Flight Safety Information - June 8, 2021 No. 114 In This Issue : Incident: Estelar B733 at Caracas on Jun 3rd 2021, cracked cabin window : Accident: Vistara B738 at Kolkata on Jun 7th 2021, turbulence injures 8 passengers : Incident: LATAM B789 at Santiago on Jun 7th 2021, blew right main tyres : Incident: Taiga DHC6 at Nogliki on Jun 6th 2021, runway excursion on landing : Incident: Aeroflot SU95 enroute on Jun 5th 2021, both DC busses failed twice : Airline CEOs urge U.S. and UK to 'open the skies' : United Airlines says it, too, won't hire unvaccinated workers : EASA Moving Forward on New Aircraft Operating Rules : American, following Delta’s lead, asks employees to volunteer at the airport : Southwest Airlines Automates Some Job Recruiting Tasks as Air Travel Takes Off : Southwest Airlines upsizes order for smallest Boeing 737 Max order by 34 planes : Qatar Airways halts A350 deliveries after jet surface problem : Drone refuels U.S. Navy fighter jet in midair for the first time : Relativity Space unveils details of larger 3D-printed rocket to launch from Cape Canaveral : Business Aviation Safety Consortium (BASC) goes international! Welcomes First Canadian/and-US based Operator. : Position Available: NTSB Aerospace Engineer (Systems) Incident: Estelar B733 at Caracas on Jun 3rd 2021, cracked cabin window An Estelar Boeing 737-300, registration YV642T performing flight ES-8473 from Caracas (Venezuela) to Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), was enroute when the crew reported a cabin window had cracked, the crew decided to return to Caracas for a safe landing about 80 minutes after departure. Venezuela's INAC reported cabin window L5 had cracked. Venezuela's JIAAC have opened an investigation into the occurrence. https://avherald.com/h?article=4e893d20&opt=0 Accident: Vistara B738 at Kolkata on Jun 7th 2021, turbulence injures 8 passengers A Vistara Boeing 737-800, registration VT-TGE performing flight UK-775 from Mumbai to Kolkata (India) with 123 people on board, was descending towards Kolkata about 15 minutes prior to landing (descending through about 8000 feet MSL) when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence causing serious injuries to three passengers and minor injuries to five passengers. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Kolkata's runway 19R. The three passengers with serious injuries were taken to local hospitals and diagnosed with a fractured arm, a dislocated shoulder and head injuries. The passengers with minor injuries received medical assistance at the airport and continued on. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Kolkata almost 9 hours after landing. https://avherald.com/h?article=4e892d9e&opt=0 Incident: LATAM B789 at Santiago on Jun 7th 2021, blew right main tyres A LATAM Chile Boeing 787-9, registration CC-BGP performing flight LA-509 from Miami,FL (USA) to Santiago (Chile) with 63 passengers and 11 crew, landed on Santiago's runway 17L, rolled out, vacated the runway at the end and turned onto the parallel taxiway when the aircraft became disabled with at least both outboard right hand main tyres deflated. The passengers disembarked onto the taxiway via stairs and were taken to the terminal. The aircraft is still on the ground in Santiago about 7 hours after landing. https://avherald.com/h?article=4e89296c&opt=0 Incident: Taiga DHC6 at Nogliki on Jun 6th 2021, runway excursion on landing A Taiga Air de Havilland DHC-6-400, registration RA-67264 performing flight TGA-1005 from Yuzhno Sakhalinsk to Nogliki (Russia) with 1 passenger and 3 crew, was on final approach to Nogliki's runway 22 when the aircraft touched down about 6 meters/20 feet to the left of the runway centerline about 430 meters/1410 feet past the runway threshold, corrected and exited the runway to the right abuot 620 meters past the runway threshold. The aircraft came to a stop about 50 meters to the right of the right runway edge with a heading about 45 degrees off the runway heading. Rosaviatsia reported there were no injuries and there was no damage to the aircraft. At the time of the incident winds were from 290 degrees at 5 meters per second gusting 9 m/s (9 knots gusting 17 knots), visibility was better than 10km, cloud ceiling was at 870 meters AGL, QNH was 992 hPa, temperature was +9 degrees C, runway 22 was dry with good braking action. https://avherald.com/h?article=4e890fd6&opt=0 Incident: Aeroflot SU95 enroute on Jun 5th 2021, both DC busses failed twice An Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100-95, registration RA-89100 performing flight SU-1446 from Moscow Sheremetyevo to Orenburg (Russia), was enroute at FL330 about 160nm southeast of Moscow when fault messages "ELEC L DC BUS FAULT2 and "ELEC R DC BUS FAULT" together with multiple other messages