Flight Safety Information - May 19, 2022 No.096 In This Issue : Mesa E175 near Colorado Springs on May 17th 2022, loss of cabin pressure : Incident: Creebec DH8A at Moosonee on Apr 7th 2022, engine shut down on approach, terrain warning, go around, other engine oil warning : Incident: Jetblue E190 at Boston on May 15th 2022, electrical smell : Intentional crashes by pilots remain a rare form of air disaster : UK freezes assets on Russian airlines, preventing slot sale : A year later and Mexico hasn’t yet recovered its top-tier aviation safety rating : Amazon reportedly stalled FAA inquiries into delivery drone crashes : Turkish Airlines Orders 6 More Airbus A350-900s : Northern Pacific to lease aircraft for service launch : CAAi to conduct Helicopter Underwater Escape Study : Purdue expands program to train professional pilots : Teen who tracks Elon Musk's jet says he's discovered Mark Zuckerberg's new aircraft Incident: Mesa E175 near Colorado Springs on May 17th 2022, loss of cabin pressure A Mesa Airlines Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of United, registration N86312 performing flight UA-6339 from Salt Lake City,UT to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA), was enroute at FL310 about 100nm west of Colorado Springs,CO (USA) when the crew reported they had lost both bleed air systems and initiated an emergency descent to FL100 due to the loss of cabin pressure. The crew decided to divert to Colorado Springs, requested to climb to 15,000 feet due to minimum safe altitude requirements and landed safely on Colorado Springs' runway 35R about 45 minutes after leaving FL310. The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 16 hours, then departed again as flight UA-6339 to Houston. https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4f903561&opt=0 Incident: Creebec DH8A at Moosonee on Apr 7th 2022, engine shut down on approach, terrain warning, go around, other engine oil warning An Air Creebec de Havilland Dash 8-100, registration C-FCJD performing flight YN-841 from Fort Albany,ON to Moosonee,ON (Canada) with 16 passengers and 3 crew, was on a RNAV approach to Moosonee's runway 06 in IMC when the left hand engine (PW120A) low oil pressure light illuminated. The crew worked the related checklist and was shutting the engine down when the crew received a TAWS terrain warning and initiated a single engine go around. After the aircraft levelled off at the missed approach altitude the right hand engine's low oil pressure light briefly illuminated. The flight crew discussed their options and set up for a second RNAV approach to runway 06 subsequently landing safely on runway 06. https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4f9049b1&opt=0 Incident: Jetblue E190 at Boston on May 15th 2022, electrical smell A Jetblue Embraer ERJ-190, registration N374JB performing flight B6-517 from Boston,MA to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 56 people on board, was climbing out of Boston's runway 22R with a delay of about 3 hours when the crew stopped the climb at about 9000 feet reporting they had a strong electrical smell on board and needed to return to Boston. The crew requested runway 22L and positioned for the ILS approach. The aircraft landed safely on the runway and stopped for an inspection by emergency services. A replacement ERJ-190 registration N216JB reached New York with a delay of about 6 hours. The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 19.5 hours before returning to service. https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4f9067c1&opt=0 Intentional crashes by pilots remain a rare form of air disaster Indications that someone in the cockpit intentionally crashed a China Eastern Airlines plane in March suggests the tragedy may join a rare group of air disasters deliberately caused by a pilot or passenger. Black-box data from the China Eastern Boeing 737-800 shows someone on board input controls that sent the plane on its fatal dive, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with U.S. officials’ preliminary assessment of the incident. The plane had been cruising at about 29,000 feet before suddenly going into an almost-vertical dive that reached close to the speed of sound before it slammed into a remote hillside. The two black-box recorders were sent to the U.S. to retrieve the data. How to find help If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts or have concerns about someone else who may be, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255); you will be routed to a local crisis center where professionals can talk you through a risk assessment and provide resources in your community. More info: suicidepreventionlifeline.org. Or reach out to Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741 for free, 24/7 crisis counseling. More info: crisistextline.org. If intentionally caused by a pilot, the China Eastern crash would be the third major disaster in less than a decade to be attributed to pilot suicide, according to the Aviation Safety Network. That includes the Germanwings flight in 2015 that was flown into a French mountain by its co-pilot, killing himself and 149 passengers and crew. The co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, had been diagnosed with psychotic depression and was recommended for psychiatric hospital treatment weeks before the doomed flight. In the wake of the disaster, U.S. regulators increased training for the doctors who screen airline pilots so they can better spot mental health issues. In the deadliest incident, an EgyptAir flight from the US to Cairo plunged into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 