Flight Safety Information - July 15, 2022 No.136 In This Issue : Incident: Royal Maroc B738 at Rotterdam on Jul 14th 2022, flaps problems : Incident: Indigo A20N near Jaipur on Jul 14th 2022, engine vibrations : Incident: Lufthansa A320 at Munich on Jul 14th 2022, rejected takeoff due to disagreeing airspeeds : Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster - Runway Excursion (SLC) : Calls for Safety Vigilance Accompany Downward Accident Trends : TURKISH AIRLINES NOW RATED SEVEN-STAR FOR SAFETY : Saudi Arabia Opens Its Airspace To All Carriers Including Israeli Airlines : EASA announces $350,000 tender for lithium battery screening solution : Regional Aircraft Lessor NAC Places 15 Aircraft In One Week : Connect Airlines Sets Industry Leading Pay-Protected Salary for Regional Pilots : Rex To Buy National Jet Express In $48M Deal (Australia) : Man acquitted in Air India bombings shot to death in Canada : Position - Investigator/Senior Investigator, Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) (American Airlines) : Now Hiring: Director of Safety at flyExclusive in Kinston, NC : POSITION AVAILABLE: Chief Investigator of Accidents (NZ) : GRADUATE RESERACH SURVEY Incident: Royal Maroc B738 at Rotterdam on Jul 14th 2022, flaps problems A Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800, registration CN-RNP performing flight AT-851 from Rotterdam (Netherlands) to Casablanca (Morocco), was climbing out of Rotterdam's runway 24 when the crew requested to stop the climb at FL060 reporting flight control problems. The crew requested to divert to Amsterdam (Netherlands), the controller queried whether they were able to fly a turn, which the crew affirmed and requested radar vectors. ATC vectored the aircraft for an ILS approach to Amsterdam's runway 06 where the aircraft landed at a higher than normal speed (about 173 knots over ground). The aircraft is still on the ground in Amsterdam about 15 hours after landing. https://avherald.com/h?article=4fbb08d5&opt=0 Incident: Indigo A20N near Jaipur on Jul 14th 2022, engine vibrations An Indigo Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-ITP performing flight 6E-859 from Delhi to Vadodara (India), was climbing out of Delhi when the crew stopped the climb at FL260 due to engine (PW1127G) vibrations and decided to divert to Jaipur (India), where the aircraft landed safely about 20 minutes later. The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Jaipur as a precaution due to a caution message. Further checks are being done. The passengers were accomodated on a replacement aircraft. A replacement A320-200N registration VT-IIJ reached Vadodara with a delay of about 4 hours. https://avherald.com/h?article=4fbb0736&opt=0 Incident: Lufthansa A320 at Munich on Jul 14th 2022, rejected takeoff due to disagreeing airspeeds A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIZD performing flight LH-1930 from Munich to Berlin (Germany), was accelerating for takeoff from Munich's runway 26R when the crew rejected takeoff at 80 KIAS (about 90 knots over ground) due to disagreeing airspeeds. The aircraft slowed safely and returned to the apron. A replacement A320-200 registration D-AIQT reached Berlin with a delay of 2 hours. The occurrence aircraft returned to service the following morning about 22 hours after the rejected takeoff. https://avherald.com/h?article=4fbb04ab&opt=0 Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster - Runway Excursion (SLC) Date: Wednesday 13 July 2022 Time: 18:52 Type: Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster Operated by: Corporate Air On behalf of: FedEx Registration: N877FE MSN: 208B0232 First flight: 1990 Engines: 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 Aircraft damage: Substantial Location: Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC) ( United States of America) Phase: Landing (LDG) Nature: Cargo Departure airport: Hailey-Friedman Memorial Airport, ID (SUN/KSUN), United States of America Destination airport: Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC), United States of America Flightnumber: CPT7727 Narrative: Corporate Air flight 7727, a Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster, suffered a runway excursion after landing on runway 34R at Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC). The FAA reported that the aircraft suffered substantial damage. https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20220713-0 Calls for Safety Vigilance Accompany Downward Accident Trends Often a topic that air travelers prefer not to contemplate, air accidents are the subject of rigorous research that shows a continuously improving safety record over the past eight decades. Nevertheless, data from the Flight Safety Foundation's 2021 Safety Report identifies risks that need proactive attention. “Some of the risks, such as loss of control-in-flight (LOC-I), are well understood and have been documented thoroughly over the years by the Foundation and other organizations," it said. "Other risks have been less well studied and require increased attention. In addition, operational changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic pose potential threats if not identified and mitigated.” While about 23 percent of accidents in 2021 could not be classified into accident categories based on available data, the report identified three main risk areas: runway excursions (RE), LOC-I, and controlled flight into terrain (CFIT), all of which ranked among ICAO's five high-risk categories (HRC) of occurrence. “LOC-I accidents accounted for 10 percent of all accidents in 2021 and three of the 11 fatal commercial