Flight Safety Information - November 30, 2021 No. 238 In This Issue : Incident: Brussels A333 at Brussels on Nov 29th 2021, captain incapacitated : Incident: Jazz CRJ9 near Los Angeles on Nov 29th 2021, fuel leak, engine shut down in flight : Incident: Royal B773 at Punta Cana and Moscow on Nov 28th 2021, tyre damage on departure : Incident: British Airways A388 at Madrid on Nov 28th 2021, bird strike : Virgin Atlantic Will Double-Test Pilots and Cabin Crew to Avoid Hong Kong COVID Detention : SIA pilots, crew on flight with Omicron cases under self-isolation : South Sudan’s regulator under EU pressure on air safety oversight : Cause of death revealed for balloon pilot who had drugs in system during crash : Aviation expert weighs in on how to decrease drone dangers to aircraft : Woman Rushes Onto Airport Tarmac to Flag Down Plane : EU Removes Moldovan Airlines From EU Air Safety List, Adds a Russian Carrier : USAIG's Brogan Stresses Role for SMS in Underwriting : LOT Prepares To Decide On 50-Aircraft Regional Jet Order : Nasa postpones spacewalk citing ‘debris notification’ for ISS : ESASI session, 'FocusOn : Position Available: Analyst, Safety/Flight Operations Quality Assurance Incident: Brussels A333 at Brussels on Nov 29th 2021, captain incapacitated A Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration OO-SFF performing flight SN-277 from Brussels (Belgium) to Accra (Ghana) with 285 people on board, was climbing out of Brussels when the crew stopped the climb at FL250 due to the captain suddenly becoming ill. The first officer took control of the aircraft and returned to Brussels for a safe landing about 50 minutes after departure. The airline reported the captain became suddenly ill but made clear it was not related to Covid-19. A replacement captain is going to operate the aircraft to Accra. The aircraft departed again about 2 hours after landing back and reached Accra with a delay of about 3 hours. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f0f1f6e&opt=0 Incident: Jazz CRJ9 near Los Angeles on Nov 29th 2021, fuel leak, engine shut down in flight An Jazz Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of Air Canada, registration C-GJZV performing flight AC-8767 from San Diego,CA (USA) to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 73 people on board, was enroute at FL340 about 110nm northnorthwest of Los Angeles,CA (USA) when the crew reported a possible fuel leak at the #1 engine (CF34), shut the engine down and decided to divert to Los Angeles. The aircraft landed on runway 24L about 30 minutes later and came to a stop with two blown main tyres. The passengers disembarked onto the runway and were bussed to the terminal. The FAA reported the aircraft diverted to Los Angeles due to a fuel and engine issue. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f0f1938&opt=0 Incident: Royal B773 at Punta Cana and Moscow on Nov 28th 2021, tyre damage on departure A Royal Flight Boeing 777-300, registration VQ-BGP performing flight RL-572 from Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia), departed Punta Cana's runway 08, climbed to cruise level and continued to Moscow. In the meantime tyre debris was found on Punta Cana's runway 08. The crew was informed and requested emergency services on stand by in Moscow. The aircraft landed safely on Sheremetyevo's runway 24L about 10:40 hours after departure. Rosaviatsia reported a post flight inspection revealed tyre #9 (left main gear) was broken. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f0eac02&opt=0 Incident: British Airways A388 at Madrid on Nov 28th 2021, bird strike A British Airways Airbus A380-800, registration G-XLEF performing flight BA-462 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Madrid,SP (Spain), was on approach to Madrid's runway 32L when a bird impacted the aircraft's inboard left engine's (#2, Trent 970) inlet and was ingested by the engine. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 32L. The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight and is still on the ground at Madrid's Barajas Airport about 13 hours after landing. The return flight was cancelled. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f0e5a9d&opt=0 Virgin Atlantic Will Double-Test Pilots and Cabin Crew to Avoid Hong Kong COVID Detention Virgin Atlantic hopes a double-testing regimen for all crew operating flights to Hong Kong will be enough to prevent health officials in the Chinese territory from detaining its pilots and cabin crew in a government-controlled quarantine camp. On Saturday, British Airways temporarily suspended flights to Hong Kong after yet more crew were sent to the Penny’s Bay quarantine camp. One crew member tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival, prompting health officials to detain the entire crew as close contacts. It is the second time in as many weeks that British Airways pilots and cabin crew have been sent to the quarantine camp en masse. Crew members from Finnair were also