Flight Safety Information - January 19, 2022 No. 013 In This Issue : Incident: Maldivian DH8B at Hanimaadhoo on Jan 18th 2022, windshield catches fire before takeoff : Incident: Wizz A320 at Cluj on Jan 17th 2022, runway excursion during backtrack : Incident: Kasai AN26 at Lodja on Jan 17th 2022, runway excursion on landing : Woman sues Southwest, says airline ejected her for removing mask to drink water : Dubai's Emirates suspends flights to several U.S. destinations on 5G concerns : NTSB chief to fed agency: Stop using misleading statistics : AOPA Air Safety Institute Announces Four New Webinar Series : Tanzania Launches Enhancement Aviation Safety Oversight System : New United Airlines Pilot Union Leader Has A Tough Act To Follow : GE Aviation, SmartSky Networks, and Mosaic ATM Address Advance Air Mobility Safety : Jet Aviation Receives IS-BAH Stage 2 Safety Certificates for Amsterdam and Rotterdam FBO Operations : Aerospace lawsuit targets Collins Aerospace, second segment of Raytheon Technologies to face claims it restricted hiring : SpaceX launches 2,000th Starlink satellite : ESASI - CALL FOR PAPERS : Make Sense of Your Flight Data - Scaled Analytics : Position - Analyst, Safety/Flight Operations Quality Assurance : Position - IATA Assistant Director, Airport Development Miami, United States of America GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY : TODAY'S PHOTO Incident: Maldivian DH8B at Hanimaadhoo on Jan 18th 2022, windshield catches fire before takeoff A Maldivian de Havilland Dash 8-200, flight Q2-247 from Hanimaadhoo to Male (Maldives) with 35 people on board, had backtracked runway 21 for depature, turned around and was ready for departure, when the right hand windshield burst into flames, the windshield shattered. The crew evacuated the aircraft. Maldivian operates two Dash 8-200s: 8Q-AMD and 8Q-IAQ. The airline reported: "While on runway preparing for take off from HAQ, a fire incident occurred and windshield of co-pilot side was cracked. An immediate evacuation was done on the runway. HAQ airport Fire and rescue services attended to aircraft immediately. All 35 Pax and Crew on board was evacuated immediately." http://avherald.com/h?article=4f353db4&opt=0 Incident: Wizz A320 at Cluj on Jan 17th 2022, runway excursion during backtrack A Wizz Air Airbus A320-200, registration HA-LYK performing flight W6-3394 from Bologna (Italy) to Cluj (Romania), had landed on Cluj's runway 25 and slowed down to taxi speed (below 10 knots over ground) about 1260 meters/4100 feet down the runway. The crew subsequently attempted to turn around on the runway and steered the aircraft to the left edge but went beyond the left edge and stopped for about 5 minutes. The aircraft subsequently turned around and taxied to the apron without further incident. The airport reported the aircraft went slightly off the runway due to strong winds and winter conditions which would not have permitted to turn around on the runway. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f352dc1&opt=0 Incident: Kasai AN26 at Lodja on Jan 17th 2022, runway excursion on landing An Air Kasai Antonov AN-26, registration 9S-AFP performing a flight from Kinshasa to Lodja (DR Congo) with 30 people on board, landed on Lodja's dirt runway however went off the runway by about 30 meters and became stuck on rough surface. There were no injuries and no damage to the aircraft. The aircraft was pulled back onto the hard surface of the runway and departed for its next sector without further problems. Lodja Airport features a dirt runway 09/27 of 1600 meters/5250 feet length. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f352a73&opt=0 Woman sues Southwest, says airline ejected her for removing mask to drink water NEW YORK (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co was sued for $10 million on Tuesday by a 68-year-old Florida woman who said the carrier ejected her from a flight because she periodically needed to remove her mask to drink water. Medora Clai Reading said she was wrongly removed from a Jan. 7, 2021, flight to Palm Beach, Florida, from Washington, D.C. after a hostile flight attendant kept demanding that she keep her mask on despite medical issues, including a heart condition and low blood sugar, requiring that she stay hydrated. Southwest had no immediate comment, having yet to review the complaint. Reading's lawsuit in federal court in Brooklyn differs from disputes focused on travelers who are unwilling to wear masks. The Federal Aviation Administration said airline crews in 2021 submitted 5,981 reports of unruly passengers, including 4,290 incidents related to masks. In her complaint, Reading said that she offered to show the attendant her medical exemption card but was told, "we don't care," and that the attendant objected to her later sipping water by shouting: "You were talking!" Reading said a gate attendant eventually ordered her off the flight, as an unmasked pilot "laughed mockingly" as she tearfully exited. She said nearby police helped her to a chair and offered water, while commenting that similar occurrences were "happening far too often" and "it is usually Southwest." Kristina Heuser, a lawyer for Reading, in an interview said a "planeload full of witnesses" saw the encounter, and some may have videotaped it. Heuser said Southwest's "hostile and abusive" conduct reflected a "COVID insanity" that should not override federal laws protecting people with medical disabilities. Reading's lawsuit alleges violations of the federal Air Carrier Access Act and various civil rights laws. The flight attendant, two gate officials and the pilot, none of whom is identified by name, are also defendants. The case is Reading v Southwest Airlines Co et al, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, No. 22-00265. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/woman-sues-southwest-says-airline-223456760.html Dubai's Emirates suspends flights to several U.S. destinations on 5G concerns CAIRO (Reuters) - Dubai's Emirates airline announced on Tuesday that it will suspend flights to several destinations in the United States as of Jan. 19 until further notice because of concerns over 5G mobile deployment. The move is "due to operational concerns associated with the planned deployment of 5G mobile network services in the U.S.", the company said. It said the destinations include Boston, Chicago, Dallas Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, Newark, Orlando, San Francisco, and Seattle. Emirates flights to New York's JFK, Los Angeles International Airport and Washington DC's Dulles International Airport will continue to operate as usual, the company added. "We are working closely with aircraft manufacturers and the relevant authorities to alleviate operational concerns, and we hope to resume our US services as soon as possible," the carrier said. The White House said earlier on Tuesday that it wants to reach a solution on 5G deployment that protects air safety while minimizing disruption to air travel. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/dubais-emirates-suspends-flights-several-201428780.html NTSB chief to fed agency: Stop using misleading statistics Jennifer Homendy (NTSB Photo) Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board in the Biden administration WASHINGTON (AP) — With traffic fatalities spiking higher, the nation’s top safety investigator says a widely cited government statistic that 94% of serious crashes are solely due to driver error is misleading and that the Transportation Department should stop using it. Jennifer Homendy, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that she’s surprised the wording remains on the department’s website even as the Biden administration pledges to embark on a broader strategy to stave off crashes through better road design, auto safety features and other measures. Auto safety advocates have been calling on the department for years to stop using the statistic, including requests by Homendy in recent months as well as a letter from auto safety groups to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg last month. They call the figure an unacceptable “excuse” for surging crashes. In a section touting the safety potential of automated vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website states “94% of serious crashes are due to human error.” “That has to change,” Homendy said of NHTSA's continuing use of the statistic. "It's dangerous." She said the public should be enraged that nearly 40,000 people are dying annually in traffic accidents and millions are injured, but rather sees it as “just a risk people take.” “What's happening is we have a culture that accepts it,” she said. “At the same time it relieves everybody else of responsibility they have for improving safety, including DOT,” she added, referring to the Department of Transportation. “You can’t simultaneously say we’re focused on a ‘safe system’ approach — making sure everybody who shares responsibility for road safety is taking action to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries ... — and have a 94% number out there, which is not accurate.” Responding, NHTSA said Tuesday it would update the wording on its website in the near future “to address that characterization of the data as well as provide additional information.” The department is slated to release next week a national strategy for steps to save lives on the roads. The figure stems from a NHTSA memo put out in 2015 stating that “the critical reason, which is the last event in the crash causal chain, was assigned to the driver in 94% of the crashes.” However, the memo also included a caveat that a “critical reason” is “not intended to be interpreted as the cause of the crash” and pointed to other significant factors. State transportation agencies and the department, then led by Secretary Elaine Chao, subsequently cast the memo as finding that 94% of serious crashes happened “due to human error,” often when promoting the development of automated vehicles. Traffic fatalities have surged in recent years, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic. The number of U.S. traffic deaths in the first six months of 2021 hit 20,160, the highest first-half total since 2006. The number was 18.4% higher than the first half of 2020, prompting the administration to embark on a broader strategy. Traffic deaths began to spike in 2019, and NHTSA blamed speeding and other reckless driving behavior for the increases. Before then, the number of fatalities had fallen for three straight years. On Tuesday, Homendy echoed other safety groups in saying continued use of the figure, particularly by NHTSA itself, distracts from a comprehensive approach that is now needed. In their letter to Buttigieg last month, groups including Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the Consumer Federation of America and Center for Auto Safety stressed the need for a multifaceted plan to reduce crashes, including issuing long overdue safety standards mandated by Congress and more closely overseeing the deployment of autonomous vehicles on the road. The continued use of the 94% data point, they wrote, “ignores the complexities of crashes and undermines efforts to implement the Safe System Approach which examines how all aspects of the transportation environment contribute to crashes.” In a separate roadmap for safety released Tuesday, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety pointed to rising crashes among AVs and cited them as one of the greater threats on the road due to insufficient safety. The administration has expressed a greater commitment to improving safety for all road users. President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure law, for instance, broadly promotes a “safe system” approach urged by NTSB that is aimed at minimizing the impact of human mistakes and protecting people who walk and bike as well as drive. Under the law, about $5 billion will go for the administration’s new Safe Streets and Roads for All