Flight Safety Information - April 26, 2022 No.082 In This Issue : Incident: Canadian North AT42 near Yellowknife on Apr 7th 2022, engine shut down in flight : Incident: Pascan SF34 near Mont Joli on Apr 19th 2022, engine shut down on its own : Incident: Ibex CRJ7 near Fukuoka on Apr 18th 2022, loss of left and right airspeed indications : Incident: NORRA E190 near Copenhagen on Apr 24th 2022, engine problems : In an encouraging move, UN aviation body raises Nepal’s air safety score : Qatar suffers setback in airplane dispute with Airbus : Southwest Adopts Aircraft Maintenance Management Software From IFS : Demand for pilots reaches new heights, impacting Arizona flight schools : Call for Nominations For 2022 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award Incident: Canadian North AT42 near Yellowknife on Apr 7th 2022, engine shut down in flight A Canadian North Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-500, registration C-FTID performing flight 5T-601 from Hay River Merlyn Carter,NT to Yellowknife,NT (Canada), was enroute about 30nm before Yellowknife when the left hand engine began to exceed the ITT and torque limits. The crew reduced the engine power, the engine began to fluctuate. The crew therefore shut the engine down and continued to Yellowknife for a safe landing. https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4f7ebcd4&opt=0 Incident: Pascan SF34 near Mont Joli on Apr 19th 2022, engine shut down on its own A Pascan Aviation Saab 340B, registration C-GANR performing flight P6-478 from Iles de la Madeleine,QC to Gaspe,QC (Canada) with 11 passengers and 3 crew, was enroute when the crew noticed problems with the de-icing system and considering the weather conditions decided to divert to Quebec City,QC (Canada). About 30nm from Mont Joli,QC (Canada) at FL160 the right hand engine (CT7) stopped without any indication or fluctuation. The crew declared PAN PAN and diverted to Mont Joli without attempting to restart the right hand engine due to proximity of the airport. The aircraft landed safely. The Canadian TSB reported maintenance found a fault during the auto-ignition test. The right hand engine's digital electronic control unit (DCEU) was replaced. https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4f7ebbef&opt=0 Incident: Ibex CRJ7 near Fukuoka on Apr 18th 2022, loss of left and right airspeed indications An Ibex Airlines Canadair CRJ-700, registration JA07RJ performing flight FW-18 from Sendai to Fukuoka (Japan), was descending through about FL320 towards Fukuoka when both the captain's and first officer's airspeed indications failed. The crew worked the related checklists and was able to resolve the problem. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Fukuoka's runway. Japan's TSB reported on Apr 25th 2022 that they opened an investigation into the occurrence characterized as "multiple failures that impeded the safety of aircraft operation". https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4f7eb7cc&opt=0 Incident: NORRA E190 near Copenhagen on Apr 24th 2022, engine problems A NORRA Nordic Regional Airlines Embraer ERJ-190 on behalf of Finnair, registration OH-LKO performing flight AY-1392 from Dusseldorf (Germany) to Helsinki (Finland) with 73 passengers and 4 crew, was enroute at FL390 about 30nm south of Copenhagen (Denmark) when the crew decided to divert to Copenhagen reported a problem with one of their engines (CF34). The aircraft landed safely on Copenhagen's runway 04R, both engines still operating, about 25 minutes after leaving FL390. The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Copenhagen about 30 hours after landing. https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4f7ea3db&opt=0 In an encouraging move, UN aviation body raises Nepal’s air safety score The International Civil Aviation Organisation has awarded Nepal an effective implementation score of 70.1 percent, ranking the country above the global average of 67.2 percent. Nepal’s score in the UN aviation watchdog ICAO's air safety oversight audit has improved, officials said on Monday. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has awarded Nepal an effective implementation score of 70.1 percent in its latest safety audit, ranking the country above the global average of 67.2 percent, said Pradeep Adhikari, director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, the country’s civil aviation regulator. This is a provisional audit report of the UN aviation watchdog and so far Nepal’s aviation sector's “safety has been extremely good.” “ICAO has given high safety ratings for the country. We are above the global average,” he added. “Our skies are safe. Our aviation infrastructure is good and on par with the international standards.” But the civil aviation regulator failed to keep up with Nepal's Aviation Safety Plan 2018-22, which had committed to improve its rate of effective implementation of the critical elements of the safety oversight system to 75 percent by 2022. The Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme Continuous Monitoring Approach (USOAP CMA) focuses on a state's capability to provide safety oversight by assessing