Flight Safety Information - April 19, 2021 No. 079 In This Issue : Incident: Western Global MD11 at San Juan on Apr 17th 2021, engine shut down in flight : Incident: United B789 over Russia on Apr 18th 2021, loss of communication : Incident: National Cargo B744 at Munich on Apr 17th 2021, suspected tyre damage on departure : Incident: Spicejet B738 near Zahedan on Apr 16th 2021, cracked windshield : FAA issues warning for flights in Russia-Ukraine border airspace : Boeing board under pressure as families of 737 Max crash victims push reform at the top : SWISS Joins Airlines Trialing The IATA Travel Pass : FAA Says Internet Preflights Better Than Flight Service Briefings : Flyer: Not allowed on AA flight because my mask was see-through : DOJ probes American Airlines-JetBlue alliance : Boeing Has 5,000 Unfilled Aircraft Orders : Air Force One subcontractor GDC countersues Boeing : First Mars Flight Set For Monday Morning : POSITION AVAILABLE: Manager, Internal Evaluation Program Incident: Western Global MD11 at San Juan on Apr 17th 2021, engine shut down in flight A Western Global Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11 on behalf of Fedex Federal Express, registration N415JN performing flight FX-251 from Memphis,TN (USA) to San Juan (Puerto Rico) with 3 crew, was on approach to San Juan's runway 08 when the crew reported they had lost the #3 engine (CF6) and shut the engine down. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 08 about 5 minutes later and taxied to the apron. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in San Juan about 20 hours after landing. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e61bbb7&opt=0 Incident: United B789 over Russia on Apr 18th 2021, loss of communication A United Boeing 787-9, registration N26970 performing flight UA-899 from Delhi (India) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was enroute at FL360 about 380nm northwest of Novosibirsk (Russia) when the crew should have reported a mandatory reporting point to be handed off from Novosibirsk Center to the next center at about 00:43Z, when the crew did not report crossing that waypoint and communication with the aircraft was lost, the aircraft did not report on the next frequency. The aircraft continued northbound tracking on the planned polar route to Chicago. At about 04:22Z radio contact with the aircraft was re-established when the aircraft, now about 1500nm north of the position of last radio contact, was enroute over the Arctic Ocean about 370nm northeast of Longyearbyen (Norway). The aircraft is currently enroute over Canada about 600nm north of Chicago. Rosaviatsia reported the aircraft did not respond on any frequency after the aircraft crossed mandatory reporting waypoint GIMAS (Coordinates N58.8656 E73.6889) separating Novosibirsk and Tyumen Control Centers without reporting the waypoint at 00:43Z. Radio contact was re-established at 04:22Z on frequency 132.2MHz. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e6153a4&opt=0 Incident: National Cargo B744 at Munich on Apr 17th 2021, suspected tyre damage on departure A National Cargo Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration N919CA performing flight N8-891 from Munich (Germany) to Chicago Rockford,IL (USA), departed Munich's runway 26R at 11:27L (09:27Z) and climbed to cruise FL300 when a runway inspection of runway 26R found the second half of the runway strewn with rubber debris and blue paint fragments. While the runway was closed and several sweepers cleaned the runway, the debris was identified to most likely belong to the National Cargo Boeing 747, the crew was informed via ATC. The crew decided to continue their flight and are currently into the Atlantic crossing. The crew maintained routine communication with Chicago Center and continued for a safe landing on Rockford's runway 07 about 8:50 hours after departure and taxied to the apron. A ground observer reported several sweepers were operating between taxiways A5 and A9 (between 1700 meters/5600 feet and 2500 meters/8100 feet down the runway) after LH-2286 had lined up runway 26R and reported the debris ahead about 7 minutes after N8-891 had departed. LH-2286 taxied to the southern runway 26L and departed from there. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e60b60f&opt=0 Incident: Spicejet B738 near Zahedan on Apr 16th 2021, cracked windshield A Spicejet Boeing 737-800, registration VT-SZN performing flight SG-9749 from Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) to Lucknow (India), was enroute at FL390 about 160nm southsouthwest of Zahedan (Iran) when the right hand windshield cracked. The crew initiated a rapid descent to FL130 levelling off at FL130 8 minutes later (average rate of descent 3125 fpm). The crew diverted to Zahedan for a safe landing on runway 35 about one hour after leaving FL390. The aircraft remained on the ground for about 5 hours, then departed again, is currently enroute at FL270 and is estimated to reach Lucknow with a delay of about 5.5 hours. The airline reported the outer pane of the first officer's windshield cracked, the inner pane remained intact, the pressurization of the cabin remained normal. http://avherald.com/h?article=4e600773&opt=0 FAA issues warning for flights in Russia-Ukraine border airspace The FAA issued Notams (KICZ A0012/21 and A0013/21), warning U.S. airlines to review current security/threat information and to provide at least 72-hours advance notice of planned flights over airspace covering the Russian-Ukraine border. Reason for this is the potential safety-of-flight risks associated with escalating regional tensions between Russia and Ukraine, which could potentially result in no-notice cross-border skirmishes, increased military activities, and/or conflict. Operators are to use exercise extreme caution when flying into, out of, within, or over: Dnipro FIR (UKDV), Simferopol FIR (UKFV) Kyiv FIR (UKBV) (includes that portion of the Kyiv Upper Information Region (UIR) (UKBE) airspace within the lateral limits of the UKDV, UKFV, and UKBV FIRs) Moscow FIR (UUWV) Rostov-na Donu FIR (URRV) both within 100nm of the boundaries with the Dnipro FIR (UKDV), the Simferopol FIR (UKFV), and the Kyiv FIR (UKBV) (includes that portion of the Kyiv Upper Information Region (UIR) (UKBE) airspace within the lateral limits of the UKDV, UKFV, and UKBV FIRs) https://news.aviation-safety.net/2021/04/17/faa-issues-warning-for-flights-in-russia-ukraine-border-airspace/ Boeing board under pressure as families of 737 Max crash victims push reform at the top More directors could be pushed off next week as aerospace firm tries to recover its reputation after 737 Max problems and Covid downturn Two more top-level directors could be ousted from Boeing’s board of directors next week as family members of the victims of two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jets join shareholders to push for further high-level reforms at the aerospace giant. The $146bn Chicago-headquartered company holds its annual meeting on Tuesday as it attempts to recover its financial and reputational poise in the wake of the grounding of its 737 Max planes and the pandemic’s upending of the commercial travel market. Boeing has made changes to the membership and structure of its board since a second 737 Max crashed in Ethiopia in 2019, including seven directors who have already left or are due to step down next week. The changes, however, have not included two key executives under attack from some family members and shareholders, the chairman, Larry Kellner, and Edmund Giambastiani, who heads the board’s safety panel. “This is a board of private equity and celebrity politicians and failed GE cost-cutting people that are draining the company’s legacy assets for current gain for themselves and the shareholders,” said Michael Stumo, whose 24-year-old daughter Samya Rose died in the Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crash. Speaking to the Guardian, Stumo said Boeing had fired hundreds of engineers, cut corners on quality, and used profits to buy back stock options for executives. “They’re trying to keep up with the Facebooks and the Googles on the stock price, rather than using their enormous resources and legacy to make fantastic quality and safe airplanes,” Stumo said. Since the crashes, Boeing has added four new members to its board. Kellner, the former chief executive of the old US airline Continental, said earlier this year that the board would work to identify “diverse candidates with appropriate expertise who bring qualified perspectives”. Boeing says its slate of 10 directors up for re-election includes two women and two people of color. But recent reports, including one in the Wall Street Journal, have indicated that the challenges facing Boeing have hindered the company in acquiring new directors. Fallout from the 737 Max crashes continues to reverberate after a series of congressional hearings unearthed a “culture of concealment” at the company, and evidence that the company had ignored clear warnings from engineers that the model’s anti-stall technology was unreliable. While an official Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report into the crashes has yet to be issued, Boeing has fought an intense PR campaign to win public acceptance of the 737 Max – which it now refers to as the 737-8 – after it went through modifications to