Flight Safety Information January 23, 2014 - No. 018 In This Issue Autopsy: Pilot who crashed at Nashville airport was legally drunk Two brand new aircraft join Aeroflot fleet Save the Date: 6th Annual Aviation Human Factors and SMS Seminar - Dallas, TX Dubai to host Second Aviation Safety Culture Summit next month Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield to Bring Wisdom, Wit to 2014 CHC Safety & Quality Summit Think ARGUS PROS Announcing...The Annual "Moral Courage Safety Awards" Business-Jet Makers Predict Sales Rebound Jet Air May Buy 50 Boeing Planes for $2.5 Billion, BTVI Says Autopsy: Pilot who crashed at Nashville airport was legally drunk The Canadian pilot who crashed his plane on a runway at the Nashville International Airport and went undetected for hours last year was legally drunk, according to an autopsy report issued by the state Medical Examiner. The report concludes that 45-year-old Michael Callan of Windsor, Ontario, died from multiple blunt force and thermal injuries. The report states that his blood alcohol level was .081, just over Tennessee's limit of .08. The Oct. 29, 2013 crash is still under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. Jay Neylon, who is leading the investigation, said his team was still gathering data to determine how long the plane was circling the airport before it crashed. Callan, who had filed a flight plan indicating he was making a 30-minute hop from Windsor to Pelee Island in Lake Michigan, apparently crossed the border undetected and flew south, then circled the Nashville airport for several hours before crashing on the runway. The charred remains of the plane and Callan were not detected until 8:45 a.m. on Oct. 29, when a pilot spotted the debris and reported it to airport officials. The runway had last been checked at 2 a.m. According to the autopsy report, Callan suffered multiple fractures and massive internal injuries. "A battery is embedded beneath the skin of the right upper arm," it continues. The mystery of the case deepened when law enforcement officials learned that Callan had listed Taylor Swift as his next of kin. Swift's publicist said the singer did not know Callan and no other evidence has emerged that the two had any connection at all. Callan was piloting a Cessna 172R owned by the Windsor Flying Club, of which he was a member. The aircraft was completely destroyed. He was declared dead at the scene. According to the autopsy report, two-thirds of Callan's body was charred, but no soot was found in his trachea, which indicated he was dead before the plane was engulfed in flames. The report states that Callan was positively identified by fingerprint comparisons performed at the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations. An attachment to the report states that ethanol or drinking alcohol "is a central nervous system depressant and can cause effects such as impaired judgment, reduced alertness and impaired muscular coordination." http://www.wbir.com/news/ Back to Top Two brand new aircraft join Aeroflot fleet Aeroflot's Boeing 737-800NG has two-class composition with 20 seats in business class and 138 seats in economy class. The Business class salon is equipped with monitors for viewing media content. MOSCOW - Aeroflot took delivery of its fourth B737-800 Next Generation aircraft made by Boeing and its ninety-first A320 aircraft made by Airbus. New Boeing 737-800 NG is named in honor of Soviet and Kyrgyz writer Chingiz Aytmatov, and new A320 aircraft bears the name of Soviet and Russian linguist, critic, writer and academician Dmitry Likhachev. Aeroflot's Boeing 737-800NG has two-class composition with 20 seats in business class and 138 seats in economy class. The Business class salon is equipped with monitors for viewing media content. All Boeing B737-800 aircraft are delivered to Aeroflot directly from the manufacturer. Boeing 737 is one of the world's most popular single-aisle jet airliners providing high level of comfort on medium-haul routes. All Airbus aircraft are received by Aeroflot directly from Airbus manufacturing plants. The airplanes are designed in two class composition and can carry 116 (A319), 140 and 158 (A320) and 170 (A321) passengers. Today the Aeroflot fleet counts 91 A319/320/321 aircraft with the average airplane age of 5 years. These aircraft provide services on European and Russian domestic destinations. In terms of operational reliability and actual hours flown per aircraft Aeroflot is among the world leaders. http://www.traveldailynews.com/news/article/58674/two-brand-new-aircraft-join#sthash.U010UZfS.dpuf Back to Top Back to Top Dubai to host Second Aviation Safety Culture Summit next month Under the patronage of Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority; Chairman, Dubai Airports, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group, Dubai will host the second Aviation Safety Culture Summit next month. The event hosted by the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and organised by Streamline Marketing Group, will run on February 3-4, 2014 at Park Hyatt in Dubai. It is expected to attract more than 300 local and international stakeholders from regulatory authorities, airlines, airport operators, aircraft manufacturers, pilot associations, safety organisations and air traffic control service providers to discuss key strategies and challenges in improving safety culture across the industry. The two-day summit will comprise panel discussions covering a range of topics, including initiatives that are currently in place to improve aviation safety. The sessions will focus on how to develop a global aviation safety plan, how to improve co-operation between partners in the industry and the importance of developing the necessary human capital and creating training programmes to create a safety culture among the workforce. "Safety