Flight Safety Information - January 10, 2022 No. 006 In This Issue : Incident: Condor B763 near Lisbon on Jan 8th 2022, engine shut down in flight : Incident: Condor B753 at Lanzarote on Jan 7th 2022, engine failure : Incident: Finnair A359 at Helsinki on Jan 5th 2022, smoke in cabin : Incident: PAK West SW4 at Jamestown on Jan 7th 2022, runway excursion on landing : Incident: Northern Cargo B734 near Denver on Jan 4th 2022, suspected fuel imbalance : Incident: Red Wings SU95 at Belgorod on Jan 10th 2022, overran runway on landing : Runway malfunction diverts flights from AC International Airport : Fire erupted on board Tu-204 at Hangzhou Airport : NTSB issues preliminary report about fatal Dec. 5 air crash near Medford airport : FAA reveals 50 airports that will have C-band 5G buffer zones : Flight Attendants: Vax Mandate Could ‘Save Someone’ From Mask-Mad Passengers : Minor scare as aircraft pushback tractor catches fire at Mumbai airport : Delta Drops Degree Requirement For Pilots : Over 800 civil aircraft covered by Internet: CAAC (China) : Aviation reinsurance market unaffected by COVID at renewals: GC : POSITION AVAILABLE: Voluntary Safety Reporting Program (ASAP) Manager : POSITION AVAILABLE: Manager, Environmental Health & Safety : POSITION AVAILABLE: Director, Technical & Compliance Programs : GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY : TODAY'S PHOTO Incident: Condor B763 near Lisbon on Jan 8th 2022, engine shut down in flight A Condor Boeing 767-300, registration D-ABUD performing flight DE-2162 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), was enroute at FL340 over the Atlantic Ocean about 240nm west of Lisbon (Portugal) when the crew turned around due to a right hand engine (PW4060) oil indication. The aircraft descended to FL300 but needed to shut the right hand engine down about 100nm before Lisbon and drifted down to FL070. The aircraft landed safely on Lisbon's runway 03 about 90 minutes after leaving FL340. A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration D-ABUC was dispatched from Frankfurt to Lisbon the following day, resumed the flight and is currently estimated to reach Punta Cana with a delay of 22.5 hours. The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Lisbon due to an oil indication in the cockpit. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 24 hours after landing in Lisbon. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f2e4e54&opt=0 Incident: Condor B753 at Lanzarote on Jan 7th 2022, engine failure A Condor Boeing 757-300, registration D-ABOB performing flight DE-1439 from Lanzarote,CI (Spain) to Hamburg (Germany) with 209 passengers and 8 crew, was climbing out of Lanzarote's runway 03 when the right hand engine (RB211) suffered repeated compressor stalls/engine surges prompting the crew to stop the climb at 5000 feet and divert to Fuerteventura,CI (Spain) for a safe landing on runway 01 about 30 minutes after departure. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f2caf4b&opt=0 Incident: Finnair A359 at Helsinki on Jan 5th 2022, smoke in cabin A Finnair Airbus A350-900, registration OH-LWH performing flight AY-141 from Helsinki (Finland) to Bangkok (Thailand), was climbing out of Helsinki's runway 15 when the crew stopped the climb at 4000 feet due to smoke developing in the cabin. The aircraft returned to Helsinki for a safe landing on runway 22L about 12 minutes after departure. Passengers reported they had been advised there might be some steam off the air conditioning system, however, after departure they smelt smoke first and saw intensifying smoke, while smoke detectors went off around the aircraft. The airline reported the aircraft returned due to smoke detector indications, the passengers were taken to hotels. The cause is being investigated. On Jan 6th 2022 Finland's Onnettomuustutkintakeskus (AIBF) reported de-icing glycol ended up in the wrong place, the auxiliary power unit (APU). The airline continues investigation, the AIBF did not open an investigation. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f2b44d6&opt=0 Incident: PAK West SW4 at Jamestown on Jan 7th 2022, runway excursion on landing A PAK West Airlines Swearingen SA227-DC Metro 23, registration N852DR performing freight flight PKW-836 from Charleston,SC to Jamestown,NY (USA) with 2 crew, landed on Jamestown's runway 25 at 04:07L (09:07Z) but suffered a runway excursion. There were no injuries. The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT LANDED AND EXPERIENCED A RUNWAY EXCURSION DUE TO SNOW ON THE RUNWAY, JAMESTOWN, NY.", there were no injuries, the damage is unknown. The occurrence was rated an incident. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f2cb164&opt=0 Incident: Northern Cargo B734 near Denver on Jan 4th 2022, suspected fuel imbalance A Northern Air Cargo Boeing 737-400 freighter, registration N403YK performing flight NC-5710 from Salt Lake City,UT to Newark,NJ (USA) with 3 crew, was enroute at FL330 about 120nm north of Denver,CO (USA) when the crew suspected a fuel imbalance based on their indications and decided to divert to Denver for a safe landing on runway 35R about 25 minutes later. The indication was subsequently identified erroneous, the aircraft was able to resume the flight about 4 hours after landing. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f2e4968&opt=0 Incident: Red Wings SU95 at Belgorod on Jan 10th 2022, overran runway on landing A Red Wings Sukhoi Superjet 100-95, registration RA-89122 performing flight WZ-387 from Moscow Domodedovo to Belgorod (Russia), landed on Belgorod's runway 29 at 10:42L (07:42Z) but overran the end of the runway by about 110 meters/350 feet before coming to a stop past the end of the paved runway end safety area with all gear on soft ground. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained minor if any damage. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f2ec531&opt=0 Runway malfunction diverts flights from AC International Airport EGG HARBOR TWP. - Runway cables, intended to help military jets land safely at Atlantic City International Airport, instead blocked two commercial flights from arriving here. The airport "unexpectedly" closed its main runway Friday night "due to malfunctioning arrestor cables owned, operated and maintained" by the New Jersey Air National Guard, Airport Director Tim Kroll said Saturday. "Due to this incident, Spirit Airlines had to divert two flights to Philadelphia International Airport," Kroll said in a statement. Both flights originated in Florida, according to online information. Two Spirit Airlines flights were diverted from Atlantic City International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport due to a runway malfunction at the South Jersey facility on Friday night. Kroll said the airport's management apologizes to passengers "who may have been inconvenienced." The arrestor cables are used to rapidly slow military jets landing at the airport, which also serves as a base for the Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing. The airport was operating normally on Saturday, according to flight information at its website. Friday's incident was the second service interruption in recent days at the airport. Atlantic City International closed for about seven hours during the afternoon and evening of Monday, Jan. 3, when a winter storm dropped more than nine inches of snow on its runways. https://www.yahoo.com/news/runway-malfunction-diverts-flights-ac-192326531.html Fire erupted on board Tu-204 at Hangzhou Airport Date: Saturday 8 January 2022 Time: 04:40 Type: Tupolev Tu-204-100C Operated by: Aviastar-TU On behalf of: Cainiao Registration: RA-64032 MSN: 1450742264032 First flight: 2002-07-18 (19 years 6 months) Engines: 2 Soloviev PS-90A Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 Aircraft damage: Destroyed Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Hangzhou-Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) ( China) Phase: Standing (STD) Nature: Cargo Departure airport: Hangzhou-Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH/ZSHC), China Destination airport: Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport (OVB/UNNT), Russia Flightnumber: 4B6534 Narrative: The Tupolev Tu-204-100C cargo plane suffered an on board fire at Hangzhou Airport (HGH), China. The aircraft was preparing to depart on a flight to Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport, Russia, carrying about 20 tons of general cargo, when a fire erupted in the cargo hold. The eight crew members evacuated the aircraft and fire services attended to the fire, but could not prevent the fire from spreading through the entire fuselage. The fuselage eventually fractured just behind the wings. https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20220108-0 NTSB issues preliminary report about fatal Dec. 5 air crash near Medford airport Jan. 8—The National Transportation Safety Board on Friday released its preliminary report about the aviation accident on the afternoon of Dec. 5 involving a small aircraft that flew out of the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport. The accident resulted in the deaths of the pilot, Donald Harbert Sefton, 69, and passenger Valerie Jean Serpa, 67, both of Fallon, Nevada, when it crashed into the parking lot of Airport Chevrolet, which is located in the 3000 block of Biddle Road. The six-page preliminary report explains that during a flight on Nov. 24 from Fallon to Medford, Sefton noticed that his Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain had been "leaking a large amount of fuel from the right wing-foot" so he arranged to have the aircraft repaired by a fixed based operator at the Medford airport. Sefton and Serpa drove back to Fallon in a rented car and, after learning that the plane was ready, returned to Medford on Dec. 5 to retrieve it. They arrived in Medford at about 4 p.m. and Sefton had intended to fly home to Fallon with Serpa, according to the NTSB report. The report doesn't provide radio communication times between Sefton and the traffic controller and makes note of an inability to confirm the times — at least at this point in the investigation. Because of dense clouds that covered the sky from the 200-feet to 2,500-feet above ground level, the controller advised Sefton to use his aircraft instruments and follow specific travel directions before taking the normal course out. Sefton then asked the controller to read the information phonetically. The report states that those who knew Sefton said it was common practice for him "to ask people to clarify names and instructions." There was a final exchange between Sefton and the controller and, within seconds, "the controller stated that he was receiving a low-altitude alert that the airplane's altitude was showing 1,700 feet. He made several attempts to reach the pilot with no response," according to the NTSB report. Sefton was shown to be at an increased air speed and a height of 2,250 feet. Within six seconds, however, the last radar return indicated the plane "was located about 990 ft north-northwest of the accident site." To download a PDF of the full NTSB preliminary report, visit the agency's Twitter page NTSB_Newsroom. The final accident report could take up to two years to complete, said Zoe Keliher, NTSB investigator in charge. https://www.yahoo.com/news/ntsb-issues-preliminary-report-fatal-045900274.html FAA reveals 50 airports that will have C-band 5G