detained at the camp in similar circumstances on Sunday, while Virgin Atlantic crew experienced the same fate earlier this month. The standard quarantine term at the camp is 21-days but diplomats and airlines have normally been able to secure the release of crew members after seven days of internment. The Omicron variant may, however, harden the attitude of Hong Kong authorities and make them less willing to reduce the quarantine length. To avoid the risk of crew being detained in a quarantine camp, a number of airlines including Emirates and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, operate flights to Hong Kong via Bangkok so that crew never have to set foot off the plane in Hong Kong. But Virgin Atlantic plans to continue operating non-stop flights from London to Hong Kong despite the continued risk of crew being forced into quarantine. To reduce the risk, though, crew members will now be double tested before being allowed to board a flight to Hong Kong. The first test will be performed the day before the flights, while a second rapid PCR test, will be performed just prior to departure. British Airways may also restart flights to Hong Kong with a similar policy rather than the fail-safe but more expensive method of adding a technical stop in a third country that doesn’t quarantine crew members. Both Virgin Atlantic and British Airways says it priorities the health and safety of their crew members. Earlier this month, nearly 150 Cathay Pacific crew members were detained at the Penny’s Bay camp because they had stayed at the same hotel in Frankfurt that three pilots who later tested positive for COVID-19 had been at. The pilots were dismissed by Cathay Pacific after they admitted to lying to health officials when it emerged they had left their rooms and met up with locals during their layovers in Germany. Cathay Pacific is now facing a pilot and crew shortage as staffers either resign or refuse to volunteer for arduous quarantine-inducing duties. https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2021/11/30/virgin-atlantic-will-double-test-pilots-and-cabin-crew-to-avoid-hong-kong-covid-detention/ SIA pilots, crew on flight with Omicron cases under self-isolation Flight had 2 cases; 6 passengers currently on 10-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) at a dedicated facility Two travellers who flew from South Africa to Australia via Singapore have been found to be infected with the Omicron variant of the Covid virus. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said that while most of the travellers had remained in the transit area at Changi until their departure for Sydney on Nov 28, 7 had disembarked. Six are currently on 10-day Stay-Home Notice (SHN) at a dedicated facility and will be PCR tested. One was a close contact of an infected individual on the flight, and has been quarantined. Contact tracing is ongoing for airport staff who may have come into transient contact with the cases. Singapore Airlines said on Monday (Nov 29) that its pilots and crew who operated on the SQ211 flight will self-isolate and get tested for Covid-19, in accordance with the guidance from the authorities. The New South Wales health ministry said that two travellers who flew from Singapore to Sydney on Sunday have been confirmed to have been infected with the new Omicron Covid-19 variant. Both passengers arrived in Sydney from southern Africa on Singapore Airlines flight SQ211. said NSW Health. SIA declined to reveal any information on the passengers, citing customer confidentiality, but said that it will assist the health authorities in all necessary contact tracing efforts. Australia now has five confirmed cases of the Omicron variant, which the World Health Organisation has classified as a new "variant of concern". https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/transport/sia-pilots-crew-on-flight-with-omicron-cases-under-self-isolation South Sudan’s regulator under EU pressure on air safety oversight South Sudanese authorities are under pressure from European regulators after a string of accidents and evidence of incorrect registration of aircraft involved. While all airlines from Sudan have been blacklisted by the European Commission for more than a decade, South Sudan subsequently became an independent country in 2011. Airlines from South Sudan have never been subject to restrictions or an outright ban. But the latest Commission revision of the blacklist raises strong concerns over the air safety situation in the African state. In the last three years, according to formal documentation detailing the revision, nine accidents and serious incidents have occurred in South Sudan. These include the fatal crash of a South Sudan Supreme Airlines Let L-410, with the Colombian registration HK-4274, in March this year and the crash in early November of an Antonov An-26 bearing a Turkish registration, TR-NGT. South Sudan has been the scene of several accidents and incidents in the last three years “In both