Flight Safety Information - January 24, 2022 No. 016 In This Issue : Incident: France A318 near Barcelona on Jan 20th 2022, electrical problems : Incident: Austrian A320 at Tirana on Jan 20th 2022, lightning strike : Incident: Easyjet Europe A320 near Porto on Jan 21st 2022, odour on board : Incident: France A318 at Paris on Jan 21st 2022, engine shut down in flight : Incident: Endeavor CRJ9 at Raleigh/Durham on Jan 21st 2022, runway excursion during turn off : Incident: TUM CRJ2 at Hermosillo on Jan 21st 2022, runway excursion on landing : Prosecutors say airline passenger who refused to wear mask exposed himself, threw can during flight : 737 MAX Families Use Tactic From Jeffrey Epstein Victims To Dispute Boeing Plea Deal : As India builds its newest airports, it needs robust, fail-proof SOPs : UAE bans all drones and light sports aircraft with immediate effect : Saudi Arabia to develop hydrogen fuel cell-based transport, sustainable jet fuel : Position Available: Aerospace Safety Specialist : ESASI - CALL FOR PAPERS : Make Sense of Your Flight Data - Scaled Analytics : Position - Analyst, Safety/Flight Operations Quality Assurance : Position - IATA Assistant Director, Airport Development Miami, United States of America Incident: France A318 near Barcelona on Jan 20th 2022, electrical problems An Air France Airbus A318-100, registration F-GUGP performing flight AF-362V from Paris Orly (France) to Algiers (Algeria), was enroute at FL330 over the Mediterranean Sea about 50nm east of Barcelona when the crew decided to turn around and return to Paris Orly. The crew explained they had lost the left hand engine (CFM56) electrical generator but expected a normal landing. The aircraft landed safely back on Paris Orly's runway 25 about 3:20 hours after departure. The aircraft suffered the failure of the right hand engine the following da http://avherald.com/h?article=4f39202e&opt=0 Incident: Austrian A320 at Tirana on Jan 20th 2022, lightning strike An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration OE-LZD performing flight OS-849 from Vienna (Austria) to Tirana (Albania), was on approach to Tirana descending through 7000 feet when lightning struck the aircraft causing the failure of the Air Data Reference #1, AoA problems at the captain's side, spurious stall and GPWS warnings. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 17 about 8 minutes later. The aircraft remained on the ground for about 41 hours. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f38771a&opt=0 Incident: Easyjet Europe A320 near Porto on Jan 21st 2022, odour on board An Easyjet Europe Airbus A320-200, registration OE-IJI performing flight U2-4441 from Lyon (France) to Porto (Portugal), was in the initial descent towards Porto leaving FL390 when the crew noticed some unidentified odour in the cabin and cockpit prompting the flight crew to don their oxygen masks and work the related checklists, the smell however peristed, cabin crew felt abnormal taste and nausea until after landing on Porto's runway 17 about 30 minutes later. Once the doors were opened, the smell and symptoms dissipated. The aircraft remained on the ground in Porto for about 6:15 hours, then resumed service, flew another rotation to Lyon (U2-4444 and U2-4443). After landing in Porto the aircraft is still on the ground about 28 hours later. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f3875ee&opt=0 Incident: France A318 at Paris on Jan 21st 2022, engine shut down in flight An Air France Airbus A318-100, registration F-GUGP performing flight AF-7470 from Paris Orly to Perpignan (France) with 50 people on board, was climbing out of Orly's runway 24 when the crew stopped the climb at about 3000 feet after the right hand engine emitted bangs and multiple streaks of flame. The engine was shut down, the aircraft returned to Paris Orly for a safe landing on runway 25 about 17 minutes after departure. The passengers were rebooked onto flights the following day. The aircraft is still on the ground in Paris about 24 hours after landing back. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f385e4e&opt=0 Incident: Endeavor CRJ9 at Raleigh/Durham on Jan 21st 2022, runway excursion during turn off An Endeavor Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N272PQ performing flight DL-5501 from Washington National,DC to Raleigh/Durham,NC (USA) with 19 people on board, landed on Raleigh's runway 05L and slowed to taxi speed at about 20:52L (01:52Z) in low visibility and snowfall. When the aircraft attempted to turn off the runway the aircraft skidded off the paved surface and became stuck within the protected area of the runway. There were no injuries, the aircraft received no damage, the runway needed to be closed however. The airline reported the nose gear went off the taxiway after landing. As result of the occurrence the parallel runway 05R, closed for work in progress, needed to be returned to service and went into service about 2 hours after the occurrence. Runway 05L remained closed for about 15 hours until the aircraft could be towed off the runway. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f385056&opt=0 Incident: TUM CRJ2 at Hermosillo on Jan 21st 2022, runway excursion on landing A TUM Aerocarga Canadair CRJ-200, registration XA-MCE performing flight T2-6000 from Culiacan to Hermosillo (Mexico), landed on Hermosillo's runway 05 but veered left of the runway and came to a stop with all gear on soft ground about 130 meters/430 feet off the left edge of the runway and about 1150 meters/3800 feet down the runway. There were no injuries, the aircraft received minor if any damage. The runway was closed for about 2 hours until the aircraft was moved to the apron. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f379554&opt=0 Prosecutors say airline passenger who refused to wear mask exposed himself, threw can during flight Prosecutors said a Delta Air Lines passenger who refused to wear a mask during a flight exposed himself to other passengers and threw a can at an individual, The New York Times reported. In a case unsealed on Friday, Shane McInerney of Galway, Ireland, was arrested and charged with intentionally assaulting and intimidating a crew member during a flight earlier this month. According to the court document, authorities said McInerney refused to wear his mask despite being asked a "dozen" times during the eight-hour flight from Dublin to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. McInerney began to throw an empty beverage can, which hit another passenger in the head and kicked the seat back in front of him, which disturbed the passenger there, according to the Times. As he walked away from his first-class airline seat to complain to the flight attendant about the food service, McInerney then "pulled down his pants and underwear and exposed his buttocks" to flight attendants and passengers sitting nearby, according to the court document. The document also said that McInerney took off the flight captain's hat twice while he was on break and up a fist near the captain's face, saying, "Don't touch me." Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been more reports of unruly and sometimes violent behavior by airline passengers, with many of the reported disturbances involving those who refuse to wear masks. McInerney, 29, could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. McInerney made his initial appearance in court on Dec. 14 and was released on a $20,000 bond, the Times noted. https://www.yahoo.com/news/prosecutors-airline-passenger-refused-wear-202746923.html 737 MAX Families Use Tactic From Jeffrey Epstein Victims To Dispute Boeing Plea Deal By: Christine Negroni Relatives of 737 MAX victims seeking to undo a plea deal Boeing made with the Department of Justice, will make their case to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland next week. Lawyers are calling the meeting with the nation’s top law enforcement officer ‘extraordinary’ and ‘unprecedented’. But in filing court documents claiming the Justice Department violated their rights when it signed a deferred prosecution agreement with Boeing, they are following the playbook of victims of pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. In 2008, Federal law enforcement made an arrangement with Epstein that is similar in opacity to the deal prosecutors made with Boeing. Epstein was allowed to avoid a trial and lengthy prison sentence and sweeping immunity was granted to anyone else involved in Epstein’s crimes, known or unknown. In the Boeing deferred prosecution agreement (referred to as a DPA), Justice Department lawyers concluded without explanation that the company’s misconduct was limited to a few mid-level pilots but not pervasive or facilitated by senior management. That Boeing was allowed to plead guilty to fraud in exchange for a fine and a promise to behave better in the future, enraged MAX victims’ families who had been told all along, and falsely it turns out, that no criminal investigation into Boeing was underway. They learned about the plea deal only when the Department of Justice issued a press release when the deal was done. Naoise Ryan, whose husband Mick, died on Ethiopian Flight 302 recalls she was in a daze when she saw news of the agreement on television in Ireland where she lives with her two young children. “I remember sending a message to my lawyer asking, ‘What does this mean?’ It was impossible to comprehend that this was supposed to be justice or criminal accountability. It was like our loved ones were nothing,” she told me. At this point, Ryan had to stop to compose herself as she recounted the event, explaining, “It’s upsetting in a way, remembering this now because it puts me right back. They were treated as though they were cargo, not human beings.” Prosecutors are required by law to keep victims informed throughout the process, according to Paul Cassell the attorney bringing the claim against Boeing’s DPA on behalf of Ryan and others. “For reasons we don’t fully understand, Boeing and the government were trying to get things wrapped up in early January of 2021,” said Cassell, a criminal law professor at the University of Utah who specializes in crime victims’ rights. “They were working so quickly to craft a deal that was good for Boeing, that they didn’t consider the impact on the victims.” For more than a decade Cassell has been advocating for two victims of Jeffrey Epstein and others who participated in the abuse but were given immunity from prosecution. In both the Epstein and Boeing cases, Cassell says the government was obligated to keep victims informed as the cases moved through the criminal justice system but failed to do so. “The immunity provisions were part of a secret and illegal agreement,” Cassell told the court of the Epstein deal. And in language that is similar in theme if not subject matter, Cassell is now telling the judge in Texas that the same thing has happened to Boeing’s victims. “DPA’s facts appear to have been carefully crafted to downplay the depth and breadth of Boeing’s crimes,” Cassell writes in his motion to the court. Including the 737 MAX families’ in the process and hearing what they had to say, “would have presented the Government with evidence exposing the pervasiveness of Boeing’s wrongdoing.” The Boeing DPA says that two test pilots were responsible for deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration during the certification of the MAX. That allowed a fatally flawed airplane to be sold into the global airline market. This was one step along the way to the crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people in Indonesia and Ethiopia. But like the Epstein victims, MAX families are not content – nor apparently, do they believe – that the wrongdoing was so narrowly confined. “How can you deny the facts in the public domain? How can you say there wasn’t widespread culpability?” Ryan asked, concluding, “Something’s not right here.” Late last week, Ryan and others were invited to make presentations to Kenneth Polite, Assistant Attorney General – Criminal Division. Polite, I am told by several people who attended the online meeting, was compassionate and engaging. Cassell said the families asked to talk to Attorney General Merrick Garland and days later, they were notified that would happen this coming week. It is worth noting that Jeffrey Epstein served his 9-month sentence in a Palm Beach County jail and much of the publicity surrounding his abuse of dozens of teenage girls had died down but the victims’ rights case filed by Cassell and attorney Bradley J. Edwards kept moving forward. It can be credited in part for resurrecting public interest in the Epstein case and ultimately his second prosecution and incarceration in 2019. Epstein died in a federal detention center in New York in August of that year. In December 29, 2021, his former companion, Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted for her role in the serial abuse of children. So if the Justice Department can glean anything about the people now asserting the rights due victims under the law, it is that they are represented by a lawyer who has been waging this war for a while and appears unfazed by the length of the journey. In denying the 737 MAX families their rights, they have been given a platform to make the case that Boeing’s lies led to the deaths of their loved ones. They may make that case in a Texas courtroom and they are already making it in the court of public opinion. The question for prosecutors and perhaps even for Boeing is how long they want that to continue. Christine Negroni Author of The New York Times bestseller, The Crash Detectives, I am also a journalist, public speaker and broadcaster specializing in aviation and travel. https://christinenegroni.com/737-max-families-use-tactic-from-jeffrey-epstein-victims-to-dispute-boeing-plea-deal/ As India builds its newest airports, it needs robust, fail-proof SOPs A near air mishap on Bengaluru skies that put the lives of 430 people in danger shows safety risk norms require constant refresh In December 2019, Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), as per a media release from its owner BIAL, became the first airport in the country to operate independent parallel runways that enable aircraft to land or take-off simultaneously on both runways. Even today, KIA has the singular distinction of being the only airport South of the Vindhyas to operate parallel runways. On the morning of January 7, however, a near dangerous scenario played out involving the same parallel runways. Two Airbus A 320 IndiGo aircraft — 6E 455 departing for Kolkata and flight 6E 246 for Bhubaneswar — were cleared for take-off almost simultaneously. Even as they were airborne, both aircraft flew dangerously close to each other with a high risk of a ‘breach of separation’, potentially risking a mid-air collision and jeopardising the lives of around 430 passengers and crew. Two IndiGo planes avert mid-air collision over Bengaluru runway on Jan 7, DGCA probe