Flight Safety Information - March 23, 2022 No.058 In This Issue : Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor - Main Gear Collapse (Florida) : Sukhoi Su-25 - Forced Landing (Ukraine) : Boeing 737-89P (WL) - Aircraft Accident (China) : Incident: Cargojet B752 at Hamilton on Mar 15th 2022, electrical odour in cockpit : How Could One of the World’s Favorite Jets Just Plunge to Earth Like a Ballistic Missile? : One of two black boxes found from crashed China Eastern jet : NTSB appoints air investigator as US advisor to investigate China Eastern’s Boeing 737 crash : Irish aircraft among planes re-registered in Russia - regulator : Boeing’s Tenuous Recovery in China Shaken by 737 Jet Crash : Registrations open for the EAAP "Human Factors in Flight Safety” training course, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain, 25-29 April 2022 : ISASI 2022 - Brisbane Australia - Call for Papers : The Mattford Group's Negotiating Solutions® workshop : Position Available: Powerplant Analyst : Position Available: Configuration Control Manager : GRADUATE SURVEY Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor - Main Gear Collapse (Florida) Date: 22-MAR-2022 Time: c. 10:25 Type: Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor Owner/operator: US Air Force (USAF), 325th FW Registration: MSN: Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Minor Location: Eglin Air Force Base (VPS/KVPS), FL - United States of America Phase: Landing Nature: Military Departure airport: Destination airport: Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, FL (VPS/KVPS) Narrative: A USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor, assigned to 325th Fighter Wing, experienced a mishap upon landing at Eglin Air Force Base (VPS/KVPS), Florida. The left main landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway. Emergency crews responded to the scene, and the pilot was transported for medical examination. According to military officials he was released from the hospital and is in good condition. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/276779 Sukhoi Su-25 - Forced Landing (Ukraine) Date: 22-MAR-2022 Time: Type: Sukhoi Su-25 Owner/operator: Ukraine Air Force Registration: MSN: Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: Aircraft damage: Substantial Location: - Ukraine Phase: Combat Nature: Military Departure airport: Destination airport: Narrative: Undated footage circulating on social media show a heavily damaged Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft that apparently force landed in a field. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/276771 Boeing 737-89P (WL) - Aircraft Accident (China) Date: Monday 21 March 2022 Time: 06:22 UTC Type: Boeing 737-89P (WL) Operator: China Eastern Airlines Registration: B-1791 MSN: 41474/5453 First flight: 2015-06-05 (6 years 10 months) Engines: 2 CFMI CFM56-7B26E Crew: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 Passengers: Fatalities: 123 / Occupants: 123 Total: Fatalities: 132 / Occupants: 132 Aircraft damage: Destroyed Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Tengxian, Guangxi ( China) Phase: En route (ENR) Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG/ZPPP), China Destination airport: Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN/ZGGG), China Flightnumber: MU5735 Narrative: China Eastern Airlines flight 5735, a Boeing 737-800, crashed in a mountain range in Tengxian, Guangxi, China. The aircraft departed Kunming Changshui International Airport at 05:15 UTC on a domestic passenger service to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. ADS-B flight tracking data from Flightradar24 shows the aircraft at 29,100 feet, flying along Airway 599 towards Guangzhou. ADS-B data released by Flightradar24 suggest the descent started between 06:20:43 and 06:20:59. Altitude datapoint show the descent stopped about 06:22:00 around 7400 feet and the aircraft climbed to about 8600 feet before the aircraft again entered a steep descent. The last recorded datapoint was at 06:22:35 at 3225 feet. CCTV footage and dashcam appears to show the aircraft in an extremely steep descent before it crashed in a wooded mountainous area. The location where the descent from 29100 feet was initiated, coincides with the point where flight MU5735 began its descent (also from 29100 feet), the day before the accident. https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20220321-0 Incident: Cargojet B752 at Hamilton on Mar 15th 2022, electrical odour in cockpit A Cargojet Boeing 757-200, registration C-FACJ performing flight W8-462 from Iqaluit,NU to Hamilton,ON (Canada) with 2 crew, was on approach to Hamilton when the crew detected an electrical odour in the cockpit, declared PAN PAN and continued for a safe landing. The Canadian TSB reported a postflight visual inspection did not reveal any findings, however, the right hand flight control computer was replaced while troubleshooting another fault. The aircraft was returned to service and did not exhibit any faults on subsequent flights. https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4f65e0a2&opt=0 Pilot Says Antonov Management Responsible For An-225 Demise An An-225 pilot claims that management was advised by NATO to move the aircraft weeks before Russia's invasion. An An-225 pilot is speaking out about the destruction of what was the world's largest aircraft. Major