Flight Safety Information - March 3, 2022 No.044 In This Issue : Incident: Canada B763 at San Juan on Feb 26th 2022, cargo door latches not closed : Accident: Republic E175 at Washington on Feb 28th 2022, hole in fuselage on landing, runway closed 90 minutes later : Embraer 500 Phenom 100 -Landing Overrun (Brazil) : JetBlue pilot pulled off plane before takeoff after failing breathalyzer, authorities say : Marianna Municipal Airport pilot training school proposal : 95,000+ Hours On The Clock: Africa's 3 Most-Used Aircraft : IATA: 2021 Global Airline Safety Record Mixed : Finnair Could Furlough 650 Pilots and Cabin Crew Because of Russian Airspace Sanctions : Frontier Airlines plans to build base for pilots, flight attendants at Sky Harbor : Airbus Opens New Training Campus For Cadet Pilots : From Russia with money: business jet departures from Russia : Japan's JAL, ANA cancel all Europe flights on Thursday : Russia halts deliveries of rocket engines to the U.S : Position Available: Safety Evaluator Incident: Canada B763 at San Juan on Feb 26th 2022, cargo door latches not closed An Air Canada Boeing 767-300, registration C-FPCA performing flight AC-7125 from San Juan (Puerto Rico) to Toronto,ON (Canada), was accelerating for takeoff from San Juan's runway 08 when the crew received a cargo door warning and a warning bell sounded. The crew continued takeoff, climbed out to safety, worked the related checklists, the indication however persisted. The aircraft returned to San Juan for a safe landing on runway 08 about 25 minutes after departure. The Canadian TSB reported: "Maintenance found 4 latches were showing partial red on the visual indicators. The door was manually operated and when closed went hard stop on the latches. All but one visual red indicator were then showing correct. Maintenance investigation continues." https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4f56d24f&opt=0 Accident: Republic E175 at Washington on Feb 28th 2022, hole in fuselage on landing, runway closed 90 minutes later A Republic Airlines Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N402YX performing flight AA-4541 from Providence,RI to Washington National,DC (USA), landed on Ronald Reagan Airport's runway 19 at 18:47L (23:47Z), a loud noise occurred at touchdown. The aircraft rolled out without further incident and taxied to the apron maintaining routine communication. The subsequent departure did not report any anomaly. The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT MADE A LOUD NOISE ON TOUCHDOWN AND POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT, WASHINGTON, DC.", reported "SUBSTANTIAL" damage and rated the occurrence an accident. At 20:05L (01:05Z Mar 1st) Airport Operations conducted a runway inspection and vacated the runway about a minute later. At 20:19L (01:19Z) Airport Operations, who had conducted the runway inspection, radioed tower again and closed runway 01/19 (see NOTAMs below). Up until that time, 92 minutes after N402YX touched down, runway 19 was used for both landings and takeoffs, no observations had been reported by any of the aircraft departing or landing or the runway inspection. At 20:31L (01:31Z) Airport Operations requested to enter runway 19 from runway 04/22 to continue the runway 01/19 inspection and was cleared onto the runway. At 20:38L Airport Operations requested to also enter runway 33 towards the threshold runway 15 to "give it a good inspection after this situation", about 3 minutes later runway 15 returned to use. https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4f55f519&opt=0 Embraer 500 Phenom 100 -Landing Overrun (Brazil) Date: 02-MAR-2022 Time: Type: Embraer 500 Phenom 100 Owner/operator: Flyzar Registration: LV-GQN MSN: 50000286 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Minor Category: Incident Location: Angra dos Reis Airport (SDAG) - Brazil Phase: Landing Nature: Private Departure airport: Destination airport: Angra dos Reis Airport, RJ (SDAG) Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available Narrative: An Embraer 500 Phenom 100 jet, LV-GQN, overrun the runway during a landing attempt in gusting wind conditions at Angra dos Reis Airport (SDAG), Brazil. There were no injuries. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/276104 JetBlue pilot pulled off plane before takeoff after failing breathalyzer, authorities say A JetBlue pilot was pulled off a plane in Buffalo, New York, after allegedly blowing four times the legal limit for pilots on a breathalyzer test, according to Helen Tederous, public affairs director for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority. The 52-year-old pilot blew a 0.17 on a breathalyzer test, police said -- well over the legal limit for pilots, which is 0.04. According to the NFTA, a Transportation Security Administration officer noticed the pilot was acting drunk, and authorities removed him from the cockpit just before takeoff. NFTA Airport Police took the man, who is from Orlando, Florida, into custody, and notified federal authorities, according to Tederous. He was released to JetBlue security and may face federal charges, she said. The pilot denied drinking the morning of the