Flight Safety Information - April 4, 2025 No. 068 In This Issue : Incident: American B789 over Pacific on Mar 31st 2025, engine problem : Incident: KLM B78X over Atlantic on Mar 31st 2025, fuel problem : Incident: Canada B789 near Frankfurt on Mar 25th 2025, hydraulic leak : Incident: TAROM B737 at Paris on Apr 2nd 2025, rejected takeoff : Incident: Avion Express A320 near Ajaccio on Apr 2nd 2025, electrical problems : Incident: Volaris A320 near Queretaro on Apr 2nd 2025, loss of cabin pressure : Airline pilots need to be able to voice safety concerns freely, global union body says : Authorities identify teens found dead in JetBlue aircraft landing gear at FLL : US NTSB urges mandatory inspections of door latches on Boeing 757 airplanes : NJ-bound United Airlines flight suffers cabin fire in flight, diverts to Washington Dulles International : Cathay Pacific orders 100 new aircraft, to start deliveries this year : Hong Kong Airlines chases more aircraft for long-haul growth : Bombardier Working on Fastest Passenger Jet Since Concorde : Embraer delivers 23 executive jets in 1Q2025 : China's Concorde: What we know about the planned C949 jet that could revive supersonic air travel : ISASI is accepting nominations for the Jerome F. Lederer Award. : Call for Nominations For 2025 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award : Calendar of Events Incident: American B789 over Pacific on Mar 31st 2025, engine problem An American Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration N829AN performing flight AA-167 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Tokyo Haneda (Japan), was enroute at FL360 about 1100nm west of Vancouver,BC (Canada) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), where the aircraft landed safely about 6 hours later. A passenger reported the crew announced there had been a problem with the engine (Genx) anti-ice. The occurrence aircraft returned to service on Apr 2nd 2025. https://avherald.com/h?article=5260a849&opt=0 Incident: KLM B78X over Atlantic on Mar 31st 2025, fuel problem A KLM Boeing 787-10, registration PH-BKH performing flight KL-705 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Rio de Janeiro,RJ (Brazil), was enroute at FL340 over the Atlantic Ocean about 200nm northwest of La Coruna,SP (Spain) when the crew decided to return to Amsterdam. The crew advised they were unhappy with the fuel. The aircraft landed safely on Amsterdam's runway 36C about 2 hours after the decision to return. A replacement Boeing 787-10 registration PH-BKG reached Rio de Janeiro with a delay of about 8:45 hours. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Amsterdam on Apr 3rd 2025. https://avherald.com/h?article=5260a630&opt=0 Incident: Canada B789 near Frankfurt on Mar 25th 2025, hydraulic leak An Air Canada Boeing 787-9, registration C-FRSE performing flight AC-57 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 304 people on board, was enroute at FL320 over Italy when the crew received a left hydraulic low quantity indication and decided to divert to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), where the aircraft landed without further incident about one hour later. The Canadian TSB reported a leak was found in the engine driver pump return line. Engine pump, return line and filter were replaced. A replacement A330-300 registration C-GHKW continued the flight and reached Toronto with a delay of about 6 hours. The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Frankfurt for about 80 hours before positioning to Toronto. https://avherald.com/h?article=52609fbe&opt=0 Incident: TAROM B737 at Paris on Apr 2nd 2025, rejected takeoff A TAROM Boeing 737-700, registration YR-BGG performing flight RO-384 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Bucharest Otopeni (Romania), was accelerating for takeoff from de Gaulle's runway 08R when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed. The aircraft slowed and vacated the runway via a high speed turn off about 2500 meters/8300 feet down the runway. The airline reported the crew rejected takeoff due to a technical issue, two tyres deflated as result of the rejected takeoff. The cause of the captain's decision to reject takeoff is under investigation. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Paris about 19 hours after the rejected takeoff. https://avherald.com/h?article=52608cda&opt=0 Incident: Avion Express A320 near Ajaccio on Apr 2nd 2025, electrical problems A Avion Express Airbus A320-200 on behalf of Tunis Air, registration LY-NVJ performing flight TU-718 from Tunis (Tunisia) to Paris Orly (France) with 158 people on board, was enroute at FL340 about 20nm southwest of Ajaccio (France) when the crew decided to divert to Ajaccio due to electrical problems on board. The aircraft landed safely on Ajaccio's runway 02 about 25 minutes later. A replacemnet Air Corsica A320-200N registration F-HXKB took the passengers to Orly as flight XK-800 and reached Orly with a delay of about 7:45 hours. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Ajaccio about 30 hours after landing. https://avherald.com/h?article=52608858&opt=0 Incident: Volaris A320 near Queretaro on Apr 2nd 2025, loss of cabin pressure A Volaris Airbus A320-200, registration XA-VVB pereforming flight Y4-3519 from Queretaro to Cancun (Mexico), had just levelled off at FL390 on climb out of Queretaro when the crew initiated an emergency descent to FL100 due to the loss of cabin pressure, the passenger oxygen masks were released. The aircraft returned to Queretaro for a safe landing about 85 minutes after departure. A replacement A320-200 registration XA-VLO reached Cancun with a delay of 5:20 hours. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Queretaro about 17.5 hours after landing. https://avherald.com/h?article=52608278&opt=0 Airline pilots need to be able to voice safety concerns freely, global union body says Pilots need to be better able to voice safety concerns freely without fear of punishment to reduce the chances of aviation accidents, the head of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (IFALPA) said. "Learning from accidents is not good enough. We need to learn from the successful operations that happened every day," IFALPA President Amornvaj Mansumitchai said in an interview on Thursday. "Without trust, we never get the facts. Nobody wants to say out loud how close they were," Mansumitchai said. This should be done through non-punitive reporting systems, robust data collection, and unbiased accident investigations, Mansumitchai said on the sidelines of the federation's annual conference in Seoul. Aviation safety has improved markedly over decades based on open sharing of information, with investigations intended to draw lessons rather than assign blame. IFALPA, which represents around 148,000 pilots in 70 countries, has for several years said many aviation incidents go unreported because those involved are fearful of management or regulatory authority penalties. It is campaigning for what it calls a positive safety culture in aviation that adopts non-punitive safety reporting and data collection. Guidelines from the UN's International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) say states should not use safety data or information for disciplinary, civil, administrative or criminal proceedings. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-848830 Authorities identify teens found dead in JetBlue aircraft landing gear at FLL FORT LAUDERDALE-HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) - Authorities have identified the two individuals found dead in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue aircraft at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in January. Broward Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives confirmed through DNA testing that the victims were Jeik Aniluz Lusi, 17, and Elvis Borques Castillo, 15. Their bodies were discovered on Jan. 6 during a routine post-flight inspection of a JetBlue plane that had arrived from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Emergency crews pronounced both individuals dead at the scene. Authorities have not yet disclosed how the teens gained access to the aircraft. https://wsvn.com/news/local/broward/authorities-identify-teens-found-dead-in-jetblue-aircraft-landing-gear-at-fll/#google_vignette US NTSB urges mandatory inspections of door latches on Boeing 757 airplanes WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. regulators should require airlines to inspect, and if necessary, replace latches on Boeing 757 airplane doors, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday, citing a 2023 emergency evacuation of a FedEx flight in Tennessee. The NTSB also urged the Federal Aviation Administration to require Boeing 727 and 737 operators that use the same latch design to inspect and replace them if warranted. The agency said defective latches "could lead to delayed evacuation during an emergency should the slide become jammed." It also called on Boeing to issue new service bulletins for operators. Boeing and FedEx did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The FAA said it takes NTSB recommendations seriously and will respond within an appropriate timeframe. The October 2023 FedEx flight -- a 757 built in 1988 -- received an engine indication and crew alerting system message indicating a failure of the left hydraulic system shortly after takeoff from Chattanooga and returned to the airport but was unable to lower the landing gear. After multiple unsuccessful attempts to extend the gear, the crew performed an emergency gear up landing. After landing, a jumpseat occupant attempted to open the left door, which rotated halfway open but would not open