whether it has effectively and consistently implemented the critical elements of the safety oversight system. The last such assessment was done in 2009. This year, a team of 10 auditors from the United Nations specialised agency audited Nepal’s aviation from April 13 for 10 days. The outcome of the audit score is crucial for Nepal and its burgeoning tourism and aviation industry as it could impact the international expansion plans of investors. The decennial full safety audit of Nepal’s aviation sector was to be conducted in 2019, but the government had asked to defer it by a year. The reason for the postponement was to give the government time to complete institutional reforms: Splitting the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal into two entities—a regulator and service provider. As per international norms, the same entity cannot be both service provider and regulator–two roles the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has been performing currently by providing airport services and also overseeing compliance with aviation regulations. Such dual functions lead to a conflict of interest, the European Commission has maintained. ICAO had agreed to the request for the year-long deferment, and had planned to conduct a full safety audit of Nepal from May 10-20, 2020. Covid-19 further pushed back the schedule. The ICAO team was expected to arrive for an audit on March 21, 2021, but due to the pandemic and consequent border closures, the plan was shelved once again. Nepal’s effective implementation score was the result of an aggregate of individuals scores in eight key areas: legislation, organisation, personnel licensing, aircraft operations, airworthiness, accident and incident investigations, air navigation services, and aerodrome and ground aids. Nepal performed poorly in three areas—legislation, organisation and accident, and incident investigations. The effective implementation scores of all these three key elements are below the global average. According to a draft of the provisional audit seen by the Post, Nepal’s effective implementation score on legislation, or effective implementation of the State’s aviation security requirements, has come down to 76.19 percent from the earlier 90.48 percent. But it is still above the global average, which is 76.16 percent, according to the ICAO’s interactive data. Similarly, Nepal performed poorly on organisation, which defines organisational structure needed to meet safety standards. The effective implementation score on organisation has been reduced to 45.45 percent from the earlier 50 percent. The global average is 71.2 percent. “The poor performance of these two indicators were the result of Nepal not promptly acting to pass two crucial civil aviation bills from parliament,” said a top civil aviation official who wished to remain anonymous. Two crucial bills to unbundle the civil aviation body into regulator and service provider have been gathering dust for a long time, hampering Nepal’s effort to ensure a full aviation safety system. The worst performer in the audit was the Civil Aviation Ministry, according to officials. Out of the eight critical elements, accident and incident investigation is the responsibility of the Civil Aviation Ministry, which is responsible for monitoring developments in accident investigation techniques and practices as well as accident prevention matters. Nepal's effective implementation score on accident and incident investigation was just 21.69 percent, slightly above 15.49 percent earlier—but very much below the global average of 57.08 percent. “We admit that the response on the accident and incident investigation indicator is very poor,” said an official at the ministry. “The audit team has pointed out the need for proper training for investigators, and the need for the latest investigation kits.” Nepal has been investigating incidents and accidents by forming a commission mostly headed by former directors general and secretaries at the Tourism Ministry. The audit has pointed out that investigation requires “trained manpower.” “But we are making efforts from our side,” said the ministry official. “We have prepared investigation guidelines and have sent them to the Law Ministry for its consent. Once it gives a go-ahead, the guidelines will be tabled at the Cabinet for approval.” “We have planned to pass the legislation by June,” said the official. During the last audit on May 14, 2009, ICAO gave Nepal a score of 46 percent in the effective implementation of critical elements of the safety oversight system, which was way below the global average of 60 percent. In July 2013, an ICAO mission visited Nepal to validate the corrective measures taken by the country to address the deficiencies pointed out by the global aviation watchdog in 2009. It detected several lapses during an on-site audit held from July 10-16, 2013, and ICAO gave a “significant safety concern” tag to Nepal’s aviation sector in its audit report in August 2013. The Montréal-based agency raised the red flag on operations among the eight critical elements of safety oversight due to a sharp rise in the number of air accidents and incidents between 2009 and 2012. In July 2017, the ICAO-coordinated validation mission gave Nepal a score of 66.76 percent for effective implementation of safety standards—which is above the benchmark of 60 percent set by ICAO through its Global Aviation Safety Plan. That same year, ICAO withdrew the significant safety concern tag given to Nepal’s aviation sector. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2022/04/26/in-an-encouraging-move-un-aviation-body-raises-nepal-s-air-safety-score Qatar suffers setback in airplane dispute with Airbus By Tim Hepher LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) - A British judge on Tuesday denied a request by Qatar Airways to force Airbus AIR.PA to keep building A321neo jets for the Gulf airline, in a setback to the carrier amid a wider airplane dispute that has triggered a major falling-out in UK courts. The decision means the world's largest planemaker is free to market the in-demand jets to other airlines while the two sides pursue a separate dispute over the safety of larger A350 jets. Airbus revoked the A321neo deal in January in retaliation for Qatar's refusal to stop taking A350s in their core dispute over damage to the painted protective layer of the larger jets. The judge rejected Qatar's argument that it could not obtain similar aircraft to make up the shortfall in A321neo supply, for example by turning to the leasing market or by deploying 737 MAX jets that it has provisionally ordered from Boeing. The decision does not rule out Qatar reinstating the contract at a fuller trial, but means that the cost of filling any gap between now and then can only be addressed by financial damages rather than forcing Airbus to build its customised jets. A hearing in London's High Court was expected to turn later on Tuesday to the timing of what amounts to a widely watched corporate divorce trial, despite what some sources described as a glimmer of hope of an eventual settlement. The knock-on decision to cancel the A321neo deal had alarmed some airlines, with the head of the International Air Transport Association describing it as a "worrying" development in a corner of the market where Airbus enjoys the bulk of new orders. The head of Dubai's Emirates has said he is "not unsympathetic" to its main Gulf rival over the A321neo fallout. Airbus says the two contracts are connected by a "cross-default" clause that allows it to pull the plug on one deal when an airline refuses to honour the other. It has accused Qatar Airways, the A350's biggest customer, of airing invalid safety concerns to avoid taking jets at a time of weak demand, and to activate a $1 billion compensation claim. A350 SURFACE Qatar says it was right to stop taking A350 deliveries over what it describes as genuine safety concerns by Doha's regulator over gaps or corrosion in a sub-layer of lightning protection left exposed by cratered paint on over 20 grounded A350s. It says the cross-default clause does not in any case apply. Airline officials worry the A321neo case may set a precedent allowing disputes to ricochet from one contract to another, tightening the grip of plane giants Airbus and Boeing BA.N. "People will look at this and take extra care to resist such cross-default clauses," the head of a large airline fleet said. Backed by European regulators, Airbus denies any A350 safety flaws, though it has acknowledged that paint peeling is a feature of modern carbon jets, requiring re-painting more often. Qatar Airways says the problem of decaying paint, and the resulting exposure of anti-lightning mesh surrounding the carbon fuselage, results from a defect in the plane's design. A Reuters investigation in November revealed the problem affected other carriers though apart from Qatar none has taken planes out of service, except for surface repairs. The court battle has punctured the secrecy surrounding more than a decade of aircraft negotiations and taken the lid off closely guarded planning methods inside the global jet industry. Multiple industry sources say it is in neither side's interest to spark a full-scale trial, producing a flood of further disclosures and testing relations between France and Qatar at a time when Europe urgently seeks new gas supplies. But while neither side has closed the door to a negotiated settlement, Tuesday's lawyer-packed hearing reflected the gloves-off nature of the row, as one of aviation's pivotal business relationships unravels in London's High Court. The airline was ordered to pay most of Airbus' costs on the A321neo part of the case. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/airbus-qatar-airways-back-court-plane-row-heats-up-2022-04-25/ Southwest Adopts Aircraft Maintenance Management Software From IFS The platform is set to completely revamp the carrier's maintenance, repair, and overhaul processes. Southwest Airlines has announced its new IFS maintenance management system is live. The platform is set to streamline maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) processes for its fleet of 730 Boeing 737 jets. The IFS system will standardize the carrier’s maintenance management, optimizing operational performance and ensuring aircraft safety and reliability. Landon Nitschke, Southwest Airlines Senior Vice President for Technical Operations, said "Effectively operating and delivering a fleet of safe and reliable aircraft is our utmost priority and this starts with maintenance. IFS gives us the peace of mind and control we need to not only maximize the airtime of our fleet but deliver what is important to our customers - on-time flights and a great travel experience," Southwest is the latest airline to implement IFS’ cloud-based system, joining Air France-KLM, LATAM, and Qantas, among other carriers. The new MRO software is set to streamline the airline's maintenance processes, moving away from traditional, fractured methods. Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Simple Flying. What is IFS? The IFS system provides a unified and integrated platform, giving a consistent user experience. It utilizes smart tech with machine learning and AI capabilities to troubleshoot issues before they arise, allowing an airline to adapt and develop alongside it. The platform claims to enable a rapid return to service through timely information exchange between different departments, eliminate material delays by optimizing supply change response times and maintain fleet airworthiness through recordkeeping and flexible planning. Scott Helmer, President of Aerospace and Defense at IFS, said, "Southwest is an innovator among the world's airlines, and this milestone achievement speaks to the company's ambition and commitment to excellence. Throughout this project, IFS demonstrated an ability to handle the scale and volumetrics of the world's largest airlines and was subjected to load testing that simulated a fleet of 1,000 aircraft. I am delighted that again IFS commitment to this industry is acknowledged with Southwest's choice; it is now well positioned to continue its industry leadership in delivering world-class moments of services for its customers." The system is set to provide Southwest’s maintenance crews with improved configuration and compliance management processes, making maintenance and fleet management more efficient and convenient. Digital developments Southwest has already conducted an end-to-end review and refinement of the software as part of its digital transformation. The carrier noted it has identified further optimization of its technical operations and promoting a move away from traditional, inefficient working styles. Nitschke added, “The value of IFS does not stop at aircraft maintenance - the solution's open architecture means we have embedded it and made it an integral component of our enterprise-wide IT ecosystem. With careful planning and preparation, we are proud to have successfully undertaken the largest single MRO system migration in the history of our industry." It will likely be a big boost to the carrier’s digital development, which has seen significant back-end operations issues. Earlier this month, Southwest saw a string of cancellations and delays following a meltdown of its IT systems following “routine overnight maintenance.” It is unclear if the newly implemented IFS system will directly resolve some of these problems. https://simpleflying.com/southwest-airlines-aircraft-maintenance-software/ Russian Airlines May Be Forced To Ground This Sukhoi SSJ Fleets Carriers are becoming worried about potential repair issues. Russia's aviation market is proud of its homegrown Sukhoi Superjet 100. However, the country's airlines may soon have to ground the type due to a critical factor laying at the hands of French entities. Airline anxieties IrAero General Director Yuri Lapin warned Igor Kobzev, Governor of the Irkutsk Region that airlines flying the SSJ100 "won't be able to ensure the repair and mechanical suitability" of the PowerJet SaM146 engines. Russian media outfit RBC shares that the director's concerns relate to sanctions in place by the United States and European Union. Notably, the SaM146 turbofan engine was introduced following a joint venture between what is now Safran, a French aerospace powerhouse, and Russia's NPO Saturn. It is a development from the CFM International CFM56. Safran is responsible for the overall design and certification of all versions of the SaM146. The company also notes that it oversees “the development and production of the engine core, control systems and power transmission, system integration and flight testing.” A regional figure Incidentally, this month marks 11 years since the SSJ100 entered service with Armavia. Across the industry, the plane has the capacity for 87 passengers in a typical two-class configuration. However, in a single-class setting, the capacity rises to 108. The standard variant has a range of 3,048 km (1,645 NM), while the long-range variant has a range of 4,578 km (2,470 NM). Today, Aeroflot, along with its subsidiary Rossiya are prominent holders of the type. Other regional outfits such as Azimuth, Red Wings Airlines, Yamal Airlines, Seversal Aircompany, Yakutia Airines, Gazpromavia, and Comlux KZ. IrAero holds two SSJ100s and five SSJ100LRs. Therefore, it's not a surprise that it's keen to address any operational issues. After