Flight Safety Information April 24, 2014 - No. 084 In This Issue Material on Australian Shore Not From Malaysia Jet Pilots blamed in October crash that killed guardsman Survey finds gaps in aviation safety procedures Envoy Air decals come undone, so airline removes them First UAS test site operational With in-flight curbs on devices off, welcome aboard work and play (India) Air India co-pilot uses her mobile in cockpit, suspended PRISM SMS Brazil's Azul adds Airbus jets to start U.S. flights Embry-Riddle to offer SMS Workshop for Aviation Executives May 20-22 ICAO Loss of Control In-Flight Symposium Upcoming Events Material on Australian Shore Not From Malaysia Jet CANBERRA, Australia April 23, 2014 (AP) - Australian officials said Thursday that after examining detailed photographs of unidentified material that washed ashore in the southwestern part of the country they are satisfied it is not a clue in the search for the missing Malaysian plane. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has advised search coordinators that the material, which washed ashore 10 kilometers (6 miles) east of Augusta in Western Australia, is not from missing Flight 370, according to a statement from the Joint Agency Coordination Centre. Martin Dolan, chief commissioner of the safety bureau, told The Associated Press Wednesday that an initial analysis of the material - which appeared to be sheet metal with rivets - suggested it was not from the plane. "We do not consider this likely to be of use to our search for MH370," he said. Augusta is near Australia's southwestern tip, about 310 kilometers (190 miles) from Perth, where the search has been headquartered. The search coordination center also said Thursday a robotic submarine, the U.S. Navy's Bluefin 21, had scanned more than 90 percent of the 310-square kilometer (120-square mile) seabed search zone off the Australian west coast, creating a three-dimensional sonar map of the ocean floor, but had found nothing of interest. The 4.5-kilometer (2.8-mile) deep search area is a circle 20 kilometers (12 miles) wide around an area where sonar equipment picked up a signal on April 8 consistent with a plane's black boxes. But the batteries powering those signals are now believed dead. Meanwhile, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Wednesday that failure to find any clue in the most likely crash site of the lost jet would not spell the end of the search, as officials plan soon to bring in more powerful sonar equipment that can delve deeper beneath the Indian Ocean. Defense Minister David Johnston said Australia was consulting with Malaysia, China and the United States on the next phase of the search for the plane, which disappeared March 8. Details on the next phase are likely to be announced next week. Johnston said more powerful towed side-scan commercial sonar equipment would probably be deployed, similar to the remote-controlled subs that found RMS Titanic 3,800 meters (12,500 feet) under the Atlantic Ocean in 1985 and the Australian WWII wreck HMAS Sydney in the Indian Ocean off the Australian coast, north of the current search area, in 2008. While the Bluefin had less than one-fifth of the seabed search area to complete, Johnston estimated that task would take another two weeks. Abbott said the airliner's probable impact zone was 700 kilometers (430 miles) long and 80 kilometers (50 miles) wide. A new search strategy would be adopted if nothing is found in the current seabed search zone. "If at the end of that period we find nothing, we are not going to abandon the search, we may well rethink the search, but we will not rest until we have done everything we can to solve this mystery," Abbott told reporters. The focus of the next search phase will be decided by continuing analysis of information including flight data and sound detections of the suspected beacons, Johnston said, adding that the seabed in the vicinity of the search was up to 7 kilometers (4 miles) deep. The search center said Thursday an air search involving up to 11 planes was planned to examine an area of nearly 50,000 square kilometers centered about 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) northwest of Perth. The center said it would first assess weather conditions, which have hampered aerial searches over the past two days. The center said 11 ships would also join the search. Radar and satellite data show the jet veered far off course on March 8 for unknown reasons during its flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing. An analysis indicates it would have run out of fuel in the remote section of ocean where the search has been focused. Not one piece of confirmed debris has been found since the massive multinational hunt began. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/australia-flags-deeper-search- malaysian-jet-23432583?page=2 Back to Top Pilots blamed in October crash that killed guardsman Pilots of contacted aircraft that killed an Air National Guardsman and three others.lots of a U.S.-contracted de Havilland DHC-8-202 'Prospector' are faulted in an Oct. 5 crash over Panama. The failure of contracted pilots to keep their aircraft over water during an Oct. 5 night flight over Panama led to a crash that killed an Air National Guard member and three other crew members, according to an Air Combat Command-directed Accident Investigation Board report released Wednesday. The two pilots survived. Master Sgt. Martin Gonzales, 39, and the others, unnamed in the report, were aboard a U.S.