fully, and the slide did not deploy. The occupant then attempted to open the right door but it lodged on the slide pack, which prompted the occupant to use force to open the door and the slide deployed normally. There were no injuries to flight crew members or the jumpseat occupant. The NTSB found one door latch that releases the slide pack when the door opened did not conform to the configuration of the release cable assembly. The NTSB said FedEx inspected the doors on the 97 other airplanes in its Boeing 757 fleet after the accident, finding 46 doors -- about 24% -- that were not compliant with airworthiness directives issued in 1986 and 2001. After the findings, Boeing issued an April 2024 message to operators about the issue and a non-U.S. carrier said its inspection of four 757 doors found three doors with latches not in compliance, the NTSB said. https://gazette.com/news/us-world/us-ntsb-urges-faa-to-require-boeing-757-airplane-door-latch-inspections/article_d334adad-c590-58ce-b390-9c77a8715474.html NJ-bound United Airlines flight suffers cabin fire in flight, diverts to Washington Dulles International New Jersey-bound plane landed safely A United Airlines flight headed to Newark, New Jersey, landed safely at Washington Dulles International Airport on Thursday after the crew reported a fire in the cabin. United Airlines flight 1513, which was carrying 98 passengers and five crew members, landed safely at Washington Dulles International Airport at about 4:45 p.m. local time Thursday, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Boeing 737 departed Key West International Airport in Florida and was traveling to Newark Liberty International Airport. A United Airlines spokesperson told FOX Business the plane landed in D.C. to "investigate light smoke venting from a galley oven." All passengers deplaned normally at the gate and the airline arranged for a different aircraft to take passengers to Newark on Thursday night, according to United Airlines. FAA officials said the agency will investigate. On March 28, a Delta Air Lines plane nearly crashed midair with a T-38 Air Force jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport just months after a fatal January collision at the same airport. Delta Air Lines Flight 2983, an Airbus A319 headed to Minneapolis-St. Paul, had a close call with four Air Force T-38 Talons that were on the way to Arlington National Cemetery for a flyover, according to the FAA and U.S. Air Force. The aircraft received an "onboard alert" that another aircraft was nearby, and air traffic controllers issued corrective instructions to both aircraft, according to the FAA. United Airlines airplanes United Airlines airplanes are shown at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) NTSB officials said they were aware of "a loss of separation" between the aircraft shortly after takeoff from DCA. Two pilots, three flight attendants and 131 passengers were onboard the Delta flight. Delta officials said the flight crew followed instructions from the traffic alert and collision avoidance system, as per training and procedures. https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-air-space/nj-bound-united-airlines-flight-suffers-cabin-fire-in-flight-diverts-washington-dulles-international Cathay Pacific orders 100 new aircraft, to start deliveries this year Raicar, in a press conference on Thursday, said the three cities - Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad constituted 43 per cent of the total over 1.30 lakh tonne of cargo it handled last year Cathay Pacific has placed 100 new generation aircraft as part of its HKD 100 billion (at current rate USD 12.86 billion) investment plan for the next five years, a senior official of the Hong Kong flag carrier has said. Rakesh Raicar, Cathay's Regional General Manager South Asia, Middle East, and Africa, said the airline expects 25 per cent growth in cargo this year from South India pinning hopes on exports of Apple products and pharma, among others. Raicar, in a press conference on Thursday, said the three cities - Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad constituted 43 per cent of the total over 1.30 lakh tonne of cargo it handled last year. "The total fleet size as of June 2024 was 178 (both passenger and cargo) with approximately 73 new passenger aircraft scheduled to join as of 30 June 2024. The 100 billion HK dollars (is being ) invested in products. Within that, a major chunk will go in terms of our fleet acquisition. And we've already placed an order of 100 new generation aircraft in that investment. And that's spread across a period of five years," Raicar said. He further said the delivery of the 100 aircraft order which includes both narrow and wide body are happening during this current year. Cathay Pacific now operates a total of 39 return passenger flights per week from five destinations