Flight Safety Information February 19, 2019 - No. 036 In This Issue Incident: United B763 at Amsterdam on Feb 16th 2019, flaps problem Incident: SriLankan A332 at Chennai on Feb 17th 2019, burst tyre on landing Incident: UPS B763 near Goose Bay on Feb 7th 2019, multiple system failures Incident: LATAM Brasil A321 at Sao Paulo on Feb 17th 2019, engine problem Fokker 100 - Ground Collision (Kazakhstan) 2 jets of Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team crash in Bengaluru; 1 pilot feared dead (India) LIBIK Fire Suppression Kits for the Cabin and Flight Deck Position: Director, ICAO Liaison...International Business Aviation Council IS-BAO Operator Continuous Improvement Roundtable at 2019 NBAA IOC FAA investigates Southwest over baggage weight discrepancies U.S. prevents North Korea working with U.N. aviation body to establish safe airspace FAA sets Thailand set 26 tasks to reach Category I standard Nurse Arrested Fatal Error - An Aviation Safety-Inspired Investigation Should Follow Aviation Technical Services (ATS) Announces Launch of Apprenticeship Program Japan to ease retired SDF pilots' transition to airlines Roscosmos signs new contract on flight of two space tourists to ISS Position: Chief Investigator of Accidents / GM Investigation Services SCSI - Fire and Explosion Investigation Course IATA - Safety and Flight Ops Conference ONLINE SURVEY REQUEST Incident: United B763 at Amsterdam on Feb 16th 2019, flaps problem A United Boeing 767-300, registration N674UA performing flight UA-946 (dep Feb 15th) from Washington Dulles,DC (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) with 220 people on board, was on approach to Amsterdam's runway 18R about to intercept the localizer when the crew requested vectors advising they needed to work something out. The crew subsequently requested the longest runway available, approach advised runway 27 had 3500 meters available, if 300 meters more were needed the crew should advise. The crew accepted runway 27 and advised they had a flaps system failure and requested emergency equipment on stand by. The aircraft proceeded for a safe landing on runway 27 about 20 minutes after aborting the approach to runway 18R. The return flight UA-947, different aircraft, was forced to reject takeoff, see Incident: United B763 at Amsterdam on Feb 16th 2019, rejected takeoff. http://avherald.com/h?article=4c461d4c&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: SriLankan A332 at Chennai on Feb 17th 2019, burst tyre on landing A SriLankan Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration 4R-ALS performing flight UL-121 from Colombo (Sri Lanka) to Chennai (India) with 142 passengers, landed on Chennai's runway 07. During roll out the outboard forward right hand main tyre burst. The aircraft was able to depart for the return flight UL-122 after 10 hours on the ground. http://avherald.com/h?article=4c461a9b&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: UPS B763 near Goose Bay on Feb 7th 2019, multiple system failures A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N305UP performing flight 5X-218 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Philadelphia,PA (USA) with 3 crew, was enroute about 180nm northeast of Goose Bay,NL (Canada) when the crew received messages "IAS DISAGREE", "RUDDER RATIO", "AILERON LOCKOUT" in addition to several stall warning activations. A few minutes later the crew received "L/R EEC" messages. The crew declared emergency and diverted to Goose Bay where the aircraft landed without further incident. The Canadian TSB reported maintenance performed a pitot static port leak test and inspected the pitot drains without finding any anomaly. The right air data computer was replaced. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UPS218/history/20190207/0526Z/LFPG/KPHL http://avherald.com/h?article=4c46143f&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: LATAM Brasil A321 at Sao Paulo on Feb 17th 2019, engine problem A LATAM Brasil Airbus A321-200, registration PT-XPB performing flight LA-3466 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP to Porto Alegre,RS (Brazil), was climbing out of Sao Paulo's runway 09L when the crew stopped the climb at FL070 after an engine (CFM56) suffered surges, observers on the ground reported streaks of flame from the engine exhaust. The crew returned to Sao Paulo for a safe landing on runway 27L about 40 minutes after departure. A runway inspection found no debris on the departure runway. A passenger reported the crew announced the engine possibly ingested a bird. A replacement A321-200 registration PT-XPQ reached Porto Alegre with a delay of 4 hours. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Sao Paulo about 10 hours after landing back. http://avherald.com/h?article=4c456043&opt=0 Back to Top Fokker 100 - Ground Collision (Kazakhstan) Date: 18-FEB-2019 Time: c. 07:00 LT Type: Fokker 100 Owner/operator: Bek Air Registration: C/n / msn: Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Minor Location: Almaty Airport (ALA/UAAA) - Kazakhstan Phase: Standing Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Almaty Airport (ALA/UAAA) Destination airport: Astana International Airport (TSE/UACC) Narrative: A Bek Air Fokker 100 was preparing for flight 2100 to Astana when it was hit a baggage loading vehicle. The aircraft fuselage was punctured as a result. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=221979 Back to Top 2 jets of Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team crash in Bengaluru; 1 pilot feared dead (India) They were rehearsing for the Aero India show at the Bengaluru airbase. There is no information regarding any casualty in the incident so far, but more details are awaited. In an unfortunate incident, two aircraft of the Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team crashed on Tuesday, just a day before the start of the 12th edition of Aero India 2019 at the Yelahanka airbase in Bengaluru. They were rehearsing for the Aero India show at the Bengaluru airbase. There is no information regarding any casualty in the incident so far, but more details are awaited. Two search helicopters have already rushed towards the spot, but reports suggest they have been ejected safely. The Bengaluru Police told ANI: "One civilian hurt. Both pilots have ejected, the debris has fallen near ISRO layout, Yelahanka new town area." These pilots of Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team were practicing formation aerobatics when they lost the control, and the aircraft collided before coming crashing down from the sky. While two pilots were ejected safely, another pilot is reportedly critically injured. https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/two-aircraft-surya-kiran- aerobatics-team-crash-bengaluru-airbase/story/320079.html ********************* Date: 19-FEB-2019 Time: Type: BAe Hawk Mk 132 Owner/operator: Indian Air Force (IAF) Registration: C/n / msn: Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 Other fatalities: 0 Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Yelahanka airbase, Bengaluru - India Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) Nature: Demo/Airshow/Display Departure airport: Yelahanka, Bengaluru Destination airport: Yelahanka,Bengaluru Narrative: Two BAE Systems Hawk Mk. 132 planes of the Indian Air Force collided midair during the rehearsal for the Aero India 2019 airshow. The three pilots ejected. One is reported to have been fatally injured. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=221978 Back to Top Back to Top Director, ICAO Liaison International Business Aviation Council Work Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) is searching for a Director to lead its principal office at the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. IBAC is an international, non-profit trade association representing the interests of business aircraft operators at the global level. IBAC is an official observer organization at ICAO, supports member organizations around the world, and promotes safety through international best-practices standards for the business aviation community. The office in Montreal coordinates and leads IBAC's contributions to the work of ICAO on standards for international aviation safety, security, environment, facilitation and air navigation as they affect business aviation. Ideally, the selected candidate will be an energetic professional with knowledge of and direct experience at ICAO, with technical knowledge of and experience in business aviation, and with demonstrated experience in helping to lead and manage change. Duties and Responsibilities * Provides day-to-day management of the IBAC office and staff in Montreal, guides the work of IBAC technical representatives at ICAO meetings, and provides routine business aviation information to and coordination with the ICAO Secretariat; * Represents IBAC on the ICAO Air Navigation Commission and serves on various ICAO panels and working groups at the request of the Director General; * Advises the Director General and IBAC governing bodies; * Assists the Director General to develop IBAC's strategies, business plans, and policy approaches; * Drafts and coordinates correspondence and communications with and technical working papers for ICAO; * Serves as a resource to IBAC member associations around the world; and * Supports and provides guidance to IBAC programmes, including the Air Crew Card, International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations and International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling. The Director, ICAO Liaison, is expected to undertake a moderate (up to 25 percent) amount of international travel on an annual basis. Supervisory Responsibilities * Supervises office staff of two persons Required Education and Experience * Accredited university bachelor's degree * Minimum of fifteen years of work experience in technical aviation fields, such as safety and air navigation * Holder of pilot qualification * Five years of management experience in a technical aviation field with demonstrated evidence of achieving results with a team of people * Demonstrated ability to work, thrive, and achieve results in international contexts * Demonstrated knowledge of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices and their relevance to business aviation * Demonstrated direct experience with and knowledge of ICAO bodies and procedures * Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally * English fluency required, as English is the working language of IBAC Desired Education and Experience * Graduate degree * Work experience in a business aviation context * Commercial pilot's license * Fluency in or good working knowledge of a second language, preferably French, Compensation and Term * Competitive salary * Three-year renewable contract * Four weeks paid vacation Employment in Canada of non-Canadian residents will be subject to the issue of a work permit and this could affect the start date. Contact Please send by 22 March 2019 a cover letter, including desired salary range, and resume, each not to exceed two pages, to DILpost@ibac.org or to IBAC, 999 Robert Bourassa Boulevard, Suite 16.33, Montreal, QC H3C 5J9. Back to Top Back to Top FAA investigates Southwest over baggage weight discrepancies (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is investigating Southwest