-contracted de Havilland DHC-8-202 "Prospector" on a surveillance mission tracking drug traffickers. While the main cause of the crash was the failure to keep the aircraft flying over water, major contributory causes were the pilots' inappropriately delegating terrain avoidance responsibility, ineffective communication, and an inoperative ground proximity warning system, which, had it functioned, would have given the pilots ample time to avoid the ground, the report states. Additionally, increased oversight by U.S. Southern Command could have helped the crew avoid the crash. "While operational oversight alone may not have prevented the mishap, it is clear the lack of such oversight negatively affected safety," AIB President Brig. Gen. Scott Zobrist said in the report. "I find by a preponderance of the evidence that lack of operational oversight led to inadequate aircrew training and unsafe maintenance practices, which substantially contributed to the mishap." The aircraft and surveillance payload was destroyed at a loss of about $7.2 million. On Oct. 4, the Joint Interagency Task Force South tasked the crew to fly a night-time detection and monitoring operation in the Caribbean Sea off the coast near the Colombian border, helping the Colombian Navy and law enforcement track suspected drug trafficker ships. The aircraft was piloted by two Sierra Nevada Corp. pilots, one of whom had no recent flying hours in the aircraft, according to the report. Gonzales was the flight's mission systems operator, tasked with operating the camera and search radar to track vessels. Riding with him in the back of the plane were a mission commander, an Air Force veteran who had previously worked with U.S. Customs and Border Protection; another American contractor; and a Colombian representative. The aircraft's Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System was turned off, the report states, because it had been producing errant warnings during previous flights. However, pre-flight checklists did not account for the disabled systems, even though Federal Aviation Administration rules state that aircraft can only fly with a disabled system if "alternate procedures are established and used," the report states. "However, alternate procedures were not established or discussed by the [crew], other than [the second pilot] stating they needed to 'stay off the land,' " the report states. The aircraft took off at about 10:45 p.m. local time and headed out to sea, where it was intended to stay. The aircraft's lack of advanced navigation systems, combined with the pilots not wearing night-vision goggles, meant visibility was limited and staying over water was safer than flying over the changing coastal landscape. Shortly into the flight, the crew found a vessel and set up a surveillance orbit to feed information to Colombian law enforcement. While the crews in the cabin were tracking and radioing information, however, the pilots tasked them with using their equipment for duties normally handled by pilots, such as ground avoidance. The new duties made their workload almost "overwhelming," the report states. Additionally, the crews were not clear on all of their navigational duties nor the best way to communicate them to the pilots, the report states. "Inconsistent verbal communications resulted in pilot navigational confusion on multiple occasions during this phase of flight, as the mishap pilots depended on [the American crew members'] navigational directions," the report states. Shortly into flight, the aircraft began flying over land for the first time, for about one minute and 25 seconds. After correction, it returned to sea for multiple orbits. At about 12:40 a.m., the aircraft once again flew over land. After about two miles inland, the pilot began to turn, heading due north. During the turn, the cockpit voice recorder captured a "pull up" notification that was not from a ground collision avoidance system, and the pilots afterward said they had no recollection of it. Gonzales radioed "climb. ... climb, elevate, elevate up." It was not acknowledged. He said again. "elevate your speed. Er, altitude, altitude." "OK," the co-pilot acknowledged. "Altitude? Alright," the pilot said. The aircraft began to climb, but by then, it was too late, the report states. "OK, here we go, power," the co-pilot said. "Power up. Thanks," the pilot said "And go into a nice, steep climb," the co-pilot responded. "Yep." Three seconds later, the radio cut out as the plane crashed into a hill, about 300 feet below the crest and 1 kilometer from the Panama-Colombia border. The cabin was immediately engulfed in flames. The pilots, unable to use the emergency exit, jumped out of a window. The first pilot fell about 15 feet to the ground and injured himself. The co-pilot climbed down a tree as flames spread into the cockpit. The back exit was on fire, with the crew still inside. "It was later determined by a review of autopsy evidence that any rescue attempts would have been futile because the four other aircrew members died upon impact," the report states. It took rescue crews about eight hours to find and rescue the surviving pilots and recover the remains of the crew. The pilots were taken to a hospital in Bogota, Colombia, and then back to the U.S. for care. "Our