accidents, including the year’s deadliest accident, the January 9 crash of a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 that resulted in 62 fatalities,” the report said. In 2021, commercial passenger and cargo operations involving aircraft certified to carry at least 14 passengers suffered 44 accidents. Of the total, 11 fatal accidents resulted in 123 deaths among passengers and crew, with one person killed on the ground, data shows. Seven of the 11 fatal accidents, and 20 accidents in total, occurred in the cargo segment, said the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) report. Last year, noncommercial operations in surveying, training, parachuting, and test flights saw 26 accidents, nine of them fatal, in which 50 people died. Corporate jets suffered 28 accidents in 2021; nine of them proved fatal and resulted in 36 passenger and crew deaths. Mark Millam, director at the Flight Safety Foundation, told AIN the aviation industry had seen a remarkable long-term downward trend in accident rate and numbers in recent decades. In some sectors, those rates have plateaued with variability in accidents from year to year. During Covid, the rates proved better for some sectors and worse for others, but not outside the degree of normal variability. “At Flight Safety Foundation, we are expecting to continue the long downward trend because of the continuing work of our members and other aviation organizations around the world,” he said. “We know that if the rate of accidents remains the same, large increases in traffic would mean that the overall number of accidents would increase. That is unacceptable and motivates our everyday work to continue to improve aviation safety performance.” The report said the number of commercial operation fatal accidents last year increased from eight in 2020, but fatalities in 2021 declined more than 60 percent, from the 315 passengers and crew killed in 2020’s accidents. The report also cited two noncommercial fatal accidents that resulted in four deaths in 2020. A year earlier, commercial operations recorded 20 fatal accidents that resulted in 285 fatalities among passengers and crew and another six people on the ground. Noncommercial operations saw three fatal accidents and six deaths in 2019. A striking feature of the FSF’s report appears in a graph representing fatal accidents from 1946 to 2021, along with a five-year moving average. The report said such accidents had trended steadily downward since the late 1990s. Since 2012, the total number of fatal accidents per year has involved 20 aircraft or fewer. Nevertheless, Millam said the industry needs to reach a point where it measures years between accidents rather than the number of accidents per year. “Some sectors of aviation are very close to that milestone today, and ICAO has set an aspirational goal of reaching zero accidents by 2030 with their Global Aviation Safety Plan," he said. "We are concerned with all sectors of aviation, and some sectors are still further away from the milestone we are interested in.” The case of the MH370 crash has recently attracted a flurry of interest, spurring hopes that investigators will eventually solve the mystery surrounding its disappearance in 2014. “We continue to hope that evidence will be found that allows investigators to determine what happened,” Millam said. “Families and friends of the victims deserve to know [the truth]. Also, figuring out what happened increases the industry’s chances of preventing a similar failure in the future.” https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2022-07-14/calls-safety-vigilance-accompany-downward-accident-trends TURKISH AIRLINES NOW RATED SEVEN-STAR FOR SAFETY Turkish Airlines is now rated as a seven-star airline for safety by the global rating agency AirlineRatings.com. Turkish Airlines’ incident record over the past five years has been outstanding and has resulted in the airline’s safety rating being lifted from five-star to the highest seven-star. In an industry first, AirlineRatings.com examines serious incident reports over the prior five years to arrive at an incident rating for airlines. Incidents and crashes now account for five of the seven-star ratings. AirlineRatings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas said; “Turkish Airlines’ safety record is superb and at every touchpoint passenger safety is paramount.” “Our refined safety rating system recognizes the achievements of airlines such as Turkish that have excellent records,” said Mr Thomas. “There is growing concern industry-wide at some pilot performance issues and we have evolved our rating system to put greater focus on outcomes. “With Turkish Airlines, we found an extremely low incident rate and virtually none attributable to pilots. “That performance and its COVID-19 compliance for passengers gain Turkish Airlines the top safety rating of seven stars,” said Mr Thomas. The airline also has a seven-star rating for its onboard products making it a seven-star rated airline for safety, product and COVID compliance. Prior to COVID Turkish Airlines operated 374 aircraft to 331 destinations in 127 countries, including 52 domestic, and 13 in the United States and 11 in Germany. About Airlineratings.com Airlineratings.com was developed to provide everyone in the world with a one-stop-shop for everything related to airlines, formed by a team of aviation editors, who have forensically researched nearly every airline in the world. Our rating system is rated from one to seven stars on safety – with seven being the highest ranking. Within each airline you will find the country of origin, airline code, booking URL and seat