Flight Safety Information December 6, 2017 - No. 242 In This Issue Incident: ANZ B789 near Auckland on Dec 5th 2017, engine shut down in flight Incident: Delta A320 at Sacramento on Dec 4th 2017, bird strike Incident: United B739 near Chicago on Dec 4th 2017, indication of loss of thrust from both engines Accident: Lufthansa A321 at Frankfurt and Barcelona on Nov 29th 2017, fumes on board EVAS - Cockpit Smoke Protection Boeing 737-8F2 Lightning Strike (Turkey) 4 injured when plane crashes at Rockford Airport Singapore Airlines changed U.S. route because of North Korean missiles IATA sees encouraging trends in airline safety IATA stresses need for UAV operation standards Gulf Air to host annual flight safety summit 'Urgent Action' Needed to Avoid Brexit Airline Disaster Little movement in aviation insurance rates FAA Confirms Active Winglet Performance Metal Master primes LAR 1 personal jet for 2018 first flight Marsh names head of UK aviation team FAA offers National Space Council ideas for launch licensing reforms Position Available: Internal Evaluation Program Auditor I Upcoming USC Courses Incident: ANZ B789 near Auckland on Dec 5th 2017, engine shut down in flight An ANZ Air New Zealand Boeing 787-900, registration ZK-NZE performing flight NZ-99 from Auckland (New Zealand) to Tokyo Narita (Japan) with 268 passengers and 14 crew, was climbing out of Auckland's runway 23L when the crew stopped the climb at FL150 due to engine (Trent 1000) vibrations and abnormal engine sounds. The crew shut the engine down and returned to Auckland for a safe landing on runway 23L about 50 minutes after departure. The airline reported the captain elected to shut one of the engines down as a precaution and returned to Auckland. Passengers reported the aircraft began to shake violently, there were weird noises, clunking sounds, and electrical power went temporarily out. The captain subsequently announced a minor technical problem with one of the engines. After landing fire fighters sprayed the left hand side of the aircraft. http://avherald.com/h?article=4b1f3235&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Delta A320 at Sacramento on Dec 4th 2017, bird strike A Delta Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N360NW performing flight DL-1384 from Sacramento,CA to Salt Lake City,UT (USA) with 152 passengers and 6 crew, departed Sacramento's runway 34R but struck a number of birds at about 1000 feet, the crew suggested "hundreds", it was dark, they couldn't see clearly. The crew requested to stop climb at 3000 feet, requested runway 34L because of the ILS available, the right hand engine (CFM56) had ingested birds, and returned to Sacramento for a safe landing on runway 34L about 15 minutes after departure. The FAA reported the aircraft received damage to an engine and the wing. http://avherald.com/h?article=4b1f1099&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: United B739 near Chicago on Dec 4th 2017, indication of loss of thrust from both engines A United Boeing 737-900, registration N63899 performing flight UA-1549 from Boston,MA to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was descending through about FL110 towards Chicago when the crew declared emergency reporting the loss of thrust in both engines (CFM56). ATC immediately cleared the flight direct to Chicago and kept runway 22L sterile for the emergency redirecting all arrivals for 22L onto 22R. About 10 minutes later the crew advised it had been just an indication issue and an issue with engine mode control, they would be able to land just fine and vacate the runway on own power. The aircraft deviated around weather and continued for a safe landing on runway 22L about 15 minutes after the emergency call. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 12 hours after landing. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL1549/history/20171205/0101Z/KBOS/KORD http://avherald.com/h?article=4b1f0bde&opt=0 Back to Top Accident: Lufthansa A321 at Frankfurt and Barcelona on Nov 29th 2017, fumes on board A Lufthansa Airbus A321-200, registration D-AISB performing flight LH-1128 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Barcelona,SP (Spain), experienced fumes on board shortly after departure and prior to arrival. The aircraft continued for a safe landing in Barcelona about 100 minutes after departure. The aircraft remained on the ground for 2:20 hours, then departed for the return flight LH-1129 to Frankfurt. After landing in Frankfurt the aircraft remained on the ground in Frankfurt for 17 hours before returning to service. According to information The Aviation Herald received on Dec 4th 2017 the entire crew went to see a doctor after landing back in Frankfurt, however, no immediate health issues were identified by any crew member. Three days later a crew member started to suffer from symptoms related to the fume event and is currently on sick leave. Germany BFU told The Aviation Herald on Dec 5th 2017, that they were notified about the occurrence and are currently collecting information to rate the occurrence. http://avherald.com/h?article=4b1f069b&opt=0 Back to Top Back to Top Boeing 737-8F2 Lightning Strike (Turkey) Date: 06-DEC-2017 Time: 1:20 Type: Boeing 737-8F2 (WL) Owner/operator: THY Turkish Airlines Registration: TC-JHY C/n / msn: 42003 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 134 Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: None Location: ?stanbul Atatürk Havaliman? - LTBA - Turkey Phase: Take off Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: ?stanbul Atatürk Havaliman? Destination airport: Djibouti Narrative: TK686 TC-JHY lightning strike at Atatürk Airport; returned to land. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=202584 Back to Top 4 injured when plane crashes at Rockford Airport Four people were injured when a small twin-engine plane crashed Monday evening at the Chicago Rockford International Airport. The King Air C90 was about 200 yards from a runway when it touched down in a ditch, bounced over a fence and came to rest on the airport grounds about 6 p.m., according to Brian Kunce, a deputy fire chief at the airport. The plane did not catch fire. The extent of the injuries was not immediately known. Two people - one of whom was unconscious - had to be extricated from the plane, officials said. Strong winds were reported in the Rockford area Monday evening, but Kunce said it was too early to determine the cause of the crash. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-rockford-airplane-crash-20171204- story.html ***************** Date: 04-DEC-2017 Time: 17:26 LT Type: Beechcraft C90 King Air Owner/operator: Private Registration: N500KR C/n / msn: LJ-708 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: Substantial Location: Chicago/Rockford International Airport (KRFD), Chicago/Rockford, IL - United States of America Phase: Landing Nature: Unknown Departure airport: Destination airport: Chicago/Rockford Int'l (KRFD) Narrative: The aircraft landed short of the runway at Chicago/Rockford International Airport (KRFD), Chicago/Rockford, Illinois. The airplane sustained substantial damage and two serious/two minor Injuries have been reported to the four occupants onboard. The pilot reported having issues with a fuel pump and requested priority. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=202532 Back to Top Singapore Airlines changed U.S. route because of North Korean missiles * Route change came after Air France incident * Cathay Pacific crew saw Korean missile HONG KONG (CNNMoney) - Singapore Airlines changed a flight route between Asia and the U.S. earlier this year because of fears over North Korean missile launches. A spokesperson for the airline told CNNMoney on Wednesday that it rerouted its daily flights between the South Korean capital Seoul and Los Angeles after a North Korean missile launch in July. It hadn't previously announced the changes before this week. Flight paths in the region are drawing attention after two other Asian carriers said that some of their pilots believe they saw another ballistic missile North Korea tested last week. Cathay Pacific said the crew of a flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong reported seeing what they thought was the missile re-entering Earth's atmosphere on November 29. Korean Air said two of its flights bound for Seoul "saw a flash and everyone is assuming it should be the missile because of the timing." North Korea fired what is believed to be the biggest and most powerful missile in its arsenal that day. Pyongyang said the projectile flew as high as 4,475 kilometers (2,800 miles) before plummeting down into waters off the western coast of Japan. Singapore Airlines said its flights don't travel "in the vicinity of the missile trajectory" because of the route change it made to avoid the northern part of the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan. The Cathay plane didn't travel over that part of the sea either, according to flight tracking data. The airline said that its flight was "far from the event location" and unaffected by the missile -- but that the crew reported the sighting to air traffic control in Japan in line with procedures. "We have been in contact with relevant authorities and industry bodies as well as with other carriers. At the moment, no one is changing any routes or operating parameters," Cathay said. "We remain alert and review the situation as it evolves." Korean Air didn't provide details of the flights that saw the "flash," or say where they were at the time of the event. Singapore's route change in July came after an Air France flight passed just east of the splashdown site of a North Korean missile test, roughly five to 10 minutes before the weapon hit the water. At the time, U.S. Defense Department spokesman Jeff Davis warned that the missile North Korea "flew through busy airspace used by commercial airliners." Guidelines issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. agency tasked with governing air safety, state that nations have the "responsibility to issue risk advisories regarding any threats to the safety of civilian aircraft operating in their airspace." South Korea says Pyongyang regularly fails to issue notices to airmen when conducting missile launches. Such notices are issued to warn pilots and airlines of potential risks during their flights. The chances of a plane being struck randomly by a missile are "billions to one," according to CNN aviation safety analyst David Soucie. http://www.wfmz.com/news/singapore-airlines-changed-us-route-because-of-north-korean- missiles/668424099 Back to Top IATA sees encouraging trends in airline safety Seven out of eight world regions tracked by IATA showed improved aviation safety performance in the first six months of 2017. According to IATA, North Asia led the industry's safety performance with zero accidents during the first half of the year. Europe followed at a rate of 0.68 accidents per million flight sectors. Other regional