achieve re-certification by air safety regulators – whom many believe were sidelined during the plane’s original safety certification. In the process, Boeing has made changes to its board’s oversight of management as part of what the chief executive, David Calhoun, a board member since 2009, has described as a “top-to-bottom” safety and engineering overhaul. The changes include a policy calling for an independent chairman and a new committee focused on safety. But proxy advisory firms are divided on whether reforms have gone far enough. One of those, Institutional Shareholder Services, has credited Boeing for “significant board and management changes, and reforms to the company’s safety and compliance processes” and recommends that investors re-elect the company’s board of directors. But another proxy-advisory firm, Glass Lewis, has recommended that shareholders vote against the re-election of Kellner and Giambastiani. “We believe they are in part responsible for the board’s failings in regard to its risk assessment and management,” Glass Lewis wrote in a 26 March report. “We question whether these directors should continue to serve on the company’s board.” Boeing, meanwhile, points to the board’s four new directors as evidence of the board’s “deep commitment to refreshing its membership” and says its “highly qualified, diverse board” has a mix of experiences needed to oversee the company’s management. But Stumo maintains that shareholders should force Kellner and Giambastiani out next week. He said: “We know that instead of doing something after the first crash [Lion Air flight 610] they fired up the public relations team to blame others and made false assertions of safety while collecting their board checks and stock options. Kellner is a private equity guy and failed CEO of Continental, and Giambastiani chaired the safety committee, which did nothing and was totally asleep at the wheel.” Negative reports about interactions between Boeing and the FAA continue to proliferate. In an interview with the Seattle Times last month, an FAA safety engineer and Boeing veteran Joe Jacobsen, who had taken part in the 737 Max’s original certification of the plane’s flight controls, said he believes additional upgrades are needed. Jacobsen also called for the replacement of some of the people at “the highest levels of FAA management”. In its emergency directive after the Lion Air crash, he said, the agency had failed to warn pilots of potential malfunctions in the 737 Max’s throttle controls that may have contributed to the Ethiopian crash. While the 737 Max has returned to service – and Boeing has announced new sales of the jet – problems persist. Earlier this month, US airlines removed 67 of the planes from schedules after Boeing alerted to a potential electrical problem discovered during assembly of a plane in Seattle. Shareholders have relatively limited options to push through changes at next week’s meeting. Directors who fail to win 60% of shareholder votes must offer their resignations. If the board does not accept, they can continue to serve for a further year. That was the process that secured the retirement of two directors, Susan Schwab and Arthur Collins, next week. But investment companies involved in board changes so far, including Blackrock, Vanguard and State Street, have not yet indicated whether they will support or oppose Kellner and Giambastiani. The remaining directors, including Calhoun, are what Stumo calls “representatives of Boeing’s erosion and entropy”. “They stiff-arm whistleblowers and do just enough to meet the lowest possible compliance with FAA rules,” says Stumo. “With its enormous assets and implicit government support, Boeing could make the most fantastic 21st-century airplanes. “But it needs someone with true leadership to clean house, correct the problems supported by a board with experience in engineering and manufacturing.” https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/apr/18/boeing-board-737-max-crash SWISS Joins Airlines Trialing The IATA Travel Pass Lufthansa Group and Star Alliance member, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), will be trialing the IATA Travel Pass – an app-based digital health passport. This undertaking will make it the first airline in the Lufthansa Group to do so and will be tested with the carrier’s Zurich-London Heathrow service at the end of this month. “Digital health documents like the IATA Travel Pass are making an invaluable contribution to reconciling the demand for mobility with the need for health protection, to make it easier for our customers to plan their journeys with confidence and to restore the trust in travel as a whole.” -Dieter