map information. The rating system takes into account a number of different factors related to audits from aviation’s governing bodies, lead associations, as well as the airlines, own safety data. Every airline has a safety rating breakdown so you can see exactly how they rate. Over 230 of the airlines on the site that carry 99 per cent of the world’s passengers have a product rating. Given that low-cost, regional and full-service carriers are so different we have constructed a different rating system for each which can be found within each airline. https://www.airlineratings.com/news/industry-news/turkish-airlines-now-rated-seven-star-safety/ Saudi Arabia Opens Its Airspace To All Carriers Including Israeli Airlines The announcement comes as an apparent gesture of openness towards Israel ahead of US President Joe Biden's arrival. In a decision welcomed by US President Joe Biden, who is due to visit on Friday, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced it would open its airspace to all airlines, including from Israel. The opening of the airspace has paved the way for more overflights to and from Israel, bridging the way for normalizing ties between the Arab states and Israel. President Joe Biden said it was an essential step towards building a more integrated and stable Middle East region, highlighting: “Today, I will be the first president of the United States to fly from Israel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. As we mark this important moment, Saudi Arabia’s decision can help build momentum toward Israel’s further integration into the region, including with Saudi Arabia." Simple Flying will be at the Farnborough Airshow next week. For all the latest news from the show, click here. End of discrimination The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said the Kingdom's airspace is now open to all airlines and that its requirements for overflights are in line with international conventions that encourage no discrimination between civil aircraft. Such a welcoming decision will aid the efforts to strengthen the Kingdom's position as a growing global air hub connecting three continents and further enhance international air connectivity. The discrimination is noticeable as the Kingdom does not recognize Israel as a state, considering the two countries have no diplomatic relations. The Saudi airspace was only open to Israel when the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco launched direct flights to Israel for the first time after establishing diplomatic ties with it in late 2020 through the Abraham records. According to the records, Emirates, Gulf Air, and El Al were allowed to use Saudi airspace for the Dubai-Tel Aviv and Manama-Tel Aviv routes. Still, Israel was explicitly restricted from using the airspace for other commercial flights. And with the sole exception of Air India, other foreign airlines were not permitted to use Saudi airspace when operating towards Tel Aviv but could do so for different routes. Bypassing Saudi airspace for Tel Aviv routes has since added to flight times and increased fuel burn and consumption for some airlines on their Israeli flight services as costly stopovers would often have to be considered in third countries. With the complete opening of Saudi airspace, airlines are no longer required to fly long detours around Saudi Arabia en route to Israel. Israel has been pushing for the overflight rights to shorten links to destinations in Asia. Welcoming the change Though the news benefits all airlines worldwide, Israeli airlines, such as national carrier El Al welcomed the changes the most. The opening would shorten flight times to the Far East region, which is extremely popular among Israeli passengers. Most significantly, the opening of the Saudi airspace would allow Israeli airlines to roll out direct flights between Israel and Saudi Arabia for Muslim pilgrims. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid celebrated the announcement and praised the Saudi leadership's decision, which he said: "It is a first step towards a long road of intense and covert diplomacy with Saudi Arabia and the United States." The opening also encourages the possibility for Israel to sign new bilateral agreements on routes that do not yet exist for international flight expansions. One notable example would be the possibility of direct flights from Israel to Australia, given the sizable Jewish community in the country and the mutual business opportunities in both. Currently, the Israeli national carrier only operates connecting flights to Melbourne via Thailand or Hong Kong, but this could soon improve with today's announcement. El Al can fly directly from Israel to India in less than six hours, instead of the current eight-hour flight time. The opening line While the announcement of Saudi Arabia opening its airspace is undoubtedly a small win for the Biden administration, it proves to be an even more significant win for all airlines and the Kingdom itself as it progresses further with its Saudi Vision 2030. By allowing all airlines to use Saudi airspace without discrimination, the Kingdom is basing itself as a more vital air hub, enhancing its aviation sector as opportunities for new routes, and possibly even new airlines will gradually unwrap. https://simpleflying.com/saudi-arabia-opens-airspace-all-carriers/ EASA announces $350,000 tender for lithium battery screening solution The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) announced on its website a $350,000 call for tender for a new project dedicated to exploring technologies that could be used in airports to screen for lithium batteries