is the number one priority for air transport and aviation is the safest means of transport," said Mohammed Abdulla Ahli, Director-General at the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority. "To continue this lead and ensure air transport continues to play a major role in driving sustainable economic and social development, collaboration and sharing of best practice, is required among all partners of the industry.'' "The first edition of The Aviation Safety Culture Summit proved its success as a strategic global platform for industry leaders to discuss safety issues and find ways of collaboration. The agenda for the upcoming event has been built around the results from the first edition," he added. The summit will also comprise four sessions focusing on areas including adapting and implementing international safety culture best practices for local workforces and implementing systems to manage human error effectively and to avoid future accidents. Applying diverse perspectives on culture in an aviation environment and understanding the benefit of technology as a catalyst for improving safety in the aviation industry will also be areas for discussion. The event is sponsored by Honeywell, Boeing, AAL Group, dnata, Maximus Air, Chevron and Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies and supported by AviAssist Foundation. http://www.emirates247.com/business/economy-finance/dubai-to-host-second-aviation-safety-culture- summit-next-month-2014-01-21-1.535560 Back to Top Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield to Bring Wisdom, Wit to 2014 CHC Safety & Quality Summit SOURCE: CHC HELICOPTER CREATED: JANUARY 22, 2014 Keynote speaker for the gala dinner at the 10th-anniversary CHC Safety & Quality Summit. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Jan. 21, 2014) - Chris Hadfield, a Canadian astronaut and former commander of the International Space Station (ISS), has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the gala dinner at the 10th-anniversary CHC Safety & Quality Summit. The Tuesday, April 1, dinner at the Westin Bayshore hotel is expected to attract 600 guests - many of the people attending what is recognized as the world's premier safety conference for rotary-wing aviation. Before becoming an astronaut, Commander Hadfield was a fighter pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force for 25 years, amassing experience flying more than 70 different aircraft types. He later progressed through senior roles at NASA, along the way becoming the first Canadian to walk in space and to command the ISS. Commander Hadfield also is a talented musician and has become a social media star, in part as a result of his rendition of David Bowie's song "Space Oddity," which he performed from the ISS on the eve of his return home after five months in space. The video subsequently posted on YouTube has been viewed more than 20 million times. Commander Hadfield's strong background in aviation safety in the most demanding environments, combined with a quick and clever sense of humour, is expected to make for an enlightening and entertaining evening. Past speakers at the CHC Safety & Quality Summit's gala dinner speakers have included Simon Sinek, Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, Commander Fred Baldwin, Dr. Scott Shappell, Dr. Jerry Cockrell and Sergei Sikorsky. Details about the dinner, including how to purchase tickets, are available at www.chcsafetyqualitysummit.com. About CHC CHC is a commercial operator of helicopters focused on enabling customers to go further, do more and come home safely. CHC provides helicopter flight services to oil and gas companies and government search-and- rescue agencies, and helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul services to organizations through the Heli- One segment. The company operates 238 aircraft in about 30 countries around the world. http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/11298142/canadian-astronaut-chris-hadfield-to-bring-wisdom- wit-to-2014-chc-safety-quality-summit Back to Top Back to Top Announcing The Annual "Moral Courage Safety Awards" Presented at Heli-Expo 2014 Presented by the US DOT - Transportation Safety Institute Call For Nominations The purpose of the award is to promote and foster positive safety culture in the rotorcraft industry by recognizing those individuals and organizations that make sometimes difficult operational decisions based on continued safe operations. Example of a deserving individual and organization - I learned of a HEMS pilot who aborted a critical neonatal transport because of unforecast bad weather. It was a tough call and one that haunted him, but he knew it was the right decision to ensure a safe outcome. His organization supported the decision and went so far as to recognize him for making the tough call. In this case both the individual and the organization should be recognized. Let's face it; it's always easy after the accident to second guess the decisions that put a crew in trouble. What our industry needs is to reward those who make the tough decisions that keep them out of trouble. That's walking the talk of positive safety culture! Sometimes choosing the safest course of action can be difficult, especially if it means modifying the mission. Bottom line, it takes moral courage to do the right thing. You can help - nominate someone today! Who is eligible? Any Crew, Crew Member, Maintainer, Supervisor, Manager, employee and or their organization who demonstrates commitment to a positive safety culture. Email Mr. D Smith for a nomination form. D.smith@dot.gov Or call (US) 405.694.1644 Back to Top Business-Jet Makers Predict Sales Rebound NetJets U.S. Flying Rose 9% in 2013 Versus 2014 Two of the world's largest makers of business jets on Wednesday forecast that new models would help drive double-digit sales gains this year, though they don't expect an immediate recovery in a market that is halved from its peak in 2008. Executives from General Dynamics Corp. GD +4.56% , owner of Gulfstream Inc., and Cessna parent Textron Inc. TXT +5.26% on Wednesday stopped short of calling a bottom to the five-year slide in jet sales, though pointed to solid demand and a declining inventory of used aircraft. Business-jet makers have been battling the twin challenges of tight corporate travel budgets over the past five years and the negative perception of private-plane ownership created by some U.S. lawmakers during the financial crisis. "I see signs of a bottoming out," said Jordan Hansell, chief executive of Columbus, Oh.