all, the plane dominates the fleet. Other than the SSJ, the airline holds a CRJ100LR and an A319, and the latter is also grounded. Market updates Sanction-compliant Airbus and Boeing aircraft already dominate several Russian fleets. Before the invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s aviation industry was already keen to overhaul its domestic operations with homegrown aircraft such as the Ilyushin Il-114-300 and Irkut MC-21. A new version of the SSJ100 has already been touted, powered by Russian PD-8 engines. Earlier this year, this core engine completed first-stage certification testing. Rostec, the conglomerate behind Sukhoi, has denied prospects of a possible suspension of SSJ100 services. It told Russian news agency TASS that it is doing everything it can for carriers to continue operating the plane without interruption. Altogether, in the current climate, Russia’s aviation scene will be keen to catalyze developments to become more self-sufficient. Airlines and manufacturers will be keeping a close eye on conditions in the coming months. Simple Flying reached out to Rostec for further comment. We will update the article with any announcements. https://simpleflying.com/russian-airlines-ground-sukhoi-ssj-fleets/ FAA proposes combined $159K fine – the most ever – against two unruly passengers (NEXSTAR) – Two airline passengers accused of assaulting crew members and fellow passengers face two of the largest fines ever proposed, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday. The FAA said it will levy penalties of $81,950 and $77,272, respectively, against the unnamed passengers. The first passenger was flying from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, to Charlotte, North Carolina on July 7, 2021 when the FAA says the woman fell while she was out of her seat during the flight. She then allegedly threatened to hurt a flight attendant who offered help, shoved the flight attendant aside and tried to open the cabin door. Passengers behaving badly: Worst in-flight incidents of 2021 When two other flight attendants tried to restrain her, she allegedly struck one on the head repeatedly. The crew managed to get her in zip-tie style restraints, but the woman “spit at, headbutted, bit and tried to kick the crew and other passengers,” the FAA said. Officers arrested her after the plane landed in Charlotte. Another female passenger, who faces a $77,272 fine, was flying Delta from Las Vegas to Atlanta on July 16, 2021 when the FAA says she tried to hug and kiss the passenger next to her. She’s also accused of walking to the front of the aircraft and trying to leave the airplane mid-flight. The crew had to restrain her after she allegedly bit another passenger multiple times. “If you are on an airplane, don’t be a jerk and don’t endanger the flight crews and fellow passengers. If you do, you will be fined by the FAA,” U.S. Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg told The View Friday. The passengers must respond within 30 days after receiving the FAA’s letter. The fines are part of the roughly $2 million in proposed penalties the FAA announced Jan. 1. https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/faa-proposes-combined-159k-fine-the-most-ever-against-two-unruly-passengers/ Demand for pilots reaches new heights, impacting Arizona flight schools TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The demand for pilots has reached new highs. Crew shortages have created turbulence in the airline industry. Now companies are cutting flight schedules ahead of the busy summer travel season as they work to recruit pilots. “In my entire career I’ve never seen it like it is today,” said Cochise College Aviation Programs Director Belinda Burnett. Burnett said the demand for commercial pilots is unprecedented. “Back when I started flying it was a 10 to 15 year time period before you could even think about the airlines after you finished training just because there was not that much movement,” Burnett said. Burnett, a graduate of the program herself, said because of today’s demand, her students are on the fast-track to piloting passenger planes. “We tell them if you just stay the course, do the work, you will be at a major airline in six years,” Burnett said. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott is also seeing an increase in enrollment. “Embry-Riddle Prescott in the fall of 2018, we brought in 157 freshmen and at that time the program was about 480 students. This fall, we are expecting 320 freshmen and my program will be just over 900 students, so in a four-year span we have increased by more than 100 percent,” said Parker Northrup, Flight Department Chair at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Northrup is a retired USAF command pilot with more than three decades of experience in the aviation industry. “This increase is among the largest we have seen in the modern age. And certainly, when you look at the global numbers, almost three quarters of a million pilots will be needed globally in the next five years and it’s not likely to let up anytime soon,” Northrup said. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, overall employment of airline and commercial pilots is projected to grow 13 percent from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations. About 14,500 openings for airline and commercial pilots are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Future and Active Pilot Advisors reported from January to March 2022, 12 major airlines hired a total of 3,432 pilots. According to FAPA, United Airlines led the pack with 779 hires, and announced plans to hire 10-thousand pilots by 2030. American Airlines hired 623 pilots and projects it will hire more than 2,300 pilots this year. Delta also hired 623 pilots. To expedite the hiring process, some of these major airlines are turning to the regional airlines to find qualified candidates, leaving those companies scrambling to fill vacancies. “The regional airlines, they are actually losing more pilots than they are hiring by almost half,” Burnett said. To recruit pilots, these companies are offering sign-on bonuses, new and existing cadet programs, university and vocational flight school partnerships and more. Burnett said Cochise College is working to expedite the aviation program to meet the demand. “Normally our graduates would take two and a half to three years to acquire the time they need to get to the regional airline, we feel the need to accelerate those students faster to get the hours faster so they can get to the regional airline sooner,” Burnett said. Even if hundreds of people signed up for an aviation program today, they wouldn’t be ready for about two years. “This is not a problem that we can add water and instantly fix. This is a time problem,” Burnett said. “We can’t fast forward and get to the end quicker than what safety will allow us to do.” https://www.kold.com/2022/04/26/demand-pilots-reaches-new-heights-impacting-arizona-flight-schools/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | March 28, 2022 CONTACT: Philip Barbour, 205-939-1700, 205-617-9007 Call for Nominations For 2022 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award, honoring a leader in global aviation safety. The Award is scheduled to be presented during Flight Safety Foundation’s annual International Air Safety Summit this fall. Presented annually since 1956, the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award recognizes notable achievement in the field of civil or military aviation safety in method, design, invention, study, or other improvement. The Award's recipient is selected for a "significant individual or group effort contributing to improving aviation safety, with emphasis on original contributions," and a "significant individual or group effort performed above and beyond normal responsibilities." Mechanics, engineers, and others outside of top administrative or research positions should be especially considered. The contribution need not be recent, especially if the nominee has not received adequate recognition. Nominations that were not selected as past winners may be resubmitted for consideration in subsequent years. Please note that self-nominations will not be considered. The Award Committee, composed of leaders in the field of aviation, meets each year to conduct a final review of nominees and selection of the current year's recipient. Please help us identify and honor this year's most deserving recipient. Nominations, including a 1-to-2-page narrative, can be submitted via the Laura Taber Barbour Foundation website at http://ltbaward.org/the-award/nomination-form/. Nominations will be accepted through June 3, 2022. For more information, including a complete history of Award recipients, see www.ltbaward.org. About the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation and Award The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award's story dates back more than 75 years. On April 14, 1945, after visiting family in Pittsburgh, Laura Taber Barbour was aboard a Pennsylvania Central Airlines DC-3 when it crashed into the rugged terrain of Cheat Mountain near Morgantown, West Virginia. All passengers and crew were killed. In 1956 her husband, Dr. Clifford E. Barbour and son, Clifford E. Barbour, Jr., in close association with The Flight Safety Foundation, established the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award in her honor. For the past 65 years, this distinguished award recognizing outstanding achievements in aviation safety worldwide has been presented at Flight Safety Foundation’s International Aviation Safety Seminar. In 2013, The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation was formed as an independent non-profit charitable organization composed of members of the Award Board, the aviation community, and the Barbour family. In addition to the annual presentation of the award, in 2019 the Foundation initiated a scholarship program that supports worthy students pursuing professional aviation studies. As the Foundation broadens its scope, the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award will continue to recognize those who significantly contributed to aviation safety. For more information on the Foundation, the award, and past winners, visit http://LTBAward.org Curt Lewis