in baggage to reduce safety risks. According to the aviation safety body, volumes of lithium batteries transported by aircraft are growing every day as a wide range of electric and electronic products are equipped with this power source. However, the rising number of lithium batteries onboard has led to an increase in fire risk and incidents of smoke, which can result in catastrophic aviation incidents. After an airport fire possibly caused by lithium ion batteries, Hong Kong Air Cargo Carrier bans the VIVO brand of smartphones. “Lithium batteries, whether or not contained in equipment, are one of the main causes of the incidents reported in the cabin. Certain restrictions apply to the carriage by passengers of lithium metal and lithium-ion batteries in accordance with ICAO Annex 18 and the ICAO Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods (ICAO Doc. 9284),” EASA said. “Notwithstanding, that screeners shall primarily focus their attention on the identification of prohibited items from a security perspective, there is a need to investigate possible technical, operational, and regulatory solutions to support safety requirements (in particular detection of lithium batteries not transported in line with applicable safety rules) without affecting the performance of screening operations,” the agency added. The agency aims to assess the potential screening solutions for airports to detect lithium batteries with a capacity exceeding 100Wh in baggage. The winner of the tender, which will be funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation program, will be awarded a contract in November 2022. https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/31595-easa-launches-tender-for-lithium-battery-screening-solution Regional Aircraft Lessor NAC Places 15 Aircraft In One Week Specialist regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital is doing plenty of deals now that it has emerged from the Chapter 11 process. In June, regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital announced its exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Its reorganization plan, which the bankruptcy court accepted in April, eliminated nearly $4.1 billion (€4.08 billion) of debt and left it with access to around $537 million in additional capital to fund operations and growth opportunities. NAC has emerged with a clean slate and new deals on the table Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is a leading regional aircraft lessor serving more than 70 customers in around 45 countries. It has a fleet of 390 owned and on-order aircraft, which includes Airbus A220, ATR 42/72, De Havilland Dash 8, Embraer E-Jets and Mitsubishi CRJ900/1000 aircraft. Its customers include Breeze Airways, Air Canada, Aeromexico, Azul, Kenya Airways, British Airways and Spicejet. While it continued to operate throughout the Chapter 11 process, Nordic Aviation Capital picked up the pace in July, announcing new deals with four operators for 15 aircraft. On July 7, NAC announced two new leasing deals with LOT Polish Airlines and Greek airline Olympic Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aegean Airlines. NAC has leased four ATR 72-600s to Olympic Air in a package that included a fleet rollover of leased De Havilland DHC-8-Q400s. Fleet data from ch-aviation.com shows that Olympic Air has 21 turboprop aircraft, with 15 currently active. The total fleet includes three ATR 42-600s, eight ATR 72-600s, two De Havilland DHC-8-100s and eight DHC-8-Q400s. The airline operates domestically, flying to 31 destinations throughout the mainland and the Greek islands from its main base at Athens International airport (ATH). LOT Polish Airlines operates a diverse fleet of aircraft, including turboprops, regional jets, narrowbodies and widebodies. The new lease agreement with NAC covers a mix of seven Embraer E175 and E190 aircraft and includes a fleet rollover of leased De Havilland DHC-8-Q400s. LOT has 12 Dash 8s in its fleet, along with 18 Embraer ERJ 170 and 22 ERJ 190 aircraft. The balance of the fleet comprises five Boeing B737 MAX 8, six B737-800, eight B787-8 and seven B787-9 airplanes. The airline is based at Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) and operates to 94 destinations in 49 countries. Regionals fly very diverse fleets that match their routes On July 11, NAC announced two more deals, this time with Scotland's Loganair and South Africa's Airlink. Airlink, a scheduled carrier based at Johannesburg O.R.Tambo Airport (JNB), is leasing three Embraer E195s from NAC. Airlink is the largest Embraer operator in Africa with 51 aircraft, 17 EMB-135, 11 EMB-140, three ERJ 170 and 20 ERJ 190. The airline is adding more capacity as it seeks to fill the market gap from Comair's demise, which suspended flights on May 31 this year. That hole has grown larger with the acceleration of demand for air travel in South Africa, and the airline is looking to the higher capacity E 195s to fuel its growth. Apart from the Embraers, Airlink has one Boeing B737-300 and six BAe Jetstream 41 aircraft. The fourth deal was placing one ATR 72-500F freighter with Scotland's Loganair. According to ch-aviation.com, Loganair has seven freighters in its fleet, a mix of two Saab 340A(F), two Saab 340B(F) and three ATR 72-500F aircraft. The balance of the 44 airplane fleet contains ATR 42/72, De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Embraer ERJ-145 and the legendary Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander aircraft. Loganair serves more than 45 destinations across the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and Europe, including summer seasonal