program, which provides grants to cities, metro areas and towns to improve safety, especially for cyclists and pedestrians. It also includes new federal mandates to automakers to install anti-drunken driving technology in cars. Homendy said she is “cautiously optimistic” that the department is taking the necessary steps to boost safety, including improving data collection to determine when and why accidents are happening. But she said what worries her most is the government's ability to keep pace in making the best use of rapidly changing technology to keep people safe. “I’m very direct on when I think there’s a safety concern and where people are dying,” she said. “And you know it is a duty and I take this very seriously. ... Whether it’s DOT or NTSB, we have to work as hard as we can." https://www.yahoo.com/news/ntsb-chief-fed-agency-stop-220208047.html AOPA Air Safety Institute Announces Four New Webinar Series The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute (ASI) is offering four new webinar series this year, led by industry expert presenters: • NTSB Insider: Accident Investigations Revealed • Flight Deck Tech: Strategies for Optimizing Modern Avionics • Flying the Backcountry: Risks and Rewards • Weather Flying: Safety for all Seasons Each series includes three webinars giving audiences an opportunity to attend one webinar each month. Webinars will be recorded and published to the same web page for viewing later. “We are excited to help heighten participants’ knowledge with compelling, relevant topics that address general aviation safety issues and offer viable safety recommendations,” said ASI Manager of Safety Programs and Chief Flight Instructor John Collins, who oversees ASI’s webinar, seminar, and CFI renewal programs. The first webinar, NTSB Insider: Accident Investigations Revealed, Episode 1 of 3, takes place on Thursday, January 20, at 7 p.m. Eastern. Register once for each series to receive reminder emails for upcoming episodes. Register for webinars. https://www.aviationpros.com/education-training/press-release/21253444/aopa-aopa-air-safety-institute-announces-four-new-webinar-series Tanzania Launches Enhancement Aviation Safety Oversight System TANZANIA has launched a one-year-long project for the enhancement of the Civil Aviation Safety oversight system. The project was made possible after the government of China offered a grant amounting to 1 million US dollars through its South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund (SSCAF). This was revealed by the Director-General of the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) Mr Hamza Johari during the inauguration of the project. He said that the project will be executed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) through its Technical Cooperation Bureau a task that will be implemented in one year. "The main purpose of the project is to provide technical assistance to enhance Tanzania's aviation safety oversight system. The overall objective is to ensure safe operations of aircraft by enhancing the level of implementation of ICAO standard operations through the implementation of corrective action plans," he said. He elaborated that special focus will be on training various players in the sector and tools access, which will ultimately enable the implementation of certification, surveillance and enforcement. According to him, the project will involve providing on job training to TCAA personnel and providing technical assistance. The one-year-long project will as well support in procuring equipment, software and tools required for TCAA to use in safety-related activities "During project implementation, a workshop will also be organized to provide future directions for Tanzania and share lessons learned with other states in the East Africa region. ICAO experts will also be visiting Tanzania to provide the training and share experience with the staff from TCAA. Elaborating further on how safer is the country's aviation transportation, Mr Johari said that ICAO audit shows that Tanzania's current achievement of 67.3 per cent is within the target of 60 per cent set as a minimum as per the Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP) and Abuja Safety targets. He said that the project will also involve staff from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Branch (both under the Ministry of Works and Transport) with the focus of building a robust and sustainable capacity to support the growing industry and air traffic, Officiating at the event, Deputy Minister for Works and Transport, Mr Godfrey Kasekenya tasked aviation stakeholders to start thinking and evaluating on how they can revitalize the business in the aviation sector from the effects of Covid- 19 pandemic. "I wish to re-emphasize to all aviation stakeholders that they must begin to re-evaluate and re-think the business of aviation in the post- Covid-19 pandemic context. At the same time, it's clearly recognized that the aviation industry, in general, continues to face severe financial constraints, and that government must devote attention and investment to assure that they are stabilized and supported," he said. https://allafrica.com/stories/202201180088.html New United Airlines Pilot Union Leader Has A Tough Act To Follow • Mike Hamilton will take over March 1 as chairman of the United Airlines chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association. It goes without saying that Todd Insler is a tough act to follow. Nevertheless, Mike Hamilton will take over March 1 as chairman of the United Airlines chapter of the Air Lines Pilots Association, following his election by chapter’s 19-member executive council. The 13,700 United pilots comprise ALPA’s largest chapter: Insler has been a visible and influential leader during a tumultuous time. Insler stepped down due to term limits after three terms. Hamilton, his executive administrator, “is the perfect person to finish the work we started,” Insler said. Hamilton, 50 is a Denver- based 767-777 captain who