buffer zones When AT&T's and Verizon's C-band 5G services go live on January 19th, they'll be implementing buffer zones around 50 airports in the US to reduce to risk of flight disruption. The Federal Aviation Administration has released a list (PDF) of the 50 airports it chose, which include major passenger hubs such as Chicago O'Hare International, Dallas-Fort Worth and Los Angeles International. As The Wall Street Journal notes, it also includes airports in foggy and cloudy locations like Seattle-Tacoma International, as well as cargo hubs like Indianapolis International. The carriers were supposed to roll out their 5G service using their newly purchased frequencies on January 5th, but they agreed to comply with the FAA's and Transportation Department's request to push back their expansion by two more weeks. Authorities intend to use the extra time to investigate concerns that the new frequencies are too close to those used by airplanes' radar altimeters. The devices measure the distance between the plane and the ground to help planes land in poor visibility and poor weather conditions. Wireless companies deny that using the C-band frequencies for 5G will disrupt aviation. The FAA said that Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and some of the other busiest airports in the US are missing from the list, because they're nowhere near the areas where the new 5G services are deploying. Meanwhile, other large airports are also not included because they're deemed far away enough from the nearest 5G towers. Airlines for America, the association that represents major North American airlines, told Reuters and The Post in a statement that it appreciates the "FAA's efforts to implement mitigations for airports that may be most impacted by disruptions generated by the deployment of new 5G service." However, Kevin Burke, the CEO of airport trade group Airports Council International-North America, is less than pleased. Burke said the list is "largely irrelevant because the entire aviation system is about to be adversely impacted by this poorly planned and coordinated expansion of 5G service in and around airports." https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/faa-5g-buffer-zones-airports-133305569.html Flight Attendants: Vax Mandate Could ‘Save Someone’ From Mask-Mad Passengers For months, public-health experts have called on the Biden administration to implement a vaccine requirement for domestic air travel in order to slow the spread of the COVOID-19 pandemic. Now, some flight attendants are joining the chorus of those calling for a vaccine mandate for passengers to help slow another fast-growing crisis: increasingly unruly and violent passengers aboard airliners. “If you’re the kind of person who would attack a flight attendant over wearing a mask, it absolutely tracks that you’re anti-vax,” said Marc, a flight attendant with a budget carrier who requested to go by his middle name to avoid being targeted for supporting a vaccine mandate. “It could genuinely save someone.” As more Americans returned to the skies last year after the pandemic effectively shut down air travel across the globe, unruly passenger incidents aboard U.S. airliners skyrocketed to the highest levels in aviation history. Earlier this month, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released figures revealing that of those 5,981 incidents in 2021, more than 70 percent were “mask-related.” The number of incidents that have resulted in enforcement actions, meanwhile, has increased nearly 240 percent since 2019, before the pandemic. Such incidents have led to increasingly dangerous situations for airline crew and passengers alike, ranging from obstinate passengers delaying flights over arguments about wearing red thongs on their faces to cancelled and rerouted planes. The victims of these incidents are often flight attendants, who are tasked with ensuring the safety of everyone aboard. Recent incidents have led to flight attendants dodging hurled liquor bottles and suffering fractured teeth and broken noses. “You deal with it, day in and day out, every day,” another flight attendant with a major carrier said, adding that she has come close to quitting out of frustration from abusive passengers upset about mask mandates. “It’s already a stressful, stressful career… and the amount of energy the crew has to devote to being the ‘Mask Police’ is energy we should be using to make sure that passengers and crew can reach their destination safely.” The flight attendant said that she chose her career because she loves being able to help people face-to-face, but that months of tirades, grumbles and “child-like” behavior by anti-mask passengers has made her less trusting of strangers. “This feels terrible to even say, but anything that would filter out the anti-maskers, anti-vaxxers, anti-whatever,” she said, “would just make things easier.” Mandatory Vax to Fly Remains a Jet Bridge Too Far for Biden White House According to a survey conducted last summer by the Association of Flight Attendants, a labor union that represents nearly 50,000 flight attendants employed by 17 airlines, 85 percent of flight attendants have had to contend with unruly passengers as air travel returned to semi-normal in 2021. Airlines have dealt with a surge in unruly passengers this year, many of whom oppose mask requirements aboard flights. A survey this summer by the Association of Flight Attendants showed that 85% of attendants had dealt with unruly passengers and that nearly 1 in 5 had experienced physical incidents. Nearly 60 percent said that they had faced more than five such incidents in the previous year, with one in five flight attendants reporting that the incidents had escalated to physical