ settlement Boeing admitted that two of its 737 MAX technical pilots, who are still under criminal investigation, had deceived the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) about MCAS. While the settlement exonerated Boeing’s senior managers, legal experts said it bolsters one part of the plaintiffs’ punitive claim that Boeing intended to defraud the FAA and succeeded. However, the experts said punitive damages are rarely awarded in aircraft crash cases, in part because they are difficult to prove. Boeing could argue, for example, that the Ethiopian Airlines’ pilots were informed after the Lion Air crash about the steps to follow in the event of an MCAS failure, said Kenneth Quinn of International Aviation Law. Still, Boeing will likely work hard to settle the cases and avoid a jury trial, a path followed by most companies involved in crash lawsuits, according to Gary Kennedy, former general counsel for American Airlines. “From the company’s perspective, the worst thing is a headline that relives the final moments of someone’s life onboard that aircraft,” said Kennedy, who was with American during litigation stemming from the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and a separate deadly crash in New York two months later. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-737max-litigation-idUSKBN2B40PU FAA extends comment period for noise research and survey The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has extended the comment period for the existing noise research portfolio, including the Neighborhood Environmental Survey, and additional areas recommended for investigation to April 14, 2021. Both notices are available on FAA’s website; in addition, you can review the first notice and read the comment extension notice at the Federal Register website. The FAA is sharing information on its aircraft noise research programs that includes a portfolio of research initiatives related to the effects of aviation noise impacts on the public, efforts to mitigate such noise exposure, and research regarding public perception of aviation noise. The public comment period opened on January 13, 2021. Included in this posting are the results of the Neighborhood Environmental Survey, a multi-year research effort to review and improve the FAA’s understanding of community response to noise. The survey included responses from over 10,000 people living near 20 airports across the country, and the results show an increased level of reported annoyance due to aircraft noise in contrast to earlier surveys. Successfully addressing noise requires continued and increased collaboration among all aviation stakeholders. In this regard, the FAA has an important role to play in addressing noise issues, including continuing to improve the understanding of how airport noise impacts communities surrounding our nation’s airports. As part of the FAA’s broader research on aircraft noise, this survey data and the research related to noise abatement will be used to inform the FAA’s approach on the relationship between aircraft noise exposure and the well-being of people living near airports and communities served by airports throughout the country. The FAA continues decades-long efforts to work with airport authorities, aircraft manufacturers, airlines, state and local governments, and communities to address noise concerns. The FAA also collaborates with airport authorities and community groups to implement noise abatement procedures safely when operationally feasible. Today’s civilian aircraft are quieter than at any time in the history of powered flight, and the FAA continues to work with manufacturers and air carriers to reduce noise at the source. The FAA works with local governments to encourage responsible land planning that avoids building residential housing in areas that will be exposed to significant airplane noise. In fact, over the last four decades, the number of Americans exposed to significant aviation noise near airports has been reduced from 7 million to just over 400,000–more than a 94% reduction. During the same period, the number of annual passengers increased from around 200 million per year to over 900 million per year. This demonstrates a decrease in the number of people exposed to significant noise while showing an increase in the number of passengers travelling in the aviation system. https://servedbyadbutler.com/redirect.spark?MID=178916&plid=1425071&setID=435523&channelID=0&CID=510386&banID=520345676&PID=0&textadID=0&tc=1&mt=1615555519087189&spr=1&hc=a1849c127f89bad16be5d190848e2263d08b38e6&location= WestJet cancels orders for 15 Boeing MAX aircraft WestJet has cancelled orders for 15 Boeing Max aircraft, as the Calgary-based airline continues to suffer from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In January, WestJet became the first Canadian airline to return the Boeing Max to service after the aircraft was cleared by Transport Canada following a nearly two-year global no-fly order in the aftermath of deadly crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia. In an email, WestJet spokeswoman Morgan Bell said three of the 14 Max aircraft currently in the airline’s fleet have been returned to service so far, and WestJet “remains committed to our 737 MAX aircraft.” She said the airline has 27 Max aircraft remaining on order. The grounding of the MAX caused headaches for airlines worldwide, but WestJet — for which the MAX made up a larger proportion of its fleet — was more affected than most. The airline was forced to shuffle flights and routes and postpone its growth plans due to a lack of seat capacity. The grounding also meant WestJet no longer had the use of its most fuel-efficient aircraft. WestJet has been dealing with a near collapse in air-travel demand due to the pandemic and its resulting cascade of travel bans, restrictions and quarantine orders. The airline’s overall passenger volumes in 2020 were down nearly 90 per cent from the year before. https://calgaryherald.com/business/local-business/westjet-cancels-orders-for-15-boeing-max-aircraft Emirates' president continues to slam Boeing and its leadership over the 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner scandals Sir Tim Clark, president of Emirates, is concerned about Boeing's continued issues on its newest planes. Clark cited issues with the Boeing 737 Max, 787 Dreamliner, and 777X aircraft in a recent interview. The 737 Max was just ungrounded after issues with the aircraft's software caused two crashes. Most airlines are ready to move on from Boeing's 737 Max crisis following the plane's 20-month