joined United in 1997 after a stint as an Air Midwest pilot. A Denver-area resident who has long been involved with the union, he was a Chicago-based local representative on Sept. 11: secretary-treasurer for the MEC during United’s bankruptcy, and executive administrator during the pandemic. Hamilton’s ascent is the first uncontentious transfer of power to MEC chairman in at least 25 years. In January 2020, Insler was unanimously re-elected to his third term. He led the union through a series of crises, seeming to gain stature with each step. At the end, United and its ALPA chapter were at the center of the pandemic, as the carrier was among the most prominent U.S. companies to require vaccinations. United CEO Scott Kirby said last week that while the company had about 3,000 employees who tested positive for Covid-19, no vaccinated employee has died or been recently hospitalized with the disease. About 200 of 67,000 employees were fired for not complying with the mandate, United said. “United would not have made it through this pandemic without ALPA,” Insler said. “Scott has said that repeatedly: he has thanked ALPA for getting us through this. We believe in science. When the company wanted to mandate vaccines, we incented pilots and diminished the number who wouldn’t take it.” The primary incentive for pilots to be vaccinated, negotiated by ALPA, was 13 hours of paid time. Insler said 300 pilots accepted leaves “until pandemic levels become manageable” while twelve were fired for noncompliance and are being represented by ALPA’s legal department. Looking back, Insler recalled, “My predecessor told me I would coast through my term, but there’s been no such thing. “On day one, my wife had cancer,” he said. “My father died on day two. On days three and four, we had a proxy fight. We supported Oscar; he brought in Scott. We had the grounding of the Max. Then there was the pandemic, the biggest black swan event in the history of the industry,” Kirby replaced Oscar Munoz as CEO in May 2020. During the pandemic, “We were the only carrier to negotiate permanent improvements to our (pilot) contract,” Insler said. “(ALPA) saved thousands of pilot families during the pandemic, and now I can sleep well knowing that Mike is at the helm.” Additionally, during Insler’s term, United ALPA boosted its presence in airline labor, communicating regularly with media and membership, speaking out on industry issues and taking a role in the powerful labor coalition that – working in consort with the airlines —brough $54 billion in pandemic relief to the industry. The money kept tens of thousands of employees working when few passengers were flying, enabling a restoration – not without some hiccups – when passengers returned. During his tenure, Insler reflected, “It’s kind of mind-boggling what took place. We pumped out thousands of new captains; we fixed long-term disability, got a 5% pay raise, closed out open grievances, and now we have a new class of pilots every week: there are 72 this week. But we’re not done yet. We have to close out the contract.” The contract became amendable in January 2019; talks were interrupted by the pandemic. “We were building momentum for a contract, we were pretty far along, but Covid set us back,” Hamilton said. “Now, we’re trying to set a long-term strategy and build off the momentum we have. Todd’s a tough act to follow, but I will work with the MEC to make sure pilots are unified.” While many issues are settled, tough issues including compensation and the scope clause —which determines how much flying can be outsourced – remain. The recent shrinking of regional jet fleets at United and throughout the industry has theoretically eased the scope conflict. Meanwhile, Newark-based Insler has moved to Boeing 787 captain from Boeing 767 captain. At 53, he plans to continue with union work. Insler said he believes Kirby has come to recognize the value of working with ALPA. “We can be an exceptionally strong ally or an exceptionally strong adversary,” he said. “I believe United has learned that it is better to have us as an ally.” https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/2022/01/18/new-united-airlines-alpa-pilot-leader-has-a-tough-act-to-follow/?sh=4a861c382179 GE Aviation, SmartSky Networks, and Mosaic ATM Address Advance Ap-0asir Mobility Safety Connecting airborne and cloud-based Flight Management Systems for Advanced Air Mobility to optimize airspace and maintain safety standards EVENDALE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Aviation announced a collaboration with SmartSky Networks and Mosaic ATM to enhance Flight Management Systems (FMS) and Air Traffic Management (ATM) for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). “TrueCourse, GE’s latest generation FMS, with its modularized architecture designed for today and the future, is ideally suited to play this role” Tweet this The combined work effort, conducted under a NASA Innovation Award, uniquely connects the airborne and cloud-based FMS to optimize airspace management while maintaining critical flight safety controls and serves as a key enabler for AAM, which promises to bring thousands more aircraft into the airspace in the coming years. “Advanced Air Mobility FMS presents unique space, power, and processing requirements and GE Aviation, Mosaic ATM and SmartSky Networks working together, have identified ways to address these challenges,” said Gary Goz, product director, Navigation Systems, GE Aviation. “By combining both airborne and cloud-based FMS systems—coupled with a reliable, low latency network—we can address processing needs while meeting critical safety standards for flight control.” “TrueCourse, GE’s latest generation FMS, with its modularized architecture designed for today and the future, is ideally suited to play this role,” added Brad Mottier, president of Systems for GE Aviation. The conceptualized cloud-based FMS will allow air traffic controllers better real-time trajectory and airspace management planning by