ordered A ‘breach of separation’ occurs when two aircraft traverse the minimum mandatory vertical or horizontal distance in an airspace envelope. What saved the day was the alertness of an approach radar controller who, on noticing the trajectory or flight path proximity of the two commercial aircraft and the fact that they were headed nearly towards each other, alerted the aircrew who were until then operating their respective aircraft unaware of the impending danger. The two Airbus A320s pilots were directed to quickly change course; flight 6E 455 was asked to swerve to left and flight 6E 246 was asked to swerve right, thereby avoiding what could have been a catastrophe. ‘Overly hyped’ incident While the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) told this correspondent that the DGCA was investigating the incident and would “take the strictest action against those found delinquent,” it brings to question whether airports across the country are equipped to handle such emergencies. Airports with parallel runways are not a novelty, though there may not be many in the country. Robust flight plans can keep airlines afloat Some senior pilots that BusinessLine spoke to, however, played down the incident. A senior IndiGo pilot said, “The incident has been overly hyped up. There is a fairly large lateral separation between both runways. The standard operating procedure at Bengaluru airport requires pilots to change over to the radar frequency soon after take-off and radar control is exercised. (This was) a relatively small SOP lapse with no serious consequences.” Pilots also averred that the traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS), would have been activated and there was no need to unnecessarily panic over the incident. But at low altitude, the TCAS has limitations; it cannot, for example, tell a pilot to descend or pitch down. As aviation expert Capt Mohan Ranganathan said, “The TCAS doesn’t want to disturb the pilot at say 500 feet when he /she is still engaged in stabilising the aircraft after take-off.” Safety procedures Capt Amit Singh, pilot and expert/consultant on airline safety, said, “Technically, the airport doesn’t have an independent parallel runway mode and works on either a segregated model (2 runways) with one runway used for landing and the other for departure, or a simple single runway mode.” “The airport is in proximity to Yelahanka airport to the south, which is a defence airport. The new runway was built to the south of the existing runway, which placed it even closer to Yelahanka and its airspace. The design requirements of parallel runways require aircraft departing from the southern runway to turn right by 45 degrees whereas those departing simultaneously from the northern runway can fly straight out. This assures that the two aircraft have diverging flight paths soon after take-off. “Kempegowda International Airport cannot allow a right turn after take-off from the southern runway since it would transgress Yelahanka Airspace. So, a left turn has been promulgated with a restriction on simultaneous departures from the two runways. When you have a non-standard instrument departure that converges (flights paths), you cannot release both aircraft simultaneously. The use of a segregated mode or the single mode, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) on implementing these modes of operation, are designed to mitigate just this risk. The SOP is the safety barrier,” he said. The question is what happens if the SOP fails as it did in this incident. The safety risk assessment is a continuous process that has a feedback loop. An SOP cannot last a lifetime and needs to be reviewed with a fresh pair of eyes each time. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/specials/flight-plan/as-india-builds-its-newest-airports-it-needs-robust-fail-proof-sops/article64931597.ece UAE bans all drones and light sports aircraft with immediate effect In the wake of the deadly drone attack targeting Abu Dhabi International Airport on Monday 17 January, the UAE’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced new directives banning all drone and light sports aircraft flights across the country, starting Saturday 22 January. Unlawful Practices The new directives were issued in coordination with the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) after several cases of non-compliance and unlawful trespassing were reported. The ministry urged the public to comply with the recent guidelines to ensure the safety of lives and property, and avoid unsafe practices, stressing that companies with work contracts, commercial or advertising projects, that rely on drone filming must communicate with the authorities to obtain the necessary exceptions and permits to carry out their projects and avoid unfavourable consequences. Legal Consequences The ministry warned that operators disregarding the new guidelines will be subject to legal consequences including imprisonment and fines. Under the GCAA regulations