cases, the authenticity of the registration marks has been put into question, as they would appear to no longer be valid, and consequently might have been used as fake registration marks,” says the documentation. It states that the circumstances of these events have raised concerns over the South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority’s ability to conduct safety oversight of its operators. Shortly after the L-410 crash the Commission expressed its views to the authority over the South Sudanese situation and requested documents detailing its organizational structure, certification system, and oversight activities on certified airlines. It also sought information on aircraft registered in South Sudan, crew licensing and maintenance companies. South Sudan Supreme Airlines’ air operator’s certificate had been suspended, the civil aviation authority replied, and the suspicion over the registration had prompted a review of operators and certificates. But while the authority also stated that improvements were being carried out in regulation and training, it “failed to provide the requested set of documents”, says the Commission. When the Commission again asked for the documents – setting a mid-October deadline – it also emphasised that, given the safety-related nature of the request, a failure by the South Sudanese authority to submit the information would be “considered as a lack of co-operation”. European representatives met with the civil aviation authority on 5 November in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, and were given a commitment to reply by the end of the month. The authority also provided documents on inspection and audit programmes, and reports on reviews of airlines and foreign-registered aircraft operating in South Sudan. Any documentation received will undergo scrutiny by the Commission in order to decide whether South Sudan’s civil aviation authority will be invited to attend the next meeting of the European Union’s air safety committee – but, for the time being, South Sudanese operators will not be blacklisted. https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/south-sudans-regulator-under-eu-pressure-on-air-safety-oversight/146624.article Cause of death revealed for balloon pilot who had drugs in system during crash ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A newly-released autopsy report reveals what killed a balloon pilot involved in a deadly crash in Albuquerque over the summer. However, there are still many unanswered questions. While toxicology reports released a couple of months ago show the pilot, Nick Meleski, had cocaine and THC in his system at the time of the crash, the autopsy shows the drugs did not cause his death — via a medical emergency like a heart attack — prior to the balloon hitting power lines. “I have not seen any cases where drugs caused a medical incident in the air,” said Chris Pezalla, an aviation attorney. “The main concern, of course, is being able to perceive the environment in front of you and make appropriate choices.” The balloon hit power lines on June 26, killing Meleski and his four passengers. OMI says Meleski died of blunt force trauma with multiple injuries that were a direct result of the gondola falling more than 100 feet to the ground, ruling the death an accident. Pezalla says the autopsy ruling doesn’t necessarily define the cause of the crash though, with many variables at play. “With many accidents, we find there are multiple factors that can cause an accident or contribute to an accident, such as whether or possibly the impairment of a pilot, which is something that’s still being investigated,” said Pezalla. “It may not be a single cause. It may be multiple factors here.” Some toxicology experts who spoke with KRQE News 13 following the release of the report, say the levels of pot and cocaine were more than enough to cause impairment. However, Pezalla clarified that just because drugs were in Meleski’s system at the time, it doesn’t necessarily mean he was impaired while flying. “Drugs stay in a person’s system for a significant period of time after they’re no longer under the influence, so we may never know if that was a factor in this,” said Pezalla. “There could also be other factors that contribute such as the visibility of power lines so that’s something that we’re going to look at from an air safety standpoint, as well, regardless of the condition of the pilot.” Though the crash remains under investigation, Pezalla says the findings are unlikely to change the approach of lawyers involved with any of the ongoing lawsuits. The family of one of the victims, Martin “Marty” Martinez, filed a lawsuit against the ride company Meleski operated under, but it’s unclear if any of the other families will also sue. The full crash report still hasn’t been released by the FAA or NTSB. That isn’t expected to be completed until sometime next year. https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/cause-of-death-revealed-for-balloon-pilot-who-had-drugs-in-system-during-crash/ Aviation expert weighs in on how to decrease drone dangers to aircraft TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — There is growing concern about the threat of drones flying in the path of aircraft. 