rates per millions flight sectors were: North America (0.82), the Middle East/North Africa (0.99), Asia-Pacific (1.42), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS, 1.67) and Latin America (2.47). All these regions performed better than in the previous year. Because of two turboprop accidents - involving a Doren Air Congo Let L-410 and a South Sudan Supreme Airlines Antonov An-26 - Africa's overall safety performance deteriorated (from 2.39 to 6.10), but it is still better than the region's average of 8.33 in the 2012-2016 period. The global accident rate for the industry reached 1.20, down from 1.72. IATA points out that its members achieved a rate of 0.46 while non-members came in at 2.03. There were 23 accidents in the first half of 2017 globally, six of which involved hull losses and three of those involved fatalities. The Jan. 16 crash of a a MyCargo Airlines Boeing 747-400F near Bishkek/Kyrgysztan led to the deaths of 35 people on the ground in addition to killing four crew members. The aircraft was operated on behalf of Turkish Airlines. The only other jet hull loss involved a Peruvian Air Line Boeing 737-300, which caught fire after landing at Jauja airport. Another safety issue raised by IATA was turbulence. To be able to better turbulence events, IATA decided to develop a platform for information sharing on turbulence. The platform will serve as a central repository of turbulence data that will be made available to airlines and flight crews. http://atwonline.com/safety/iata-sees-encouraging-trends-airline-safety Back to Top IATA stresses need for UAV operation standards IATA is working with ICAO to develop standards for the commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including how airlines and cargo operators use drones and how they will be integrated into airspace. ICAO has sent a state letter to its member countries calling for them to protect manned aircraft operations from drones, IATA director air traffic management infrastructure Rob Eagles said Dec. 5 at a media briefing at IATA's Geneva headquarter. About 90 countries now have regulations in place governing drones. Integrating UAVs into airspace poses challenges of safety and of air traffic management, Eagles said, and this will become only more difficult as drones become more common. ATM procedures will have to be adapted to manage drones that operate both in very low airspace and at altitudes above 60,000 ft., he said. For airlines, drones present several new business opportunities, IATA head of cargo transformation Celine Hourcade said. Package-delivery companies and retailers are experimenting with using drones to deliver medical supplies, mail and packages in rural-and some urban-areas. But the future could see increasing use of large-payload drones to deliver cargo on thin routes that cannot support a large, manned cargo aircraft. Unmanned urban air taxis, and possibly air buses, are being developed and will further complicate airspace management, Hourcade said. "Our goal is to facilitate this new branch of aviation by developing standards to support safe, efficient, orderly, reliable and sustainable high-frequency drone operations into the airspace system." http://atwonline.com/safety/iata-stresses-need-uav-operation-standards Back to Top Gulf Air to host annual flight safety summit Flag carrier Gulf Air is gearing up to host the Gulf Flight Safety Council's (GFSC) annual summit, which will be held in Bahrain this month. As the official carrier of the two-day event, which is taking place at the ART Rotana Hotel & Resort on December 10 and 11, Gulf Air is committed to supporting and promoting the improvement of safety in the GCC region. Comprising different sessions focusing on flight, ground and cabin safety, this year's event will see the attendance and participation of key representatives from Gulf Air, Bahrain's Civil Aviation Affairs (BCAA), Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) and Ministry of Interior (MOI). Airlines from the region, including Gulf Air, Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, Saudi Airlines, Oman Air, Air Arabia, FlyNas and Flydubai, will also participate in the proceedings. The Gulf Flight Safety Council consists of a regional and global membership base. Members include aircraft manufacturers, regulators, air traffic service providers, business jet and VVIP operators, airlines, cargo operators and more. The Council meets quarterly to promote safety improvement initiatives. http://www.tradearabia.com/news/TTN_333903.html Back to Top 'Urgent Action' Needed to Avoid Brexit Airline Disaster GENEVA-If the UK fails to establish traffic rights for airlines before it leaves the EU, it would be "a disaster", the head of the IATA said Dec. 5. While the IATA and the aviation industry are hopeful that government negotiators will reach an agreement in time to avoid airline service disruption, news this week that broader Brexit talks were stalled is causing concern. The IATA, which is not involved in Brexit negotiations, is urging that airline traffic rights be established as soon as possible-by October 2018 at latest. The UK is scheduled to leave the EU in March 2019, and airlines set their schedules and sell tickets at least six months ahead of operation. As part of the EU, the UK currently benefits from liberalized traffic rights within Europe, and also from the EU-U.S. open skies agreement. If the UK exits the EU without securing new traffic rights, it would have to revert to the pre-liberalized