Dmytro Antonov posted a video to YouTube on March 18th, accusing Antonov management of ignoring warnings from NATO regarding an impending invasion. Let's see what he has to say... To be absolutely clear, the pilot's surname is Antonov- the same name as the company that built and operated the An-225 and the subject of the pilot's allegations. As such, we will reference the An-225 pilot, Major Dmytro Antonov, as Maj. Antonov. Company leadership warned in January Picked up by Aviacionline, An-225 pilot Maj. Antonov took to his channel on YouTube to discuss why the aircraft wasn't moved out of Ukraine, to safer territory, in the days leading up to the Russian invasion. Translated and paraphrased in English from Russian, Dmytro Antonov states: "There was no decision to transfer the plane anywhere. You could do Rzeszów, you could do Leipzig. Why Leipzig? Because on January 26th, there was an appeal to management from the [NATO Support and Procurement Agency] via [Antonov Logistics (Germany)] for the relocation of all our aircraft. Flight personnel, personnel, spare parts, etc [could be transported] to Leipzig in light of a possible war. There was no answer to this inquiry...And as I said, there was no strong-willed decision to transfer [the aircraft] between February 15th and 23rd. The translation to English may be rough. However, for those who can understand Russian, the original video can be viewed below, with the pilot's discussion of the Mriya roughly 13 minutes in. Pilot receiving threats Maj. Antonov goes on to say that, after the warnings, Antonov's top management headed to Leipzig, Germany, two weeks before the war (mid-February) and raided the Antonov Logistics SALIS office rather than take action with the aircraft. The pilot alleges that this action was taken due to connections with Russia. Aviacionline notes that Maj. Antonov has received some threats from the company over his allegations. "Let them threaten. [They did] a little revenge, they blocked my phone. As long as I still have access to the Internet, everything is fine," he states. A 'cover-up' would make sense... Simple Flying has reached out to the Antonov company with a request for comment regarding the pilot's allegations. Without being able to independently verify the claims, it's an awkward and uncertain situation. However, given the fact that the US was warning the world about an impending invasion, it would have made a lot of sense to relocate the Mriya to safer territory. Indeed, during the early days of the invasion, and news of the An-225's destruction, many online were asking why the aircraft wasn't relocated- with some others calling the aircraft's demise 'fake news' (clearer imagery has since been released to confirm the aircraft's destruction). In late-February the Antonov An-225 was destroyed at Hostomel airport outside Kyiv. As such, if the pilot's allegations are true, it would make sense at this point for Antonov management to now remain quiet and fly under the proverbial radar. The fact that there was a warning nearly a month in advance would indeed be a very bad look for the company's leadership if they had chosen to ignore such advice. https://simpleflying.com/an-225-destruction-blame/ How Could One of the World’s Favorite Jets Just Plunge to Earth Like a Ballistic Missile? Aviation experts are baffled by data showing that a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 about to begin its descent to the city of Guangzhou suddenly plunged vertically to earth like a missile, killing the 123 passengers and nine crew aboard on Monday. This horrific disaster, the worst in recent Chinese aviation history, highlights that the kind of data that once took investigators at least days to gather is now instantly available from open-source tracking sites like FlightRadar. As a result, speculation about the cause of a crash creates an instant Twitter storm as pilots and technical experts attempt to interpret what they are looking at. Boeing 737 Was Plunging at 350MPH in Moments Before Crash in China with 132 Aboard In this case, there is a striking consensus that something very unusual happened that cannot directly relate to previous disasters involving this version of the 737, one of the most flown jets in the world, which preceded the 737-MAX version that was grounded for nearly two years after two catastrophic accidents. The flight pattern revealed by radar shows that the airplane was flying at 29,100 feet over mountainous terrain, with the crew about to prepare for the descent, when the nose abruptly pitched down and it began the dive. As it neared the terrain it seemed to briefly pull up but then resumed the dive to impact with enormous force. The only certain details are what did not happen: There was no indication of an engine fire and no sign of any major part of the airplane breaking up. Significantly, there was no time for the crew to send a Mayday distress call. There have been several cases of various models of the 737 suffering an explosive decompression, when part of the fuselage structure, weakened by undetected cracks in the outer skin, suddenly rips open and the air in the pressurized cabin is released in a blast, but even with that damage pilots have been able to get the airplane down safely, even with parts of the cabin open to the skies. But those events happened early in the flights, when the airplanes were reaching cruise altitude, not