expanding and optimizing available data inputs and processing capabilities across a greater number of relevant sources. In addition, enabling traffic flow management will minimize delays and improve efficiencies required by environmental, social and governance requirements, aiding sustainability planning initiatives. Greater accuracy of onboard FMS outputs will also be achieved through increased processing power and external inputs. David Claassen, chief technology officer, SmartSky Networks says: “Fast access to data is central to ensuring the Advanced Air Mobility sector can safely further its operations protocols. Our work with GE Aviation and Mosaic ATM brings numerous benefits to the domain by addressing regulatory challenges, maintaining critical safety standards and providing a force multiplier for airspace management.” Todd Kilbourne, senior program manager, Mosaic ATM, adds: “Working with SmartSky and GE Aviation allows our development of next generation technologies and procedures for traffic management systems to be fully utilized both on the ground and in the air. Having dependable, high-speed, secure and interoperable connectivity enables the cloud-based FMS to further enhance National Airspace System (NAS) safety and improve capacity to the benefit of all users.” About SmartSky SmartSky Networks was founded to transform aviation through disruptive communications technologies, services, and tools. Its innovative air-to-ground network is now available, with full CONUS coverage coming in the first half of 2022. The network takes advantage of patented spectrum reuse, advanced beamforming technologies and 60 MHz of spectrum for significantly enhanced connectivity. SmartSky Networks uniquely enables an “office in the sky” experience with unmatched capacity for data transmissions both to and from the aircraft. This real-time, very low latency, bidirectional data link makes SmartSky Networks the best in-flight user experience, and a key enabler for new and enhanced applications and services. For more information, visit SmartSkyNetworks.com About Mosaic ATM Mosaic ATM was formed in 2004 to continue aviation progress by designing and developing the systems necessary to increase air transportation capacity and efficiency while maintaining the highest possible safety, security, and sustainability levels. Through advanced research, user-centered design, development, and software system prototyping, combined with a thorough understanding of air transportation operations, Mosaic ATM provides system solutions to achieve the mission. About GE Aviation GE Aviation, an operating unit of GE (NYSE: GE), is a world-leading provider of jet engines, components and systems for commercial and military aircraft. GE Aviation has a global service network to support these offerings. For more information, visit us at www.GEAviation.com. Follow GE Aviation on Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and Instagram. GE Aviation is committed to a more sustainable future of flight. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220118006123/en/GE-Aviation-SmartSky-Networks-and-Mosaic-ATM-Address-Advance-Air-Mobility-Safety Jet Aviation Receives IS-BAH Stage 2 Safety Certificates for Amsterdam and Rotterdam FBO Operations Jet Aviation has received International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) Stage 2 Safety Registration for its two FBO locations in The Netherlands. Jet Aviation has received International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) Stage 2 Safety Registration for its two FBO locations in The Netherlands. Jet Aviation has received International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) Stage 2 Safety Registration for its two FBO locations in The Netherlands. The company currently operates 27 IS-BAH-registered FBOs around the world. It expects to gain further IS-BAH certifications in the coming months. “Along with our commitment to safety and quality, these new IS-BAH certificates clearly demonstrate that challenges are also opportunities to shine,” said Edwin Niemöller, Jet Aviation’s senior director of FBO operations in The Netherlands. “I couldn’t be prouder of our teams for their agility, professionalism, and unwavering adherence to the highest standards, particularly during these extraordinary times. “It’s the experience, dedication and passion of our handling teams that enables them to deliver incomparable service to our customers. We work to get the aircraft serviced for safe, timely departures — every time, and continue to focus on our safety performance and sustainability goals,” said Niemöller. Jet Aviation recently secured an ongoing supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for offer on-site at its FBO located at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Its Rotterdam location remains the only airport in The Netherlands where night operations (PPR) are permitted for business aviation. https://www.aviationpros.com/ground-handling/ground-handlers-service-providers/ramp-operations-training/press-release/21253394/jet-aviation-jet-aviation-receives-isbah-stage-2-safety-certificates-for-amsterdam-and-rotterdam-fbo-operations Aerospace lawsuit targets Collins Aerospace, second segment of Raytheon Technologies to face claims it restricted hiring A legal challenge against Connecticut’s aerospace industry has broadened to include Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies Corp. subsidiary accused in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday of participating in a no-hire agreement that allegedly crippled career and pay opportunities for engineers. A similar lawsuit in U.S. District Court in December named jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, another business unit of Waltham, Mass.