altercations. “The vitriol, verbal and physical abuse from a small group of passengers… is unacceptable and puts everyone onboard at risk,” the AFA said in a statement accompanying the survey. “This is not a new normal we are willing to accept. The federal government, airlines and airports must redouble efforts to hold every disruptive passenger accountable.” The Biden administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and the FAA have made steps to reduce the number of unruly passenger incidents, including launching a public-service campaign, creating semi-cringey memes about the penalties for disobeying flight attendants, and doubling fines for refusing to wear masks on planes. In a speech announcing a slate of new tactics to fight the pandemic in September—including a vaccine requirement for all federal employees—President Joe Biden noted that passengers who break the rules aboard flights should “be prepared to pay.” “Show some respect,” Biden added in an off-the-cuff moment. “The anger you see on television toward flight attendants and others doing their job is wrong—it’s ugly.” But the administration has still avoided implementing a vaccine mandate for airline passengers, insisting that the White House’s scientific advisors have emphasized that those mandates are best used for international flights in order to stem the spread of viral variants. “There’s obviously a range of factors that our health and medical experts look at, and they have not yet advised, at this point, the president on a requirement of vaccines domestically,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told The Daily Beast in a press briefing last week. “The reason they have given is, of course, that the requirement for international travelers helps reduce and delay variants or spreading to the United States. And we know that masking is very effective, according to our health experts, in protecting people on flights.” Public health experts, however, have long contended that such a mandate would reduce the spread of the not-so-novel coronavirus domestically, pointing to vaccine requirements for air passengers across the European Union as a common-sense response to a highly contagious virus. “Screening unvaccinated persons with tests could identify individuals with asymptomatic infections (or symptomatic persons who are not following recommendations not to travel), reducing the likelihood of contagious persons boarding airplanes,” said Dr. Timothy Brewer, a professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. “Each of these steps reduces transmission risk, thereby protecting everyone on the flight.” Such a requirement would also likely help screen out passengers most likely to cause a ruckus over mask-wearing requirements, said Professor Larry Gostin, director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown Law Center, who called the Biden administration’s refusal to implement vaccine mandates on domestic flights “one of its worst moves in terms of COVID-19.” “It would make a huge difference,” Gostin said of incidents aboard domestic aircraft. “It would protect fellow passengers and also airline staff from belligerent customers, because if a person is vaccinated, they’re far less likely to be anti-mask or or belligerent towards COVID-19 measures.” “It goes hand-in hand,” Gostin continued. “Those who are vaccinated understand the importance of masks, and you would see a dramatic drop in belligerent passengers and violence and disruption on aircraft. So it’s a win-win-win all around—there is no negative impact.” Psaki told The Daily Beast that she had “not heard that explanation internally” and directed questions about the potential effect that a vaccine mandate would have on unruly passenger incidents to the FAA. The FAA, in turn, referred The Daily Beast to the White House. The Supreme Court Is About to Decide America’s Pandemic Future The AFA has spoken out forcefully against incidents of violence against flight attendants, who—like many other workers in the pandemic—have increasingly been asked to become mask-enforcement officers in addition to their already difficult professional obligations. But the union told The Daily Beast that its members “echo concerns expressed by the administration about the implementation and enforcement of such a policy.” “Since the outset, U.S. airlines have leaned into science to prioritize the wellbeing of the traveling public, and we are encouraged that vaccinations are now providing an additional layer of protection for travelers,” the AFA said in a statement, noting that it had been informed by the Biden administration that “there is no imminent policy proposal regarding a domestic travel requirement.” “We continue to collaborate with the FAA, TSA and other relevant agencies to identify additional actions that can be taken across the aviation ecosystem to prevent and respond to unruly passenger incidents,” the AFA said. “We also continue to advocate for increased and expedited prosecution by the Department of Justice for criminal cases of violence or assault against passengers or crew.” That institutional resistance to a vaccine mandate for airlines continues to frustrate Gostin, who said that science and common sense is on the side of a vaccine mandate—and that what is lacking is political willpower. “I’ve talked to White House staff that said it's on the table, but I gather that the decision has been made not to implement a travel vaccine mandate—I think because, frankly, the Biden administration has been worried about new mandates, because every mandate they try to put forward has fierce public and political backlash and also litigation in the courts,” Gostin said. “The United States should do it, but we always