in India. This will rise to 43 return flights per week by 1 September 2025, including five flights per week from Hyderabad, double-daily flights from Delhi, ten flights per week from Mumbai, and daily flights from Bengaluru and Chennai, the official said. Cathay Pacific, on March 31, resumed its non-stop passenger service from Hyderabad to Hong Kong operating three times a week. Overall, India has been strong, very, very strong. In fact, it is one of the key markets for Cathay's network with 86-87 per cent average load factor across all ports in the country. "We've got multiple operations from Hong Kong into North America and thereby enough space that can be made available for demand coming in from Hyderabad. And if you actually draw a line between India, Hong Kong and the West Coast of America, it is almost a straight line," he said on the connectivity. Rajesh Menon, Regional Head of Cargo, said currently Cathay's operates between 13 and 14 freighter flights per week - five each from Chennai and Delhi and the rest from Mumbai. Menon further said the airline expects greater cargo movement from Hyderabad with Foxconn's facility coming up in the state. From India, Cathay carried 52 per cent of general cargo and 48 per cent of special goods, including cars, engines, pharma, valuables, couriers and perishables, among others. https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/cathay-pacific-orders-100-new-aircraft-to-start-deliveries-this-year-125040400936_1.html Hong Kong Airlines chases more aircraft for long-haul growth Hong Kong Airlines (HX, Hong Kong International) is hunting for more aircraft to satisfy passenger demand but will turn to the used aircraft market as wait times for new aircraft extend into the next decade, vice president Zhan Guicai told Bloomberg. “We need more aircraft,” he said. “We will introduce as many as possible.” According to the ch-aviation fleets module, Hainan Airlines Holding-controlled Hong Kong Airlines operates thirty aircraft, including sixteen A320-200s, three A321-200s, and eleven A330-300s. Zhan said that before COVID-19, the airline had around 50 aircraft. There is strong demand for long-haul flights, he said, as evidenced by the success of the recently launched Hong Kong-Vancouver International service, which is enjoying average passenger loads of 90%. Zhan said he wanted to build the carrier's long-haul network, including starting more flights to Europe and the US, as well as to Melbourne Airport. Services to Sydney Kingsford Smith are due to start in June. Aside from Vancouver and the soon-to-start Sydney flights, Hong Kong Airlines' network is intra-Asia focused, with a lean towards North Asia. Zhan says the unpredictability of the used aircraft market makes accurate fleet growth projections difficult. But the airline would like to grow the fleet by one-third in the short term and is currently in talks to lease five to ten aircraft, including narrowbodies and widebodies. However, he adds that Hong Kong Airlines considers the B787-8 too small for its long-haul needs, saying that was why it decided to forego the opportunity to buy 19 of them recently put on the market by parent carrier Hainan Airlines (HU, Haikou) and China Southern Airlines (CZ, Guangzhou). https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/152172-hong-kong-airlines-chases-more-aircraft-for-long-haul-growth Bombardier Working on Fastest Passenger Jet Since Concorde Bombardier’s next Global jet has the potential to become the fastest passenger jet in decades. The Concorde was way ahead of its time with record-breaking speeds of 1,354 miles per hour, but the Global 8000 is promising to be a blazing-fast civilian jet that might capture that Concorde spirit. The Global 8000 will enter service in the second half of 2025. The jet has a roomy cabin and one interesting new feature. (Nearly) Breaking the Speed of Sound The Bombardier Global 8000 business jet will reportedly be available for purchase later this year. The new Global jet is the fastest Bombardier aircraft yet, flying at Mach 0.94, or 715 miles per hour. Its range is 8,000 nautical miles. While not as fast as the Concorde, it will barely beat the top speed of the Cessna Citation X+, which has a Mach speed of 0.935. An earlier version of the Global 8000 had a Mach speed of 1.015, though revisions of the aircraft have since reduced its speed. Inside the Global 8000 is a ritzy cabin experience featuring a passenger cabin with monochrome shades of light gray. There are 19 seats in total. The kitchen area is even cozier, with relaxing ebony wood decor and white marble countertops. Each Global 8000 also comes with Ka-band high-speed internet and a 55-inch 4K TV for entertainment. No Tension on the Tarmac or in the Sky One interesting new feature of the Global 8000 is the curved ‘Smooth Flex Wing.’ This feature will not only help the jet go faster but also help it lift off the ground. This feature will allow the Global 8000 to take off from shorter runways and operate from around 2,000 more airports than the Citation X+. The Global 8000 will also ease nervous passengers by maintaining an ‘internal cabin altitude’ above 2,900 feet, while the actual altitude could be 40,000 feet. Bombardier Vice President of International Sales Emmanuel Bornand had an interview with the South China Morning Post discussing the upcoming new jet: ‘The Global 8000 was designed with a mindset of delivering our clients the ultimate, no-compromise aircraft…[With] the Global 8000, you get it all. Bringing the best range, speed, and ability to go to smaller airports with a four-zone cabin makes this aircraft unique.’ The final price tag for the Global 8000 has yet to be announced, though it was reported to be $81 million in 2022. https://avgeekery.com/bombardier-working-on-fastest-passenger-jet-since-concorde/ Embraer delivers 23 executive jets in 1Q2025 Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer delivered 23 executive jets in the first quarter of 2025 – five more than 18 in the same period of last year. In its 2025 guidance, the company said it is expecting to deliver 145-155 executive jets during the year. Of these 23 jets delivered during the first three months of 2025, 14 were light jets (up from 11 in 1Q2024) while nine were midsize jets compared to seven in 2024. Within the light jets category, the company delivered two Phenom 100s and 12 Phenom 300s while delivering three Praetor 500s and six Praetor 600s in midsize category. To note, global fractional ownership programme operator Flexjet announced a $7bn purchase agreement with the Brazilian aerospace manufacturer for the purchase of 182 aircraft over a period of next five years. The deal commitment, signed in February of this year, comprises a fleet of Embraer business jets, which includes the Praetor 600, Praetor 500 and Phenom 300E models, as well as an enhanced services and support agreement. The deal also includes options for 30 more aircraft. https://www.corporatejetinvestor.com/news/embraer-6/ China's Concorde: What we know about the planned C949 jet that could revive supersonic air travel China is looking to reproduce a Concorde-style supersonic jet that has 50 per more range than the now retired Chinese media reported that the C949 would have a 50 per cent range boost over the retired Concorde and fly with a noise level like a blowing hairdryer. China has entered the race to usher in a new golden age of supersonic air travel with plans to build an airliner that will rival the Concorde, according to local media. As per reporting by the South China Morning Post, China’s Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has revealed blueprints for the C949 - a 1.6-Mach jet that could fly further and more quickly than the Concorde - in a recent academic paper. The paper said the project looked to achieve a 50 per cent range boost over the Concorde and is designed to make the plane fly as quietly as the noise level of a hairdryer. It will do this with a curved plane body that will weaken shockwaves to delay violent booms that could come from the aircraft, the SCMP report continued. New York to London in just over 3 hours: Is this net zero supersonic jet the future of air travel? Reducing the noise levels is a way for the plane to try and bypass regulatory barriers that ban supersonic flights, SCMP continued. Euronews Next is trying to independently verify these claims by reaching out to the academic journal that published the findings as well as COMAC but has not received any replies at the time of publication. Other supersonic crafts in the works The Concorde, an Anglo-French supersonic airliner that first took to the skies on a test flight in 1969, made just under 50,000 flights for carrier British Airways during its 26-year career. The craft, with a maximum cruising speed of Mach 2.04 (around 2,180 km/h), boasted a flight time from London to New York of less than 3.5 hours instead of the regular 8 hours for a subsonic flight. There hasn’t been a non-military supersonic aircraft in service since Concorde’s retirement in 2003 but there are other supersonic projects now in the works, like the X-59, a joint venture between the US Space Agency, NASA, and US-based manufacturer Lockheed Martin. The 'quiet' jet from NASA that could usher in a new era of supersonic air travel Revealed last year, the aircraft flies at 55,000 feet (over 16,700 m) and produces sound equivalent to a car door closing, according to the jet’s designers. The X-59 is designed to travel at speeds of Mach 1.4 (around 1,730 km/h), slower than Concorde and the proposed Chinese C949. In March, NASA announced that the X-59 successfully passed an engine speed hold, or cruise control test, a last step before a first flight