Airlines Co for widespread failure to accurately track the combined weight of checked bags loaded onto its jets, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Monday. The U.S. aviation safety agency's year-long civil probe found systemic and significant mistakes with employee calculations and luggage-loading practices, resulting in potential discrepancies when pilots compute takeoff weights, the Journal said, citing government officials and internal agency documents The FAA has not decided whether to impose fines or any other punishment, the report cited people familiar with the investigation as saying. The inaccuracies ranged from a few dozen pounds to more than 1,000 pounds in excess of what the paperwork indicated, sparking disputes between the company and some agency inspectors about potential safety consequences, the report said. A company spokesman said there is an open Letter of Investigation (LOI) which is a common mechanism for the FAA to document and share safety interests or concerns with an airline. The airline has not been issued fines and faces no enforcement action regarding its weight and balance program, Southwest spokesman Brandy King said. "In this case, the LOI addresses an issue that Southwest voluntarily reported to the FAA last year and since that time, Southwest has implemented controls to address weight and balance program concerns, and shared those measures with the FAA," King said. The FAA could not be immediately reached for comment. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/u-faa-investigates-southwest-over-baggage- weight-discrepancies-162222309--finance.html Back to Top U.S. prevents North Korea working with U.N. aviation body to establish safe airspace before Trump-Kim summit MONTREAL/SEOUL - The United States has blocked efforts by a U.N. agency to improve civil aviation in North Korea at a time when Pyongyang is trying to reopen part of its airspace to foreign flights, three sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters. The U.S. move is part of a negotiating tactic to maintain sanctions pressure on North Korea, one of the sources said, ahead of a second summit between President Donald Trump and leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam in late February. Washington is seeking concrete commitments from Pyongyang at the summit to abandon its nuclear and missile programs. The United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which has 192 member countries, has been working with Pyongyang to open a new air route that would pass through North and South Korean airspace. Airlines currently take indirect routes to avoid North Korea due to the threat of unannounced missile launches, which have been witnessed by some passengers on commercial flights. If the space was deemed safe, international airlines could save fuel and time on some routes between Asia and Europe and North America, and North Korea could begin reviving its own commercial aviation industry. The cash-strapped country has a population of more than 25 million but its economy has been squeezed by a series of sanctions for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Montreal-based ICAO was prepared to help improve North Korea's aviation system by leading training sessions between its military and civil aviation staff, two sources said. North Korea also asked ICAO for access to U.S.-produced aeronautical charts, they said. But the United States discouraged the U.N. agency from helping North Korea with its air program as Washington wanted to "pool all the leverages and incentives" until Pyongyang makes substantial progress on denuclearization, a third source said. "They would keep tight hold of all available leverage to make sure there is no loophole until the North Koreans take action that deserves a reward," the source said. All sources spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter. ICAO cannot impose binding rules on governments, but wields clout through its safety and security standards which are approved by its member states. Asked for comment, a U.S. State Department official said it does not publicly discuss details of diplomatic conversations. An ICAO spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The North Korean mission to the United Nations in New York did not respond to a request for comment and there was no immediate reaction from South Korea's foreign ministry. In 2017, the United States proposed the U.N. Security Council freeze the assets of state-carrier Air Koryo, which flies to a handful of cities in China and Russia, as part of new sanctions on Pyongyang. The measure was dropped during negotiations between the 15 members. Airlines including Air Koryo and Air China Ltd. offer less than 200,000 available seats a year in the North Korean market, according to a January note from independent research firm CAPA Centre for Aviation. That compares with over 13 million seats available in the South Korean market, which has roughly double the population, CAPA said. The biggest beneficiaries of lifting air restrictions over North Korea would be South Korean carriers including Korean Air Lines and Asiana Airlines Inc, according to CAPA. The United States has doubled down on sanctions enforcement ahead of the planned second summit amid concerns Pyongyang is not committed to denuclearization, though Washington promised to relax some rules on humanitarian aid. South and North Korea, meanwhile, have rapidly advanced relations, which prompted U.S. officials to openly warn against moving too quickly without sufficient progress on denuclearization. A fourth source told Reuters that the U.S. move to facilitate humanitarian aid was intended to appease South Korea, facing