seem to be the last one to do the right thing.” https://www.yahoo.com/news/flight-attendants-vax-mandate-could-100532919.html Minor scare as aircraft pushback tractor catches fire at Mumbai airport The incident took place at around 10.45am when the tractor was about to be attached to an A320 aircraft that was being prepared for departure to Jamnagar as flight AI-647 NEW DELHI: An aircraft pushback tractor, also called ‘tug’, briefly caught fire at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Monday morning. The incident took place at around 10.45am when the tractor was about to be attached to an A320 aircraft that was being prepared for departure to Jamnagar as flight AI-647. The blaze was quickly extinguished by airport fire services personnel and no damage to the ground staff or to the aircraft was reported. “In a video, the aircraft appears closer [to the fire than where it was]... It was a good 20 feet or more away from the equipment that caught fire. The aircraft was not connected to the tractor,” said an airport official who was present on the spot when the fire broke out. An Air India spokesperson later said, “The fire was brought under control immediately. The cause of the fire is being ascertained.” When asked about whether the fire caused any damage, the airline’s spokesperson said, “No injuries, no damage to anything else was reported. We are checking with the airport ground handler (Air India Airport Services Ltd) for more information.” Aviation safety expert Mohan Ranganathan said, “Even if a tow tractor is connected to an aircraft, it will be ahead of the nose of the aircraft, not right under it. So, as long as the airport fire services respond immediately and reach the spot on time, they should be able to handle the situation well. Moreover, any airline is supposed to have a hand-operated fire extinguisher near the aircraft in case of an emergency. There can be a concern when such a [fire] situation happens while an aircraft is being pushed backwards.” According to flightradar24, the Swedish service that displays real-time commercial aircraft flight-tracking information, the Air India plane was scheduled to take off at 11.50am but eventually departed after a delay due to the incident, at 12.04pm. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/minor-scare-as-aircraft-pushback-tractor-catches-fire-at-mumbai-airport-101641809788416.html Delta Drops Degree Requirement For Pilots Delta Air Lines has announced that it no longer requires potential new pilots to have a college degree. In a Facebook post, the company listed a host of reasons for the change, none of them mentioning the incipient personnel crisis facing all airlines. Instead it suggested requiring a degree was discriminatory against those who have attended the school of hard knocks. “While we feel as strongly as ever about the importance of education, there are highly qualified candidates—people who we would want to welcome to our Delta family—who have gained more than the equivalent of a college education through years of life and leadership experience,” the post said. “Making the four-year degree requirement preferred removes unintentional barriers to our Delta flight decks.” The airline does qualify the move somewhat, however, noting that a degree is preferred but no longer a deal breaker. “We’re excited about our future at Delta and we’re proud of the many things we are doing to make the dream of becoming a Delta pilot a reality for talented, hard-working and committed people who love this industry,” the post said. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/delta-drops-degree-requirement-for-pilots/ Over 800 civil aircraft covered by Internet: CAAC (China) (ECNS) -- A total of 842 domestic aircraft were covered with Internet services by the end of 2021, a 29 percent year-on-year increase, according to China's civil aviation authority. The information was released on Monday at a conference hosted by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) in Beijing. The move, among other measures including flight changing efficiency by completing refund services for passengers within seven days, is to improve passenger services. China's civil aviation also witnessed greener boarding services in the past year. Electronic devices have seen wider acceptance at China's major airports. A total of 66 domestic airports have been supported with facial recognition technology while 29 others allow passengers to conduct check-ins with identity cards. In addition, a supervision mechanism was introduced online to allow passengers more convenient “one-stop” services. The conference heard an 88 percent punctuality rate was guaranteed in 2021, along with over an 80 percent punctuality standard in the past four consecutive years. By the end of 2021, the total number of China’s certified civil transport airports reached 248, with two major airports in Chengdu and Qingdao put into operation. http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2022-01-10/detail-ihauqxpy8107143.shtml Aviation reinsurance market unaffected by COVID at renewals: GC Analysts at Guy Carpenter have reported that the general aviation and aerospace markets remained “relatively unaffected” by COVID-19 at the January 1, 2022 renewal period. After two years of increases in these markets, the broker reported that reinsurers priced as before or slightly higher (up 2.5%) as an average across programs on a risk-adjusted basis. Profitable treaties also received minor increases in commissions and space clients were able to complete their panels with relative ease at January 1. Airline insurers have had to be nimble with their income forecasts as they were faced with many variables, including rate expectations