that should happen later this year. Supersonic "We needed to verify that speed hold worked not just within the engine itself but as part of the entire aircraft system," Paul Dees, NASA’s X-59 deputy propulsion lead at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, said in a statement. "This test confirmed that all components – software, mechanical linkages, and control laws – work together as intended". Related Bombardier unveils ‘fastest passenger jet since the Concorde’ following supersonic test Private company Boom Supersonic wants to launch its supersonic jet, the Overture, before the end of the decade. In test craft XB-1’s first test flight in January, the aircraft flew up to 1,207 km/h to an altitude of over 35,000 feet (10,600 m) and was able to land without a sonic boom, the company said. There has already been commercial interest in the Overture, with Boom having already signed deals with United Airlines, American Airlines, and Japan Airlines to deliver the aircraft once it meets the required safety standards. The European Commission funded several projects to study noise reduction and the environmental impacts of supersonic flights, like the 2022 RUMBLE project, the 2020 SENECA project, and the ongoing MORE AND LESS project. https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/04/03/what-we-know-about-chinas-plans-for-a-new-supersonic-jet-that-can-fly-50-further-than-conc ISASI is accepting nominations for the Jerome F. Lederer Award. The award is presented annually by the International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI) for outstanding lifetime contributions to technical excellence in furthering aviation accident investigation and achieving ISASI objectives, including enhancing aviation safety through the continuing development of investigation techniques. Any member of ISASI may submit an award nomination to the selection committee, which considers such traits as persistence, standing among peers, manner and techniques of operating, and achievements. Nominees not receiving the award are reconsidered for three years and may be nominated again after an intervening year. Nomination statements should emphasis an original and remarkable contribution and personal effort beyond normal duty requirements. The award may be given to an individual, group or organization, and may recognize a single event, series of events, or lifetime achievement. The nominee does not have to be an ISASI member. The nomination letter for the Lederer Award should be limited to a single page and should be e-mailed to the ISASI office or directly to the Awards Committee chair and must be received by May 30th each year. ISASI Office email – ann.schull@isasi.org Awards Committee Chair – Dave King - kingdfk@aol.com Call for Nominations For 2025 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award, honoring a leader in global aviation safety. 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 https://ltbaward.org/the-award/nomination-form/. Nominations will be accepted through June 2nd, 2025. For more information, including a complete history of Award recipients, see https://ltbaward.org/home/ About the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation and Award The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award's story dates back almost 80 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 68 years, this distinguished award recognizing outstanding achievements in aviation safety worldwide has been presented at Flight Safety Foundation’s International Aviation Safety Summit. 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 https://ltbaward.org/home/ CALENDAR OF EVENTS · Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) Safety Symposium April 7-9, 2025 · AIA Conference: The Aviation Insurance Association's annual conference in Orlando, Florida from April 25–28, 2025 . 70th annual Business Aviation Safey Summit (BASS), May 6-7, 2025, Charlotte, N.C., organized by Flight Safety Foundation in partnership with NBAA and NATA. · Sixth Edition of International Accident Investigation Forum, 21 to 23 May 2025, Singapore · Flight Safety Foundation - Aviation Safety Forum June 5-6, 2025 - Brussels . 2025 EASA-FAA International Aviation Safety Conference, 10 Jun 2025 to 12 Jun 2025, Cologne, Germany · The 9th Shanghai International Aerospace Technology and Equipment Exposition 2025; June 11 to 13, 2025 . 3rd annual Asia Pacific Summit for Aviation Safety (AP-SAS), July 15-17, 2025, Singapore, organized by Flight Safety Foundation and CAAS. . Asia Pacific Aviation Safety Seminar 2025; 10-11 September 2025; Manila, Philippines · ISASI ANNUAL SEMINAR 2025'September 29, 2025 – October 3, 2025, DENVER, COLORADO . 29th annual Bombardier Safety Standdown, November 11-13, 2025; Wichita, Kansas · CHC Safety & Quality Summit, 11th – 13th November 2025, Vancouver, BC Canada Curt Lewis