flight, according to the police report, but claimed he drank 7-8 beverages the night before. Tederous said the passengers on board were aware of what was occurring. "It was right there, all unfolding in front of them," she said, "that had to be very unsettling for sure." The flight to Ft. Lauderdale was delayed for over four hours. In a statement, JetBlue said customers' and crewmembers' safety "is our first priority." "We adhere to all DOT rules and requirements concerning alcohol at all times and have a very strict zero tolerance internal alcohol policy," the statement said. "We are aware of the incident that occurred this morning in Buffalo and are cooperating fully with law enforcement. We are also conducting our own internal investigation. The crewmember involved has been removed from his duties." Experts say these incidents are rare. "This is so very rare, but when it happens, it's the end of the career," ABC News' aviation analyst and former commercial pilot John Nance said. "This couldn't be more serious -- the idea of having anybody even slightly impaired in the commercial cockpit was all those lives behind you. And all those lives on the ground below you." https://www.yahoo.com/gma/jetblue-pilot-pulled-off-plane-210300286.html Incident: Comair B734 at East London on Feb 20th 2022, could not retract landing gear A Comair Boeing 737-400, registration ZS-OTG performing flight MN-252 from East London to Johannesburg (South Africa) with 111 people on board, was climbing out of East London when the crew could not retract the landing gear and returned to East London for a safe landing. The airline reported the landing gear failed to retract. The passengers were rebooked for a later flight. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f52f2f0&opt=0 Marianna Municipal Airport pilot training school proposal MARIANNA, Fla. (WMBB) — A recent Boeing study shows the aviation industry will need more than 600,000 new pilots and more than 636,000 technicians over the next 20 years. Former airman Jim Hart believes the Marianna Municipal Airport is the perfect spot for training people to fill these positions. “The airport was originally built as a World War II air force training base,” Marianna Municipal Airport Commerce Board Chairman Jim Hart said. “It was reactivated in 1953 to train pilots for the Korean War and we think it’s ideal.” Hart said the airport already meets all of the preliminary requirements to provide training. “We think that the end result will be, we’ll be able to attract a major school like Embry Riddle or some other high-class training facility to locate in Marianna to use our underused facilities,” Hart said. Marianna city commissioners approved this idea. Hart wants Jackson County commissioners to support it as well. County Commission Chairman Jim Peacock said he supports this proposal and he thinks the other commissioners will too. He said Marianna has something other places can’t offer– open air space. “Some of these airports where they’re training them like over in Pensacola, I talked to a company over there. They wait 30-45 minutes on the end of the taxiway waiting to take off,” Peacock said. “We don’t have that problem.” Hart said the school will create new jobs and will attract students to the area, who may stay for good. Hart will present his idea to the rest of the county commission on Tuesday. If county commissioners agree to allow training at the airport, Hart said they’ll have to create incentives to attract aircraft and instructors to Marianna. He believes the school could begin training within the next two years. https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/local-news/marianna-municipal-airport-pilot-training-school-proposal/ 95,000+ Hours On The Clock: Africa's 3 Most-Used Aircraft One of them is more than 50 years old! The continent of Africa is something of an avgeek's paradise, with a huge variety of commercial aircraft serving its many nations. You can find some real hidden gems among these, with certain examples having come close to or even exceeded the 100,000-hour mark. Let's examine the continent's three most-used commercial jets. D4-CCG According to data from ch-aviation.com, there are 1,619 aircraft registered in Africa, with this plethora of planes being flown by 266 operators. Of these, the jet with the most flight hours at the time of its last measurement is D4-CCG, a 31.89-year-old Boeing 757-200 flown by Cabo Verde Airlines. It has amassed 114,642 hours. This figure is relatively recent, having reportedly been recorded in November 2021. The twinjet had accused these hours across 30,609 cycles, giving an average cycle time of three hours and 45 minutes. Its average annual utilization came to 3,623.51 over 967 cycles. This gives a daily rate of nine hours and 56 minutes. The two-class, 183-seat aircraft entered service with Icelandair back in May 1990 as TF-FII. It served the carrier for nearly three decades, and its move to Cabo Verde Airlines was fairly recent. Indeed, this took place in March 2019. FlightRadar24.com shows that it has been stored at Espargos Amilcar Cabral Airport since June 2021. ZS-NEX An African aircraft that is similar to D4-CCG in terms