air bilateral system-including for flights to Ireland, an EU member. "The worst case would be that connectivity is not maintained between the UK and EU due to the disappearance of traffic rights. Traffic rights are a key issue," IATA Director-General and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said at a Dec. 5 media briefing here. "It would be a disaster for UK-based carriers, because they would not be allowed to land in Europe. I don't think it will happen, but it is a risk." De Juniac said "urgent action" was needed to negotiate the provision of connectivity, post-Brexit. "As a general rule, the business of freedom is at its best in creating value for the world in a liberalized framework. That's a message that I intend to push quite strongly in the year ahead," he said. The EU's open skies framework is credited with stimulating Europe's air traffic growth, especially in the LCC sector. Rafael Schvartzman, the IATA regional vice president for Europe, said resolving the UK's post-Brexit aviation situation would be "difficult, but feasible." "We hope a solution is found for the UK air service arrangements, post-March 2019, enabling air traffic between the UK and EU to continue," Schvartzman said. European passengers would be "the biggest losers" if that fails to happen, he warned. www.aviationweek.com Back to Top Little movement in aviation insurance rates Aviation insurance rates are largely holding steady during renewals, with accounts with good loss records seeing flat renewals and more troublesome accounts seeing increases, aviation insurers and brokers say. Plentiful capacity remains available in the sector and the catastrophe losses that hit the property/casualty sector in general do not appear to have affected the aviation insurance sector, they say. Brad Meinhardt, Las Vegas-based area president and managing director of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s aviation practice, said capacity is steady and underwriters are eliciting discipline offering flat renewals to some policyholders and moderate increases to others. "Essentially the story is that if you're a good operator, you're most likely going to get an 'as expiring' and if you got worse claims than your peers, you're probably going to get an increase," Mr. Meinhardt said. "And it's really back to the basics. Fundamentals of underwriting have remarkably returned to aviation." In the final quarter of the year, roughly 75% of the world's airline fleet renews its coverage. In its November Marketplace Realities report, Willis Towers Watson P.L.C. said capacity in the aviation market continues to be plentiful, and this is creating positive conditions for buyers. "While some insurers are tightening their pricing and may be willing to part ways with buyers if technical rates cannot be achieved, other insurers will likely be willing to step in and fill the void at competitive terms," the Willis Towers Watson report said. Worldwide aviation and airline losses have been relatively low, according to the report. Steven Allen, Atlanta-based senior vice president of general aviation for QBE North America, a unit of QBE Insurance Group Ltd., said capacity is reduced or at least leveling off. "Many carriers are taking a harder look at how much they're going to deploy on any one account," Mr. Allen said. Peter Schmitz, Lockton Cos. Inc.'s aviation practice leader, said that airline safety, especially within the United States, has improved considerably over the past several years, with advancements in aircraft design, flight training and avionics contributing to an improved experience. "However, attritional losses continue to erode the premium base for underwriters and increase insureds' total cost of risk," he said in an email. "The industry as a whole has focused on safety and the results show significant improvement over prior years. Without question, this has been a contributor to the length of the soft cycle and increased capacity." During the third quarter, property/casualty insurers reported significant losses from natural catastrophes, but those losses do not appear to have affected aviation renewals, said Gallagher's Mr. Meinhardt. "There's none of that talk going on." John Geisen, Minneapolis-based senior vice president at Aon Risk Solutions, noted that the aviation segment can be attractive to insurers because aviation risk losses are not necessarily parallel to property and auto results. "The fact is, our assets can get moved out of harm's way and to some extent that has continued to be attractive component of a risk approach that many capital providers look to," he said. http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20171205/NEWS06/912317696/Little-movement-in- aviation-insurance-rates Back to Top FAA Confirms Active Winglet Performance AFMS for Tamarack's ATLAS system for Citation C525 series is approved. Tamarack Atlas winglet The FAA and other agencies have approved the ATLAS Active Winglet system's Aircraft Flight Manual Supplement. Tamarack has received approval from the FAA, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) for its ATLAS Active Winglet system's AFMS (Aircraft Flight Manual Supplement), publicly confirming the performance improvements of the system. The system in question is designed for the Cessna Citation C525 series of bizjets: the CJ, CJ1, CJ1+ and M2. "Regulatory approval of this new performance data proves what our existing owners have known since their installs," said Nick Guida, founder and CEO of