and flying customer volumes. And this followed two extremely challenging years for the industry, which has faced ongoing disruption due to the global pandemic. Looking at other specialty markets at 1/1, Guy Carpenter noted that reinsurers in the marine space maintained overall underwriting and structure discipline during renewal negotiations. Any claims activity here was price-sensitive, and the South African riots led to some restructuring of select composite programs with more specific terror coverage being purchased. In marine, there was plentiful capacity when pricing was deemed adequate, with new entrants having a limited impact at January 1. However, Guy Carpenter observed that international pricing was at the lower end of pre-renewal expectations to flat, with the London markets having a mild hardening showing increases in cash spend of approximately 3% to 6%. Turning to trade credit, low loss ratios and lower than forecasted claims led to reinsurance capacity from incumbent markets exceeding demand for programs at 1/1, meaning limited opportunities for new entrants. As expected, analysts reported that trade credit cedents regained price movements at January 1 with proportional treaty ceding commissions increasing, and risk-adjusted improvements realized for excess of loss programs. Guy Carpenter found that total dedicated reinsurance capital increased by 2.8% from the end of 2020 to end 2021 at $534 billion, driven by growth in both traditional and alternative capital. The almost 3% growth in dedicated reinsurance capital from the $519 billion reported at year-end 2020, saw traditional capital grow by 2.7% and alternative capital by 3.7%, to $441 billion and $94 billion, respectively. https://www.reinsurancene.ws/aviation-reinsurance-market-unaffected-by-covid-at-renewals-gc/ FAA Goes On Hiring Push For More Air Traffic Controllers On Friday, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it was looking to hire experienced Air Traffic Controllers. To apply for the job, you must be an American citizen younger than 35-years-old and have maintained at least 52-weeks of consecutive Air Traffic Control experience. FAA hiring ATCs The FAA plans to hire 4,300 controllers over the next five years. The experience must include full-time work involving the separation of aircraft. Candidates also need to provide an ATC certification within five years from one of the following facilities: • A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control facility • A civilian or military air traffic control facility of the Department of Defense, including National Guard facilities • A tower operating under contract with the FAA under section 47124 The FAA has facilities in every US state and territory The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has facilities in every state and territory, including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. Qualifying candidates must be prepared to relocate and work in any of the FAA facilities. An Air Traffic Controllers duties the following: • • The control of air traffic at airports • Giving pilots taxiing and takeoff instructions • Air traffic clearances based on their own observations and information from the National Weather Service • Giving pilots advice regarding flight conditions while en route between airports • The receiving of aircraft coming into controlled air space • Giving pilots advice on the separation between aircraft • Las Vegas McCarran Airport -Getty Stay informed: Sign up for our daily and weekly aviation news digests. Pay is based on the ATCS Collective Bargaining Agreement While the FAA says it will do its best to place candidates in the location of their choice, ultimately, where a candidate ends up will be decided by the needs of the FAA. Successful candidates will receive a salary and benefits package agreed to under the ATCS Collective Bargaining Agreement. The current jobs the FAA is looking to fill are: • AT-2152 AG – this is the position level for selectees who are NOT former FAA 2152 Certified Professional Controllers (CPC); salary $42,005, plus applicable locality pay based on facility assignment • AT-2152 – xD/xF/xG – these are position levels for former FAA developmental controllers rehired within one year of separation; salary $50,429 to $117,471 plus applicable locality pay based on facility assignment • AT-2152 – DH/EH/FH/GH/HH/IH/JH/KH/LH – these are position levels for former FAA CPCs; salary $54,623 to $158,586 plus applicable locality pay based on facility assignment The average salary for an FAA Air Traffic Controller is $138,556. All successful candidates will receive on-the-job training and pay increases, as appropriate, upon successfully completing the progressive phases of controller training at your assigned facility. A part of the training will require taking specific courses at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Conditions of Employment include the following Requirements: • Not older than 35 years of age • Be a United States citizen • The taking of a designated or random drug test • Being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 • The passing of a pre-employment physical • Pass a security investigation • Pass the FAA air traffic pre-employment test • Speak English clearly enough to be understood over communications equipment Once hired, Air Traffic Controllers receive a salary increase as they complete each training phase. In 2021 the median average wage for an Air Traffic Controller in the United States was $138,556. https://simpleflying.com/faa-air-traffic-controllers-hiring-2/ Manager, Voluntary Safety Reporting Program (ASAP Manager) Company: NetJets Aviation, Inc. Area of Interest: Flight Operations Location: Columbus, OH, US, 