8 On Your Side found the agency in charge of catching violators had seven local enforcement cases in the past year, so how do we decrease the risk in our skies? We talked with aviation experts to find answers. Right now, there are 868,000 drones registered in the U.S. Countless drones are not registered. Just one agency is in charge of making sure every single operator follows the rules. It’s one of the very few increasing risks in aviation: the threat of drones striking aircraft. For years, pilots have described close calls and near misses. In the Tampa Bay area in the past 12 months, there’s been more than 40 sightings reported to the FAA and many more reported to other agencies during live events, including nearly 30 during Super Bowl week earlier this year. The agency solely in charge of regulating airspace has had seven local enforcement cases against drone violators. Aviation expert Captain John Cox says keeping our skies safe will take more than pure enforcement. “There’s always a challenge for resources, FAA has to prioritize and they are pursuing enforcement against the egregious cases,” Captain Cox said. So how do we keep more drones out of unauthorized airspace? Captain Cox says one option is to focus on the drone’s technology. “One of the solutions that we’re seeing with the larger drones is geofencing and that is where the drone using GPS knows where its position is and it knows where it’s not allowed to fly,” said Captain Cox. “It’s been increasingly used and increasingly effective.” Another potential solution would focus on the operator. Right now, to fly a drone as a commercial pilot in Florida, you need to be certified. Recreational users do not need a license “I think that may end up being necessary to increase the requirements for drone licensing because most of these intrusions have been people flying drones where they shouldn’t,” said Captain Cox. Captain Cox says larger, heavier drones are required to transmit their position. However, only certain aircraft can receive that transmission and warning. Keep in mind, if you buy a drone this holiday, you cannot fly within five miles of an airport and you must stay below 400 feet. https://www.wfla.com/8-on-your-side/aviation-expert-weighs-in-on-how-to-decrease-drone-dangers-to-aircraft/ Woman Rushes Onto Airport Tarmac to Flag Down Plane Woman Chases Plane At Airport After Missing Her Flight A woman ran onto the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport and tried to flag down a parked plane. At around 6.30 p.m. Monday, the woman was in LAX's Terminal 1 and triggered an alarm when she went out of a door and ran onto the ramp, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) said in a statement "Airline employees who witnessed the woman exiting the terminal followed security protocols and maintained visual contact until the airport police arrived shortly thereafter and detained the woman," LAX said in a statement to media. The statement added that the unnamed woman had told officers "she was trying to flag down the aircraft, which was still parked in the gate area." The woman was taken to hospital with minor injuries and for a mental health evaluation, the statement added and no flights or operations were delayed. Video posted on social media by Tezlyn Figaro, a correspondent for BNC, showed the woman being questioned by airport police and the woman's bags being searched. Figaro tweeted that the woman ran past her and that she ran from a Southwest Airlines gate. Figaro tweeted that a Southwest employee tried to stop her and that the officers on the scene handled her with "care" adding that "no weapons were drawn" and "they brought the firefighter for medical attention." In an airplane incident that took place after take-off, a 42-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly assaulting two flight attendants on a Spirit Airlines flight Saturday from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday. A fellow passenger zip-tied her feet to restrain the unruly passenger who had punched one flight attendant and pulled another's hair, The Tennessean reported. Meanwhile, a video has gone viral of a stowaway who was found hiding in the landing gear of an American Airlines flight Saturday morning at Miami International Airport. The unnamed man was unharmed despite enduring the altitude and freezing temperature of a two-and-a-half-hour flight from Guatemala. Last week, police arrested Katrina Alspaugh for refusing to wear a mask onboard an Allegiant Air flight from Las Vegas's McCarran International Airport last week. Face masks have been required since January for air passengers as per an order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and airlines have reported a large