Tamarack Aerospace. "With ATLAS you can climb faster, fly farther and burn less fuel." Article Continues Below: The approval confirms that the system increases the maximum takeoff weight by 600 pounds, maximum zero fuel weight by 400 pounds and the climb rate by eight to 15 percent, depending on the segment of the climb. For the M2, the system also removes the altitude restriction for an inoperative yaw damper. Tamarack is working with flight planning vendors to modify cruise performance tables that represent the performance with the ATLAS installed. The maintenance manual for the airplanes was also approved. The installation allows for maintenance on condition and the fatigue life is identical to the non-modified wing. An additional benefit of the system includes improved stability without the weight penalty of any structural reinforcement. https://www.flyingmag.com/faa-confirms-active-winglet-performance Back to Top Metal Master primes LAR 1 personal jet for 2018 first flight Polish start-up Metal Master has begun ground testing the first of two Flaris LAR 1 flight-test aircraft, and is preparing the five-seat, high-performance personal jet for its maiden sortie in the first quarter of 2018. The company says it is working with the Polish Civil Aviation Authority, with which it is seeking to obtain S-1 experimental certification next year, before pursuing validation with the European Aviation Safety Agency under CS-23 regulations. "This is an advanced aircraft, so the CAA is involved each step of the way," says Metal Master founder Rafal ?adzi?ski. "S-1 approval should be achieved within 50 flying hours," he adds, "but CS-23 will take another two years and many more hours to secure." The firm, based in Podgórzyn, southwest Poland, has wrapped up structural and static tests, and ground testing of the LAR-1's systems, including its engine, landing gear, navigation and hydraulics should be complete by the end of January. "We then hope to get the green light to begin flight testing," says ?adzi?ski. Once the certification campaign is under way, Metal Master will open the orderbook, and step up its marketing effort for the all-composite type. The company has resisted the temptation to build a customer base early, despite what ?adzi?ski calls a "significant interest" in the programme, notably from owners and operators of piston-singles and twins, who are looking to move into a high- performance jet platform. "We want to make sure we can deliver what we set out to do," he says. That is: "make a simple, compact high-speed personal jet, that is easy to fly". The LAR-1 has a projected range of 1,000nm (1,850km) with four passengers, with a cruise speed of 410kt (760km/h). It has a maximum take-off weight of 1,500kg (3,300lb), and will be able to take off and land on grass airstrips and small runways with a length of less than 200m (650ft). Priced at less than $2 million, the Williams International FJ33-5A-powered LAR-1 also features a Garmin G600 glass flightdeck, semi-elliptical, detachable wings and a safety parachute system installed in the nose. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/metal-master-primes-lar-1-personal-jet-for-2018-firs- 443884/ Back to Top Marsh names head of UK aviation team Insurance broker Marsh has appointed Mark Costin as the head of its UK aviation practice, effective immediately. Costin previously served as leader of Marsh's UK aerospace team, a role which will be filled by Oyin Heath. Heath previously served as deputy leader of the aerospace team, and will report to Costin in her new role. Based in London, Costin will be responsible for developing the risk and insurance services and solution for the UK and international clients managed by Marsh's London aviation team. "With companies across the aviation sector facing a range of challenges from safety to sustainability as well as the consequences of Brexit, I am excited to be leading the Marsh team in London as we serve clients from around the world," said Costin. "With over 20 years of experience serving clients across the entire range of the global aviation and aerospace market, I am delighted that Oyin will succeed me as our UK Aerospace Leader. Her appointment shows the depth of talent we have available in Marsh's Global Aviation & Aerospace Practice." https://www.intelligentinsurer.com/news/marsh-names-head-of-uk-aviation-team-14063 Back to Top FAA offers National Space Council ideas for launch licensing reforms George Nield, FAA associate administrator for commercial space transportation, said his office provided the National Space Council with proposals to streamline the launch licensing process. Credit: SpaceNews/Tom Kimmell HOUSTON - The Federal Aviation Administration submitted to the National Space Council a set of regulatory reforms that one official said would create a "21st century licensing process" for commercial spaceflight. The proposed changes, intended to streamline licensing of expendable and reusable launch vehicles, were submitted to the Council as one of the 45-day reports requested by its chairman, Vice President Mike Pence, at its first meeting Oct. 5. "What we turned in was a list of ideas that we had identified as things that might be helpful in terms of regulatory streamlining," said George Nield, FAA associate administrator for commercial space transportation, during a panel discussion about commercial space policy at the SpaceCom Expo here Dec. 5. At that inaugural National Space Council meeting, Pence instructed the Secretaries