-based NetJets Inc., which sells fliers part ownership in a fleet of more than 700 planes. The unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRKB +0.10% placed $17.6 billion in orders for new jets in anticipation of a recovery. Mr. Hansell said its U.S. flying rose 9% to just shy of 335,000 hours last year, with gains in sales to individuals, small and medium-size businesses and large corporations. Another sign of the recovery is traffic at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, one of the world's largest for corporate aviation, where business is on track to return to 2008 levels. Aircraft movements were up 5% through the end of November from a year earlier, having fallen in four of the six previous years. Global corporate jet shipments peaked at 1,315 in 2008, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, a U.S.-based trade group. Deliveries had fallen to 672 by 2012, and were down 2.1% through the end of November last year, the latest data available. Gulfstream-the world's largest business-jet manufacturer by sales-had its strongest quarterly performance in two years in the final three months of 2013, and forecasts revenue to rise 11% this year. The company, which specializes in large and midsize jets seating up to eight passengers and four crew that can fly from the U.S. to Asia, expects to deliver 158 jets this year compared with 139 in 2013. "Gulfstream is the primary growth engine for both [company] earnings and revenue," said General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic on a post-earnings call Wednesday. Textron, which is more focused on the "light" jet segment that has suffered the largest sales declines, expects its revenue to climb 19% this year as it rolls out more new models. The company received approval last month from regulators to start delivering its Citation M2 and Citation Sovereign+ jets, and is awaiting clearance for the Citation 10 aircraft. Gulfstream, Bombardier Inc. and Embraer SA are also rolling out new aircraft, some of them kitted out with more advanced entertainment and communications systems than existing models, as well as cabins that are quieter and more humid. "What we're seeing-in the U.S. and Europe-is an appetite for these newer planes," said Mr. Hansell. Textron shares closed up 5.3% at $38 on what analysts viewed as a more bullish outlook for the Cessna business. "The dynamic is [that] new products matter a lot," said Textron Chief Executive Scott Donnelly on a post- earnings call. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/ Back to Top Jet Air May Buy 50 Boeing Planes for $2.5 Billion, BTVI Says AirAsia Close to Winning Indian Approval, CEO Says Jet Airways (India) Ltd. (JETIN), the nation's second-largest airline by market share, may place an order for 50 Boeing Co. (BA) aircraft worth $2.5 billion, Bloomberg TV India reported, citing people it didn't identify. Jet, India's biggest publicly traded carrier, may order 737 single-aisle planes, which will be used for local expansion, Bloomberg TV said in its report. Buying new planes will enable Mumbai-based Jet Airways to expand and start more routes ahead of impending competition with Singapore Airlines Ltd. (SIA) and AirAsia Bhd. (AIRA), which have both sought to start local airlines. Indian carriers are buying aircraft from Airbus and Boeing as economic growth in the world's second-most populous nation stokes travel demand. "India's airlines have not really kept up with the growth in the market," said Mark D. Martin, chief executive officer of Dubai-based Martin Consulting LLC. "Demand for air travel has gone up, but there is no fleet to cater to that demand." Jet Airways shares gained 2.3 percent to 271.5 rupees as of 12:25 p.m. in Mumbai. Jet Airways didn't respond to an e-mail seeking comment. Boeing spokeswoman Ashmita Sethi said the query should be addressed to the airline. Demand from India and China and global growth of low-fare carriers will spur a market for $4.4 trillion worth of commercial planes in the next two decades, according to Airbus. The number of air passengers in India is forecast to triple to 452 million by 2020, according to a report by CAPA Centre for Aviation and SITA. New Planes Last year, Boeing estimated Indian operators will need 1,450 new planes in the next 20 years. Of this, 1,201 will be single-aisle planes, according to the Chicago-based planemaker. Martin Consulting has forecast Indian carriers will need at least 200 planes just for local operations in the next 12 months. Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways PJSC bought a 24 percent stake in Jet last year, in the first cross-border deal for Indian carriers since rules were eased in 2012. Etihad is expanding its business in India rivaling Dubai's Emirates Airline, which traditionally has had a stronghold in the South Asian country. Air India, SpiceJet Ltd. and Jet Airways are potential candidates for the 737 Max aircraft, Boeing's Asia-Pacific vice president Dinesh Keskar said in New Delhi in October. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-21/jet-air-may-buy-50-boeing-planes-for-2-5-billion-btvi- says.html Curt Lewis