flights to Norway. NAC's activity this month shows how active the regional sector can be and how the expertise of specialist lessors, such as NAC and TrueNoord, supports regional airlines. https://simpleflying.com/regional-lessor-nac-15-aircraft-in-week/ Connect Airlines Sets Industry Leading Pay-Protected Salary for Regional Pilots Launch of Smart Start Captain Recruitment Program Seeks Up to 30 US Captains BEDFORD, Mass., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Connect Airlines today announced the launch of its Smart Start Captain recruitment program that will offer up to thirty highly qualified direct entry US Captains an industry leading, pay-protected salary of more than a quarter million dollars per year, plus sought-after quality of life benefits to join the USA's newest regional airline that is launching scheduled service on Dash 8 aircraft. "We recognize the hiring challenges the industry is facing and are taking these unprecedented steps to meet the business objectives of our startup airline while offering pilots economic security and quality of life opportunities," said John Thomas, CEO, Connect Airlines. "Creating a new airline in a challenging market means we have to do things differently and smarter than others." Connect is recruiting US Captains who have a minimum of 2500 hours total time that includes 1000 hours of part 121 or part 135 flying time. Pilots with this level of experience have been through the industry's ebbs and flow and are looking for a better work life balance. With its regional service and aircraft returning to their home base each day, Connect will offer its Captains an opportunity to set smarter schedules to optimize their duty time and home life. "We are looking for Captains that see the opportunity in building a new airline and in participating directly in how that airline works and grows," said David Marcontell, Chief Operating Officer, Connect Airlines. "There is a huge benefit in collaborating with our pilots to build a smarter airline and we are backing that up with a compensation package that is considerably higher than any other Regional in the USA and highly competitive with Low Cost Carriers (LCC) as well." Connect is now working closely with US and Canadian regulators towards successful completion of its certification process before beginning scheduled service between Toronto's Billy Bishop's (YTZ) convenient downtown airport and Chicago's O'Hare (ORD) and Philadelphia (PHL) airports. Last week the US Department of Transportation (DOT) issued Connect its certificate of convenience and necessity and tentatively approved Connect's certificate authorizing foreign scheduled air transportation. Connect's aircraft will generate up to 40% less carbon emissions than the existing US regional jets they replace while at the same time providing a superior passenger experience. Connect also plans to be the first zero-emission passenger airline in the US through its recently announced order with Universal Hydrogen for hydrogen-powered aircraft beginning in 2025. "By flying Turboprops, we are offering potential Captains an opportunity to fly a high-performance aircraft while also playing a leading role in dramatically reducing aviation's carbon footprint and helping the US reach its climate goals," said Marcontell. "We look forward to welcoming our new class of smarter aviators." Connect recruiters will be at the PAPA Aerospace Expo and career event this Saturday in Las Vegas. About Connect Airlines Connect Airlines is an operating brand of Waltzing Matilda Airlines (WMA), a Boston based FAA Part 135 charter operator currently adding FAA Part 121 scheduled and non-scheduled services. WMA identified the need for a "smarter airline" and brought together aviation leaders with over 150 years' experience who share a common passion – to work and fly smarter. With the planes we fly, the technology we use, and the operations we run, Connect Airlines will deliver a quieter, cleaner, and healthier travel experience. Connect Airlines, the future of smarter, greener travel. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/connect-airlines-sets-industry-leading-pay-protected-salary-for-regional-pilots-301587019.html Rex To Buy National Jet Express In $48M Deal (Australia) On Friday, Rex confirmed the news it was buying FIFO and freight operator National Jet Express from Adelaide-based Cobham Aviation. Australia's Regional Express (Rex) is buying National Jet Express, the fly-in-fly-out and freight arm of Adelaide-based Cobham Aviation Services Australia. The deal, valued at around AU$48 million (US$32.4 million), will provide Rex with an entry card to the lucrative fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) resource sector work and help diversify its revenue streams. Rex will acquire Q400s and Embraer E190 jets Rex is best known as a regional airline flying turboprop Saab 340s to link country towns to capital cities. Recently, Rex has started flying Boeing 737-800s between a handful of Australia's capitals. However, it is having a tough time competing against big players like Qantas and Virgin Australia on these routes. Word of Rex's interest in Cobham leaked out earlier this year after Cobham's private equity owners appointed an investment bank to canvas sale options. While the pandemic financially devastated most passenger airlines, Cobham's FIFO and freight work proved remarkably immune. The deal will see the eight Bombardier Q400 turboprops and six Embraer E190 jets belonging to National Jet Express (NJE) join Rex's fleet of 60 Saab 340s and six Boeing 737-800s. The Q400s have an average age of 8.1 years, and the