article 69, a person can be imprisoned for a year and a fined up to AED50,000, or either penalty, for violating UAV operating rules including flying without authorisation from the competent Authority, piloting an aircraft without holding the required certificate, licences or authorisations, piloting an aircraft when drunk, causing damage to aeronautical communication facilities or navigation aids on the ground, and failing to enter the required information in the documents or records of the aircraft or for altering such information. On the other hand, article 70 stipulates that operators can be imprisoned for three years and fined up to AED100,000, or either penalty, for flying without bearing the nationality and registration marks or displaying incorrect or ineligible marks, piloting drones over prohibited areas, not complying with an order to land while in flight, landing at or taking off from areas other than the designated places, and flying UAVs without authorisation or carrying onboard weapons, munitions of war or to commit an act of smuggling. https://www.commercialdroneprofessional.com/uae-bans-drones-and-light-aircraft-with-immediate-effect/ Saudi Arabia to develop hydrogen fuel cell-based transport, sustainable jet fuel Saudi Arabia signed Jan. 20 eight preliminary agreements with the planned carbon-free city of Neom, the Red Sea Development Co. and other key national entities for the development of hydrogen fuel cell-based transportation and production of sustainable jet fuel, according to the country's energy ministry. Register Now The agreements will help the world's largest crude exporter take a leadership role in "all areas of energy, as it has been in the oil industry for over 80 years," energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said in a statement following the signing ceremony in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia will look developing hydrogen fuel cells for use in public buses and railways, following the agreements with Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University and the Saudi Railways Co., respectively. The energy ministry also signed an MOU with the Saudi Technology Development and Investment Company for the development of sustainable jet fuel. Saudi Arabia is also exploring the possibility of deploying hydrogen fuel cell-powered buses in key industrial and commercial cities through agreements with the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu and the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites. The efforts come amid a broader push to decarbonize Saudi Arabia, which is targeting a 2060 timeline for reaching net-zero emissions. The nationally determined contributions submitted ahead of COP 26 in Glasgow in 2021 only target its domestic emissions and do not factor in those released from the use of its crude globally. Saudi Aramco, the state oil company plans to reach net-zero by 2050. Saudi Arabia plans to offset 278 million mt of carbon dioxide by 2030 as part of the Saudi Green Initiative to tackle domestic emissions. Hydrogen push Hydrogen has been earmarked for development in Saudi Arabia and in fellow oil exporters, the UAE and Oman as a viable energy export alternative to crude oil. The UAE and Saudi Arabia have ambitious plans to become leaders in the production of low-carbon hydrogen. The total value of announced investments in hydrogen in the Middle East is set to hit $44 billion, according to data from S&P Global Platts Analytics. Around $35 billion worth of the announced projects are set to be operational by 2030. Saudi Arabia is building one of the world's biggest green hydrogen projects in Neom, the planned megacity straddling the country's borders with Jordan and just across the narrow Strait of Aqaba from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. The project developed by Riyadh-based Acwa Power and Air Products will be completed by the first quarter of 2026. It will produce 240,000 mt/year of green hydrogen, which will in turn be processed into 1.2 million mt/year of ammonia. Green hydrogen refers to the fuel manufactured by electrolysis powered by solar and wind, while ammonia is currently the most easily transportable form of hydrogen. Saudi Aramco has previously shipped volumes of blue ammonia, derived from blue hydrogen to Japan, one of its biggest importers of crude. This variant of the fuel is obtained through steam methane reformation, with the carbon dioxide captured and sequestered. Pink Hydrogen Saudi Arabia also plans to tap into hydrogen manufactured through nuclear-powered electrolysis. The fuel obtained through this method is variously classified as pink, red or purple hydrogen. "There is another funky type of hydrogen which we call...pink now, so hopefully when we do our our nuclear investments...you will see Saudi pink hydrogen being produced somewhere in Saudi Arabia," Prince Abdulaziz said on Jan. 19. Saudi Arabia's plans for nuclear energy are nascent. The country currently has no nuclear power generation but