43219 Req ID: 4781 Purpose of Position The Manager, Voluntary Safety Reporting Program position assists the Director, Aviation Safety in the execution of the comprehensive NetJets Safety Program. This includes the responsibility for management and operation of the Pilot, Flight Attendant, and Dispatch Aviation Safety Action Programs (ASAP) and related safety department functions. Tasks and Responsibilities · Evaluate, analyze and process safety reports submitted to any of the NJA administered Aviation Safety Action Programs (ASAP) including but not limited to: · Investigating the issues raised in each safety report. · Make recommendations to management regarding changes to policy, procedures and practices to enhance safety. · Collection and analysis of policy, maintenance records, and fatigue assessments to determine if safety enhancements are available or warranted. · Provide opinion and interpretation of collected materials to the ASAP ERC. · Act and speak on behalf of NJA as the ASAP Event Review Committee (ERC) representative on a rotating basis. · Administer corrective actions in response to ASAP ERC findings. · Plan for and manage all voluntary safety reporting program requirements for the Pilot, Flight Attendant, and Dispatch groups in line with FAA and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) requirements. · Participate or lead investigations of the facts related to reports submitted through ASAP. · Research and analyze trend data in the NetJets Safety Program and other industry data. · Track ASAP related safety recommendations and corrective actions to ensure that follow-up actions have been taken that are effective. Determine if the actions have been effective and if not, make recommendations for additional changes or corrective action. · Manage the production of ASAP communications. · Acts as an information conduit to bring safety of flight issues to the attention of management and to deliver safety information to NJA employees. Education Bachelor's in Aviation Management or Business Management Certifications and Licenses FAA Commercial Instrument Years of Experience 2-4 years of experience Core Competencies Adaptability Collaboration Curiosity Service-Oriented Strives For Positive Results Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other (KSAOs) · Must be able to work independently and use independent discretion and judgment. · Exposure to responding to irregular events as well as identifying, evaluating and writing risk assessments for said events. · Experience with safety analysis, trending and risk assessment. · Experience or training in Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). · Ability to use sound judgment in analyzing reports, assessing risks and making recommendations. · Must possess a demonstrated high degree of personal and professional integrity with the ability to maintain confidentiality. · Detail oriented characteristics with an ability to prioritize multiple objectives in a dynamic environment with constantly shifting priorities. · Strong verbal and written communication with the ability to write effective reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. · Technical computer expertise and proficient knowledge in commercial off-the-shelf applications, such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). · Must be effective working both individually as well as in a team environment with the ability to interact in a tactful manner. · Able to read and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and governmental regulations with a detailed knowledge of applicable Federal Aviation Regulations. · Demonstrated ability to interact with people at varying levels of authority. · Demonstrated public speaking and presentation skills with the ability to effectively present on both the individual level and to large audiences, including NJA employees, industry professionals and federal agencies. APPLY HERE Manager, Environmental Health & Safety (NJUS) Company: NetJets Aviation, Inc. Area of Interest: Flight Operations Location: Columbus, OH, US, 43219 Req ID: 4581 Purpose of Position The Manager, Environmental Health & Safety is responsible for the continuous compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. In addition, the Manager, Environmental Health & Safety ensures the well-being of employees through the deployment and maintenance of safety and wellness programs including training, ergonomic and hearing assessments. Tasks and Responsibilities · Reviews and approves internal procedures to ensure company compliance with applicable safety regulations including but not limited to OSHA, EPA, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and internal safety policies and promote continuous improvement of organizational safety. · Develops, distributes and oversees environmental and safety policies as outlined in the NetJets safety manual. This includes safety monitoring of employees and organizational outputs including but not limited to industrial hygiene monitoring, hazardous waste disposal, and hazardous waste manifesting. · Develop, deploy and oversee environmental and safety training. · Investigate reports of unsafe conditions received through established safety reporting systems. · Perform scheduled environmental and safety audits and analysis for communication to leadership. Education Bachelor's Certifications and Licenses Years of Experience 2-4 years of experience Core Competencies Adaptability Collaboration Curiosity Service-Oriented Strives for Positive Results Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other (KSAOs) · Ability to recognize and analyze hazards for corrective action · Ability to develop training and present information in formal classroom