Embraers are aged between 9.3 years and 15.2 years. Compared to Rex's Saab 340s, which have an average of 28.2 years, the new additions are positively youthful and will bring down the average age of Rex's overall fleet. Rex buys a 20% stake in Australia's FIFO market Rex's buy gives it a 20% share in Australia's revenue-rich FIFO operations that transport workers to remote mine and resource sites. Glencore's Minara Resources, Ansteel's Karara Mining, and IGO Limited are among the blue-chip FIFO customers Rex will inherit from the deal. In addition to the FIFO flights, NJE operates freight services from Sydney (SYD) to Adelaide (ADL), Brisbane (BNE), Melbourne (MEL), and Gold Coast/Coolangatta (OOL), as well as air charter services in Papua New Guinea. In a stock exchange filing on Friday, Rex said National Jet Systems' calendar 2021 revenue was AU$142 million. Rex is stumping up half of the $48 million to buy NJE. Rex is accessing $15 million from a credit line with a longstanding investor and the $9 million from cash reserves. A further $24 million is coming from private funds held by joint venture partners, including Rex Chairman Lim Kim Hai. "With this acquisition, Rex will have a FIFO arm that is simply unparalleled in Australia," said Rex's Chairman on Friday. "I believe that NJE's modern aircraft fleet and its long-term customer relationships overlayed with Rex's proven record of safety, reliability, and cost efficiencies would propel NJS to be the premier FIFO operator in Australia. "The Company will invest in modern aircraft and technology to enable NJE to expand from its traditional bases of WA and SA and bring our unique brand of FIFO services also to Queensland and Northern Territory." Simple Flying will be at the Farnborough Airshow next week. For all the latest news from the show click here! Rex will join rivals Qantas, Alliance Airlines, and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) in the FIFO market. VARA's Western Australia-based operations are relatively modest, accounting for about 5% of the market. The two big players are Qantas and Brisbane-based Alliance Airlines. Qantas already owns 20% of Alliance and is making a play to buy the entire airline. That deal remains subject to regulatory approval, but if it proceeds, it will snag Qantas a 70% share of the FIFO market. Rex also notes its proposed purchase is also subject to regulatory approval, including approval from Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board. https://simpleflying.com/rex-regional-express-buys-national-jet-express/ Man acquitted in Air India bombings shot to death in Canada SURREY, British Columbia (AP) — A man acquitted in a terrorist bombing that killed 329 people aboard an Air India flight in 1985 was slain Thursday in a possible targeted shooting, Canadian authorities said. Officials said the victim was Ripudaman Singh Malik, who with co-defendant Ajaib Singh Bagri was found not guilty in March 2005 of murder and conspiracy in a pair of Air India bombings that killed 331 people on June 23, 1985. Police had not initially released the dead man's identity, but confirmed it after Malik's son, Jaspreet Malik, reported his father's slaying in a statement on social media. “The media will always refer to him as someone charged with the Air India bombing,” the son wrote on Facebook. “The media and RCMP never seemed to accept the court’s decision and I pray today’s tragedy is not related.” A witness who works a car wash in Surrey said he heard shots Thursday morning and ran outside to find Malik unconscious in his car. In a statement, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said: “We are aware of Mr. Malik’s background, though at this time we are still working to determine the motive. We can confirm that the shooting appears to be targeted and there is not believed to be any further risk to the public.” Sgt. Timothy Pierotti said that because the shooting took place in a residential area, police were confident witnesses would be able to help solve the crime. Police said shortly after the attack that a vehicle believed to be used in the shooting was found engulfed in fire a few blocks away. In Malik's trial, British Columbia Supreme Court heard that a suitcase bomb was loaded onto a plane at Vancouver’s airport and then transferred in Toronto to Air India Flight 182. The aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ireland, killing 329 passengers and crew. About an hour later, a bomb destined for another Air India plane exploded prematurely at Tokyo’s Narita Airport, where two baggage handlers died. Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only man convicted in the bombings, testified for the prosecution at Malik and Bagri’s trial and was later convicted of perjury. Deepak Khandelwal of Oakville, Ontario, said the shooting "just brings back all the horrible memories we’d had to go through for the last 37 years.” He was 17 when his sisters, 21-year-old Chandra and 19-year-old Manju, were killed on Flight 182. https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-acquitted-air-india-bombings-002125366.html Investigator/Senior Investigator, Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) Date: Jun 27, 2022 Location: Flight Training Academy (DFW-SV03) Additional Locations: None Requisition ID: 61493 Intro Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board! Why you'll love this job · This job is a member of the Investigating team within the Safety Environmental Regulatory Compliance and Integration Division. · Responsible for providing analysis of operational flight data as well as producing reports and presentations for