has said it will add around 17 GW of nuclear capacity by 2040 and has ambitions to bring two reactors with a combined capacity of 3.2 GW online within the next decade. https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/energy-transition/012022-saudi-arabia-to-develop-hydrogen-fuel-cell-based-transport-sustainable-jet-fuel Aerospace Safety Specialist Company: Virgin Galactic Req No. 2021-6449 Type: Regular Full-Time Classification: Exempt Location: US-NM-Las Cruces Who we are Virgin Galactic, www.VirginGalactic.com (NYSE: SPCE), recognizes that the answers to many of the challenges we face in sustaining life on our beautiful but fragile planet, like in making better use of space. Sending people to space has not only expanded our understanding of science, but taught us amazing things about human ingenuity, physiology and psychology. From space, we are able to look with a new perspective both outward and back. From space, the borders that are fought over on Earth are arbitrary lines. From space, it is clear that there is much more that unites us than divides us. “We are at the vanguard of a new industry determined to pioneer twenty-first century spacecraft, which will open space to everybody — and change the world for good.” Sir Richard Branson, Founder, Virgin Galactic If you are looking for a challenging opportunity that will ignite your passion for designing cool and innovative products, are exceptionally creative, are a great problem solver and can make things happen - apply today! #LI-DL1 Your Mission · Demonstrates an excellent safety behavior and attitude, follows regulatory practices and rules, recognizes and promotes hazard reporting and ensures effective safety reporting. · Acts as an information conduit to bring safety issues to the attention of management and to deliver safety information to the staff, contractors and stakeholders. · Builds and maintains excellent working relationships across the organization. · Provides and articulates information regarding safety issues to all organizational levels. · Investigates injuries and incidents. · Analyzes data for trends related to injuries, hazards, events and occurrences. · Ensures compliance with regulatory agencies, including OSHA, FAA, EPA, NTSB, and local municipalities. · Serves as Emergency Response team member. · Continually seeks opportunities to improve the knowledge and skill level of all levels of leadership to positively impact the safe operations of the business. · Develops and implements effective safety programs to ensure that operations are fully compliant with Local, State, and Federal laws/regulations. · Executes a comprehensive facility and operations inspection process to ensure continuous improvement while maintaining regulatory compliance. · Facilitates required regulatory training and maintains all safety related record keeping. · In conjunction with the Virgin Galactic Safety Team, develops proactive annual safety plans that provide solutions necessary to build and sustain a world‐class safety culture. · *The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position. What you bring · Detailed knowledge of, and experience working with, OSHA, EPA, FAA and local regulators · Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis for injuries and incident/accident investigations. · Experience in Human Factors as it applies to Aerospace Operations and Maintenance · Experience with aerospace industry processes is highly desirable. · Experience with aviation flight line processes is highly desirable · Excellent written and verbal skills with the ability to develop and deliver articulate presentations to groups of all sizes and levels. · Proficiency in Microsoft Office software. · Ability to develop and maintain partnerships across functional areas. · Ability to work a flexible schedule outside the normal business days and hours to support operations or special events. · Ability to respond to serious emergency situations. · Must be a “U.S. person” as defined by the ITAR (22 CFR §120.15) Education/Certifications · Bachelor’s Degree in a safety field is highly desired. · High school diploma or GED required. · Certifications or similar within aerospace/aviation field is beneficial. Preferred Skills and Experience · 2+ years of safety experience. · Experience with regulatory agency policies, procedures and programs. · Experience with start-up programs (desired). Physical and/or Additional Requirements · Must be able to work flexible hours outside of normal business hours on occasion. · Must be able to stand for extended periods of time. · Must be able to stoop, bend, crawl, and maneuver in tight spaces. · Physically able to handle items weighing up to 40 lbs. (unassisted). ITAR Requirements To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State Virgin Galactic is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Virgin Galactic is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status. APPLY TO: send the resume directly to the hiring manager Diana Crump at