-based Raytheon, and engineering firms, of taking part in a so-called no-poach arrangement. The U.S. Department of Justice last month indicted six aerospace industry executives on accusations they agreed to a no-poach agreement. The indictments did not identify the companies for whom the defendants worked. But in a separate civil lawsuit, a former project worker at an East Hartford engineering company accused Pratt & Whitney and other aerospace businesses of enforcing an agreement not to hire workers in the industry to keep down wages. In addition, a former Pratt & Whitney employee was charged by federal authorities of conspiring with suppliers to restrict the hiring and recruiting of engineers and other skilled workers. Keller Lenkner, the Washington, D.C. law firm that filed the most recent lawsuit, said its filing is an “expansion of the original complaint against Pratt & Whitney and the suppliers” after its investigation found information to support allegations that Collins Aerospace also was involved in the practices. A spokesman at Raytheon declined to comment. Collins Aerospace, a manufacturer of airline components and cockpit and cabin systems, is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It employs 68,000 workers and operates in Connecticut, including at the former Hamilton Sundstrand site in Windsor Locks. The no-poach agreement allegedly was made and enforced privately among top aerospace executives, lawyers claim. “The defendants entered into this... with complete disregard for the impact it would have on their employees, their careers, and their livelihoods,” said attorney Jason Zweig at Keller Lenkner.. “The only concern was for their bottom line and avoiding disruption to their workforce.” The lawsuit challenges what lawyers claim was an illegal agreement among Pratt & Whitney and Collins and several outsource engineering suppliers to restrict the hiring and recruiting of engineers and other skilled laborers working on aerospace projects. The no-poach agreement dates to 2011 and continued until at least 2019, according to the lawsuit. “The scope of the no-poach agreement was broad, covering at least all engineers employed by (or working as an independent contractor for) defendants to work on Pratt & Whitney Collins projects and statements of work in the United States and its territories,” the lawsuit says. https://www.yahoo.com/news/aerospace-lawsuit-targets-collins-aerospace-202500750.html SpaceX launches 2,000th Starlink satellite If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. A package of 49 Starlink satellites that rode a Falcon 9 rocket into orbit Tuesday night from Florida included the 2,000th spacecraft to launch into SpaceX’s broadband internet network. The successful orbital deployment of SpaceX’s newest 49 satellites brought the total number of Starlink spacecraft built and launched to 2,042, including prototypes and testbeds no longer in service. Elon Musk, SpaceX’s founder and CEO, tweeted Saturday that the company has 1,469 active Starlink satellites, plus 272 spacecraft still maneuvering to their operational orbits. He added the laser inter-satellite links, used to beam internet traffic from spacecraft to spacecraft without going through a ground station, will activate soon. More than 200 Starlink satellites have failed or been decommissioned. Some of those Starlink spacecraft were earlier models, either used as test versions or obsolete. The latest Starlink mission was the 35th dedicated Falcon 9 launch to build out the network. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) launcher lifted off from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 9:02:40 p.m. EST Tuesday (0202:40 GMT Wednesday) and climbed into moonlit sky, arcing downrange toward the southeast over the Atlantic Ocean. The mission was originally supposed to take off Monday night, but SpaceX delayed the flight by a day to wait for improved weather conditions at the Falcon 9 booster’s offshore recovery site near the Bahamas. SpaceX bypassed another launch opportunity at 7:04 p.m. EST Tuesday without explanation, and instead targeted a backup launch slot at 9:02 p.m. Nine Merlin engines ramped up to full throttle, generating 1.7 million pounds of thrust, to power the Falcon 9 off the launch pad. A high-magnification night-vision tracking camera showed the rocket’s first stage shutting down its engines two-and-a-half minutes into the mission. The booster stage jettisoned moments later, and the second stage lit its Merlin engine with a puff of exhaust to continue the climb into orbit. The first stage followed a parabolic trajectory, briefly soaring above the atmosphere beyond the edge of space before plunging back to Earth for a propulsive landing on SpaceX’s drone ship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” around 400 miles (650 kilometers) southeast of Cape Canaveral near the Bahamas. The on-target landing completed the 10th flight of the booster used on Tuesday night’s mission. The booster — tail number B1060 — debuted on June 30, 2020, with the launch of a U.S. military GPS navigation satellite. The booster has sent 487 satellites toward space on its 10 missions, and the successful landing Tuesday night give the rocket a chance for an 11th flight once the drone ship returns to Port Canaveral. SpaceX has now flown four of its reusable boosters at least 10 times, with one rocket already logging 11 missions. The Falcon 9’s upper stage delivered its 49 Starlink satellites payloads into orbit nearly nine minutes after liftoff Tuesday night. The rocket passed out of range of SpaceX’s ground stations before releasing the satellites, so ground teams were unable to confirm the deployment event until the Falcon 9 flew around the world and back over a tracking site in Alaska around 10:30 p.m. EST (0330 GMT). Telemetry relayed through the Kodiak Island site indicated the 49 Starlink satellites had separated into orbit close to the intended altitude and inclination. The target orbit ranged in altitude between 130 miles and 210 miles (210 by 339 kilometers), with an inclination of 53.2 degrees to the equator. The confirmation of satellite separation wrapped up the third Falcon 9 launch of the year, following missions Jan. 6 and Jan. 13 from