and the autopilot disconnection occurred. The crew also noticed the cabin altitude began to increase and requested to descend to FL300, which was approved. The crew worked the related checklists and were able to restore the DC Busses and system functions, however, just before levelling off at FL300 both DC Bus messages appeared again. The crew again worked the checklists, was again able to restore all systems and continued to Orenburg for a safe landing about 90 minutes after the first fault messages. During roll out a "ENG L REV FAULT" appeared. The crew vacated the runway, shut the left hand engine down and taxied to the apron. Rosaviatsia reports the technical condition of the aircraft is being assessed. https://avherald.com/h?article=4e890cfc&opt=0 Airline CEOs urge U.S. and UK to 'open the skies' CEOs from the largest airlines in the U.S. and U.K. urged regulators in both countries Monday to reopen transatlantic travel. "Throughout the pandemic, experts have encouraged governments, businesses and the public to follow the science. United and other airlines have done just that," said United Airlines (UAL) CEO Scott Kirby. Kirby and other airline executives held a press conference this morning to make the case to reopen what is called the UK-U.S. travel corridor. They called on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Joe Biden to "open the skies" during their meeting at the G-7 this coming weekend. "The millions of travel supported U.S. jobs lost to the pandemic cannot be replaced without the return of international visitors, and the UK is our number one overseas travel market," according to U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow. Prior to the pandemic, there were more than 30 flights daily between London and U.S. destinations. The association says restricting international travel will cost the U.S. economy $325 billion and more than 1 million jobs by the end of 2021. The United States has barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who have been in the UK within the last 14 days from entering the country since March 2020. And, most U.S. travelers visiting the UK must quarantine for 10 days upon arrival. Shai Weiss, the CEO of Virgin Atlantic, said the, "Overly cautious approach fails to reap the benefits of the successful vaccination programs in both the UK and the U.S." "Nobody wants to go to Europe to stay in their hotel room for a week or be under quarantine," airline industry analyst Bob Harrell told Yahoo Finance last month. The airlines are calling on regulators to lift entry requirements for UK travelers who can provide a negative COVID-19 test ahead of their arriving in the U.S or present proof they have been fully vaccinated. On the U.K. side they are asking British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to consider easing the testing requirements for travelers entering the UK. JetBlue (JBLU) CEO Robin Hayes said, "The surge in travel in recent weeks has been remarkable as case counts fall and vaccination rates rise." JetBlue will begin flying to London this August but other airlines are already adding capacity as other European destinations open. European bookings 'go through the roof' United's Kirby said international travel used to be a third of United's business but most destinations remain closed. "And as they're starting to open, we see huge demand," Kirby told the Annual Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference. "Every time another country in Europe opens up, it's Katy bar the door for bookings and they go through the roof, again indicating huge desire for travel," Kirby said. Delta Air Lines (DAL) just announced it will offer nine times as many flights to Paris starting in July. Although France is opening to tourists this Wednesday, French citizens are still restricted from entering the United States. "The country will welcome vaccinated travelers beginning June 9 without quarantine requirements," according to a Delta press release: "Passengers must provide proof that they are fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency as well as present a negative COVID test upon arrival (less than 72 hours for a PCR test or less than 48 hours for an antigen test)." Delta CEO Ed Bastian said, "The risks clearly are really really low.” He says Delta and the other airlines are lobbying the Biden administration to update what is referred to as INA 212F, the U.S. pandemic regulation that restricts non citizens from entering the U.S. American Airlines (AAL) CEO Doug Parker said reopening travel between the US and UK is a critical next step in both the travel industry and global economy's recovery. "With vaccine availability continuing to expand, we know that our business and leisure customers are increasingly eager to cross the Atlantic," he said. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/airline-ce-os-urge-us-and-uk-to-open-the-skies-155212179.html?.tsrc=fp_deeplink United Airlines says it, too, won't hire unvaccinated workers United Airlines is following in Delta's flight path in saying it won't hire employees who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. "As we welcome new employees to the company, it's important we instill in them United's strong commitment to safety," the carrier stated in a memo to employees. "Effective for all job offers made after June 15, 2021, we will require any external candidates for U.S.-based jobs to attest that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by their start date." New employees will be required to upload their vaccination card into United's system within seven days of joining the company. Delta Air Lines last month implemented a policy requiring new hires be vaccinated, calling the shots "safe, effective and essential to the future of the airline and our world." United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby in January signaled his airline would likely join others if they began mandating employee vaccinations, calling it the "right thing to do" for his airline and other companies. "We need some others to show leadership, particularly in the health care industry," Kirby told an employee town hall. "So, if others go along and are willing to start to mandate vaccines, you should probably expect United to be amongst the first wave of companies that do it." "We are strongly encouraging team members to get vaccinated and offering an incentive for those who do. But we do not plan to require the vaccine unless it's mandatory for entry into certain destinations," an American Airlines spokesperson stated in an email. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-airlines-vaccinated-workers-hire/ EASA Moving Forward on New Aircraft Operating Rules EASA has published an Opinion expressing its intent to move forward with an update to the European Union (EU) aviation regulatory framework applicable to all-weather aircraft operations (AWOs) and flight crew training. This follows consideration of comments submitted to four separate notices of proposed amendments issued over the past two years. Under the rulemaking, AWOs would have a “performance- and risk-based approach,” meaning they would set an appropriate balance between performance-based and prescriptive principles depending on the type of air operations. They would also allow for the use of enhanced flight vision systems to the maximum extent possible and helicopter flights under IFR using point-in-space approaches and departures. This rulemaking also aims to improve initial and recurrent pilot training and checking, conditions for the operation of more than one aircraft type or variant, acceptance of previous training and checking by non-commercial operators, and multi-pilot operations of single-pilot-certified helicopters. The changes are expected to reduce the regulatory burden, increase cost-effectiveness, improve harmonization with the FAA and other national aviation authorities, and transpose as much as feasible the standards and recommended practices of ICAO. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-06-07/easa-moving-forward-new-aircraft-operating-rules American, following Delta’s lead, asks employees to volunteer at the airport This summer is going to usher in a busy travel season. American Airlines isn’t preparing only by adding new routes or upgauging existing ones with wide-body aircraft. On Monday, the Fort Worth-based carrier also sent out a plea to its management employees to ask them to volunteer at the airport, as first reported by Twitter user “JonNYC” and later confirmed by the carrier. In a memo to employees, American is asking its corporate support teams, mostly those who sit in offices at the company’s Skyview headquarters, to pitch it at the carrier’s mega-hub at Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) from June through mid-August. Though the volunteer program is launching this summer, the carrier plans to keep it up during busy operational periods in the future. Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free new biweekly Aviation newsletter! In a statement confirming the move, an American Airlines spokesperson explained: As we look forward to welcoming back more of our customers this summer, we know they’re counting on us to deliver a reliable operation and help them feel comfortable as they return after many months away from traveling. That’s something our frontline teams are experts on as they regularly go above and beyond to take care of our customers. To ensure they have the support they need this summer and beyond, our corporate support teams will provide additional support at DFW. American’s recruiting employees to help in five different areas, mostly structured around key wayfinding locations, like airport entrances, TSA checkpoints and international baggage re-claim area. The carrier is hoping that this will help streamline the travel process for those first-time flyers who are just now returning to the skies after a nearly 18-month lockdown. AA is also asking for staff to support its wheelchair return and staging operation, as well as floaters who’ll be used in various areas depending on demand. Volunteers are expected to work six-hour shifts, and each employee will be asked to sign up for three shifts at a minimum. Though American says this is optional, it is “encouraging it if your workload allows.” Notably, no extra pay will be offered for those who volunteer. Aside from designated staff working at AA’s headquarters, I wouldn’t expect to find flight attendants, pilots and other non-HQ employees working at the airport. The memo states that American isn’t necessarily worried about airport staffing levels. Rather, the goal of this program is to ensure that the frontline teams have extra support during the busiest time periods. American’s move to recruit office-based staff to passenger-facing roles follows just weeks after Delta did something similar. Delta is in the process of reopening all of its Sky Club airport lounges by this summer. Unfortunately, the Atlanta-based carrier is struggling to ramp up staffing as locations reopen, so it asked salaried employees to help volunteer with “cleaning, wiping tables, running food, restocking food buffets, etc.” It’s not just airlines struggling to ramp up staffing as pandemic-weary travelers return to the road. A recent Reuters report citing Labor Department data shows that that hospitality businesses, including hotels and restaurants, are boosting pay as they try to rebuild their workforce to meet the increased travel demand. https://thepointsguy.com/news/american-airlines-airport-volunteers/ Southwest Airlines Automates Some Job Recruiting Tasks as Air Travel Takes Off Airline hopes digital job recruiting tools, including chatbots, will substantially reduce the time it takes between posting a job and making an offer Southwest Airlines Co. is leaning more on digital job placement tools, including chatbots, to speed up the hiring process amid resurging demand and a competitive labor market, a senior recruiting official said. “The labor market is probably as tough as I’ve ever seen it, and so we’ve got to be able to move with speed, and that’s where all these tools come into play,” said Greg Muccio, the airline’s director of talent acquisition. Southwest has about 2,000 open positions, ranging from flight attendants to gate agents, Mr. Muccio said. It historically has taken between 35 and 45 days for the company to make a contingent offer after posting a job, he said, but he wants to cut that in half with the help of tools that can automate routine recruiting tasks. The airline uses a software platform from Phenom People Inc. to help manage its recruiting. The software powers the Southwest careers site, and it uses artificial intelligence to tailor job postings and messaging to potential candidates. The platform’s jobs chatbot has had 1.2 million interactions since Southwest began using it last year, answering job-related questions that would have taken his staff anywhere between 18,000 and 92,000 hours to answer. Mr. Muccio said. The chatbot is expected to play a vital role in the recent hiring push, including asking basic screening questions on topics such as work eligibility or comfort with pay rates. Southwest has been conducting some video interviews via Zoom and Microsoft Teams. But in the coming months, it expects to switch to a videoconferencing tool that is part of Phenom for its potential archiving capabilities and by a desire to keep all its recruiting tools on one platform. The platform also features deep-learning algorithms that can score job candidates based on their skills and experiences and help recruiters decide which candidates should be prioritized, said Phenom Chief Executive Mahe Bayireddi. Mr. Muccio said he isn’t using any of those capabilities because he prefers that humans control that part of the process. Airlines are racing to bring back workers furloughed over the past year and onboard new hires as the U.S. vaccine rollout is propelling travel to pre-pandemic levels. The Transportation Security Administration screened 1.98 million passengers on Sunday, a 15-month high. The labor market, so far, has struggled to keep pace with the rebound. As a result, enterprises are embracing AI, chatbots and other recruiting tools to speed up the pace at which they can identify the best job prospects before another potential employer swoops