grounding - but one executive continues to sound the alarm about the company's performance in recent years. Sir Tim Clark, president of Emirates, criticized the manufacturer's leadership and recent problems with three of its important planes in an interview with The Air Current published Tuesday. Specifically, Clark criticized Boeing's 737 Max, 787 Dreamliner, and 777X, all of which have been marred by safety concerns, quality control issues, and production delays. The problem, he says, stems from Boeing's board of directors. "Culpability for the culture, strategy, direction, priority of that company rests with the Boeing board and nobody else, Clark told The Air Current. "And that's where the buck should stop. And that's where they need to get themselves sorted out." Clark has long been outspoken over the issues at Boeing, levying similar complaints in a January Reuters interview: "Clearly there were process and practices, attitudes - DNA if you like - that needed to be resolved from the top down," he said at the time. Boeing shuffled its top leadership amid the Max grounding, firing CEO Dennis Muilenburg and installing Dave Calhoun, a board member, as his replacement. But Clark said it wasn't enough: "It is pointless shuffling the deck." "Boeing need to take a good hard look at themselves; I'm sure they have," he continued. Emirates operates hundreds of Boeing 777 aircraft and will be the first airline to take delivery of the upcoming 777X. The largest twin-engine jet aircraft in the world, the 777X has been delayed again until late 2023, partly due to the coronavirus pandemic. Emirates is also set to receive a 787 Dreamliner in 2023 following a 2019 order. Both the 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner have been under near-constant scrutiny in recent years following safety and quality control issues. The 737 Max, notably, causing the deaths of 346 passengers across two crashes due to a software issue. Quality control issues at Boeing's South Carolina plant have called the Dreamliner's safety into question and prompted additional groundings. Boeing may have to spend additional hundreds of millions to resolve the issues. Emirates doesn't operate the 737 Max and has largely been spared of those issues. The plane returned to the skies in November, and has flown more than 2,700 flights since. Meanwhile orders have been pouring in from airlines including United Airlines, Ryanair, and Alaska Airlines. Still, Clark remains a vocal critic of the aircraft as it returns. "I regret having to say all this, but I kind of, I think it needs to be said, otherwise, we're just going to move on our of the Max era, as if nothing happened," Clark told The Air Current. Only two Max flights have encountered issues since the ungrounding, and both were due to engine incidents unrelated to the faulty software that brought down the Max aircraft. An American Airlines flight, most recently, was forced to land with one engine shut down due to a mechanical issue. Canada's WestJet also scrapped a Boeing 737 Max flight after its pilots encountered an engine warning light that the airline said required an engine run, a spokesperson told CBC. The airline, which used the Max for flights as far as Hawaii and Europe prior to the grounding, has since resumed flights without issue. Boeing declined to comment for The Air Current story and when asked by Insider about Clark's concerns, "I believe they still have work to do in Boeing to get themselves sorted out," Clark told Reuters. "There is a top-down culpability and accountability and they need to recognize that." https://www.yahoo.com/news/emirates-president-continues-slam-boeing-192807068.html Atlas Air's Leasing Unit To Help Icelandair Convert 767s To Freighters Icelandair has agreed to a sale-leaseback deal with a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (NASDAQ: AAWW) that recycles two Boeing 767-300 passenger planes into freighters for the cargo division and provides financial help to the company. The aircraft will replace two Boeing 757-200 all-cargo planes that the airline plans to take out of operation in 2023 and 2024, it said in a statement Wednesday. Titan Aircraft Investments, the joint venture between Atlas' leasing subsidiary Titan Aviation Holdings Inc. and Bain Capital Credit, said it purchased the 767s from Icelandair and will lease them back once they are retrofitted for hauling freight on the main deck. A sale-leaseback allows a company to raise capital by selling an asset and then rent it back from the purchaser to get the benefit of using it. Airlines are accelerating retirement of older passenger aircraft, focusing on more efficient models, as they restructure into smaller businesses in line with market conditions. Terms of the Titan deal were not disclosed, but Icelandair said the sale helps its liquidity. Icelandair said the lease period for each aircraft is 10 years. Conversion work will begin next spring and the cargo jets are scheduled to enter service in September 2022. Until then, they will operate in Icelandair's passenger network and as charters. "We are very pleased to partner with Titan Aircraft Investments and Atlas Air to further strengthen our cargo business. With continued positive outlook for cargo operations post COVID, I am confident that the 767-300ER freighters will allow us to maximize new opportunities in our markets," said Bogi Nils Bogason, president and CEO of Icelandair Group, in a statement. "These aircraft carry around 50% more freight than our current two B757-200 freighters and fit very well into our current fleet and network. Our aim is to increase the capacity in our markets, as well as strengthen Iceland as a hub for cargo, in a similar way as our passenger hub that provides attractive connections between continents." Fresh fish is one of the key markets supported by Icelandair Cargo. Last April, the airline stripped the seats from three 767s to help DB Schenker and other customers move larger quantities of urgently needed medical supplies around the world. Icelandair is the latest passenger airline to put more permanent emphasis on cargo business. Many airlines have temporarily deployed passenger aircraft on cargo-only routes to take advantage of strong demand and yields while passenger business is depressed because of COVID travel restrictions. But the planes can quickly revert to regular duty as the travel market improves. Some airlines, however, are making more permanent commitments to cargo. Air Canada recently launched an initiative to transition a few 767s into freighters for its own use, rather than simply sell them into the used aircraft market. Other carriers, such as Air Belgium, SmartLynx, Sun Country and Mesa Airlines, have added freighters to their operations for the first time. German leisure carrier Condor recently put some of its passenger planes to work on regularly scheduled routes for DHL Express under a short-term contract. Titan Aircraft Investments now has three aircraft in its portfolio, including a Boeing 777-200 freighter. The joint venture was formed in late 2019, with Bain Capital putting up the lion's share of the $400 million initial investment. Titan Aviation, the Atlas freighter lessor, owns 21 767-300 Extended Range aircraft. Dry leasing aircraft represents less than 15% of the parent company's revenues. It also owns Atlas Air and Southern Air, and is a majority owner in Polar Air Cargo, all of which operate aircraft on behalf of other airlines, or charters for logistics companies, charter brokers and governments. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/atlas-airs-leasing-unit-help-145622653.html POSITION AVAILABLE: Staff Engineer The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), the largest airline pilot union in the world and the largest non-governmental aviation safety organization in the world (representing over 59,000 pilots at 35 U.S. and Canadian airlines) seeks an experienced Staff Engineer for our Tysons (McLean), Virginia office. The Staff Engineer provides staff coordination and liaison with government, industry, and professional stakeholders on behalf of the Air Safety Organization and other Association committees, MECs, and National Officers, as assigned by the department Director or Manager. They provide coordination and technical support to the Air Safety Organization, accident and incident investigations, FAA/TC pilot certificate enforcement action cases, and other safety investigations in the areas of aircraft design, manufacturing, and maintenance. Their specific focus is in the areas of aircraft design, certification, operations specifications, and maintenance. They analyze internal and external databases to identify trends and develop mitigation strategies. They also effectively represent the Association and the department, interacting with government and industry safety officials on a routine basis. In coordination with relevant committees and staff members, they develop and coordinate written communications to membership and government and industry groups outlining ALPA positions on a wide variety of operational safety issues. Local, national, and international travel: 20 - 40%. Minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Minimum Requirements: · Bachelor's degree in relevant area, e.g., Aerospace Engineering, Aviation Science, or other related discipline, from an accredited college or university required; or, the equivalent combination of education and practical aviation experience. Additional applicable aviation experience may be substituted for the academic requirement. • Three (3) years of related experience in the aviation industry, five (5) or more strongly preferred. • Special expertise in U.S. and Canadian Aviation Regulations (FARs and CARs), national and international aviation standards, and aircraft design standards required. • Familiarization with and participation in Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC), the Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory Council (CARAC), and Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) processes is required. • A pilot’s license with an instrument rating and/or special knowledge or applicable expertise in the aviation industry strongly preferred. Experience in aircraft design and operations may be substituted for the pilot’s license. • FAA Airframe and Powerplant certification (A&P license) and/or equivalent experience with maintenance and/or large aircraft manufacturing preferred. • Experience with NTSB and/or TSB accident investigation processes preferred. • Strong technical writing and public speaking skills required. • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written, for effective interaction with all levels of contacts, internal and external. • Must be a self-starter with professional maturity and sound judgment, capable of independent decision-making and to be proactive in identifying and responding to issues and problems. • Must possess exceptional time management skills; be able to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment; and, transition easily between projects. • Software: Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint. Physical Demands: Note: The physical demands described herein are characteristic of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential physical activities of this position described below. Constantly operates a computer/smartphone/tablet. Regularly required to maintain a stationary position, move about the office and the local metropolitan area, determine what others have said or written, and converse with others and exchange accurate information. Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach, and move about the office and travel (locally, nationally, and internationally). Also includes occasional bending, stooping, squatting, and/or pushing and pulling or moving, e.g., to pack, unpack, and/or move cases. Occasionally required to move, raise, reach, and/or retrieve binders, books, boxes, and files up to ten (10) pounds (lbs.). While on travel, could be responsible to move luggage weighing as much as 50 lbs. (Assistance may not always be available.) Please apply online at https://jobs-alpa.icims.com/jobs/1353/staff-engineer/job ALPA offers competitive salaries with excellent benefits, including: • 26 days paid vacation and holidays per year; • Generous sick and bereavement leave; • Generous health care benefits – PPO, two HMO’s (where available) and a High Deductible Health Plan which includes coverage for medical, dental, and vision benefits for employee, spouse, and/or dependent children; • Company-paid premiums for disability and life insurance; • $3 for $1 matching 401(k) retirement savings plan; Roth 401k; • Flexible Spending and Health Savings accounts; and • Retiree health plan. The Air Line Pilots Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Relocation not provided. Sponsorship not available for this position. Graduate Survey Survey of Commercial and Airline Transport Pilot’s Perception of the Impact Cockpit Organizational Framework has on Flight Safety and Subordinate Pilot Behavior https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/COF-Survey Curt Lewis