Flight Safety Information - September 20, 2021 No. 189 In This Issue : Incident: KLM B739 at Amsterdam on Sep 17th 2021, pressurization problem : Incident: UPS B763 at Bogota on Sep 18th 2021, engine shut down in flight : Incident: France B773 at Beijing on Sep 18th 2021, sound of explosion in the cabin, failure of air conditioning duct : Incident: VivaAeroBus A320 at Leon on Sep 17th 2021, engine shut down in flight : Incident: Enter B738 near Addis Ababa on Sep 18th 2021, engine shut down in flight : McDonnell Douglas T-45C Goshawk - Accident (Fort Worth, Texas) : Criminal indictment imminent for former Boeing 737 MAX chief technical pilot, report says : Claims plane passengers' lives are at risk due to staff shortages refuted (Ireland) : 150-plus passengers forced to deplane at Logan after aircraft blows tire upon landing in Boston : Delta Flight Left The Gate With More Passengers Than Seats : United Airlines blames flight tipping backwards on weight imbalance : China's leading civil aviation college embraces 70th birthday : Air New Zealand: consider sustainability like safety : Southern California Safety Institute Upcoming Fall Courses : POSITION AVAILABLE: Safety Analyst, Aviation Safety Action : POSITION AVAILABLE: Aerospace Engineer (Powerplants) : Position Available - Safety Evaluator Incident: KLM B739 at Amsterdam on Sep 17th 2021, pressurization problem A KLM Boeing 737-900, registration PH-BXO performing flight KL-1387 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Kiev (Ukraine), was climbing out of Amsterdam's runway 18L when the crew stopped the climb at FL100 to solve an issue. The crew subsequently reported they had a pressurization problem, needed to burn off fuel and would extend gear and flaps early which would produce quite some noise. The aircraft was vectored out to the North Sea and subsequently landed safely on Amsterdam's runway 18R about 65 minutes after departure. A replacement Boeing 737-900 registration PH-BXP reached Kiev with a delay of about 3 hours. http://avherald.com/h?article=4ed8005a&opt=0 Incident: UPS B763 at Bogota on Sep 18th 2021, engine shut down in flight A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 767-300, registration N323UP performing flight 5X-413 from Bogota (Colombia) to Miami,FL (USA), was in the initial climb out of Bogota's runway 31L when the left hand engine (CF6) emitted bangs, streaks of flames and puffs of smoke. The crew continued the climb to a safe altitude, levelled off at 14000 feet, shut the engine down and returned to Bogota for a safe landing on runway 13L about 35 minutes after departure, vacated the runway and stopped clear of the runway for an inspection by emergency services. The aircraft is still on the ground about 11 hours after landing. http://avherald.com/h?article=4ed7bbd0&opt=0 Incident: France B773 at Beijing on Sep 18th 2021, sound of explosion in the cabin, failure of air conditioning duct An Air France Boeing 777-300, registration F-GSQD performing flight AF-393 from Beijing (China) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was in the initial climb out of Beijing's runway 36L when the crew stopped the climb at 3000 feet after a loud bang had occurred. The aircraft returned to Beijing for a safe landing on runway 01 about 14 minutes after departure. Passengers reported there had been the sound of an explosion followed by black smoke in the cabin, passengers in the aft cabin rushed forward. The back of the cabin was brightly illuminated, flight attendants rushed to the aft cabin with fire extinguishers, the seat cushions were removed from passenger seat row 52, which appeared to show heat damage. Another passenger reported there had been strange noises throughout the takeoff, shortly after becoming airborne a bang occurred at seat row 52 and a burning smell developed in the cabin. The bright light seen in the back of the cabin were the lights of the aft galley, there had been no fire and no visible smoke. Passengers were quickly moved forward. Shortly afterwards there was a complete power failure in the cabin, cabin lights came on again a short time later. Flight attendants were rushing backwards with fire extinguishers and removed the seat cushions and found some kind of debris splashing out. According to discussions between flight attendants and surrounding passengers it appeared that an air conditioning duct may have ruptured. The cabin temperatures began to rise while the strong burning smell intensified until landing. The airline reported a technical incident prompted the return to Beijing. Later the day the airline reported: "A failure of a pneumatic system on the aircraft caused an overpressure in one of the air conditioning pipes, which spread residue and dust in the cabin." A replacement aircraft is being dispatched to Beijing. http://avherald.com/h?article=4ed6f04b&opt=0 Incident: VivaAeroBus A320 at Leon on Sep 17th 2021, engine shut down in flight A VivaAeroBus Airbus A320-200, registration XA-VAP performing flight VB-5029 from Leon to Tijuana (Mexico) with 172 people on board, was climbing out of Leon's runway 31 when the crew stopped the climb at 9000 feet due to the failure of the right hand engine (V2527). The crew shut the engine down and returned to Leon for a safe landing on runway 31 about 25 minutes after departure. A replacement A320-200N registration XA-VIB reached Tijuana with a delay of 3 hours. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Leon about 23 hours after landing back. http://avherald.com/h?article=4ed6ff7a&opt=0 Incident: Enter B738 near Addis Ababa on Sep 18th 2021, engine shut down in flight An Enter Air Boeing 737-800, registration SP-ENG performing flight E4-1048 (scheduled dep Sep 17th, actual dep Sep 18th) from Mombasa (Kenya) to Hurghada (Egypt) with 167 people on board, was enroute at FL360 about 250nm southwest of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) when one of the engines (CFM56) became unresponsive with EGT reaching the limit, the crew therefore shut the engine down and diverted to Addis Ababa for a safe landing about 40 minutes later. The airline reported one of the engines showed erroneous indications prompting the crew to divert to Addis Ababa. Due to difficult communications with Addis Ababa they still don't know the exact reason for the diversion. The aircraft had departed Mombasa with delay due to an unrelated incident, when smoke appeared from one of the luggage of one of the passengers. Passengers are currently in the waiting lounge in Addis Ababa, a replacement aircraft has been dispatched. Passengers reported they had boarded the aircraft in Mombasa already when flight attendants began shouting to immediately leave the aircraft, upon disembarking it appeared there was smoke from one of the luggage holds. About 3 hours later they boarded again after they had been told the issue was resolved. In flight the crew announced that one engine had to be shut down and they were diverting to Addis Ababa. http://avherald.com/h?article=4ed6fc64&opt=0 McDonnell Douglas T-45C Goshawk - Accident (Fort Worth, Texas) Date: 19-SEP-2021 Time: 10:53 Type: McDonnell Douglas T-45C Goshawk Owner/operator: US Navy Registration: 16.... MSN: Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Category: Accident Location: Lake Worth, TX - United States of America Phase: Unknown Nature: Military Departure airport: Corpus Christi International Airport, TX (CRP/KCRP) Destination airport: Narrative: A US Navy McDonnell Douglas T-45C Goshawk, operated by Training Air Wing TWO, was destroyed subsequent to an impact with multiple residential structures in Lake Worth, about one mile north of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (NFW/KNFW), Texas. The two pilots ejected and one was seriously injured. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/267878 Criminal indictment imminent for former Boeing 737 MAX chief technical pilot, report says Federal prosecutors plan to criminally indict Mark Forkner, the former Boeing 737 Chief Technical Pilot who is alleged to have deceived aviation regulators and airlines about a critical new flight control system on the 737 MAX, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Bringing Forkner to trial could shed more light on why the flaws in the MAX flight controls that killed 346 people in two crashes were overlooked during certification. In a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the government in January that slapped Boeing with a relatively low fine of $244 million, the company acknowledged fraud and criminal misconduct during certification of the MAX. The agreement called out Forkner and his deputy as being involved, though it exonerated Boeing’s senior management by specifically stating that they had not facilitated the misconduct. However, Forkner’s defense is likely to try to deflect blame from him to those higher up in the executive leadership of the MAX program. Internal emails show Forkner felt intense pressure to comply with a “program directive” to keep down costs and protect the jet’s development schedule by ensuring that regulators and airlines perceived the MAX as so minimally changed from the previous 737 model that pilots would find little difference. Forkner left Boeing to fly for Southwest Airlines in 2018, three months before the first MAX crash of Lion Air JT 610. He did not cooperate with the Department of Justice investigation into the jet’s certification and invoked the Fifth Amendment to avoid turning over documents when subpoenaed by federal prosecutors. He left Southwest a year ago and could not be reached for comment. Forkner’s attorney did not return calls Friday. Boeing also declined to comment. Misleading the FAA and airlines Forkner’s role on the MAX from the jet’s launch in 2011 through its certification in 2017 was to win approval from the Federal Aviation Administration and regulators around the world for the MAX’s technical manuals and pilot training on the new airplane. After the two deadly accidents in Indonesia and Ethiopia, the Department of Justice convened a grand jury to investigate allegations that Forkner had misled regulators by deliberately withholding information about the new flight control software — known as the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) — that had led to the crashes. Pressed by the Justice Department, Boeing turned over a series of emails and shocking instant message exchanges between Forkner and his deputy, Patrik Gustavsson, in which Forkner bragged about how he had “jedi mind tricked” airlines into choosing the minimum pilot training option — and so avoided the need for extensive training of pilots on full flight simulators that would make the MAX a more expensive and less competitive airplane. To pull that