in, said Brian Kropp, chief of research at Gartner Inc.’s human resources practice. The research and advisory firm found that 46% of HR leaders were using chatbots for recruiting in 2019, according to a survey published last fall, up from 38% in 2018. And 96% of respondents using them said they provide medium to high levels of value. The airline industry faces a few challenges with hiring efforts as passenger traffic picks up, said Bob Mann, an industry analyst with R.W. Mann & Co., an aviation sector consulting firm. The industry laid off or furloughed thousands of workers, many of whom may have joined other sectors or are still sitting on the sidelines. And revenue from business and international travel is still tepid. Mr. Muccio said Southwest didn’t furlough or lay off any employees during the pandemic. And unlike many carriers, its business is primarily domestic leisure travel. “The planes get full, but it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re highly profitable,” Mr. Muccio said. “But because the planes are so full, you still need the people to serve customers.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/southwest-airlines-automates-some-job-recruiting-tasks-as-air-travel-takes-off-11623103379 Southwest Airlines upsizes order for smallest Boeing 737 Max order by 34 planes Southwest Airlines is upsizing its order for Boeing’s smallest 737 Max model by nearly three-dozen planes, the carrier said Tuesday, citing an improvement in travel demand. The Dallas-based airline said in a filing that will exercise options to increase its firm orders of 737 Max 7s by 34 planes, bringing its total order book for that plane to 234. The all-Boeing 737 airline also has orders for 149 Max 8 planes to be delivered through 2031, as the company retires older 737s. Southwest expects its 2022 capital expenditures to total $1.5 billion, up from a previous estimate of $700 million. United Airlines and Alaska Airlines have also increased their Boeing Max orders in recent months, helping boost demand that dried up after the planes were grounded in 2019 after to fatal crashes. Southwest said it expects demand and revenue to continue to improve into July as vacationers return to air travel, pushing leisure fares up to 2019 levels. It forecast June revenue will be down 20% compared with 2019 and that July sales will come in at 15% to 20% lower than two years ago. Business travel demand, the laggard in the recovery, is also improving but remains far below 2019 levels, a trend that will weigh on fares, Southwest said. U.S. regulators lifted the grounding last November. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/08/southwest-orders-34-more-of-boeings-smallest-737-max-plane.html Qatar Airways halts A350 deliveries after jet surface problem Qatar Airways said on Tuesday the surface below the paint on some of its Airbus (AIR.PA) A350s was degrading unusually quickly and insisted it would not take more deliveries of the widebody jet until the problem was resolved. The Gulf carrier has fallen out with the European planemaker, warning last week that Airbus faced "industrial repercussions" if it failed to resolve the dispute, while until now giving few details of the discussions. read more "Qatar Airways continues to experience and has witnessed a condition in which the surface below the paint on some of its Airbus A350 aircraft has been degrading at an accelerated rate," an airline spokesperson said in response to a Reuters query. The airline has grounded some jets "until the condition and root cause can be understood and corrected," the spokesperson said, without disclosing how many aircraft were affected. "Qatar Airways will require this condition and its underlying root cause to be fully understood and corrected before the delivery of any further Airbus A350 aircraft.” Qatar Airways also said it was inspecting its entire A350 fleet more frequently to closely observe the condition. An Airbus spokesperson said the company was always in talks with its customers but that such talks were confidential. The airline is the largest customer for Europe's latest long-haul jet and has taken delivery of 53 out of 76 on order. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/qatar-airways-says-halts-a350-deliveries-after-jet-surface-problem-2021-06-08/ Drone refuels U.S. Navy fighter jet in midair for the first time An unmanned aircraft successfully refueled a U.S. fighter jet in midair for the first time, officials said Monday. A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet and a Boeing-made drone were briefly connected by a hose as the drone transferred jet fuel to the aircraft in the skies over the Midwest during Friday's test flight. During the flight, the Super Hornet approached the drone, known as a MQ-25 Stingray, from behind and were as close as 20 feet from each other, Boeing said. The hose extended from the drone, and the Super Hornet connected with the drogue at the end of the hose to receive the fuel. The Navy posted video of the test flight to Twitter. The test was conducted from MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois, and the Navy and Boeing said they plan to conduct tests on an aircraft carrier later this year. The drone transferred 325 of the 500 pounds of fuel available during the approximately 4.5-hour test flight, Dave Bujold, Boeing's MQ-25 program director, said during a press conference Monday. "Unmanned systems alongside our traditional combatant force provide additional capability and capacity to give our warfighters the advantage needed to fight, win and deter potential aggressors," said Captain Chad Reed, program manager for the Navy's Unmanned Carrier Aviation program office. "The MQ-25 is that first step towards a future where the carrier-based fleet is augmented by unmanned systems." Reed called the drone a "force multiplier" that frees up Navy strike fighters and pilots currently carrying out the refueling role. The drone program's testing is starting with the Super Hornet on the receiving end, but the program expects to expand testing to other receivers. Data collected during the flight on airwake interactions, guidance and control will be analyzed to see if any adjustments need to be made, Reed said in a statement. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drone-refuels-us-navy-fighter-jet-midair-first-time/ Relativity Space unveils details of larger 3D-printed rocket to launch from Cape Canaveral Terran 1 set to launch from LC-16 this year; larger Terran R starting in 2024 VIDEO CAPE CANAVERAL,Fla. – Ahead of the first fully 3D-printed rocket launch from Cape Canaveral later this year, Relativity Space is revealing new details about its larger Terran R rocket, which could compete with the Falcon 9, SpaceX’s workhorse rocket. Relativity Space, a Long Beach, California, company founded five years ago, is developing the first fully reusable 3D-printed rocket known as the Terran 1. Its first launch is slated for later this year from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex-16. Relativity has been modernizing LC-16 for launch over several years and says the launchpad will also be home to the Terran R rocket. Terran means “of this Earth” and was selected to name the rocket because the materials used to 3D print the hardware can all be found on our home planet. On Tuesday, Relativity announced it had secured $650 million in Series E equity funding, helping the company to begin scaling up production for the Terran R. Some of the funders include notable celebrities such as Mark Cuban and Jared Leto. “There’s an organic relationship between 3D printing and reusability, and it gives us an unparalleled advantage to design the best fully reusable rocket possible,” Relativity Space CEO and co-founder Tim Ellis said. “Over the last year, we found ourselves being asked by the market to accelerate development of our larger launch vehicle, so we knew it was time to double down on our existing plans and scale the Terran R program even faster and build production capabilities at scale sooner.” Terran 1 is a small launch vehicle capable of launching small spacecraft of around 2,000 pounds into low-Earth orbit. According to Relativity, Terran R will be able to carry payloads weighing 20 times more at more than 44,000 pounds. Standing 216 feet tall, the Terran R will also be fully reusable and 3D printed. Its seven Aeon R engines produce about 302,000 pounds of thrust each. The rocket’s fairing is 5 meters wide. Compared to the SpaceX Falcon 9, which is 229 feet tall with a 5-meter-wide fairing and capable of sending more than 50,000 pounds into low-Earth orbit, Terran R will be another option for a reusable rocket in the coming years. Relativity Space was founded with the ultimate goal of going to Mars and building a base there with materials found on the red planet. “Together with our first rocket Terran 1, our second product, Terran R, will continue to take advantage of Relativity’s disruptive approach to 3D printing – reduced part count, improved speed of innovation, flexibility, and reliability – to bring to market the next generation of launch vehicles,” Ellis said. “Relativity was founded with the mission to 3D print entire rockets and build humanity’s industrial base on Mars. We were inspired to make this vision a reality, and believe there needs to be dozens to hundreds of companies working to build humanity’s multiplanetary future on Mars. Scalable, autonomous 3D printing is inevitably required to thrive on Mars, and Terran R is the second product step in a long-term journey Relativity is