some complaints that Washington is not willing to make any concessions. "But they made it clear that there will be no relief of economic sanctions until they see substantial progress," said the source who also spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/18/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia- pacific/u-s-prevents-north-korea-working-u-n-aviation-body-establish-safe-airspace- trump-kim-summit/#.XGv1AaJKjIU Back to Top FAA sets Thailand set 26 tasks to reach Category I standard The United States Federal Aviation Administration has set Thailand 26 items that need rectification before its safety rating can be upgraded to Category I. The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) states that a four-person team from the FAA conducted an audit of its oversight systems between 11-15 February that identified the deficiencies, but gave no specific details. After the items have been rectified, the CAAT says it can then ask for a new audit, and that if passed, it will be upgraded to Category I status. Under the FAA's International Aviation Safety Assessment programme, the Administration audits a foreign country's regulatory system against ICAO criteria. Countries that have deficiencies are given Category II status, which prevents new carriers from flying to the US, or existing operators from adding new capacity on existing US routes. Thailand's aviation regulatory systems have been under scrutiny since an ICAO audit in early 2015 identified a number of "red flags" over the then-Department of Civil Aviation's oversight and air operator certificate awarding process. That led to some Thai carriers being barred from starting services to China, South Korea and Japan, while all airlines were forced to undergo a recertification process for their air operator's certificates. It also led to the DCA being replaced by the CAAT, and as a result of all those issues the red flags were removed by ICAO in October 2017. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/faa-sets-thailand-set-26-tasks-to-reach- category-i-s-455886/ Back to Top Nurse Arrested Fatal Error - An Aviation Safety-Inspired Investigation Should Follow By Christine Negroni There's one thing every medical patient and every medical professional should demand now that a nurse in Tennessee has been criminally charged with accidentally killing a patient; a full and public investigation into the factors that led to this tragic mistake. This could and should be the same as what happens following air accidents. Thirty-five-year-old Radonda Leanne Vaught gave a fatal dose of the paralyzing drug vecuronium rather than versed, an anti-anxiety medication to a 79-year old woman who was being prepared for a body scan. Because both drugs begin with the letters v e, Vaught selected the first drug offered by the computerized medication dispenser failing to realize it was not the one she was seeking. The patient was unattended after the medication was administered and was found dead 30 minutes later according to newspaper accounts of the event, which occurred the day after Christmas in 2017. Earlier this month, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced the nurse's indictment. "Agents determined that the actions taken by Radonda Vaught were responsible for the abuse of Mrs. Murphey, and her ultimate death," the press release states. For more than 20 years, aviation safety professionals have been working with medicine to share the safety systems that have been so successful in air transport. It is key to understand and incorporate the fact that people make mistakes. Any road that demonizes humans for being human will have little positive effect. In an article in The Tennessee Star, journalist Chris Butler gets to the heart of the matter in an interview with medical malpractice attorney Randy Kinnard who suggests looking up the chain of events to the practices and procedures at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where the accident happened. "Is it a single act of negligence by the nurse, or is it a combination of a system failure at the hospital with the nurses' negligence?" Kinnard asks in the interview. "Did the hospital make it easier for the nurse to make this mistake? Those are questions that would need answering with the proper investigation." Kinnard takes a section of a page from aviation, but its a start. Left unsaid is the larger question of whether medical professionals who unintentionally err, should be held criminally responsible. When it comes to aviation, most countries decline to prosecute and some offer opportunities for workers to fess up to their mistakes through anonymous reporting systems. The fact is that many more people are killed each year from errors made within the medical system then the estimated number of deaths since the beginning of commercial aviation. One's chances of dying in an air accident are infinitesimal while medical error is the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States. This is no secret in either aviation or medicine but judging from the disproportionate amount of attention paid to aviation versus medical accidents, it seems the general public is still unaware of the unaddressed hazards lurking in health care. James Reason the grandfather of human error research has been inspired to turn his attention to medicine along with others. While writing my book, I interviewed retired British Airways captain Guy Hirst and Capt. Peter Burkill, the hero pilot who saved the day when British Airways Flight 32 lost both engines on approach to Heathrow. These three are among many, many aviation professionals who know a thing or two about working in a high consequence industry