Florida’s Space Coast with an earlier batch of Starlink satellite and the Transporter 3 small satellite rideshare flight. Tuesday night’s mission, officially named Starlink 4-6, clears the way for two more SpaceX launches from Florida on Jan. 27 and Jan. 29, carrying an Italian radar remote sensing satellite and another group of Starlink spacecraft, respectively. SpaceX has a long-term plan to launch as many as 42,000 Starlink satellites, according to a company filing with the International Telecommunication Union. The company’s initial focus is on deploying thousands of satellites into five orbital “shells.” The 53.2-degree inclination shell, the target for Tuesday night’s launch, is one of the five orbital shells at different inclination angles that SpaceX plans to fill with around 4,400 satellites to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband connectivity around the world. The first shell, at 53.0 degrees, was filled with its full complement of satellites last May. As of earlier the month, SpaceX said the Starlink network is now live in 25 countries and regions, serving more than 145,000 users worldwide. SpaceX builds its Starlink satellites on an assembly line in Redmond, Washington, and the company is developing and iterating its own user terminals. SpaceX hopes to use revenue from the Starlink business unit to help fund the company’s ambitions to complete development of the heavy-lift Starship rocket, a massive fully reusable launcher designed to eventually replace the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. The 49 Starlink satellites launched Tuesday night — each about a quarter-ton in mass — will unfurl solar panels and use ion thrusters to climb to an operational altitude of 335 miles (540 kilometers). https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/01/19/spacex-launches-2000th-starlink-satellite/ CALL FOR PAPERS We are pleased to announce that the 10th ESASI Regional Seminar 'Maintaining the Momentum' will take place in Budapest, Hungary on 6 and 7 April 2022. The aim of the seminar is to keep the European air safety investigation community abreast of current developments and evolving best practice in aircraft safety investigation. As in previous years, the seminar will include presentations on case studies, the European environment, challenges of modern air safety investigations and human factors in aircraft accidents and incidents. Best regards Steve Hull IEng FRAeS FISASI Secretary ESASI https://www.esasi.eu/ Analyst, Safety/Flight Operations Quality Assurance Job Locations US-TX-Irving ID 2022-4589 Category Safety/Security Position Type Regular Full-Time Overview Who we are: Would you like to work for a stable, secure, and fast-growing airline where you will be stimulated, challenged, and have the opportunity to develop your career? If so, read on! Come and work with the best of the best at Envoy Air where you will join a team committed to providing outstanding service. We offer: · Amazing employee flight privileges within the American Airlines global network · Training and development programs to take your career to the next level · Comprehensive health and life benefits (subject to location) Responsibilities How will you make an impact? Responsibilities · Assist in the continued development of the FOQA Program · Support Manager of Flight Safety with the daily administration of the FOQA Program · Coordinate FOQA data collection with Maintenance Planning · Manage data processing and storage (including processing by the analysis system) and screen the data for accuracy and integrity · Track external media and aircraft recording conditions to maintain un-interrupted flow of data · Interface with senior management, ALPA and FAA representatives · Work with engineers and vendors to troubleshoot and diagnose problems, evaluating and implementing actions · Assist Manager of Flight Safety with data analysis as assigned · Create monthly preparation of FOQA trend analysis reports for FOQA Monitoring Team (FMT) · Support Manager of Flight Safety with facilitation of FMT meeting · Present FOQA information to various internal and external groups such as senior management, pilots, industry, and government agencies · Contributes to internal newsletters as well as external safety related publications, communicating significant trends to internal and external audiences · Maintain records of FOQA corrective action items · Performs administrative functions as assigned to maintain program efficiency · Others tasks as assigned · Requires planned and unplanned overnight travel Qualifications Who are we looking for? Requirements · Minimum age: 18 · Bachelor Degree or equivalent amount of Commercial Aviation work experience · Ability to effectively use Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, WBAT, Intelex and PowerPoint · Possess the legal right to work in the United States · Ability to read, write, fluently speak and understand the English language · Experience with data analysis and trending preferred · Experience in working effectively under extreme deadline pressure preferred · Knowledge and proficiency in the Austin Digital EMS software, Google Earth, and CEFA flight animation preferred · Possession of a Commercial Pilot, Dispatcher or A&P Certificate is preferred Please note: The description is intended to provide a brief overview of the position. It’s not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, expectations, and skills required of those in this position. Duties and expectations may be subject to change at any time. Envoy Air is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled. Envoy Air Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group, provides regional flight service to American Airlines under the American Eagle brand and ground handling services for many American Airlines Group flights. The company was founded in 1998 as American Eagle Airlines, Inc., following the merger of several smaller regional carriers to create one of the largest regional airlines