Vranckx, SWISS CEO Travel during this crisis made easier The airline hopes that travel during this global health crisis will be made easier with tools like the IATA Travel Pass app, which will enable travelers to check up on the latest coronavirus-related entry provisions for their country of destination. The app will also allow passengers to have their COVID-19 test results sent directly to the app, thus making it easier for them to show these results to airlines and authorities. “The new app should also bring greater speed and efficiency to the corresponding airport procedures,” the airline boasts. Privacy and data management have been increasing concerns at a time when airlines and other companies are experiencing data breaches and cyberattacks. With this in mind, the IATA Travel Pass is said to meet “the strictest data protection requirements.” In fact, all the user’s health details remain on the app and are not centrally stored. Nonetheless, there will be those who don’t use smartphones or still have a distrust of these digital systems and would prefer not to use the app. Those travelers can rest assured that the use of the IATA Travel Pass app and these digital document checks is optional. “SWISS travelers are informed of all such options that are available to them in good time in advance of their planned travel,” the airline notes in a statement. Other SWISS endeavors The IATA Travel Pass is not the only digital health passport being considered by SWISS. The airline is also evaluating the use of the EU Green Pass and the CommonPass. The airline has been conducting trials with uploading COVID test results directly to its website up to 12 hours before the flight. This was tested in mid-March on the carrier’s Newark (USA)-Zurich route and since the beginning of April on Zurich to Spain and Portugal services. For this method, SWISS notes the current trials should be extended to further SWISS routes as well. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) recently announced that it would accept the IATA Travel Pass from all arriving passengers. Meanwhile, Emirates is trialing the app on its Dubai to Barcelona service as well as one-way, from London Heathrow to Dubai. In March, airBaltic announced it would run a three-week trial of the app for two routes out of its Riga hub: Oslo and Amsterdam. https://simpleflying.com/swiss-iata-travel-pass-trial/ FAA Says Internet Preflights Better Than Flight Service Briefings The FAA now says pilots should do their own preflight self-briefing on the internet before flying and use Flight Service “in a consultative capacity” if they run into trouble. The agency has issued an advisory circular (AC) that essentially codifies what most pilots have been doing for a decade or more. “The FAA considers that a self-briefing may be compliant with current federal aviation regulations,” noting that there is likely better information available from the myriad apps and websites devoted to that purpose than by phoning a briefer. “By self-briefing, pilots can often improve their knowledge of weather and aeronautical information. Flight Service personnel are available should a pilot need assistance.” The AC was issued March 15 and acknowledges that aviation technology has moved on from the 1-800-WX-BRIEF number drilled into student pilots for decades and that it should only be used as a backup. “Pilots are encouraged to utilize online automated weather resources to conduct self-briefings prior to contacting Flight Service,” the AC says. “Pilots who have preflight weather/risk assessment and risk mitigation skills are better prepared to make in-flight decisions as real-time weather information is consumed. This allows Flight Service to become a consultative resource that can be utilized when needed.” The AC isn’t a rule or a law and a legal preflight can still be obtained from Flight Service to satisfy the regs. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/faa-says-internet-pre-flights-better-than-flight-service-briefings/ Flyer: Not allowed on AA flight because my mask was see-through CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE)- A woman was not allowed on her flight out of Charlotte Douglas Airport in North Carolina, all because of the type of mask she was wearing. Despite being offered a disposable mask, the passenger chose not to wear one provided by the airline, which meant she couldn’t fly. “’You can’t wear that, you have to wear a different mask.’ I said, ‘Well why?’” Tarus Woelk said. “‘Well, I can see your mouth.’” A short flight up to Virginia turned into a mess of misunderstanding for American Airlines passenger Woelk. She says the gate agent wouldn’t allow her to board a flight bound for Richmond, Virginia, because of the mask. “I was like, ‘Can you just take a minute and look at this? It’s a Shema mask, it’s used by professional athletes. It has a factor of 97 instead of 95. It’s more effective than what you want me to wear.” Despite trying to show and explain to the gate agent that her mask was allowed and effective, Woelk was given the option to wear a mask provided by the airline or not travel at all. “I do know that the airlines do not like this mask,” said Dana Marquez, the creator of the mask. ”They do not like it because it’s see-through” Marquez owns helmetfitting.com. He knows his face covering caused commotion at the airport. After some feedback his company made another more travel-friendly version. “We actually came out with a version two mask that looks very similar to the version one that the airlines really like,” Marquez told Nexstar’s FOX 46. Major airlines in the United States all have the same basic standards, requiring face coverings: Cover your nose and mouth Secure under the chin Not contain exhaust valves All regulations Woelk thought she was following. “It just caused a huge mess,” Woelk said. “I’m wearing a mask. I’m being compliant.” FOX 46 reached out to American Airlines to get the specifics on why this this kind of mask isn’t allowed. They do note that no gaiters or valved masks are allowed. https://www.wane.com/top-stories/flyer-not-allowed-on-aa-flight-because-my-mask-was-see-through/ DOJ probes American Airlines-JetBlue alliance The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating a northeastern US alliance between American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) and JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) on competitive grounds, The Wall Street Journal reported. While the investigation has not been made public, both airlines have implicitly acknowledged it, with American Airlines underlining in a statement that both it and JetBlue were "fully cooperating" with the DOJ. The investigators are concerned that the alliance could lead to anticompetitive changes affecting key US northeastern hubs. Both airlines maintain that the cooperation would be beneficial to passengers. The investigation is ongoing, and the DOJ has yet to reach any conclusions. However, the department's final ruling would be subject to overruling by the Department of Transportation (DOT), which has the final say on competition matters in the aviation industry. The DOT approved the alliance on January 10, 2021, with the two airlines unveiling the first batch of codeshared and coordinated routes in February 2021. However, despite the January approval, the DOT's proceedings regarding the alliance are still ongoing following a complaint by Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale Int'l) filed on April 1, 2021. The low-cost carrier responded to JetBlue's request for a change in traffic rights allocation concerning its services to Ecuador, alleging that the request proved collusion with American Airlines beyond the approved scope. "The timing of JetBlue’s proposed change suggests that the two carriers are coordinating outside the scope of the alliance. On March 8, 2021, American filed a request to move its seven Dallas/Fort Worth-Quito Int'l and seven Dallas-Guayaquil frequencies to Miami Int'l such that all 42 of its Ecuador frequencies would now operate from Miami. Only two weeks later, JetBlue applied to move seven of its Fort Lauderdale Int'l-Quito frequencies to operate a double-daily between New York JFK and Guayaquil. [...] These moves raise obvious questions of either explicit or tacit coordination," Spirit Airlines indicated in a DOT filing. The LCC alleges that even though services to Ecuador are not a part of the Northeast Alliance, they need to be taken into account together with approved slot arrangements at JFK and codeshares in the Florida-New York market. As a result, the network rejigging would give the two airlines market dominance on Ecuador routes both from Florida and New York. "Spirit believes the Ecuador changes are part of a larger plan to control the New York-Florida market, including both the New York and South Florida markets to Ecuador," Spirit said. According to the ch-aviation capacities module, American Airlines currently has a 51.1% market share by capacity between the US and Ecuador. JetBlue is the second-largest airline on the market with a 19.9% market share by capacity. Spirit has a modest 4.9% share and offers the fewest seats to Ecuador among all US passenger airlines serving the market. The LCC appealed to the DOT to deny JetBlue's request for additional Ecuador frequencies and open the matter to the public for