settings · Ability to research and apply appropriate safety standards and best practices to the needs of the organization · Aviation maintenance safety, line operations safety, or flight operations safety experience preferred. · Experience with audiometric testing program, respiratory protection program, and/or hazardous materials program · Experience conducting job safety analyses or risk analyses APPLY HERE Director, Technical & Compliance Programs (NJUS) Company: NetJets Aviation, Inc. Area of Interest: Flight Operations Location: Columbus, OH, US, 43219 Req ID: 4675 Purpose of Position The Director, Technical & Compliance Programs is a senior member of the Flight Operations management team and is accountable to the VP, Safety for the overall direction of the various Flight Operations teams responsible for NetJets Aviation (NJA) technical and compliance programs, including preparation and production of regulatory manuals and documents; airport analysis function; and centralized document distribution. A primary function of the Director, Technical & Compliance Programs is coordinating with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ensure all NJA flight operations policies and procedures are following all applicable federal regulatory requirements including, FAA specifications and safety guidelines. Additionally, the Director, Technical & Compliance Programs assists in the operational control functions of the department. Tasks and Responsibilities · Provide effective leadership and direction to the Technical and Compliance Operations team by prioritizing work and designating resources required for timely completion of tasks and achievement of objectives assigned by the VP, Safety. · Direct all federal and other relevant regulatory compliance functions as they relate to the creation and maintenance of up-to-date flight operations policies and procedures ensuring safety and service standards remain paramount. This includes but may not be limited to the development and management of policy and procedure consistent with all applicable federal and related regulatory guidelines; the development and management of the processes supporting compliant policy creation and maintenance; partnering with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance, standardization, and effective implementation of new or revised policy and procedure. · Analyze the impact to Company operations of proposed, new, or revised regulations, specifications, or technical requirements. Recommend or develop means for compliance. · Direct compliance-related activities of NetJets managers serving as Company representatives for FAA or other industry committees, taskforces or workgroups engaged in the development of new or revised regulations, procedures, or technical operating requirements. · Develop or recommend technology solutions and process improvements that enhance safety, compliance, customer service, and/or efficiency of operations. · Serve as FAA Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program (VDRP) coordinator for the Flight Operations Department. Education Bachelor's in Aviation Certifications and Licenses FAA Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Years of Experience 10+ years of experience Core Competencies Adaptability Collaboration Curiosity Service-Oriented Strives For Positive Results Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other (KSAOs) · 3+ years of aviation management experience. · 2+ years’ experience as a flight operations manager in a large 14 CFR, part 135 on-demand Air Carrier or FAR 91, subpart K, fractional program manager. · Working knowledge of on-demand or fractional program operations, regulations, FAA specifications, and technical requirements. · Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to effectively manage multiple work groups and projects. · Some technical writing experiences · Excellent verbal & written communication skills. · Personal Computer skills including MS Office Suite and Outlook. APPLY HERE GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY My name is Jason Starke, and I am a doctoral student at Northcentral University. I am conducting a research study to determine if the effects of servant leadership are positively related to employee participation in the organization’s safety management system through positive commitment to the organization. I am recruiting individuals who meet all these criteria: 1. Are 18 years of age or older. 2. Are employed by an organization that conducts business aviation operations under 14 CFR 135. 3. Are employed by an organization that is registered to the International Standards for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO). 4. Are employed as a flight crew member (cockpit or cabin) and/or as an aircraft mechanic. If you decide to participate in this study, you will be asked to do the following activities: 1. Complete an online survey for 15 minutes. During these activities, you will be asked questions about: · Your age, gender, and race. · Your current job role in the organization, how many years you have served in that role across your career, and how many years you have served with your current organization. · Servant leadership characteristics of your immediate supervisor or manager. · Your current level of commitment to your organization. · Your perception of the degree to which certain safety behaviors and safety management activities are part of your job responsibilities. If you are interested in participating in this study, please click this link: https://ncu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5nC84XvifID4jtQ If you have questions, please contact me at J.Starke8609@o365.ncu.edu. Thank you! Jason Starke Curt Lewis