as in this case at the end of the cruise and at the beginning of the approach to the airport. One aerospace engineer, commenting on the Aviation Herald site, says, “It is not normal for a plane to nose dive into the ground, it rules out a lot of failures.” Another says, “To those who can’t think of any reason… there are a lot. Some repeats from things that already happened, perhaps something that has never happened before. Aviation is like that.” The Machiavellian Reason China Is Putting the Squeeze on Boeing There was a case where a similar dive was involved: in 1997 Silk Air Flight 185, an earlier model 737, crashed into a river in Sumatra, killing 104 people; an investigation by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the pilot had deliberately triggered the dive in an act of suicide, but this verdict was disputed by Indonesian regulators, who cited problems with the rudder controls that had caused other crashes of that model. Another possibility is that although no break-up was visible on the radar track, some part of the horizontal stabilizer, which would be activated to begin descent, may have broken off. All of this leads to one urgent task—to find an answer in the one place where it should be found, in the airplane’s black boxes. The crash site is accessible and teams are headed there. There is, however, some concern that these flight data recorders might not survive such a devastating impact. The Chinese regulators and investigators are highly regarded. China was the first country to ground the 737-Max and the last to allow it to return to the skies. Domestic air travel in China has grown rapidly in the last decade, but there have been very few accidents. https://www.yahoo.com/news/could-one-world-favorite-jets-175333543.html One of two black boxes found from crashed China Eastern jet WUZHOU, China (Reuters) - Chinese searchers found on Wednesday one of two black boxes from a China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed this week in forest-clad mountains with 132 people onboard, the aviation regulator said. The device was severely damaged, and it was not immediately clear if it was the flight data recorder or the cockpit voice recorder, an official of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) told a media briefing. Flight MU5735 was en route from the southwestern city of Kunming to Guangzhou on the coast on Monday when the Boeing 737-800 jet suddenly plunged from cruising altitude at about the time when it should have started its descent ahead of landing. Most of the jet appears to have disintegrated upon impact and no survivors have been found. The cause of the crash has yet to be determined, with aviation authorities warning that their investigation would be very difficult because of the severe damage to the aircraft. "We found a black box on the scene but this black box has been severely damaged on the outside, so the investigation team on the front-line is still ascertaining whether it is the flight data recorder or the cockpit voice recorder," Mao Yanfeng, head of aircraft investigation at CAAC, told the briefing. Weather along the flight path on Monday did not pose any danger to the aircraft, and air controllers had maintained communication with it after its take-off and prior to its rapid descent, Mao told reporters. During its descent, the plane did not respond to repeated calls from the air controllers, CAAC said previously. The jet had met airworthiness standards before take-off, and the three pilots - one more than normally required on a 737 - were in good health, authorities have said. The captain was hired in January 2018 and had 6,709 hours of total flying experience, while the first and second officers had 31,769 hours and 556 hours, respectively, a China Eastern official told the briefing. "From what we know, the performance of the three pilots had been good and their family life relatively harmonious," said the official. In response to the crash, China Eastern has tightened precautions, requiring two senior captains and a senior co-pilot on a three-person crew on some aircraft types, the state-backed The Paper reported. China Eastern and two subsidiaries have grounded their fleet of more than 200 Boeing 737-800 jets. China had made great strides in improving air safety standards over the past two decades, and Monday's disaster was the first major crash in a dozen years. SAFETY Heavy rain in southern China on Wednesday hampered the search for victims and flight information black boxes, with wet weather forecast to last for the rest of the week. Grief-stricken relatives of those on board visited the crash site, among them was a retiree surnamed Zhang from Shenzhen whose eyes filled with tears as he told Reuters that his nephew was on the flight. "I hope the country can thoroughly investigate this matter and find out whether it was the manufacturer's fault or it was a maintenance problem," Zhang said. The CAAC has launched a two-week inspection of the sector in response to the crash involving checks at all regional air traffic control centres, airline companies and flight training institutes to ensure "absolute" safety. FlightRadar24 data showed the aircraft plunged at a rate of 31,000 feet per minute - the height of a 50-storey building every second. The China Eastern official told the briefing the grounding of the 737-800 fleet was not necessarily in response to any