planning ahead.” https://www.clickorlando.com/news/space-news/2021/06/08/relativity-space-unveils-details-of-larger-3d-printed-rocket-to-launch-from-cape-canaveral/ Business Aviation Safety Consortium (BASC) goes international! Welcomes First Canadian/and-US based Operator. Milestone achievement for rapidly growing SMS and Operational Compliance/Excellence partner. The Business Aviation Safety Consortium (BASC) welcomed the addition of Sobeys, Inc, based at Halifax Stanfield International Airport (CYHZ), to the long list of high achieving corporate flight departments that are BASC Full-Service Members. The Sobeys team participants in other safety programs, however, saw the opportunities for increased safety awareness and growth within the progressive and collaborative foundations of BASC. Peter Bing, the Director of Aviation, commented early on that their participation in BASC would enable his team to continue to strive to reach its full potential as an extremely safe, professional business aviation department. The Founder and President of BASC, Rick Malczynski, commented that although the addition of Sobeys came about somewhat unexpectedly, he knew international growth was just around the corner. “We are very pleased and excited to have Sobeys as part of our team. This is a huge milestone for us. We have succeeded in strictly following Annex 6 Part II and Annex 19 in order to be an effective partner wherever a flight department may be based. We have received calls from Civil Aviation Authorities that have expressed interest in our program. A significant draw to BASC is that some of the other current auditing programs have left their followers in the cold regarding Amendments 37-39 of ICAO Annex 6 Part II. We avoid issues like that by partnering with leaders in the business, such as Quality Resources and Advanced Aircrew Academy. BASC members were initially informed of the upcoming Annex 6 amendments almost a year ago and had possible means of compliance shared with them. The other aspect of BASC that has become very attractive is the hyper-networking opportunities with the best flight departments in the world. We regularly connect departments seeking solutions, counsel, and encouragement, and often share those subjects as part of our quarterly international Safety Round Table. The mentors and mentored equally benefit, becoming better and safer, both individually and industry-wide.” The BASC Nation collectively welcomes Sobeys to their membership, encourages them to be active and to take part in all that is available, and offers them a heartfelt ‘Welcome Home.’ ### About the Business Aviation Safety Consortium (AviationConsortium.com, LLC or BASC): Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, BASC serves as a logical partner for SMS, regulatory, and operational excellence verification for high performing business aviation organizations. BASC was founded in 2016 and accepted the first member in January of 2017. For more information, visit http://www.aviationconsortium.com Position Available: NTSB Aerospace Engineer (Systems) Participate and direct technical analyses of general aviation and air carrier accident and incidents in the specialty area of flight controls, avionics, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems. Serve as Group Chairman, documenting and analyzing airworthiness issues potentially involved in accidents and develops accident prevention strategies. Coordinate efforts with other Group Chairman, the IIC, and the Team Lead to assure thoroughness of all investigations and that necessary documentation is accomplished as a result of the investigative activity. Prepare factual and analytical reports covering specialty area on each accident. Correlate these findings with those of other Group Chairmen to assist in identifying the causes(s) of the accident. Act as an advisor to the US Accredited Representative on foreign investigations. May be required to act as the US Accredited Representative to foreign investigations. Prepare presentations and responds to Member's questions at Board meetings following the conclusion of major investigations or projects. VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT #: AS-11108828-21-AE POSITION TITLE: Aerospace Engineer (Systems) POSITION SERIES & GRADE: GS-0861-14 OPEN DATE: May 19, 2021 CLOSE DATE: June 18, 2021 Area of Consideration: Status Candidates - Government-wide LINK: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/601999300 VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT #: AS-11115748-21-AE POSITION TITLE: Aerospace Engineer (Systems) POSITION SERIES & GRADE: GS-0861-14 OPEN DATE: May 19, 2021 CLOSE DATE: June 18, 2021 Area of Consideration: U. S. Citizens LINK: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/602004600 Curt Lewis