in the world. Envoy is headquartered in Irving, Texas, with hubs in Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago and Miami, with a large ground handling operation in Los Angeles. Connect with Envoy on Twitter @EnvoyAirCareers, on Instagram @EnvoyAirCareers, and on Facebookat Facebook.com/envoyaircareers and Facebook.com/EnvoyPilotRecruitment. APPLY HERE Assistant Director, Airport Development Miami, United States of America req1016 Employment Type: Permanent Contract Duration: ind. About the team you are joining Reporting to the Regional Director Airport, Passenger, Cargo and Security - The Americas, the candidate will focus on addressing airport development, capacity enhancement programs, in addition to the implementation of best practices on infrastructure planning guidance, technical standards, and metrics. The candidate will work hand in hand with the global airport development team, Country Managers, and the regional airport charges teams. The focus will be to work with and on behalf of key member airlines and with related authorities to implement functional, cost effective and phased modular development strategies based on comprehensive master plans that meet the business objectives and needs of the airline industry. What your day would be like Work closely with the airport development and charges experts in both the Region and in the Division to identify and develop agreed strategies for airport infrastructure development. Provide expert support to airlines, Regional Director APCS and Regional Vice President on airport development matters including airside and landside operations, security, cargo and facilitation. Engage constructively with airport owners/operators and authorities to ensure airport capital expenditure is demand driven, cost effective, prioritized and addresses airline's needs. Work with airport and civil aviation authorities to address airline requirements at major airports, particularly hubs served by groups of IATA member airlines. Priority airports will be identified by the Regional management and/or regional airline groups. Conduct airport missions/assessments with airline subject matter experts to determine the underlying rationale, scale, and cost of proposed airport development/capacity enhancement programs in the Region. Produce reports with specific recommendations and action plan for airlines’ review and feedback. Support other divisional initiatives including Advocacy, Commercial, Consulting, Environment and Sustainability, Training, and other Divisional campaigns. We would love to hear from you if The successful candidate must possess: · University degree or equivalent technical standard for an airport design engineer/architect. · Suitable experience may be considered in lieu of professional qualification. · Minimum of 10 years project management experience in airport planning, development and/or operation with airlines and airport authorities. · Ability to demonstrate the application of technical elements such as capacity assessments and clear benefits and outcomes. · Sound knowledge about airport charges regulation and consultation processes. · Experience in senior level stakeholder management i.e. Chairing / leading committees. · High motivation with proven teamwork abilities. · A self-starting approach with ability to proactively engage with stakeholders and progress work goals. · Excellent communication skills with ability to influence senior (Director level and up) stakeholders. · Experience in making clear presentations and preparing reports based on technical merits and facts. · Proficiency in Microsoft Office. · Fluent in both written and spoken English and Spanish; Portuguese would be an asset. · Travel Required: 30% · Diversity and Inclusion are one of our key priorities and we want to role model it. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills in which you can contribute at your best and be who you are. The more inclusive we are, the better we will be able to thrive to represent, lead and service the airline industry. If there is anything we can do to create a more comfortable interview experience for you, please let us know. · Learn more about IATA’s role in the industry, our benefits, and the team at iata/careers/. We are looking forward to hearing from you! APPLY HERE GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY My name is Jason Starke, and I am a doctoral student at Northcentral University. I am conducting a research study to determine if the effects of servant leadership are positively related to employee participation in the organization’s safety management system through positive commitment to the organization. I am recruiting individuals who meet all these criteria: 1. Are 18 years of age or older. 2. Are employed by an organization that conducts business aviation operations under 14 CFR 135. 3. Are employed by an organization that is registered to the International Standards for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO). 4. Are employed as a flight crew member (cockpit or cabin) and/or as an aircraft mechanic. If you decide to participate in this study, you will be asked to do the following activities: 1. Complete an online survey for 15 minutes. During these activities, you will be asked questions about: · Your age, gender, and race. · Your current job role in the organization, how many years you have served in that role across your career, and how many years you have served with your current organization. · Servant leadership characteristics of your immediate supervisor or manager. · Your current level of commitment to your organization. · Your perception of the degree to which certain safety behaviors and safety management activities are part of your job responsibilities. If you are interested in participating in this study, please click this link: https://ncu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5nC84XvifID4jtQ If you have questions, please contact me at J.Starke8609@o365.ncu.edu. Thank you! Jason Starke Curt Lewis