the Flight Operation Quality Assurance (FOQA) Program. What you'll do · Conducts daily work flow processes for the FOQA program · Assesses events and trends, identifies operational hazards, and validates corrective actions · Develops new data analysis products and methodologies for data mining · Coordinates with the Flight Operations Department for data analysis needs · Coordinates regularly with Allied Pilots Association (APA) FOQA gatekeepers · Coordinates with Technical Operations regarding support of the FOQA program and maintenance analysis · Creates flight animations of actual events for use in operational departments · Assists with accident and incident investigations · Participates in monthly FOQA Monitoring Team meetings · Participates and contributes to the American Airlines Safety Management System (SMS) process · Develops, prepares and presents analysis of flight data · Creates enhanced reports and dashboards using Tableau or Microsoft BI · Represents American Airlines at industry meetings · Assists with accident and incident investigations, to include occasional weekend and holiday duty All you'll need for success Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience · Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent experience/training · 3 years related job experience · Experience working with data mining tools such as Tableau, Business Objects, Access, etc. · Experience performing data analysis and building various related reports in MS Office products Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience · Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Mathematics, Engineering, or Statistics · Basic Programming knowledge/experience · Master's degree in related field · Previous experience within a FOQA/Flight Data Monitoring program · Expertise in flight data monitoring software · Experience using CEFA animation software · Private pilot license or higher · Previous job experience at an air carrier Skills, Licenses & Certifications · Knowledge of aeronautical theory and aviation operations as applied to commercial aircraft · Proficient using MS Office software · Must fulfill background checks to qualify for unescorted access privileges to airport security identification display areas (SIDA), if applicable · Must be able to secure appropriate airport authority and/or US Customs security badges, if applicable · Must be able to handle multiple projects with changing deadlines What you'll get Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer: · Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? 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Additional Locations: None Requisition ID: 61493 Nearest Major Market: Dallas Nearest Secondary Market: Fort Worth Job Segment: Operations Manager, Data Analyst, Quality Assurance, Data Mining, Operations, Data, Technology, Aviation APPLY NOW Now Hiring: Director of Safety at flyExclusive in Kinston, NC Summary and Objective The Director of Safety monitors all aspects of the safety system and acts with the authority of the Company President in all matters regarding safety, and as such, can designate any delegated resources to accomplish flyExclusive/flyExclusive Internationals stated safety goals and objectives. Monitors workplace activities to promote and ensure employee compliance with applicable safety regulations. Essential functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. · Maintain and manage the company Safety Management System (SMS) manual. · Develop safety goals and objectives for the accountable executive's consideration: · Revise and update the stated safety goals and objectives at least annually. · Develop and implement the Emergency Response Program. · Manage the Aviation Safety Action program (ASAP) and facilitate all Event Review Committee (ERC) meetings · Analyze, investigate, and provide recommendations for all ASAP and flight/ground hazard report submissions for the entire organization · Monitor Exclusive Jets LLC's SMS performance and create performance reports for other managers and the accountable executive, as directed. · Facilitate hazard identification and risk management. · Determine the need for and coordinate development of required safety training materials prescribed by national, state, and local laws and regulations or industry best practices: · Evaluate employee hazard identifications for risk and recommend action: · Evaluate and process all employee hazard reports in accordance with this manual's requirements and recommend action to mitigate risk. · Coordinate all safety activities and act as liaison between Exclusive Jets LLC (Limited Liability Company) and PRISM, as well as applicable governmental agencies and insurance carriers · Monitoring safety concerns in the aviation Industry and their perceived impact on Exclusive Jets LLC's operations · Monitor employee training programs to ensure that safety, health, and environmental information presented is current and satisfies applicable government rules and meets Exclusive Jets LLC needs. · Identifies opportunities to minimize workplace injuries, accidents, and health problems. · Conducts employee training on applicable safety standards. · Reviews safety training and recommends revisions, improvements, and updates. · Conducts safety inspections and audits to assess employee compliance with safety regulations. · Inspects safety equipment; recommends replacements. · Drafts and implements internal safety standards and policies. · Reviews accidents and incidents reported by employees and visitors to the facility. · Performs other related duties as assigned. Skills and Abilities: · Extensive knowledge of