of both its age and usage at the last measurement is ZS-NEX. Clocking in at 31.61 years old, this corporate Boeing 767-300ER had amassed 104,111 hours over 13,216 cycles when the figures were last checked. However, it is worth noting that this occurred in July 2014. As such, the aircraft may well have exceeded the aforementioned 757's total, given the difference in time between the two measurements. In any case, these figures give an average cycle length of seven hours and 53 minutes. Based on 4,334.49 hours over 550 cycles per year, its daily use amounts to 11 hours and 53 minutes. The aircraft entered service with LOT Polish Airlines in August 1990, before joining Portugal's euroAtlantic Airways 24 years later. It has flown for South Africa's Aeronexus Corporate with a 96-seat all-business-class configuration since November 2015. Its use this year has taken it to the likes of Abu Dhabi and London. 9S-AJO The third and final aircraft that we're taking a look at today hadn't quite reached the 100,000-hour mark at the time of its last measurement. However, once again, this took place in 2014. As such, 9S-AJO, a 50.99-year-old Douglas DC-8-73(F) flying for Trans Air Cargo Service, will have since added to its 95,064 hours. As Simple Flying recently explored, this aircraft has a rich history, and is one of just a handful of DC-8s that remain active today. It served as a US-based passenger jet from 1970 to 1984, before switching to airfreight. It has retained this purpose ever since, and it has served Trans Air Cargo Service since November 2011. https://simpleflying.com/africa-most-used-aircraft-95000-hours/ IATA: 2021 Global Airline Safety Record Mixed The key safety metrics for the global airline industry in 2021 were mixed compared with 2020, according to the International Air Transport Association's annual safety report, released Wednesday. Last year, the aviation industry—including passenger and cargo flights—had 26 total accidents, down from 35 in 2021, and below the 2017-2021 average of 44.2. Seven of the accidents were fatal—one on a jet and six on turboprop aircraft—up from five in 2020. The total number of fatalities, however, was 121 in 2021, below both the 132 reported in 2020 and the five-year average of 207. The fatality risk rose from .13 to .23, owing to the rise in fatal turboprop accidents. Still, the current risk metric means that on average, a person would need to take a flight every day for 10,078 years to be involved in an accident with at least one fatality, according to IATA. The all-accident rate (accidents per one million flights) improved from 1.58 in 2020 to 1.01 in 2021. Last year also was the first time in 15 years that there were no runway or taxiway excursion accidents, according to IATA. https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/IATA-2021-Global-Airline-Safety-Record-Mixed Finnair Could Furlough 650 Pilots and Cabin Crew Because of Russian Airspace Sanctions Finnair could be forced to furlough up to 650 pilots and cabin crew for at least three months because the airline has been banned from flying through Russian airspace. On Monday, the Helsinki-based carrier said it was preparing for a prolonged crisis and that it was no longer “economically sustainable” to fly to many of its destinations in Asia. The airline has temporarily suspended flights to five Asian destinations in South Korea, Japan and China but has since been able to restart flights to Tokyo with up to four flights per week via an alternative route that adds nearly four hours to the flight time. Finnair is also exploring the possibility of restarting flights to Seoul, South Korea and some destinations in China but with routings that will add additional time to the flight. That extra flight time will cost a lot more in fuel and hurts Finnair’s proposition as being the fast northerly route from Europe to Asia. Flights to Bangkok, Phuket, Singapore and Delhi can continue while avoiding Russian airspace but flight times will be increased by around one hour. ”With Russian airspace closed, there will be fewer flights by Finnair, and unfortunately less work available for our employees”, commented Jaakko Schildt, Finnair’s Chief Operations Officer. ”A large share of our staff has been on long furloughs during the pandemic, so the need for further furloughs feels especially harsh, and we are sorry for this.” Although entry restrictions across much of Asia remain prohibitive, Finnair has been able to continue to operate the routes propped up with strong cargo demand. Russia’s retaliatory airspace ban on Finnair and other European carriers could strain already pressured international supply chains. Even with this strong cargo demand, Finnair furloughed the vast majority of its flying staff through the pandemic and is pushing to lower wages and benefits to lower ongoing costs. The airline has been progressively bringing back staff but has been almost immediately hit by Russian sanctions. Finnair says it could need to furlough between 90 and 200 pilots and between 150 and 450 cabin crew. https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2022/03/03/finnair-could-furlough-650-pilots-and-cabin-crew-because-of-russian-airspace-sanctions/ Frontier Airlines plans to build base for pilots, flight attendants at Sky Harbor Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines intends to open a new crew base at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport later this year. Citing demand from its own employees, low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines said Tuesday that it will open a new crew base at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport later this year. The Denver-based airline, known formally as Frontier Group Holdings Inc., said the facility will allow up to 180 pilots and 275 flight attendants to be based at Sky Harbor, and more growth could come later. The new base is expected to open in November. Phoenix will become Frontier’s eighth base for pilots and its ninth for flight attendants. The airline’s CEO, Barry Biffle, said its addition increases flexibility and career-growth opportunities for employees. “Phoenix is a highly desirable place to live and our crew have been asking for a base at PHX for some time,” Biffle said in a statement. https://www.abc15.com/news/business/frontier-airlines-plans-to-build-base-for-pilots-flight-attendants-at-sky-harbor Airbus Opens New Training Campus For Cadet Pilots Airbus and Volotea are working together towards helping the next generation of pilots. The Airbus Flight Academy Europe (AFAE) has inaugurated a new campus in Angoulême, South-West France. The Spanish carrier Volotea, based in Barcelona, will be AFAE’s first client in this new campus, recruiting the first generation of pilot cadets. The new academy The Airbus Flight Academy Europe has six different campuses across France, in Salon de Provence, Cognac, Avord, Lann Bihoué, Lanvéoc, and Angoulême, according to its website. It was created in 2006 to supply the training assets and services supporting the French Air Force and French Navy pilot schools. Additionally, it is the first school to deliver the Airbus Pilot Cadet Training Programme in Europe. Airbus provides this program elsewhere, for example, Mexico. In 2019, Airbus launched its Ab-Initio Training Program, which equips cadets with the skills and mindset required to become an “operationally ready pilot.” The Program focuses on the development of key pilot technical and behavioral competencies. Now, the inauguration of the new facility provides AFAE with an increased capacity to train up to 200 pilot cadets at one time. The new facility has 4.7 hectares, including a new building of approximately 3,200 square meters which will be used to train aspiring pilots with 14 classrooms, a simulator hall, an auditorium, and a restaurant. Volotea, the first client Volotea is a Spanish carrier. It has a fleet of 39 aircraft, according to data provided by ch-aviation. Its fleet is composed of 20 Airbus A319, 15 A320, and four Boeing 717-200. The airline also expects to receive four additional planes in the future. Volotea is looking to recruit eleven of Airbus’ newly graduated pilot cadets. The cadets will join the Spanish carrier and start working as commercial airline pilots in April or May this year. Carlos Muñoz, Volotea’s CEO, said, “This is a very important day for Volotea, as we are taking cadets directly from the Airbus Flight Academy Europe for the first time. We’re all very excited by it as we know the program quality is of a very high standard, adapting perfectly to Volotea´s training philosophy.” He added that the airline is growing year after year its Airbus fleet, and therefore will need many more pilots. Addressing the pilot shortage of the future The COVID-19 pandemic only postponed the inevitable: there will be a shortage of pilots worldwide. According to Airbus, there will be a demand of around 550,000 new pilots over the next 20 years. In Europe, the crisis is expected to be fierce, as the continent could need 2,300 new pilots by 2023, according to a study by Oliver Wyman. The consultant firm stated, “In 2022, there should be more than 790 pilots missing from European airlines, and in 2023 there will be a shortage of close to 2,300 of these professionals. The Oliver Wyman study estimates that the problem will increase from year to year, reaching 2029 with the need for 3,900 pilots in European aviation alone.” Europe is the third region in the world least affected by the lack of civil aviation pilots, behind Africa and South America. Meanwhile, the Asia/Pacific region will have a shortage of 22,670 pilots by the end of the decade, North America will need 20,600 new pilots, and the Middle East region will need 12,400 pilots. https://simpleflying.com/airbus-new-training-campus-cadet-pilots/ From Russia with money: business jet departures from Russia As Russia prepared to invade Ukraine in the last week of February, those with the means to do so were preparing to leave Russia. More than 300 private flights left Russia from 24th of February through 27 February and nearly 1000 private flights departed Russia during the month of February. Those flights increased in tempo during the final weeks of the month, reaching a peak on 25 February. Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February and departures spiked the following day with 60 departures leaving the country. Total international departures from Russia in February flew to 135 destinations in 52 countries. The greatest number of flights arrived in France (105), Switzerland (104), and the United Kingdom (71). Warm weather destinations like Cyprus and the Maldives were also popular. https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/from-russia-with-money-business-jet-departures-from-russia/ Japan's JAL, ANA cancel all Europe flights on Thursday TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines Co Ltd and ANA Holdings Inc said they would cancel all flights to and from Europe on Thursday, citing safety concerns following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The airlines, which normally use Russian airspace for their Europe flights, join a growing number of carriers that have cancelled or rerouted flights between Europe and north Asia in the wake of the crisis. "We are continuously monitoring the situation, but given the present situation in Ukraine and the different risks, we have decided to cancel flights," a JAL spokesperson told Reuters. ANA Cargo's website said the suspension of flights was due to the "high possibility of its operations not being able to overfly Russia due to the current Ukraine situation." Airlines from the European Union and Canada have been banned from Russian airspace in response to their curbs on Russian airlines, but Japan has not made a similar announcement to date. ANA and JAL operate about 60 flights per week through Russian airspace between Tokyo and London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Helsinki, according to a spokesperson for flight tracking website FlightRadar24. Finnair, which had initially cancelled its Tokyo flights after losing access to Russian airspace, said on Wednesday it would resume four weekly Helsinki-Tokyo flights with a new route and a flight time of 13 hours, up from around 9.5 hours previously. Longer routes by airlines will add to fuel costs and reduce the amount of cargo that can be carried in a tight market for air freight that is exacerbating pandemic-related disruptions in global supply chains. Korean Air Lines was still flying over Russian airspace on Thursday, according to Reuters monitoring of FlightRadar24, but Taiwanese carriers are now avoiding Russian airspace and are flying over China and central Asia. Both JAL and ANA cancelled eight flights each carrier had scheduled for Friday. The impacted routes included those to London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Helsinki. A Tokyo-Brussels flight due to carry vaccines on the return leg will be routed over central Asia, ANA said, adding all cargo flights will operate. JAL said the cancellation of its flights impacts 237 people who were booked onto flights bound to and from Helsinki, Frankfurt, Paris, and London. A separate London-bound JAL flight will not be cancelled but re-routed to avoid Russian airspace. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/japans-jal-ana-cancel-flights-032342025.html Russia halts deliveries of rocket engines to the U.S MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has decided to stop supplying rocket engines to the United States in retaliation for its sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, Dmitry Rogozin, head of the state space agency Roscosmos, said on Thursday. "In a situation like this we can't supply the United States with our world's best rocket engines. Let them fly on something else, their broomsticks, I don't know what," Rogozin said on state Russian television. According to Rogozin, Russia has delivered a total of 122 RD-180 engines to the U.S. since 1990s, of which 98 have been used to power Atlas launch vehicles. Roscosmos will also stop servicing rocket engines it had previously delivered to the U.S., Rogozin said, adding that the U.S. still had 24 engines that would now be left without Russian technical assistance. Russia has earlier said it was suspending cooperation with Europe on space launches from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana in response to Western sanctions over Ukraine. Moscow has also demanded guarantees from British satellite company OneWeb that its satellites would not be used for military purposes. OneWeb, in which the British government has a stake, said on Thursday it was suspending all launches from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rogozin said Russia would now focus on creating dual-purpose spacecraft in line with the needs of Roscosmos and the Defence Ministry. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/russia-halts-deliveries-rocket-engines-111945381.html Position Available: Safety Evaluator Job Description At Republic Airways, our vision is to be America’s regional airline of choice, and our 6,000 associates work together each day to achieve that by providing a safe, clean and reliable flying experience. Whether the role is on the aircraft or in the office, every person at Republic contributes to our success and our family-oriented work environment. Since our founding in 1974, we’ve grown to become the world’s largest operator of the Embraer 170/175 jet, flying more than 1000 flights daily for our partners, American Airline, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. Beyond our operations, we’re focused on sharing our time, talents and treasures with our community—both locally and globally. Join Republic Airways where you will find opportunities, reach new heights and be part of something bigger than yourself. Republic Airways, opportunity elevated. #WhyRepublic POSITION PURPOSE Conducts internal evaluations of operational divisions to ensure adherence to federal regulations, company policies and procedures. Conducts aircraft damage investigations, tracks regulatory correspondence and completes special projects as assigned. ESSENTIAL DUTIES To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Conducts internal evaluations of operational divisions to ensure compliance with federal regulations as well as company policies and procedures. Communicates company policies/procedures, Federal Aviation Regulations and other Standards including but limited to International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audits (IOSA) standards, Department of Defense Standards etc. facilitating fair resolutions and imparting quality expertise to all operational departments. Coordinates Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - Safety Assurance System (SAS) inspections conducted by the FAA Coordinates IOSA conducted by appointed Audit Organization Coordinates DOD inspections conducted by the DOD Communicates with external audit organizations, the FAA and DOD Identifies, tracks, and solves quality and safety concerns, issues or hazards (this includes, but not limited to, interviews, reviews of past evaluation/audit records and compliance data for trends) Reviews changes to applicable regulations in order to recommend appropriate actions to ensure company compliance. Ensure adherence to all Safety and Security regulations Develops and maintains Data Analysis Group key performance indicators, and continuous improvement initiatives for data analysis and visualization. Provides technical leadership to team and department members. Leads through example; monitors, influences and trains others. OTHER DUTIES Performs data analysis on aircraft ground damage to identify trends & systemic causes of aircraft damage. Participates in investigations of aircraft ground damage. Leads investigations into company controllable damage and participates in conference calls for codeshare partner damages. Contributes to the development of SMS training modules for all company associates covered under SMS. Responsible for the continuous improvement of Republic’s Safety Management System Assists with development of SMS structured risk assessment and safety assurance processes, including facilitating Data Analysis Groups Participates in special projects including but not limited to: special request audits, Codeshare meetings and initiatives, Safety Management System (SMS) implementation, monthly safety newsletter and manual reviews using SAS tools. Performs various other duties as assigned. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability necessary to perform this job. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE. Bachelor’s degree with at least 2 years of Aviation experience required. Knowledge of the Code of Federal Regulations for Title 14 and 49 and associated regulatory materials. Knowledge in aviation safety systems including, but not limited to: Safety Management System (SMS), System Safety, Safety Assurance System (SAS) and IOSA. Skills in Microsoft Office applications is a must. PREFERRED EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Bachelor's degree in an aviation or safety related discipline is preferred. At least 3 years of previous experience in aviation. Airframe and Powerplant, Dispatch License or Pilot’s License is preferred. Previous auditing and evaluating experience. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors. REASONING/PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. DECISION MAKING Makes decisions and determines best methods to solve problems by referring to established precedents and policies. Decisions tend to be medium range and of medium significance with moderate consequences. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Able to move about the work environment. Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Typically not exposed to extreme environmental conditions. Work in an open air hangar and outdoor weather conditions occasionally. TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS Travel up to 15% of the time, including overnight stays. Equal Opportunity Employment and Disability Accommodations Republic Airways is committed to achieving a diverse workforce by providing equal employment opportunities to all Associates and applicants, and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type with regard to any characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We are committed to providing applicants and Associates reasonable accommodation to enable the individual to perform the essential duties of the job. If you require accommodation, please contact Human Resources. Curt Lewis