number of disputes on planes by those who do not want to wear them. Figures from November 23 released by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) showed out of 5,338 unruly passenger incidents, nearly three-quarters (3,856) were mask-related incidents. The FAA has launched 1,012 investigations and 266 enforcement cases. https://www.newsweek.com/los-angeles-airport-lax-california-detained-tarmac-run-1654322 EU Removes Moldovan Airlines From EU Air Safety List, Adds a Russian Carrier The European Commission has updated the list of airlines that are subject to operational restrictions or an operating ban within the EU as they don’t meet international safety standards. In line with the Commission’s aviation safety policy, the list, which is known as the EU Air Safety List, aims to ensure the highest level of air safety for European nationals and all other passengers travelling to and from the EU. Therefore, in order to provide safety for all passengers, the Commission has adopted a new EU Air Safety List. According to the new update, all airlines that are certified in Moldova have been removed from the list. This means that specific carriers from Moldova are now able to fly again to the EU as they have shown improvements to aviation safety in the country, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports. On the other hand, one Russian carrier has been added to the list due to concerns regarding its ability to act in accordance with international standards. “Maintaining the highest level of safety for all air travellers and personnel is a top priority. The EU’s Air Safety List remains one of our most effective tools to achieve this. I am particularly glad that after two years of intense work, we are today able to remove all air carriers from Moldova from this list, opening the door for them to fly again to the EU. It shows that hard work and close cooperation pay off,” Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean stated. Except for ensuring high levels of safety in the EU, the Air Safety List also helps affected airlines and countries to improve their levels. Following the newly made update, 97 airlines are currently banned from the EU skies. More precisely, 90 airlines certified in 15 states have been banned from the EU skies due to inadequate safety oversight by the aviation authorities of these countries. Moreover, the remaining seven are individual airlines that have been banned due to serious safety deficiencies. This list includes: • Avior Airlines (Venezuela) • Blue Wing Airlines (Suriname) • Iran Aseman Airlines (Iran) • Iraqi Airways (Iraq) • Med-View Airlines (Nigeria) • Skol Airline LLC (Russia) • Air Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe) In addition, two other airlines are currently subject to operational restrictions and are permitted to fly to the EU with only specific aircraft types. These two airlines are Iran Air (Iran) and Air Koryo (North Korea). https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/eu-removes-moldovan-airlines-from-eu-air-safety-list-adds-a-russian-carrier/ USAIG's Brogan Stresses Role for SMS in Underwriting Aviation insurers are looking at safety management systems (SMS) as an “extremely important tool” when evaluating risk, said John Brogan, president and CEO of United States Aircraft Insurance Group, stressing the need for companies to fold such an approach into their operations. “The insurance industry is behind it and believes in it,” Brogan told attendees at the recent Corporate Jet Investor Miami event. He noted the stress the insurance market has come under by a number of factors—from rising costs to liability trends—and said, “That’s where safety management systems come into play for us.” While it is still too early to determine quantitatively, he said insurers, in general, see that SMS programs are "moving the needle on safety. They've done it on the airline side and the airlines have reaped the benefits...with the reduced accident rate and reduced overall insurance.” General aviation is not there yet, Brogan added, “But I can assure you that your aviation underwriters are looking for that.” Further, underwriters are not just looking for a checked box that a company has an SMS. “The underwriters want to visit. They want to look under the hood and feel the SMS. They want to feel that it's part of your culture and that it's active,” he said. “That will be an ingredient in the soup for underwriters pricing the risk.” https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-11-29/usaigs-brogan-stresses-role-sms-underwriting LOT Prepares To Decide On 50-Aircraft Regional Jet Order LOT Polish Airlines is planning a major fleet renewal process that will involve an order for 50 aircraft. The airline is currently deciding between the Airbus A220 and the Embraer E2, and it is anticipating its first deliveries in 2024. LOT Polish Airlines to place a major order soon The Polish flag carrier has launched a fleet replacement process that will see it