and are eager to share their expertise. Medicine could take on the issue of human error within its ranks with a greater degree of urgency but that cause isn't helped when the legal system criminalizes nurses who fail - without looking into the larger question of why. https://blog.seattlepi.com/flyinglessons/2019/02/15/nurse-arrested-fatal-error-an- aviation-safety-inspired-investigation-should-follow/ Back to Top Aviation Technical Services (ATS) Announces Launch of Apprenticeship Program Initiative Designed to Attract Talent and Grow the Pipeline of Industry-Leading Professional Aviation Mechanics EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviation Technical Services (ATS) today announced its launch of an innovative approach to the recruiting, hiring and training of entry-level mechanics called the ATS Apprenticeship Program. It is designed to build the next generation of talent, as ATS along with the entire MRO industry, faces a skilled labor shortage. The idea is to attract new recruits to the aerospace industry and encourage them to consider new career pathways in order to provide a sustainable and engaged workforce. As the global aviation industry faces a rise in demand, the number of aging maintenance technicians leaving the workforce is projected to outpace the number preparing to enter it for most of the next decade. For ATS, this brings the essentiality of hiring, training and retaining a skilled workforce into urgent focus in order for the company to continue providing the best possible customer service. "The ATS Apprenticeship Program is an investment in the company's number one resource: our people," said Dayna Eden, Chief People Officer. "Our new Apprenticeship Program is an excellent way for anyone who wants to get started or launch their second career in the aviation industry all while getting paid to do so. This initiative meets people where they are at, assists them in getting their license, provides a transparent promotion process, and communicates clear career pathways so that technicians can experience long-term growth at ATS." The program supports new apprentices through their first 18 to 24 months on the job at which time they would have the option to apply and test for their Airframe License. Academy trainers work with Apprentices, regularly providing them with the training and tools they need to progress through the levels. Apprentices will advance at their own pace because the program is not based on time, but on competency as measured by the progression criteria. No matter where they start, the system is set up for success and long-term growth at ATS. Apprentices are coached on both technical skills as well as personal development in order to continually develop and advance aviation technicians at every level. The People Department continually partners with local high schools, technical and community colleges, work source entities, and government agencies located near each of the ATS sites in Washington, Missouri and Texas. Presentation and marketing materials to these groups have been updated to highlight the benefits of the ATS Apprenticeship Program. Although the program officially launched at the end of January, it has been in development for over a year. It is one of several initiatives under the banner of the ATS Academy within the People Department. The ATS Apprenticeship Program is led in collaboration with tenured technical trainers and an experienced learning and development team. About Aviation Technical Services Aviation Technical Services (ATS) was founded nearly 50 years ago on the shared principles of trust, partnership and support with customers and employees. Through hard work and dedication to doing what's right, ATS has built a better aviation services organization that is customer focused and easy to do business with. ATS provides a portfolio of complementary aircraft maintenance services worldwide, offering airframe, component repair, component sales, engineering services and alternate solutions to commercial, regional and military customers, allowing ATS to deploy comprehensive solutions to solve the most critical maintenance issues faster and more cost effectively. For more information, visit us at www.atsmro.com. SOURCE Aviation Technical Services https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aviation-technical-services-ats-announces- launch-of-apprenticeship-program-300797431.html Back to Top Japan to ease retired SDF pilots' transition to airlines In this Jan. 19, 2010 file photo, the pilot of a P-3C airplane of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force sees another flying over the Gulf of Aden off Somalia during an antipiracy patrol flight open to the press. (Pool photo by Kyodo News/Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's transport ministry said Tuesday it will help retired Self- Defense Forces pilots continue their flying careers at commercial airlines, by revising a system that costs them millions of yen before joining the companies. The move to allow them to get a free qualification certificate comes amid predictions for a shortage of pilots by around 2030, due to increasing demand for flights and crew to operate them. The current system requires a former SDF pilot to pay around 4.5 million yen ($40,680) in training costs to qualify for the certificate, allowing them to work under instrument flight rules. Due to this cost, only one or two of some 50 SDF pilots retiring every year have pursued a career at commercial airlines. Under the proposed changes, airlines will run training for the certificate alongside those for another qualification at their own cost, after the pilots join. The measure is expected to help reduce the time needed before the pilots can start flying for commercial airlines. As of January 2018, the number of pilots at Japanese airlines stood at around 6,500, of which roughly 5 percent were from the Self-Defense Forces, according to the ministry. It has taken other steps to ease the expected pilot shortage. These include boosting the student quota at Civil Aviation College, the sole public training school for pilots in Japan, by 50 percent from the 2018 academic year. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190219/p2g/00m/0dm/067000c Back to Top Roscosmos signs new contract on flight of two space tourists to ISS The flight to the station will take place until the end of 2021 MOSCOW, February 19. /TASS/. Russia's Roscosmos and US company Space Adventures have signed a new contract on the flight of two space tourists to the International Space Station until late 2021 onboard one spacecraft, the state corporation told TASS on Tuesday. "The Roscosmos state corporation and US company Space Adventures have signed a contract on carrying out short-term space flights to the ISS by two non-professional astronauts onboard one spacecraft. The flight to the station will take place until the end of 2021," Roscosmos said. Russian space corporation may send its first space tourist to orbit within next 2 years The Russian state corporation said that space enterprises have started manufacturing a Soyuz-MS manned spacecraft and a Soyuz-2 carrier rocket for tourists' flight into space. All works on creating the space equipment will be sponsored by space tourists. Russia's Energia Space Rocket Corporation, the Progress Rocket Space Center and the Center for Operation of Space Ground Based Infrastructure will work on the new contract, Roscosmos said. Russia and Space Adventures sent the first tourist into space in 2001. This was American multimillionaire Dennis Tito. A total of seven tourists (one of them twice) have carried out trips into space under these contracts. The latest flight as part of the program took place in September 2009. In 2015, English soprano Sarah Brightman was expected to become the eighth space tourist and first professional singer to visit the International Space Station. Brightman arrived in Russia to begin her nine-month training program but later she had to cancel her trip due to "personal family reasons." http://tass.com/science/1045321 Back to Top Chief Investigator of Accidents / GM Investigation Services * Strategic leadership contribution at Executive level * Represent New Zealand * Leadership role with investigation focus The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) investigates significant aviation, rail and marine accidents and incidents with a view to avoiding similar occurrences in the future. The commission has set a visionary goal of "No Repeat Accidents - Ever!" Thorough investigation skills are pivotal to the Commission's successful performance. To lead capability and capacity to respond to accidents, TAIC is currently recruiting the Chief Investigator of Accidents/ GM Investigation Services. The successful applicant will have relevant leadership experience at a senior level, technical investigation experience ideally in a multi-modal setting and relevant professional and technical qualifications. As Chief Investigator of Accidents/GM Investigation Services you will effectively lead teams who provide high quality and timely accident investigation services. Key competencies and experience include: * Senior leadership and business skills and experience. * Investigative and QA experience and skills. * Ability to work conceptually, anticipating and identifying risks/issues and identifying possible solutions. * Communication skills; written, verbal and interpersonal, including the ability to present on behalf of NZ at a National and International level. * Understanding of quasi-judicial processes, particularly the rules and requirements applicable to a Commission of Inquiry. * Emotional and psychological maturity to handle stressful and emotionally difficult situations and to support your team in this area. * Political nous and sound judgement. * Medically and physically fit with a valid passport, current driver's licence and the ability to travel at short notice. I look forward to hearing from those interested in progressing their career in this key role within this pivotal organisation based in central Wellington, New Zealand. Applications close at 5pm on Sunday 10 March. If you are interested in the position please visit our website www.peopleandco.nz and search on the keyword 18892 under the Jobs tab. All applications will be acknowledged electronically. For further information contact Michele Walls on 00 64 4 931 9448 quoting job number 18892. Only people with the right to work in New Zealand may apply for this position. For advice on obtaining a New Zealand work or residence visa visit www.immigration.govt.nz Back to Top Back to Top Back to Top ONLINE SURVEY REQUEST Dear Participant, You are being asked to participate in a research study to evaluate pilot decision-making. This study is expected to take approximately 5 minutes of your time. In order to participate, you must be at least 18 years old and currently employed as a professional pilot. Participation in this study is voluntary, and you may choose to opt out of the study at any time. If you choose to opt out, your data will be destroyed. We appreciate your consideration and time to complete our study. Please click on or copy and paste the URL below: https://goo.gl/forms/9ITjTgICot9o9Jjp1 For more information, please contact: Dr. Stephen Rice scrice@outlook.com We appreciate your interest and participation! Curt Lewis