consultations. The DOT said it was "evaluating the matter". JetBlue responded to Spirit's filing on April 12, 2021, calling for its immediate dismissal. "The issues raised by Spirit and Eastern Airlines [whose complaint from April 1 pertains only to competitive issues on the US-Ecuador routes] are not germane to this docket, and should be dismissed entirely or, failing that, addressed elsewhere," JetBlue said. The airline acknowledged that Spirit had been vehemently opposed to the Northeast Alliance but called the LCC's arguments "baseless". Even if the complaints are not dismissed, it underlined, they should not hold back the DOT's approval of the request concerning the Ecuador routes. "The state of the airline industry is very much in flux right now as the recovery from the depths of the COVID-19 crisis begins. Especially where carriers must make dynamic responses to unprecedented and fluid market conditions, such requests should be promptly adjudicated," JetBlue said. https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/102680-doj-probes-american-airlines-jetblue-alliance Boeing Has 5,000 Unfilled Aircraft Orders Boeing has almost 5,000 unfulfilled orders across its commercial aircraft portfolio. The manufacturer, which had an understandably difficult 2020, has suffered from a slew of cancellations due to the COVID pandemic and MAX grounding over the past couple of years. Boeing’s unfulfilled orders almost at 5,000 Boeing’s website has revealed just how many unfulfilled aircraft orders it has. In total, Boeing’s backlog of unfulfilled aircraft orders is at 4,989. This comes after a difficult year for the plane manufacturer, which received just 184 orders for new planes last year. The unfulfilled order book includes: 737 MAX – 3,965 787 Dreamliner – 495 777X – 320 737-800A – 41 777F – 40 767-300F – 40 Boeing had more cancellations for the 737 MAX than it had new orders through 2020. This is down to the plane’s infamous grounding in March 2019 and subsequent problems with recertification. In fact, up until February this year, Boeing had received more cancellations month-on-month than it had new orders since November 2019. In December, Boeing took a large order for 75 MAXs from Ryanair, but in the same month saw over 100 MAX orders canceled. Cancellations were primarily from aviation lessors cautious about dwindling demand for new planes. The company has also seen more interest in freighter orders, with many airlines now focusing on cargo operations due to the lack of passenger demand. 282 new orders this year Boeing has received a total of 282 orders for aircraft in 2021. Out of these orders, 224 are for 737 MAX aircraft. This includes a large order for 100 MAXs from Southwest Airlines, 50 for United Airlines and 32 for Alaska Airlines. In contrast, the 787 Dreamliner has been ordered just four times from an unidentified customer. To put this figure into perspective, Boeing received a total of 184 orders for 2020 and 249 in 2019. In just three months, Boeing has managed to surpass both years. However, Boeing has been underperforming in terms of deliveries, with just 157 deliveries throughout 2020. This is down from 380 deliveries in 2019 and in stark contrast to rival Airbus, which managed 566 deliveries last year. An improved 2021 on the cards? On an optimistic note, Boeing appears to be hitting its stride again in 2021. After a rough couple of years for the order book, mostly driven by the failures of the MAX, Boeing is now receiving more new orders than cancelations. The timely recertification and return of the MAX to the skies have played a huge role in helping Boeing achieve this. The manufacturer recently delivered its first 787 Dreamliner to a customer in almost five months. Boeing delivered a brand-new 787-9 to United Airlines after “several months of engineering analysis and inspection work.” This represents the first time since October 2020 that a new Dreamliner has reached a customer. https://simpleflying.com/boeing-unfilled-aircraft-orders/ Air Force One subcontractor GDC countersues Boeing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Air Force One subcontractor GDC Technics countersued Boeing Co on Friday seeking at least $20 million after the largest U.S. airplane manufacturer canceled contracts for work on the aircraft that carries the U.S. president. Boeing said in its suit filed April 7 that Texas-based GDC failed to complete interior work on the two heavily modified 747-8 Air Force One planes and is "roughly one year behind schedule in meeting its contractual obligations." GDC's counterclaim argues it is "Boeing's mismanagement of the completion of two Air Force One presidential aircraft, not delays caused