diana.crump@virgingalactic.com CALL FOR PAPERS We are pleased to announce that the 10th ESASI Regional Seminar 'Maintaining the Momentum' will take place in Budapest, Hungary on 6 and 7 April 2022. The aim of the seminar is to keep the European air safety investigation community abreast of current developments and evolving best practice in aircraft safety investigation. As in previous years, the seminar will include presentations on case studies, the European environment, challenges of modern air safety investigations and human factors in aircraft accidents and incidents. Details of proposed presentations should be sent to presentations@esasi.eu. The ESASI committee will select the presentations in late February 2022. Best regards Steve Hull IEng FRAeS FISASI Secretary ESASI https://www.esasi.eu/ Analyst, Safety/Flight Operations Quality Assurance Job Locations US-TX-Irving ID 2022-4589 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 Facebookat Facebook.com/envoyaircareers and Facebook.com/EnvoyPilotRecruitment. APPLY HERE Assistant Director, Airport Development Miami, United States of America req1016 Employment Type: Permanent Contract Duration: ind. About the team you are joining Reporting to the Regional Director Airport, Passenger, Cargo and Security - The Americas, the candidate will focus on addressing airport development, capacity enhancement programs, in addition to the implementation of best practices on infrastructure planning guidance, technical standards, and metrics. The candidate will work hand in hand with the global airport development team, Country Managers, and the regional airport charges teams. The focus will be to work with and on behalf of key member airlines and with related authorities to implement functional, cost effective and phased modular development strategies based on comprehensive master plans that meet the business objectives and needs of the airline industry. What your day would be like Work closely with the airport development and charges experts in both the Region and in the Division to identify and develop agreed strategies for airport infrastructure development. Provide expert support to airlines, Regional Director APCS and Regional Vice President on airport development matters including airside and landside operations, security, cargo and facilitation. Engage constructively with airport owners/operators and authorities to ensure airport capital expenditure is demand driven, cost effective, prioritized and addresses airline's needs. Work with airport and civil aviation authorities to address airline requirements at major airports, particularly hubs served by groups of IATA member airlines. Priority airports will be identified by the Regional management and/or regional airline groups. Conduct airport missions/assessments with airline subject matter experts to determine the underlying rationale, scale, and cost of proposed airport development/capacity enhancement programs in the Region. Produce reports with specific recommendations and action plan for airlines’ review and feedback. Support other divisional initiatives including Advocacy, Commercial, Consulting, Environment and Sustainability, Training, and other Divisional campaigns. We would love to hear from you if The successful candidate must possess: · University degree or equivalent technical standard for an airport design engineer/architect. · Suitable experience may be considered in lieu of professional qualification. · Minimum of 10 years project management experience in airport planning, development and/or operation with airlines and airport authorities. · Ability to demonstrate the application of technical elements such as capacity assessments and clear benefits and outcomes. · Sound knowledge about airport charges regulation and consultation processes. · Experience in senior level stakeholder management i.e. Chairing / leading committees. · High motivation with proven teamwork abilities. · A self-starting approach with ability to proactively engage with stakeholders and progress work goals. · Excellent communication skills with ability to influence senior (Director level and up) stakeholders. · Experience in making clear presentations and preparing reports based on technical merits and facts. · Proficiency in Microsoft Office. · Fluent in both written and spoken English and Spanish; Portuguese would be an asset. · Travel Required: 30% · Diversity and Inclusion are one of our key priorities and we want to role model it. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills in which you can contribute at your best and be who you are. The more inclusive we are, the better we will be able to thrive to represent, lead and service the airline industry. If there is anything we can do to create a more comfortable interview experience for you, please let us know. · Learn more about IATA’s role in the industry, our benefits, and the team at iata/careers/. We are looking forward to hearing from you! 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