safety issue but was more of an emergency reaction to the crash. The disaster comes as Boeing seeks to rebound from several crises, notably the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on air travel and safety concerns over its 737 MAX model following two deadly crashes. The last commercial jetliner to crash in mainland China was in 2010, when an Embraer E-190 regional jet flown by Henan Airlines went down. https://www.yahoo.com/news/factbox-details-crashed-boeing-737-152533233.html NTSB appoints air investigator as US advisor to investigate China Eastern’s Boeing 737 crash The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), a US government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation, said on Twitter on Tuesday that it had appointed a senior air safety investigator as a US accredited representative for the investigation of the crash of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday. The NTSB noted that the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) will lead the investigation, and representatives from Boeing, CFM and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will serve as technical advisors. According to International Civil Aviation Organization, the country where the accident occurred should be responsible for organizing the investigation, thus this investigation is led by the Chinese investigation team, the US can send investigators to participate in it. Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said on Tuesday during a routine press conference that the Chinese authorities are sparing no efforts in conducting search and rescue. They will identify the cause of the accident as soon as possible to ensure the absolute safety of aviation operations. Boeing told the Global Times on Tuesday that it is in contact with the NTSB and their technical experts are prepared to assist with the investigation led by the CAAC. "Our thoughts are with the passengers and crew of China Eastern Airlines Flight MU 5735. We are working with our airline customer and are ready to support them. Boeing is in contact with the US National Transportation Safety Board and our technical experts are prepared to assist with the investigation led by the Civil Aviation Administration of China," it said. The FAA said on Twitter that it is aware of the crash in China and the agency is ready to assist in investigation efforts if asked. Following the crash, China Eastern Airlines has decided to ground all the company's 737-800 planes, sources told the Global Times. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202203/1256486.shtml Irish aircraft among planes re-registered in Russia - regulator Aviation authority says dual registration ‘strictly forbidden’ under international rules A number of Irish-registered aircraft leased to Russian airlines have been re-registered in Russia in breach of an international aviation treaty, the Irish Aviation Authority has confirmed. A number of Irish-registered aircraft leased to Russian airlines have been re-registered in Russia in breach of an international aviation treaty, the Irish Aviation Authority has confirmed. A week after the Kremlin passed a law allowing foreign aircraft leased by its airlines to be added to the country’s register, the Irish regulator said the dual registration of aircraft on the Irish and Russian registers was “strictly forbidden” under the so-called Chicago Convention, the post-second World War treaty that governs international aviation. The new Russian law, signed by President Vladimir Putin, makes it more difficult for foreign lessors attempting to recover aircraft after EU sanctions imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine forced aircraft lessors to terminate leases with Russian airlines by March 28th. More than 500 foreign-owned aircraft, worth an estimated $10 billion (€9 billion), are stuck in Russia with Irish aircraft leasing companies seeking the return of about €4 billion worth of aircraft in the scramble for the recovery of airplanes leased to Russian airlines. Irish aircraft lessors are among the most exposed to Russia’s retaliatory actions against the Western sanctions. In an update, the IAA said that it would only de-register aircraft from the Irish register on request from the registered owner in accordance with relevant Irish legislation and procedures. Cape Town Convention This ensures the aircraft is not deregistered until a registered mortgage is discharged or authorisation is granted under the Cape Town Convention, another international agreement that covers the rights of businesses to recover assets such as aircraft, the regulator said. The IAA asked all countries party to the Chicago Convention to comply with the obligation to carry out “effective surveillance” over foreign operators flying in their territory in order to ensure they comply with all international aviation standards and practices. The regulator has also asked the countries to “take appropriate action when necessary” to preserve international safety rules under the treaty and to “restrict these aircraft from flying into, over or out of their airspace.” “The flights should only be allowed after prior consultation with the IAA,” it said. The regulator listed the “EI” registration numbers of 35 leased aircraft in Russia whose certificate of airworthiness has been cancelled, including 25 Boeing and nine Airbus aircraft, because it