company safety policies and applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. · Must have knowledge of current 14 CFR Part 91 and 135 regulations. · Excellent written and verbal communication skills. · Ability to conduct training. · Excellent organizational skills and demonstrate a high-level attention to detail. · Strong supervisory and leadership skills. Competencies · Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher · Health, Safety, and accident investigation certification Supervisory responsibilities · Responsible for supervising the daily responsibilities and setting tasks for the Safety Coordinator(s) and Safety Officer(s). Work environment · Typical office and computer lab environment · Mostly indoor office environment · Some outside industrial environment and hangar Physical demands · Ability to see and hear clearly · Ability to read, comprehend, and speak English clearly · Ability to climb, twist, bend, crouch, stoop, kneel, and crawl · Ability to move in tight quarters · Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods · Ability to work in all weather conditions as needed · Ability to regularly lift/move up to 15 pounds · Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Dress Code and Uniform · Well-groomed appearance · Adherence to department dress code Travel required · 25% of the time Required education and experience · Bachelor's degree in Health and Safety, Environmental Health, or Safety related field required · 5+ years of related experience · 3 to 5 years in supervisory role Relocation assistant available to qualifying candidates. APPLY TODAY POSITION AVAILABLE: Chief Investigator of Accidents · Lead the accident investigation function · General Manager position with strategic and organisational leadership · Represent New Zealand at international forums We're seeking a skilled and experienced accident investigator to lead a multi mode accident investigations team, based in central Wellington. This is a dual titled role – Chief Investigator of Accidents/General Manager Investigation Services, so you will be a key member of the Executive Management Team, actively providing high quality organisational, technical and functional leadership. You’ll provide quality leadership and guidance to your team of skilled investigators, and expert advice and guidance to the Commission and wider audiences, as well as assisting internationally when required. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) is an independent Crown entity, and investigates significant aviation, rail and marine accidents and incidents with a view to avoiding similar occurrences in the future. The Commission has set a visionary goal of “No Repeat Accidents – Ever! “ Thorough investigations are pivotal to the Commission’s successful performance, and in this role you ensure continued high quality investigations across the three modes, with appropriate safety recommendations. Our ideal candidate will have: · accident investigation experience in one or more of our transport modes - air, marine or rail · safety management experience · people leadership experience · political nous, sound judgement and the ability to represent the organisation at all levels, nationally and internationally · an understanding of quasi-judicial processes, particularly the rules and requirements applicable to a Commission of Inquiry, and · be medically and physically fit to access accident sites, with the ability to travel at short notice. This role presents an excellent career opportunity to apply your high quality accident investigation and leadership experience to a pivotal role in a well known Crown entity. If this sounds like the role for you we look forward to receiving your application, please visit our website www.peopleandco.nz and search on the keyword 20159 under the Jobs tab. All applications will be acknowledged electronically. Applications close at 5pm on Sunday, 24 July 2022. A job description is available at peopleandco.nz - job reference 20159. For further information please contact Michelle Walls on 0064 4931 9448 or Jacaleen Williams on 0064 4931 9450 or quoting job number 20159. If you live outside of New Zealand, to be eligible to apply you must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand and meet any entry requirements. For advice on obtaining a New Zealand work or residence visa and our entry requirements visit www.immigration.govt.nz. GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY School of Mathematics, Computer Science & Engineering City, University of London COMMERCIAL PILOT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR RESEARCH INTO CLEAR-AIR TURBULENCE Dear fellow Newsletter subscriber, I would like to invite you to take part in a research study in support of an MSc project to explore and assess the flight safety threats and mitigations for commercial aviation with respect to future levels of Clear-Air-Turbulence. We are looking for volunteers who are current commercial pilots (CPL/ATPL) to take part in an online survey, with questions sampling valuable knowledge from your past and recent turbulence encounters plus your use of typical countermeasures. The survey is anonymous and requires approximately 10 minutes to complete. For more information about this study, or to volunteer, please visit: https://cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6KY0VeVfsqvlMoe Thank you in advance for your interest and participation, Philip Donovan Email: philip.donovan@city.ac.uk This study has been reviewed by and received ethics clearance through the Mathematics & Engineering Research Ethics Committee, City, University of London. Curt Lewis