off, Forkner persuaded the FAA in March 2016 to omit any description of MCAS from the pilot manuals, arguing that it would activate only in extreme circumstances — as he said in an email, “WAY outside” normal flying conditions. That September, Boeing gave Forkner and his team a “Service Excellence Award” for achieving this critical MAX program goal. Forkner actively worked to the same end with regulators around the world, whom he disparaged in private messages as “fools” and “idiots.” Tragically, Forkner even dissuaded Lion Air officials who wanted to train their pilots on MAX simulators that this was “a difficult and unnecessary training burden for your airline.” He mocked the Indonesian airline representatives for their “stupidity” in asking for such training and boasted that his efforts to dissuade them had saved Boeing “a sick amount of $$$$.” Yet after the Lion Air MAX was the first to crash in October 2018, killing 189 people, Boeing top executives blamed the pilots for not handling the plane properly. Lying to regulators In late 2017, with certification almost complete, Forkner discovered that Boeing — based on feedback from its flight test pilots — had changed the MCAS software to make it operate at a lower speed well within the normal flight range. “So basically I lied to the regulators (unknowingly),” he messaged Gustavsson. Crucially, he didn’t inform the FAA or any airlines of the change. Pilots still learned nothing about MCAS until after Lion Air Flight JT 610 crashed. The Deferred Prosecution Agreement states that Forkner and Gustavsson “intentionally withheld and concealed from the FAA … their knowledge of MCAS’s expanded operational scope” and indeed Forkner afterward reiterated to the FAA that all mention of MCAS should be removed from the pilot manuals. That agreement with Boeing, while clearly laying out a case for charges against Forkner, was criticized for the way it explicitly exonerates Boeing’s leadership. The case was brought by the then U.S. Attorney in the northern district of Texas, Erin Nealy Cox. Cox left the Department of Justice after the agreement and in June joined Kirkland & Ellis, Boeing’s lead corporate criminal defense law firm. On Kirkland’s website, she was welcomed to the firm as a partner by Mark Filip, who had signed the Deferred Prosecution Agreement on behalf of Boeing. Unlike Forkner, Gustavsson cooperated with Boeing and with the Department of Justice in its investigation. In one instant message response to Forkner that may help Gustavsson avoid prosecution, he seems to assume that the MAX flight manuals will have to be updated because of the change to MCAS. Gustavsson left Boeing in November 2019. There is no indication at this point that he will be charged. His lawyer declined to comment Friday. On Tuesday Forkner figured prominently in a damning PBS Frontline documentary on the MAX saga, Boeing’s Fatal Flaw. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Journal reported that a prosecution of Forkner is expected to be filed “in the coming weeks.” https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/criminal-indictment-imminent-for-former-boeing-737-max-chief-technical-pilot-report-says/ Claims plane passengers' lives are at risk due to staff shortages refuted (Ireland) Aviation authority says it ‘fully complies at all times with European safety regulations’ • Some 160 traffic controllers wrote to Minister Eamon Ryan to complain that an over-reliance on overtime had become a safety issue, according to reports. Claims that the Irish air traffic control system is in crisis and accidents are more likely as a result of staffing shortages have been rejected by the aviation watchdog. The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) also refuted a claim made by a group of air traffic controllers in a letter sent to the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan that passengers lives were being put at risk. According to reports this weekend, a group of as many as 160 traffic controllers wrote to the Minister to complain that an over-reliance on overtime to run the service had become a safety issue. The letter claimed that short gaps in the roster had resulted in Cork and Shannon airports being temporarily affected in July, while closure at Dublin Airport had been narrowly averted in August. In response the IAA said it was aware of the letter and had provided an update to the Minister for Transport “outlining the factual position on the matters raised and refuting the allegations in their entirety”. It insisted it operated to “the highest standards” and “fully complies at all times with European safety regulations”. In a statement it stressed that “at no point” has “safety ever been compromised and there has been no risk to ATC services over the last year”. It said that since the start of the pandemic, the Irish aviation sector had suffered “unprecedented damage” with the IAA losing €375,000 per day. “However, our commitment has been safety of Irish airspace and safety of our staff. We have kept the skies open and safe.” It said it had instituted “a cost containment programme which resulted in no one losing their jobs – unlike many others in the aviation sector – with a maximum 10 per cent temporary pay reduction”. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/claims-plane-passengers-lives-are-at-risk-due-to-staff-shortages-refuted-1.4678309 150-plus passengers forced to deplane at Logan after aircraft blows tire upon landing in Boston More than 150 passengers were forced to deplane an aircraft at Boston's Logan International Airport after the plane blew a tire upon landing, according to the airline involved. A spokesperson for Allegiant Air told NewsCenter 5 that the incident happened when Flight 2601 from Knoxville landed in Boston at about 11 a.m. Sunday. Video taken by a passenger who was on the plane shows that flight attendants were telling passengers to put their heads down. Passengers who spoke with NewsCenter 5's Emily Maher said the pilot deftly maneuvered the aircraft and landed it smoothly. "It was hard. It was very frightening because we didn't know if that landing gear was going to hold, if that tire was going blow out, if we were going to spin out and they were going to have to foam up the runway and we'd have to get off on the chutes," said passenger John Coutinho. With the plane disabled on the airfield at Logan, 154 passengers and six crew members deplaned the aircraft and were bused to the terminal. According to the Allegiant spokesperson, passengers who left their information with the airline would have their luggage sent to them via courier. The passengers who decided to wait for their luggage at Logan, however, had to wait hours to receive their belongings. "They wouldn't let us take anything off, so my wallet's on there (and) my debit card. I couldn't go out for lunch or anything," said passenger Justin Hebert. "I would've loved to be at a bar right now watching the Patriots win, but unfortunately I can't do that." The Allegiant Air spokesperson said no passengers or crew members were injured, which was later confirmed by the Massachusetts Port Authority. In addition, Massport officials said the incident caused a minimal impact on Logan Airport's operations. The Allegiant plane, however, was still on the tarmac as of 6 p.m. Sunday. https://www.wcvb.com/article/allegiant-aircraft-deplanes-in-boston-blown-tire/37654235 Delta Flight Left The Gate With More Passengers Than Seats Early this morning Delta flight 1732 from Charleston, South Carolina to Atlanta pushed back from the gate – with more passengers on board than seats. The Boeing 737-900 has 180 passenger seats, but there were 182 passengers on board. The aircraft returned to the gate quickly to offload the extra passengers, but this is uncommon enough I tried to find out how this happened and why the aircraft was moving back from the gate without everyone on board being seated. This passenger on board shared that the aircraft pushed back – and then two passengers walked to the front of the aircraft. A “flight attendant came over the PA and mentioned two passengers onboard didn’t have seats and we’d need to go back to the gate to let them off,” he explained. The plane wasn’t yet on an active taxiway, so it was a quick return. The two extra passengers deplaned, and the flight still managed to operate on time. According to Delta Airlines spokesperson Kate Modolo, Delta flight 1732 from CHS to ATL this morning deplaned two employee stand-by passengers who did not have appropriate seat assignments. Our commitment to the safety of our customers and crew remains our No. 1 priority. Apparently prior to closing the boarding door there were two empty seats that were assigned to non-revenue standby passengers, although the passengers originally assigned to those seats were actually on the aircraft. I often see, for instance, passengers using the lavatory right when they board and before taking their seats. Clearly the last-minute employee standby passengers figured out for themselves that they lacked seats, and according to one of the passengers on board identified that there was a problem. This all happened almost right away as the aircraft pushed off. The incident calls to mind two contrasting times recently where planes actually did take off with more passengers than seats. Pakistan International Airlines boarded 416 passengers on a Boeing 777 with 409 seats for the 1700 mile flight from Karachi to Medina. The extra passengers stood in the aisle. It turns out the captain says he only learned about the situation after takeoff, and the airline didn’t want to dump fuel to land back in Pakistan so they just continued on. And two years ago a TUI flight operated from Mahon, Spain to Birmingham, UK with seat assignments that didn’t exist for three passengers due to an aircraft swap. The plane carried fewer passengers than planned. Nobody was denied boarding. Instead the family sat on the floor throughout the flight, while using jumpseats for takeoff and landing. Neither of those things happened here. Delta caught the mistake and returned to the gate. Although I wonder what would have happened if the two seats did appear open because passengers were in the lavatory — and they spent an especially long time there not coming out until the plane was airborne? https://viewfromthewing.com/delta-flight-left-the-gate-with-more-passengers-than-seats/ United Airlines blames flight tipping backwards on weight imbalance United Airlines is blaming an imbalance in weight for United flight 2509 tipping backward upon landing at Lewiston Airport in Idaho over the weekend, as first reported by Simple Flying and confirmed by United. After a Saturday afternoon landing on September 18 at Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport (LWS), a regional airport roughly 90 miles from Spokane, Wash., the Boeing 737-900 aircraft tipped on its tail, as documented in a photo on Twitter. Despite this, United maintains that the flight “landed without incident.” “United flight 2509 flying from Los Angeles, California to Lewiston, Idaho landed without incident. Due to a shift in weight and balance during the offloading process, the tail of the aircraft tipped backward,” United said in a press statement to TPG. “No injuries were reported among our customers, crew or ground personnel. The return flight was on a different aircraft as originally planned.” https://thepointsguy.com/news/united-flight-tips-over/ CAUC Campus China's leading civil aviation college embraces 70th birthday TIANJIN, China, Sept. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Civil Aviation University of China (CAUC), China's leading civil aviation college based in the country's northern port city of Tianjin, will celebrate its 70th founding anniversary on September 25. Over the past 70 years, CAUC has developed into the main base and force of China's civil aviation personnel training and scientific and technological innovation. Known as the cradle of the country's civil aviation talents, the university is also a scientific and technological research hub and a platform for international cultural exchanges in the civil aviation field. Co-established by the country's civil aviation watchdog, local government and education ministry, CAUC now has more than 28,000 students, 75 aircraft for flight teaching and training and 22 aircraft for aircraft maintenance practice. The university is also a full member of ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS Programme. It co-founded the Sino-European Institute of Aviation Engineering with Group des Ecoles Aeronautiques et Spatiales (GEA), which has systematically introduced the French engineer education model. In June 2016, it was rated as an excellent project of Sino-French university cooperation by the two countries. CAUC seeks to build a national strategic scientific and technological force, highlighting scientific and technological innovation in aircraft safety and airworthiness, airspace planning and operation safety, future airport and intelligent equipment, general aviation and security, environment and sustainable development of civil aviation. Efforts are also being made to strengthen scientific and technological support for the development of domestic large aircraft, engines and smart civil aviation, make breakthroughs in the core technologies related with the industry's development, and strive to develop technical standards in civil aviation's key areas. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chinas-leading-civil-aviation-college-embraces-70th-birthday-301379903.html Air New Zealand: consider sustainability like safety Air New Zealand has encouraged the airline industry to consider sustainability in the same way as it does air safety, in order to prioritise and collectively decarbonise aircraft emissions. In a wide-ranging discussion at September’s CAPA Live event, Air New Zealand’s Chief Operational Integrity and Safety Officer, Captain David Morgan, detailed the airline’s commitment to decarbonise its operations, and the support it will need from suppliers and infrastructure providers to meet its objectives. He highlighted the airline’s plans to progressively introduce sustainable aviation fuels, its active support for a SAF refining capability in New Zealand, its intention to introduce electric aircraft by 2030, and its determination to reduce waste to landfill by 60 per cent within five years. Summary • Climate change is not only an operational risk to airlines, but also a commercial risk if community expectations of decarbonisation are not met. • Many airlines are actively progressing sustainability agendas. But others, severely impacted by COVID-19, are more focused on immediate financial survival, and may defer decarbonisation actions. • Air New Zealand expects to be trialling electric aircraft in service by 2030. • The airline expects that 50 per cent of its 2050 net zero emissions target will be accomplished using sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). • To reduce its waste to landfill by 60 per cent within five years, the airline is now engaging with suppliers to change packaging of their products. Air NZ CEO mandates strong push to help increase industry sustainability Captain Morgan said Air New Zealand’s CEO, Greg Foran, “recognises the difficulty the industry is in”, and “has given us the mandate to push, and push harder” to help the airline and the industry to reduce emissions. “If we became agnostic to the commercial implications and thought of sustainability in the same way that we think about safety, I’m quite sure that we’d recognise that we’ve got major issues to solve, and that we’d be incentivised to create solutions to actually solve those problems”, he said, adding that the airline was “really challenging” the International Air Transport Association to consider this approach. In addition to ethical considerations, Captain Morgan said there were potentially severe commercial consequences for failing to address sustainability, as customers focused more on the impacts of climate change when making purchasing