cannot vouch that airplanes are safe to fly given that they are stuck in Russia. Dublin-based AerCap, the world’s largest aircraft leasing company, had 152 aircraft leased out to Russian airlines worth €2.1 billion when the war in Ukraine broke out, followed by SMBC Aviation Capital with 34 aircraft and Avolon, which had 14 aircraft leased to Russian airlines. https://www.irishtimes.com/business/irish-aircraft-among-planes-re-registered-in-russia-regulator-1.4833596 Boeing’s Tenuous Recovery in China Shaken by 737 Jet Crash (Bloomberg) -- Boeing Co. faces a new crisis after a 737 jet fell out of the sky in China, renewing concerns about its best-selling family of planes and extending one of the most turbulent periods in the aviation titan’s century-long history. The 737-800 aircraft operated by China Eastern Airlines Corp. nose-dived Monday into mountainous terrain with 132 people on board, prompting the carrier to ground its fleet of the workhorse jets. The model is part of the so-called “next generation” of 737s that have amassed a good safety record since they were introduced in the 1990s. The tragedy casts a harsh spotlight on Boeing after two of its 737 Max jets, the latest version of the narrow-body, plunged to earth in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people and leading to one of the longest groundings in aviation history. The latest incident didn’t involve a Max. Still, it’s a setback for Boeing’s efforts to rebuild confidence in its safety culture and 737 family of jets, the company’s largest source of revenue. It also jeopardizes the Chicago-based manufacturer’s nascent recovery in China, a critical step needed to rebound from three years of financial losses. Boeing had been on the verge of returning its Max aircraft to commercial service in the country, whose regulators were the first to ground the model in 2019. Monday’s crash “comes at an extremely delicate time, with Boeing finally aiming to re-start 737 Max deliveries into China after a three-year halt,” Seth Seifman, an analyst with JPMorgan, said in a note to clients. “Chinese authorities’ comments in the coming days and weeks will, therefore, be critical for gauging the impact of this tragedy on Boeing’s recovery.” Boeing said Monday that it’s supporting its airline customer and is prepared to assist authorities in the U.S. and China. Its shares fell 3.6% to $185.90 at the close of trading in New York and have tumbled 7.7% so far this year. Near-Vertical Plunge Flight MU5735 was cruising more than an hour into its flight from Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan province, to the port city of Guangzhou when it plunged sharply. The maneuver would have likely flung objects and any unbelted passengers violently to the ceiling. In just seconds the jet went from level flight to a descent rate of almost 31,000 feet per minute, according to data posted by FlightRadar24. But after about 45 seconds, the descent became less steep and for a few moments the jet climbed by more than 1,000 feet. It went from 7,425 feet up to 8,600 feet in about 10 seconds, according to the FlightRadar data, which is based on information transmitted by the plane. Just as the earlier dive would have flung items to the ceiling, the climb would have created huge gravitational forces, pinning people in their seats. The climb was short-lived. The jet resumed its dive seconds later. Its last position recorded on the FlightRadar track was at 2:22:36 p.m. local time, about a minute and 35 seconds after the sudden descent began. Video footage showed the aircraft plunging at a near-vertical trajectory behind a mountain side in China’s Quangxi region. Boeing Effects While investigators searched for clues to the disaster, investors fretted about the implications for the embattled planemaker. China’s airlines have been among the largest customers for the 737. Before the Max grounding, the nation took as many as one-third of the narrow-body jets that rolled out of Boeing’s Seattle-area factory each year. In a sign of the potential thawing in its largest overseas market, Boeing last week sent the first Max across the Pacific Ocean since the jet’s grounding to its Chinese delivery center south of Shanghai. China has the largest 737-800 fleet, with nearly 1,200, according to IBA Group Ltd., an aviation consultancy. It also has the youngest fleet, with an average age of just over eight years. The U.S. has the next largest fleet, followed by Ireland, the Russian Federation and Turkey, according to IBA. After burning through more than $20 billion in grounding-related costs, Boeing’s financial turnaround hinges on its ability to resume shipping 737s at a higher volume. Executives had targeted delivering around 500 Max jets this year, with China’s airlines taking their first Boeing narrowbodies in three years. That target is already in question after a sluggish start, Seifman said. The pace of production will also be closely watched for the impact on suppliers such as Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., which manufactures most of the jet’s airframe for Boeing. What Bloomberg Intelligence Says “The event may extend the time it takes for the original-equipment manufacturer’s bonds to narrow the discount at which they trade to triple-B tier industrial peers. Paring inventory and generating cash are key to cutting debt and relieving strain on the company’s financial-risk