hearts remain with the families of the men who lost their lives in this tragic crash," Marine Gen. John Kelley, SOUTHCOM commander, said in a release following the crash. "It is a terrible tragedy, but we remain committed to finding out what happened and hopefully bring some sort of peace to the families." Immediately following the crash, Gonzales' wife issued a statement through SOUTHCOM. "The loss and pain of losing my husband, Master Sgt. Martin Gonzales, is indescribable. He passed away very tragically while proudly serving for the U.S. Air Force. He loved his job and was willing to risk his own life for others. He leaves behind two beautiful children, Nathan, 7, and Kaitlin, 4. This is a very difficult time for our family. I still can't believe the plane my husband was in crashed and took his life. All I have left are memories of him. It's difficult to know that I will never see or hear his voice again. To me, he is an American hero!" http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140423/NEWS02/304230061/Pilots-blamed- October-crash-killed-guardsman Back to Top Survey finds gaps in aviation safety procedures Travellers are vulnerable to a major aviation accident under Transport Canada's current safety regime, inspectors say, lamenting that they scrutinize "more paperwork than airplanes" these days. A new survey of Canada's professional aviation inspectors, to be released Thursday, found 85 per cent of respondents believe air travellers have been exposed to higher risk because of Transport Canada's transition to safety management systems, or SMS. The head of the Canadian Federal Pilots Association, which represents licensed pilots who work as Transport Canada inspectors, said Transport Minister Lisa Raitt should see the results as a "major red flag" and cautioned that the next crash could be in Toronto or some other major Canadian city. Since 2008, the federal department has required air operators whose planes carry 20 or more passengers to develop their own in-house safety management systems. Under the regime, inspectors effectively became system evaluators who sometimes conduct traditional audits. "We're getting further and further away from the front-line, and our information is coming third-hand," said Captain Daniel Slunder, president of the pilots association, which co-sponsored the survey with the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees. Ashley Kelahear, a spokeswoman for Ms. Raitt, said Transport Canada inspects small and large airlines thousands of times each year, noting aviation accidents are at an all-time low. She also pointed out that Ms. Raitt asked the federal transport committee to study the transportation of dangerous goods to ensure their safe movement, including the implementation of SMS across air, marine and rail sectors. An Air Canada spokesman said the company has invested "significant resources" in its safety management system. "We believe SMS is a highly effective additional layer of safety that encourages everyone working at Air Canada to make safety their top priority in whatever they do," Peter Fitzpatrick said. WestJet wouldn't comment Wednesday since it hadn't seen the survey results. But the National Airlines Council of Canada, which represents the country's largest passenger air carriers, said its members are "committed to SMS as an enhancement of existing safety processes." The survey found nearly nine in 10 respondents think SMS actually prevents the timely correction of safety problems, and 84 per cent expect a major aviation accident or incident in the near future. The vast majority said they believe confidence in Canada's aviation system would decrease if the public had their knowledge of Transport Canada's SMS oversight regime. In a joint statement, the unions say SMS was supposed to supplement direct inspection, such as pilot check rides and unannounced ramp checks, but said a "serious shortage of inspectors" means Transport Canada is relying heavily on SMS audits. The survey comes one month after the Transportation Safety Board released a report detailing the human, technical and organizational factors that contributed to the 2011 First Air crash that killed 12 people in Nunavut. Transport Canada inspected First Air's SMS in 2009 and determined it complied with Canadian Aviation Regulations. The TSB report, which said the industry's transition to SMS has "proved to be challenging," said there was no indication Transport Canada ever attended one of First Air's course on crew resource management, which was ultimately found to be outdated and lasted just one quarter of the recommended time. The survey also comes after last fall's scathing Auditor-General report, which was released several months after a train carrying crude oil derailed in Lac-Mégantic and killed 47 people. It said Transport Canada "does not have the assurance it needs that federal railways have implemented adequate and effective safety management systems." A 2012 Auditor-General report, meantime, concluded that on a program-wide basis, Transport Canada was not sufficiently managing risks associated with its civil aviation oversight. It cited inspection files that "fell short" and found that many fewer inspections are done than planned. The CFPA-UCTE e-mail survey of 284 aviation inspectors was conducted by Abacus Data between Feb. 13 and March 14, 2014. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/survey-finds-gaps-in-aviation-safety- procedures/article18136511/ Back to Top Envoy Air decals come undone, so airline removes them An Embraer jet operated by Envoy under the American Eagle brand lands at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Envoy, the new name for American Eagle Airlines Inc., isn't sticking. Literally. The carrier is pulling all "Operated by Envoy" decals off the sides of its airplanes after some of the labels came loose during flight. The airline began adding the stickers after it changed its name to Envoy Air Inc. on April 15, as part of a Federal Aviation Administration requirement to properly identify the operator of a flight. But it appears the backs weren't sticky enough to keep some of the labels on at 500 miles per hour. "Out of an abundance of caution, Envoy is removing all 'Operated by Envoy' decals from their aircraft after the adhesive was found to be defective," American Airlines Group Inc. spokesman Casey Norton said Wednesday. The decal actually came off on only one airplane, Norton said. But an inspection showed a "handful" of other aircraft on which the label had begun peeling loose, and officials decided to strip the decals from 150 Envoy aircraft, two decals per airplane. The carrier will get decals from a new supplier. The process will probably take about a month. http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/envoy-air-decals-come-undone-so-airline- removes-them.html/ Back to Top First UAS test site operational: FAA issues North Dakota Department of Commerce COA to begin testing UAV-precision-agriculture WASHINGTON, 21 April 2014. The first of U.S. six test sites chosen by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to perform unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research is operational more than 2 months ahead of the Congress-specified deadline for the program. FAA officials granted the North Dakota Department of Commerce team a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) to begin using a Draganflyer X4ES small UAS at its Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site. The team plans to begin flight operations during the week of May 5; the COA is effective for two years. "North Dakota has really taken the lead in supporting the growing unmanned aircraft industry," Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says. "We look forward to the contributions they and the other test sites will make toward our efforts to ensure the safe and efficient integration of UAS into our nation's skies." The main goal of this site's initial operations is to show that UAS can check soil quality and the status of crops in support of North Dakota State University/Extension Service precision agriculture research studies. Precision agriculture is one of many industries that represent areas for significant economic opportunity and UAS-industry expansion. While supporting the precision agriculture project, the Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site also will collect safety-related operational data needed for UAS airspace integration. The information will help the FAA analyze current processes for establishing small UAS airworthiness and system maturity. Maintenance data collected during site operations will support a prototype database for UAS maintenance and repair. "These data will lay the groundwork for reducing risks and ensuring continued safe operations of UAS," adds FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. "We believe the test site programs will be extremely valuable to integrating unmanned aircraft and fostering America's leadership in advancing this technology." The North Dakota COA covers two separate geographical locations. Initial flights will be conducted over North Dakota State University's Carrington Research Extension Center located in Carrington, N.D. The second set of missions, scheduled for summer 2014, will fly over Sullys Hill National Game Preserve near Devils Lake, N.D. The FAA selected six congressionally-mandated test sites on 30 December 2013.The FAA is working with the test sites to guide their research programs to help the FAA safely integrate UAS into the national airspace over the next several years. http://www.avionics-intelligence.com/articles/2014/04/uas-site-nd.html Back to Top With in-flight curbs on devices off, welcome aboard work and play (India) DGCA says phones and laptops can be used in all flight phases Air passengers can now use portable electronic devices such as mobiles, laptops and tablets in all phases of flight, the Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Wednesday. In a notice, the air regulator said, "The DGCA has amended its Civil Aviation Requirement [CAR]...relating to air safety today and decided to allow the use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) including cellphones. The use of PEDs shall be in the non- transmitting mode commonly called flight/airplane mode". With the implementation of the new CAR, flyers will be able to turn on their devices in 'flight mode'.The permission comes in the wake of a request from scheduled operators who had, at a meeting with the DGCA on April 17, raised the demand for allowing the use of PEDs during all phases of flight in the flight/airplane mode. The DGCA examined their demand in the context of the regulations of the U.S. regulator Federal Aviation Administration and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, both of which allow the use of PEDs in flight mode in all phases of a flight. The aviation regulator has also laid down training guidelines for the flight crew on handling this new facility. All airlines will have to report to the DGCA cases of suspected or confirmed PED interference or smoke or fire caused by them, the notice said. India is now among the few countries that allow the use of cell phones in flight mode. British Airways was the first in Europe to allow the use of cellphones in flight mode during takeoff and landing beginning December last. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/with-inflight-curbs-on-devices-off-welcome- aboard-work-and-play/article5941079.ece Back to Top Air India co-pilot uses her mobile in cockpit, suspended Pilots in India are also supposed to switch off their mobiles when the cabin crew makes the public announcement for doing so NEW DELHI: An Air India ( AI ) co-pilot is in the dock after her senior captain complained that she used her mobile in the cockpit. Since this complaint came just days after the co- pilot had operated a flight without signing her pre-flight medical check (PFMC), the airline has taken these charges seriously and grounded her. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is also examining her case. "About a fortnight back, the co-pilot operated a flight without signing her PFMC which is conducted to ensure that pilots are not inebriated. Under new DGCA rules, not signing this form means that the pilot has failed the breath analyzer test. She signed the PFMC after having operated the flight," said a senior official. On top of this, a senior captain complained to the airline that that the co-pilot used her mobile phone in the cockpit. Pilots are also supposed to switch off their mobiles when the cabin crew makes the public announcement for doing so. "Talking or using on mobiles after this announcement is not allowed for anyone. The charge of remaining on the phone while taxing the aircraft and preparing it to land is a serious one, if found true," said an official. On the basis of these two complaints, AI has grounded the woman co-pilot, said a senior official. Her case has also been referred to the DGCA. All airlines and the DGCA have become strict in enforcing rules for aircraft safety and crew behavior ever since Indian aviation safety standard was downgraded by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) earlier this year. The DGCA has been doing surprise checks on aircraft of Indian companies, both schedule airlines and charter operators. So far, the regulator has focused on charter operators with the biggest names of Indian corporate world like Ambani, Adani and GMR having their business jets inspected and two of them even their planes and crew grounded for a while. The DGCA focus has been on charter operators and schedule airlines have so far not been subjected to rigorous checks like the former, something that the charter operators have not taken kindly. The business aircraft operator association (BAOA) has written to the aviation ministry and sought a meeting with DGCA top brass over this issue. AI has set up a panel to ensure that the paperwork of its aircraft and crew is in order, to avoid the embarrassment of its planes being caught on the wrong foot abroad. The US downgrade means that any country can hold up Indian aircraft indefinitely for checks. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Air-India-co-pilot-uses-her-mobile-in-cockpit- suspended/articleshow/34068956.cms Back to Top Back to Top Brazil's Azul adds Airbus jets to start U.S. flights The logo of Airbus Group, Europe's largest aerospace group, is pictured in front of the company headquarters building in Ottobrunn, near Munich February 26, 2014. (Reuters) - Brazil's third-biggest airline, Azul Linhas Aereas, unveiled plans on Wednesday to add 11 wide-body jets from European planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA) to start service to the United States. Azul said it would receive six Airbus A330-200s in early 2015, when the airline will begin flying overseas, and five Airbus A350-900 jets starting in early 2017. Together the planes are worth close to $2 billion at list prices, executives said at a news conference near Azul's hub in Campinas, outside Sao Paulo. The airline has secured leasing deals from industry financier ILFC for eight of the planes. It is still negotiating the lease or purchase of three A330s. The selection of Airbus planes, first reported on Tuesday by Reuters, is another blow to U.S. rival Boeing Co (BA.N) in Latin America's biggest market. Boeing also lost out on a coveted Brazilian fighter jet contract in December. The expansion will transform Azul, which is controlled by JetBlue Airways Corp (JBLU.O) founder David Neeleman, from a niche regional carrier into an international player directly challenging heavyweight Latam Airlines Group SA LAN.SN, which controls Brazil's No. 1 carrier, TAM Linhas Aereas. WHAT'S ORTHODOX? Azul is also making a leap from the 120-seat regional jets built by Brazil's Embraer SA (EMBR3.SA), which have helped tap underserved domestic routes, to double-aisle jumbo jets making 10-hour flights. Azul's A330 will seat about 245 passengers, and the A350 will have more than 320 seats. The strategy contrasts with Brazil's No.2 airline Gol Linhas Aereas (GOLL4.SA), which