decisions. Lack of attention to environmental concerns represents a huge commercial risk to airlines “Climate change is huge on our risk ledger, not only with regard to operations, but also the issue of propensity for travel”, Captain Morgan said. “Customer-centricity at the moment sees that people are concerned about the environment. My view is that good airlines are recognising this is a real issue for the communities that they serve, and if they want to enjoy the trust of those communities, and therefore their business, they’re going to have to come up with solutions. “Some airlines are thinking very deeply about sustainability. But there’ll also be a number of airlines that are actually struggling, and are in survival mode, and of course this issue can sometimes get put to the back of the queue. “As far as Air New Zealand is concerned, we see sustainability as a clear platform in our strategy. And the reason for that is because the clock is ticking. The industry has got commitments to live up to and to deliver, and as long as we prevaricate and delay, we’re not going to, as an industry, solve the problem that we have to solve. “Fundamentally, for us, it’s about decarbonisation. And decarbonisation is largely achieved by two things. One is zero emissions aircraft and the other is a sustainable aviation fuel supply chain and production.” • Air New Zealand is focused on sustainable aviation fuels, green hydrogen, electric aircraft, and waste reduction Captain Morgan said that by 2030 he expected Air New Zealand to be trialling electric aircraft for short haul operations, potentially starting with domestic freight, and that by 2050, 50 per cent of the carrier’s net zero emissions target would be met by using sustainable aviation fuels. “We don’t feel there’s any further work to be done on the SAF technology”, he said. “The conversation’s moved past that. Technology is well advanced. But we need the policy settings from government to make it viable to produce this product in New Zealand, and to enable it to be consumed and uplifted by the operators. “We’re also very interested in green hydrogen, and we’re very interested in electric. We’re talking to a couple of manufacturers at the moment. I would quite like to see by 2030 an electric aircraft operating, probably as a trial. It may well be a single-engine aircraft in the fleet before the end of the decade. I think it’s about 10 years before we’ll see a viable twin-engine 20-30 seater, but I’m happy to be surprised.” Captain Morgan said Air New Zealand was speaking to suppliers about opportunities and initiatives to reduce aircraft emissions and had asked European turboprop manufacturer ATR, whose ATR 72 aircraft the airline operates, to “start thinking about new technology for us”. But he said for electric aircraft to be introduced there was also a requirement for significant infrastructure to ensure a continuous, secure supply of clean energy. “A big part of the conversation, particularly in New Zealand, is ensuring that there’s a green hydrogen supply chain, as well as the airports, when they’re thinking about development, thinking about the infrastructure that they’ll need to be able to support the operations”, Captain Morgan said. As well, to help reduce waste, Air New Zealand is requiring suppliers to come up with more sustainable packaging. “Anything now that goes on the aeroplane has to be packaged in something that’s going to be able to meet that expectation,” he said. https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/reports/air-new-zealand-consider-sustainability-like-safety-575143 Safety Analyst, Aviation Safety Action Indianapolis, IN US Schedule Full time POSITION PURPOSE Provides support for Republic Airways Safety Action Programs. Assists with projects and process studies for ASAP programs in Flight Operations, Inflight, Dispatch, and Maintenance to promote Safety in preventing accidents and incidents while enhancing Company policy and FAR (Federal Aviation Regulation) compliance. ESSENTIAL DUTIES To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. · Maintains Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) agendas and supporting documentation. · Serves as the focal point for safety information regarding the status of ASAP reports. · Maintains a database that tracks safety events and the analysis of those events. · Build data visualization by leveraging existing tools, as well as providing enhancements to business dashboards, and provides department deliverables. · Analyzes and investigates trends relative to ground and flight safety. · Acts as the liaison between the FAA, Company, and Union/Employee Group Representatives for implementation for recommended changes and corrective actions. · Provides feedback to submitters regarding the status of ASAP reports. · Assists in the implementation of policies and procedures in accordance with company and industry guidance. · Conducts follow-up analysis to ensure compliance and effectiveness of corrective and preventative actions. · Maintain the security, integrity, and confidentiality of all report data from all data sources. · May perform other responsibilities as assigned. Responsibilities and duties may change when circumstances dictate (e.g., emergencies change in workload, rush jobs, or technical developments). REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability necessary to perform this job. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE · Bachelor’s degree (B.S. / B.A.), or aviation related field or equivalent experience in air carrier maintenance, quality assurance, or operations. · 3 years relevant experience (job or coursework). PREFERRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE · 3 years of experience with air carrier quality and/or safety program management, Safety Management System (SMS), or Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). · Airman Certificate: Commercial pilot, dispatch, or Airframe and Powerplant (or comparable military experience). · Basic knowledge of Microsoft Power BI. · Statistical background and good communications. · Understanding relevant 14CFR and FARs. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. REASONING/PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. DECISION MAKING Makes day-to-day decisions used to support strategic direction. Decisions often require some thought and are somewhat structured. Decisions tend to be short-term and usually moderate cost. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Typically not exposed to extreme environmental conditions. TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS Ability to travel up to 10% of the time, including overnight and weekend travel. APPLY HERE POSITION AVAILABLE: Aerospace Engineer (Powerplants) VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT #: AS-11194481-21-AE POSITION TITLE: Aerospace Engineer (Powerplants) POSITION SERIES & GRADE: GS-0861-14 OPEN DATE: September 3, 2021 CLOSE DATE: October 4, 2021 Area of Consideration: U.S. Citizens Duties Summary This position is located in the Office of Aviation Safety, Aviation Engineering Division. The incumbent will participate and direct technical analyses of general aviation and air carrier accidents and incidents in the specialty area of turbine and reciprocating engines, propellers, fuel systems, engine accessories, and auxiliary power units. Responsibilities As an Aerospace Engineer (Powerplants), GS-0861-14, you will: Participates and directs technical analyses of general aviation and air carrier accident and incidents in the specialty area of turbine and reciprocating engines, propellers, fuel systems, engine accessories, and auxiliary power units. Serves as Group Chairman, documenting and analyzing airworthiness issues potentially involved in accidents and develops accident prevention strategies. Coordinates 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. Prepares factual and analytical reports covering specialty area on each accident. Correlates these findings with those of other Group Chairmen to assist in identifying the causes(s) of the accident. Assists the IIC and report writers in the preparation of the Safety Board's accident report with particular emphasis on the accuracy of factual information and the logic of analyses of the evidence from the investigation. Critically reviews drafts of the Safety Board's accident reports and provides constructive and timely feedback to improve the technical accuracy and logic presented in these reports. Researches and develops appropriate safety recommendation to correct hazardous or unsafe conditions using information obtained in the course of investigations, personal observations, and knowledge of current aviation engineering trends and developments. Acts as an advisor to the US Accredited Representative on foreign investigations. May be required to act as the US Accredited Representative to foreign investigations. Makes presentations and responds to Member's questions at Board meetings following the conclusion of major investigations or projects. Work Environment: The incumbent supports major go-team launches as well as significant international investigations. Major go-team launch teams commonly travel on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) jet from Reagan National Airport within two hours after an accident notification is received. Timely arrival at the scene of a major accident allows for timely documentation of a wreckage; a delay in this effort can have significant impacts, such as impeding the re-opening of an airport. International travel by US Government employees frequently requires the issuance of a visa from the host country, which is most efficiently obtained at the embassies located in Washington, DC. Additionally, security concerns in many locations make it essential that the investigative team travel together. Physical Demands: Occasionally the aircraft wreckage may contain hazardous materials that may be burning by the time the investigator arrives on-the-scene; therefore, the incumbent may be exposed to a variety of weather conditions and other environmental discomforts such as remote, rugged, snow, rain, temperature extremes, swampy or mountainous areas and hostile settings and may have to wear a hardhat, safety shoes, goggles, gloves, and other protective equipment. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. APPLY AT: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/613161300 Position: Safety Evaluator Job Description At Republic Airways, our vision is to be America’s regional airline of choice, and our 6,000 associates work together each day to achieve that by providing a safe, clean and reliable flying experience. Whether the role is on the aircraft or in the office, every person at Republic contributes to our success and our family-oriented work environment. Since our founding in 1974, we’ve grown to become the world’s largest operator of the Embraer 170/175 jet, flying more than 1000 flights daily for our partners, American Airline, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. Beyond our operations, we’re focused on sharing our time, talents and treasures with our community—both locally and globally. Join Republic Airways where you will find opportunities, reach new heights and be part of something bigger than yourself. Republic Airways, opportunity elevated. POSITION PURPOSE Conducts internal evaluations of operational divisions to ensure adherence to federal regulations, company policies and procedures. Conducts aircraft damage investigations, tracks regulatory correspondence and completes special projects as assigned. ESSENTIAL DUTIES To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Conducts internal evaluations of operational divisions to ensure compliance with federal regulations as well as company policies and procedures. Communicates company policies/procedures, Federal Aviation Regulations and other Standards including but limited to International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audits (IOSA) standards, Department of Defense Standards etc. facilitating fair resolutions and imparting quality expertise to all operational departments. Coordinates Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - Safety Assurance System (SAS) inspections conducted by the FAA Coordinates IOSA conducted by appointed Audit Organization Coordinates DOD inspections conducted by the DOD Communicates with external audit organizations, the FAA and DOD Identifies, tracks, and solves quality and safety concerns, issues or hazards (this includes, but not limited to, interviews, reviews of past evaluation/audit records and compliance data for trends) Reviews changes to applicable regulations in order to recommend appropriate actions to ensure company compliance. Ensure adherence to all Safety and Security regulations Develops and maintains Data Analysis Group key performance indicators, and continuous improvement initiatives for data analysis and visualization. Provides technical leadership to team and department members. Leads through example; monitors, influences and trains others. OTHER DUTIES Performs data analysis on aircraft ground damage to identify trends & systemic causes of aircraft damage. Participates in investigations of aircraft ground damage. Leads investigations into company controllable damage and participates in conference calls for codeshare partner damages. Contributes to the development of SMS training modules for all company associates covered under SMS. Responsible for the continuous improvement of Republic’s Safety Management System Assists with development of SMS structured risk assessment and safety assurance processes, including facilitating Data Analysis Groups Participates in special projects including but not limited to: special request audits, Codeshare meetings and initiatives, Safety Management System (SMS) implementation, monthly safety newsletter and manual reviews using SAS tools. Performs various other duties as assigned. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability necessary to perform this job. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE. Bachelor’s degree with at least 2 years of Aviation experience required. Knowledge of the Code of Federal Regulations for Title 14 and 49 and associated regulatory materials. Knowledge in aviation safety systems including, but not limited to: Safety Management System (SMS), System Safety, Safety Assurance System (SAS) and IOSA. Skills in Microsoft Office applications is a must. PREFERRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Bachelor's degree in an aviation or safety related discipline is preferred. At least 3 years of previous experience in aviation. Airframe and Powerplant, Dispatch License or Pilot’s License is preferred. Previous auditing and evaluating experience. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors. REASONING/PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. DECISION MAKING Makes decisions and determines best methods to solve problems by referring to established precedents and policies. Decisions tend to be medium range and of medium significance with moderate consequences. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Able to move about the work environment. Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Typically not exposed to extreme environmental conditions. Work in an open air hangar and outdoor weather conditions occasionally. TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS Travel up to 15% of the time, including overnight stays. Equal Opportunity Employment and Disability Accommodations Republic Airways is committed to achieving a diverse workforce by providing equal employment opportunities to all Associates and applicants, and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type with regard to any characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We are committed to providing applicants and Associates reasonable accommodation to enable the individual to perform the essential duties of the job. If you require accommodation, please contact Human Resources. APPLY HERE Curt Lewis