profile.” -- Matthew Geudtner, BI credit analyst The crash also raises the potential for more confusion and backlash among travelers, some of whom avoided flying on the Max after the damaging revelations that emerged from the earlier accidents. Then-Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg was ousted for his handling of the crisis in 2019 as Boeing faced scrutiny from Congress, regulators and law enforcement. In recent weeks, the company’s safety lapses have been highlighted in “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing,” a Netflix documentary. “Given BA’s problems with the 737 Max, there is some chance that consumers may not want to fly on a 737 until the cause of the China Eastern crash is determined not to be a design or manufacturing issue,” Cowen analyst Cai von Rumohr said in a note, referring to Boeing by its stock symbol. “Hence, isolating the cause of the crash will be critical.” It’s too soon to know what caused the China Eastern accident, and investigations can take months or years to unfold. The lost airplane was relatively young, flying commercially for about seven years. Leading causes of such accidents tend to be maintenance issues, pilot error or sabotage, with design or manufacturing issues less likely, von Rumohr said. Boeing has delivered more than 7,000 jets from its 737NG lineup, making it the best-selling aircraft family in the planemaker’s history. The company delivered the final passenger version in 2019, although it still uses the frame for military aircraft like the sub-hunting P-8 Poseidon. The single-aisle jets are a staple of U.S. domestic flying. Among the largest U.S. airlines, American Airlines Group Inc. has the most 737-800s, with 267 in service and 36 temporarily stored at the end of 2021, according to a regulatory filing. Southwest Airlines Co. has 207, while United Airlines Holdings Inc. has 141 and Delta Air Lines Inc. has 77. United said it’s in contact with Boeing and the FAA about the China Eastern crash while still flying its 737-800s. Delta’s aircraft are “operating safely and routinely,” a spokesman said, declining to comment further. American referred questions to the FAA. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/boeing-slides-china-eastern-crash-142356281.html Registrations open for the EAAP "Human Factors in Flight Safety” training course, Sitges (Barcelona), Spain, 25-29 April 2022 Registrations are now open for the 2022 Initial Human Factors in Flight Safety training course, to be held on-site in the beautiful seaside town of Sitges, near Barcelona, from 25-29 April 2022, kindly hosted by Vueling. The 5-day training course will be delivered by the experienced team of Brent Hayward and Alan Hobbs, together with special guest presenter, clinical and health psychologist Catarina Cunha. The course will be conducted in a COVID-safe manner. The hotel training venue in Sitges has been selected with that in mind and conduct of the course will comply with all national and local government requirements and protocols regarding COVID-19 safety and event management. This may include requirements for providing proof of vaccination and/or negative COVID-19 test results as mandated locally at the time. Completion of this course is recognised by the European Association for Aviation Psychology (EAAP) as contributing towards the requirements for accreditation as an Aviation Psychologist or Human Factors Specialist. There are discounted registration fees for EAAP Members and a significant EARLY BIRD discount also applies for registrations received by 25 March 2022. A detailed course Information and Registration Brochure is available for download from the EAAP website: https://www.eaap.net/read/6055/initial-human-factors-in-flight-safety.html Those with any remaining questions about the course please contact Brent Hayward: brent@dedale.net.au ISASI 2022 Brisbane Australia Current Challenges for Aviation Safety Call for Papers ISASI 2022 will b e a fully interactive "hybrid” conference for delegates to meet either face to face at the Pullman Hotel King George Square Brisbane Australia or to register and participate “ on line August 30 to September 1 , 2022 The committee welcome s the offer of presentations that will address the challenges for contemporary aviation safety in the new normal including: · Recent accident/incident investigations. · Novel and new investigations techniques. · Data investigation and analysis. · Future technological developments for aviation safety. · Investigator training and contemporary selection criteria. · Wreckage recovery and analysis. · Developments in analysis and understanding of human performance with specific reference to pandemics. Abstracts should include the author’s current short CV and be sent to ISASI2022@isasi.org or if you have any questions pmayes@isasi.org April 20th Closing date for receipt of abstracts May 30th Presenters informed of successful selection and instructions for final papers issued July 20th Completed paper and power point presentation required Position Available: Powerplant Analyst Position Purpose: Researches and develops data to optimize Powerplant life management. Creates an overall life view and repair expectation tracking to optimize shop visits. Audits and validates shop visits to ensure financial sections of the Company have technical support. 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