by GDC, that has caused a delay in the completion of those aircraft." A Boeing spokeswoman on Saturday declined to comment on GDC's filing. Boeing chose to utilize existing aircraft for the two replacement Air Force One aircraft rather than new planes, GDC said. "Because of its problems with engineering, program management, and its own financial difficulties, Boeing has fallen behind in the project schedule for the aircraft. Boeing looked to GDC as a scapegoat to excuse its lack of performance on the aircraft to the United States Air Force," GDC said, adding Boeing's "false" statements have damaged its reputation with the Air Force "and the aviation industry worldwide." Boeing's suit says GDC's delays "have resulted in millions of dollars in damages to Boeing and threaten to jeopardize work that is of critical importance." In July 2018, Boeing received a $3.9 billion contract to build two 747-8 aircraft for use as Air Force One, due to be delivered by December 2024. A Boeing spokeswoman said on April 8 the planemaker still planned to meet the Air Force's delivery schedule. The Boeing 747-8s are designed to be like an airborne White House, able to fly in worst-case security scenarios such as nuclear war, and are modified with military avionics, advanced communications and a self-defense system. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/air-force-one-subcontractor-gdc-221252802.html First Mars Flight Set For Monday Morning NASA has apparently fixed the software glitch on Ingenuity, the helicopter drone it landed on Mars, and the first flight is scheduled for 3:30 a.m. EDT Monday, April 19, just after our scheduled publication time. NASA will begin a live broadcast to review the data received back from Mars at 6:15 a.m. EDT. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/first-mars-flight-set-for-monday-morning/?MailingID=594&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Ingenuity+Flight+Scheduled%2C+SNF+Wrap&utm_campaign=Ingenuity+Flight+Scheduled%2C+SNF+Wrap-Monday%2C+April+19%2C+2021 Manager, Internal Evaluation Program 1. Minimum Qualifications a. At least 3 years of auditing experience with a Part 121 airline, in either maintenance or flight operations b. At least 2 years of supervisory/managerial experience c. US citizen or have the legal right to accept employment in the United States d. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite e. Possess strong leadership, written, verbal and interpersonal skills f. Must be able to work with a variety of personalities and conduct professional interviews g. Ability to organize own work, while working under pressure to meet tight deadlines h. Must be detail oriented i. Ability to maintain professional conduct at all times j. Ability to maintain confidentiality k. Must be a self-starter 2. Preferred Qualifications a. Bachelor’s degree or higher in aviation or safety-related field b. FAA license, such as a Commercial Pilot’s License, an Airframe and Powerplant License (A&P), or Dispatcher license c. IOSA familiarity d. Safety Management System (SMS) familiarity e. Technical writing experience f. Knowledge and/or experience with Q-Pulse 3. Authorities a. Develop and maintain processes for the Internal Evaluation Program, approved by the Director of Safety, to include authoring procedures in airline manuals b. Develop and maintain an IEP auditor training curriculum, approved by the Director of Safety, ensuring auditors are trained and qualified to conduct IEP audits as assigned 4. Duties and Responsibilities a. Coordinate with the Director of Safety to establish and maintain an auditing schedule and required checklists b. Assign IEP audits to trained and qualified IEP auditors to ensure completion of all audits in a timely and accurate manner c. Supplement the conduct of scheduled audits d. Conduct Special Audits as assigned by the Director of Safety e. Ensure the IEP Auditor position is staffed by an appropriately qualified individual f. Conduct initial and recurrent auditor training g. Develop and manage audit and finding processes within the Q-Pulse system h. Assist operational departments regarding responses to audit outputs in Q-Pulse i. Assist in the development of processes for IEP-related SMS activity j. Facilitate completion of the Swift Air IOSA Conformance Report according to IOSA requirements k. Participate in FAA, IOSA, and DoD audits as requested by the Director of Safety l. Attend industry meetings as appropriate to maintain currency with industry best practices related to the Internal Evaluation Program 5. Reporting Chain a. The Manager, IEP reports directly to the Director of Safety APPLY to Safety Director at: ecates@flyiaero.com Curt Lewis