of Commerce and Transportation, along with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to conduct a "full review of our regulatory framework for commercial space" to identify potential reforms to streamline operations. Nield said his office had already been studying ways to improve its processes. "Nobody had to twist our arms on this," he said. "We've been trying to decrease the regulatory burden on everybody, both the government and the industry." That included regular discussions with the Commercial Spaceflight Federation industry group and reviewing white papers submitted by companies such as SpaceX. "We were given 45 days to put some of these forward to the National Space Council," he said. There was no requirement for the FAA to coordinate its response with other agencies, something that will be done at the Council level. "We came up with our vision for a 21st century licensing process," he said. That process, he said, could include licenses that cover different versions of a family of vehicles, launching from different sites on different missions, "on the same piece of paper." Nield said other elements of that vision include "performance-based" regulations that don't limit companies on how they can achieve a certain requirement, as well as ways to accelerate the license review process, which can take up to 180 days once a completed application is submitted. Some of those changes, Nield said, may take longer to carry our, particularly when they involve issues like environmental reviews. He said the FAA is looking at other near-term streamlining approaches, such as the use of a mechanism called "safety approvals" that provides pre-approval of subsystems or processes - and potentially entire launch vehicles - to speed the license review process. Nield also put in a request for additional staff for his office, which currently has about 100 people. "If we had some additional folks that could look at fixing the process rather than just having everybody having their head down cranking out these licenses, then we could make a significant improvement" in the license review process, he said. Earlier in the panel discussion, Nield also discussed the issue of oversight of "non-traditional" commercial space applications, ranging from satellite servicing to lunar missions, for which no current U.S. government agency has oversight responsibility. Article 6 of the Outer Space Treaty requires governments to provide authorization and continuing supervision of such activities. Nield, as he has done in the past, has suggested his office would be well-suited to that work, modeling it on the payload reviews it already does as part of the commercial launch licensing process. "We want to be able to say yes to these companies," he said. If that issue isn't resolved in the near future, he warned, "U.S. companies that are concerned about the regulatory uncertainty on this issue are going to go to other places, like the U.K. or Luxembourg." http://spacenews.com/faa-offers-national-space-council-ideas-for-launch-licensing-reforms/ Back to Top Title: Internal Evaluation Program Auditor I Job Code: 6921 Department: Safety Reports To: Manager of Internal Evaluations What does an Internal Evaluation Program Auditor do for Allegiant? Perform evaluations in accordance with department schedule and special evaluations as directed by the Mgr. of Internal Evaluations. What are some of the daily duties of an Internal Evaluation Program Auditor? * Performs scheduled and special evaluations, including identifying and defining issues, reviewing and analyzing evidence, and documenting findings and concerns * Collect objective evidence necessary to substantiate findings or concerns * Prepares evaluation reports * Recommends solutions to findings or concerns * Monitors the development and implementation of corrective action plans * Maintains and updates internal evaluation files * Verifies the implementation of solutions and corrective action plans What are the minimum requirements to be an Internal Evaluation Program Auditor? * Pilot certificate, A & P certificate, or Dispatch certificate or 1 year of auditing experience * Work experience in 14 CFR Part 121 air carrier operations: stations, training, quality control, maintenance, operations, safety or a combination thereof preferred * Working knowledge of SMS, DOD principles and the FAA SAS DCTs required * Previous experience maintaining and enhancing corporate safety standards and safe operation practices preferred * Proficient verbal, written, and presentation communication skills * Bachelor's degree in related field preferred * Certified Quality Auditor preferred What other skills, knowledge, and qualifications are needed to be an Internal Evaluation Program Auditor? * Proficient verbal, written, and presentation communication skills * Must pass a background check and pre-employment drug screen * Must have authorization to work in the U.S. as defined in the Immigrations Act of 1986 What are the physical requirements of an Internal Evaluation Program Auditor? * Office environment APPLY HERE Allegiant Travel Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, military service status, protected veterans, union/non-union activity, citizenship status, or other characteristic protected by state or federal law or local ordinance. EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Veteran/Disability Allegiant supports a healthy, non-smoking work environment. 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