started domestic service with a uniform fleet of Boeing 737s and now flies those jets to the United States with a layover to refuel in the Dominican Republic. "Who says what's an orthodox fleet?" said Neeleman at the news conference, dismissing any pressing need for traditional narrow-body jets from Airbus or Boeing. Dramatic improvements in the fuel efficiency of next-generation 737s and A320s also make it a "foolish" moment to buy versions currently on the market, he added. The structure of the new leasing deals make it unnecessary for Azul to raise new capital in order to add new aircraft, said Neeleman, who founded Azul after leaving JetBlue in 2008. Last year, Azul announced plans for an initial public offering estimated at up to 1 billion reais ($445 million). Plans were frozen in August amid turbulent financial markets, and Neeleman said on Wednesday he sees no urgency for an IPO. The Azul deal is a double boost for Airbus, which is trying to maintain demand for its current-generation A330, while marketing its all-new A350, which enters service this year. Although the leasing arrangement does not directly generate a new sale for Airbus, the availability of aircraft looking for a home on the books of its leasing customers has been blamed for adding to a sense of oversupply as it tries to keep high production levels of the jet going beyond 2016. Airbus shares were down 0.84 percent in Paris on Wednesday, while Boeing's stock was up 2.1 percent in New York. Neeleman said Azul is looking to start service to southern Florida early next year followed by flights to New York, although the airports involved are still under negotiation. The choice of airports will be closely watched for signs of potential alliances with U.S. airlines. Azul has held off codeshare agreements while Gol tightened its relationship with Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL.N) and TAM recently joined the Oneworld alliance, including American Airlines Group (AAL.O). Azul also signed a $400 million service contract with Britain's Rolls-Royce (RR.L), which makes the jet engines that power the Airbus aircraft. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/23/us-azul-airbus-group- idUSBREA3M01Q20140423 Back to Top Embry-Riddle to offer SMS Workshop for Aviation Executives May 20-22 Daytona Beach, Fla. - Aviation professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge in Safety Management Systems (SMS) concepts and implementation of SMS within their organization can take advantage of a three day course being offered on the Daytona Beach Campus from May 20-22. Topics will include: safety risk management (hazards, risks, and controls); human factors; reactive, proactive, and predictive safety management tools and methods; positive safety culture; and SMS implementation overview. Attendees will be able to explain the theory, principles and application of SMS and will understand the ICAO requirements for implementation as well as the current FAA guidance for operators and organizations. All participants will receive a signed copy of Safety Management Systems in Aviation, authored in part by Dr. Alan Stolzer, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Aviation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. For more information, click here or email case@erau.edu About Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world's largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, is a nonprofit, independent institution offering more than 60 baccalaureate, master's and Ph.D. degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business and Engineering. Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., and through the Worldwide Campus with more than 150 locations in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The university is a major research center, seeking solutions to real- world problems in partnership with the aerospace industry, other universities and government agencies. Back to Top DO NOT MISS THIS KEY AVIATION EVENT, REGISTER NOW! Although Loss of Control In-flight (LOCI) accidents are rare, they have accounted for one third of all fatalities in scheduled commercial aviation over the last ten years, more than any other category of accident. Addressing LOCI has therefore become a priority for the aviation industry. ICAO will convene a Loss of Control In-flight (LOCI) Symposium on 20-22 May 2014 in Montreal to share information and experiences of professionals from a wide variety of aviation disciplines to address this safety priority. Our List of Speakers includes: - Bertrand de Courville, Consultant to IATA, Co-chair of the European Commercial Aviation Safety Team. - Peggy Gilligan, Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, FAA. - Kevin Hiatt, Senior VP for Safety and Flight Operations, IATA. - Jules Kneepkens, Rulemaking Director, European Aviation Safety Authority. - Terry McVenes, Director, Operational Safety and Regulatory Affairs, Boeing. - Harry Nelson, Executive Operational Advisor to Product Safety, Airbus. Click here to see the full list of our confirmed speakers >> Who Should Attend: The Symposium will attract aviation professionals from regulatory authorities, accident investigation bodies, manufacturers, airlines, training schools, international organisations, and members of the research and academic community. 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