replace its 49 regional aircraft with at least 50 aircraft that are more efficient and environmentally sustainable. The airline is evaluating both the Airbus A220 and the Embraer E2 aircraft for this purpose, Fly4free reports, and it is hoping to see the first deliveries in 2024. LOT’s Chief Operating Officer, Maciej Wilk, said the following: “It will be a strategic decision that will be of key importance for our operations for the next two decades. (…) The machines we choose now will fly at least until the 40s decade of the 21st century.” Dash 8 aircraft will go first The first to leave the fleet will be the Bombardier Q400 aircraft type. LOT Polish has 12 of these and it is already agreeing the schedule of their return with the leasing firms. In the early months of 2022, LOT will return the first few Dash 8 aircraft. The process will last several months but will be completed in 2022. Once the final one of these 12 Dash 8 aircraft is returned, LOT Polish will formally have retired the aircraft model from its fleet for good. Both the Dash 8 and the current Embraer mixed fleet will be replaced by new, greener aircraft, and all of the replacement will come from a single order of at least 50 aircraft. For this major order, LOT Polish is currently evaluating both the Embraer E2 and the Airbus A220. The airline is hoping that deliveries of whatever model it chooses can start in 2024. LOT is not happy with Boeing The Polish flag carrier has made multiple announcements last year to indicate that it plans to make major changes to its fleet. On several occasions, LOT also expressed its dissatisfaction with Boeing over the lack of compensation payments for the 737 MAX grounding and also the ongoing issues with the Boeing 787s. The airline made it clear that it was considering placing an Airbus order in the immediate future. The issues with the 787s are a particular problem in the eyes of LOT Polish because the airline has had to postpone its long-haul network expansion due to the Dreamliner model being unreliable. LOT even chose not to pick up two of its Dreamliners and 10 of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Finally, it even launched court proceedings against Boeing. https://simpleflying.com/lot-polish-airlines-regional-jet-order/ Nasa postpones spacewalk citing ‘debris notification’ for ISS Not immediately clear if postponement is related to Russian anti-satellite missile test weeks ago Nasa has indefinitely postponed a spacewalk planned for Tuesday by two astronauts outside the International Space Station, citing a “debris notification” for the orbiting research laboratory. Astronauts Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron had been due to venture outside the space station to replace a failed antenna, facing what Nasa officials had said was a slightly elevated risk posed by debris left over from a Russian anti-satellite missile test weeks ago. But about five hours before the outing was to have commenced, Nasa said on Twitter that the spacewalk had been called off for the time being. “Nasa received a debris notification for the space station. Due to the lack of opportunity to properly assess the risk it could pose to the astronauts, teams have decided to delay the Nov. 30 spacewalk until more information is available,” the space agency tweeted. It was not made clear how close debris had come to the space station, orbiting about 250 miles (402 km) above the Earth, or whether it was related to the Russian missile test. Nasa TV had planned to provide live coverage of the six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk, which was scheduled to begin at 7.10 ET (12.10 GMT). Their objective had been to remove a faulty S-band radio communications antenna assembly, more than 20 years old, and replace it with a new antenna stowed outside the space station. The malfunctioning antenna recently lost its ability to send signals to Earth. Though other antennae on the space station can perform the same function, mission managers decided to install the replacement to ensure a back-up. Marshburn was scheduled to work with Barron while positioned at the end of a robotic arm operated from inside the station by the German astronaut Matthias Maurer of the European Space Agency, with help from Nasa crewmate Raja Chari. The four arrived at the space station on 11 November in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule launched from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, joining two Russian cosmonauts and a Nasa astronaut already on board. Four days later, an anti-satellite missile test conducted without warning by Russia generated a debris field in low-Earth orbit, and all seven crew members took shelter in their docked spaceships to allow for a quick getaway until the immediate danger passed, according to Nasa. The cloud of debris has dispersed since then, according to Dana Weigel, Nasa deputy manager for the International Space Station. But Nasa calculated that remaining fragments continued to pose a “slightly elevated” background risk to the space station as a whole, and a 7% higher risk of spacewalkers’ suits being punctured, compared with before Russia’s missile test, Weigel had told reporters on Monday. She said Nasa had yet to fully quantify additional hazards posed by more than 1,700 larger fragments it is tracking around the station’s orbit, but the 7% higher risk to spacewalkers fell “well within” fluctuations previously seen in “the natural environment”. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/nov/30/astronauts-face-higher-debris-risk-in-spacewalk-to-replace-iss-antenna The next ESASI session, 'FocusOn…Protected Information', will take place on Tuesday 7 December 2021 from 13:00 to 14:30 (UK Time & UTC). If you are interested in joining this free event, please send an email to registrations@esasi.eu to obtain a link to the meeting and details of Zoom meeting good practices. The full programme will be posted on the ESASI website soon. https://esasi.eu/focuson We are looking forward to meeting you on the 7th of December, Best regards Steve Hull IEng FRAeS FISASI Analyst, Safety/Flight Operations Quality Assurance Job Locations US-TX-Irving ID 2021-4254 Category Safety/Security Position Type Regular Full-Time Overview Who we are: Would you like to work for a stable, secure, and fast-growing airline where you will be stimulated, challenged, and have the opportunity to develop your career? If so, read on! Come and work with the best of the best at Envoy Air where you will join a team committed to providing outstanding service. We offer: · Amazing employee flight privileges within the American Airlines global network · Training and development programs to take your career to the next level · Comprehensive health and life benefits (subject to location) Responsibilities How will you make an impact? Responsibilities · Assist in the continued development of the FOQA Program · Support Manager of Flight Safety with the daily administration of the FOQA Program · Coordinate FOQA data collection with Maintenance Planning · Manage data processing and storage (including processing by the analysis system) and screen the data for accuracy and integrity · Track external media and aircraft recording conditions to maintain un-interrupted flow of data · Interface with senior management, ALPA and FAA representatives · Work with engineers and vendors to troubleshoot and diagnose problems, evaluating and implementing actions · Assist Manager of Flight Safety with data analysis as assigned · Create monthly preparation of FOQA trend analysis reports for FOQA Monitoring Team (FMT) · Support Manager of Flight Safety with facilitation of FMT meeting · Present FOQA information to various internal and external groups such as senior management, pilots, industry, and government agencies · Contributes to internal newsletters as well as external safety related publications, communicating significant trends to internal and external audiences · Maintain records of FOQA corrective action items · Performs administrative functions as assigned to maintain program efficiency · Others tasks as assigned · Requires planned and unplanned overnight travel Qualifications Who are we looking for? Requirements · Minimum age: 18 · Bachelor Degree or equivalent amount of Commercial Aviation work experience · Ability to effectively use Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, WBAT, Intelex and PowerPoint · Possess the legal right to work in the United States · Ability to read, write, fluently speak and understand the English language · Experience with data analysis and trending preferred · Experience in working effectively under extreme deadline pressure preferred · Knowledge and proficiency in the Austin Digital EMS software, Google Earth, and CEFA flight animation preferred · Possession of a Commercial Pilot, Dispatcher or A&P Certificate is preferred Please note: The description is intended to provide a brief overview of the position. It’s not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, expectations, and skills required of those in this position. Duties and expectations may be subject to change at any time. Envoy Air is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled. Envoy Air Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group, provides regional flight service to American Airlines under the American Eagle brand and ground handling services for many American Airlines Group flights. The company was founded in 1998 as American Eagle Airlines, Inc., following the merger of several smaller regional carriers to create one of the largest regional airlines in the world. Envoy is headquartered in Irving, Texas, with hubs in Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago and Miami, with a large ground handling operation in Los Angeles. Connect with Envoy on Twitter @EnvoyAirCareers, on Instagram @EnvoyAirCareers, and on Facebook at Facebook.com/envoyaircareers and Facebook.com/EnvoyPilotRecruitment. Curt Lewis