217 passengers and crew. In that case, a relief co-pilot was alone in the cockpit when he disconnected the autopilot, moved the throttles to idle and pointed the nose of the airplane down, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a final report. Those findings were disputed by the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority. Since 1950, there have been 24 such incidents of pilot or passenger suicide — including the Sept. 11 attacks in the US — though many involved small aircraft that killed only the pilot. Some crashes led to new safety requirements, such as having more than one pilot in the cockpit or making doors more resistant to intrusion from the cabin. A 2002 China Northern Airlines Co. crash that killed 112 people was blamed on a passenger who bought life insurance worth $170,000 before boarding the flight. He then took water bottles filled with gasoline on board and ignited them on the aircraft, according to the Aviation Safety Network. According to a report in The Paper, China Eastern tightened cockpit safety protocols after the March crash. The airline introduced a requirement for flight crews to be composed of two senior captains with one senior co-pilot, or of two flight instructors with a senior co-pilot, The Paper said. China’s aviation regulator says US officials that participated in the China Eastern crash probe told them that they didn’t release any information about the investigation to any media organizations, the Global Times reported Wednesday. ABOUT THE 737-800 Boeing’s 737-800, not to be confused with the 737 MAX, is an older model that was launched July 31, 1997. The jet, with all-metal, aluminum-alloy construction, has a wingspan of 112 feet 7 inches (winglets: 117 feet 5 inches) and is 129 feet 6 inches long. It can carry up to 189 passengers. The Seattle Times https://www.seattletimes.com/business/intentional-crashes-by-pilots-remain-a-rare-form-of-air-disaster/ UK freezes assets on Russian airlines, preventing slot sale • Britain has frozen the assets of three Russian airlines, preventing them from selling landing slots at U.K. airports that are worth up to $62 million LONDON -- Britain on Thursday froze the assets of three Russian airlines, preventing them from selling landing slots at U.K. airports that are worth up to 50 million pounds ($62 million). The latest sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine stop state-owned Aeroflot, Russia’s biggest carrier, Rossiya Airlines and Ural Airlines from transferring the valuable landing rights, which are going unused because of an earlier ban on Russian aircraft flying to the United Kingdom. Wide-ranging international sanctions intended to pressure President Vladimir Putin into withdrawing his troops from Ukraine are already having a significant impact on Russia, the U.K. Foreign Office said. Russian oil exports, a key source of income for Putin’s government, were down 30% in April, and the nation’s economy is forecast to shrink as much as 15% this year. “As long as Putin continues his barbarous assault on Ukraine, we will continue to target the Russian economy,” Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in a statement. “We’ve already closed our airspace to Russian airlines. Today, we’re making sure they can’t cash in their lucrative landing slots at our airports.” https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/uk-freezes-assets-russian-airlines-preventing-slot-sale-84828452 A year later and Mexico hasn’t yet recovered its top-tier aviation safety rating • And aviation experts say efforts to do so are not going well due to a lack of funds Almost a year has passed since the United States government downgraded Mexico’s aviation safety rating, and there are signs that it won’t recover the top-tier rating after a new assessment in June. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced May 25, 2021, that it had downgraded Mexico from Category 1 to Category 2 after finding that it didn’t meet standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations. “The FAA identified several areas of noncompliance with minimum ICAO safety standards,” the aviation authority said in a statement at the time. The downgrade prevented Mexican airlines from adding new flights to the United States. Aviation experts cited by the newspaper Reforma said that efforts by aviation authorities to recover Mexico’s Category 1 rating are not going well. Gabriel Rojas noted the recent problems with Navigation Services for Mexican Airspace (Seneam), whose director was dismissed after pilots of a Volaris plane narrowly averted a disaster earlier this month after they were cleared to land on a runway occupied by another aircraft at Mexico City International Airport (AICM). A similar incident occurred last Wednesday. In addition to the problems with Seneam, Rojas claimed that the AFAC has covered up problems with regard to aviation safety in Mexico. He also said that the Federal Civil Aviation Authority (AFAC) hasn’t shown it has the capacity to address the deficiencies outlined by the FAA, which included concerns about the lack of training of personnel and delays in updating aviation laws and regulations. In addition, Rojas said that putting an end to corruption in public agencies with links to the aviation sector is urgent, as is dismissing any officials who don’t contribute to it being strengthened. Rogelio Rodríguez, a former executive with AFAC’s predecessor, told Reforma that the aviation authority hasn’t taken any decisive action that will help Mexico regain its Category 1 rating. No additional resources have been allocated to address the FAA’s concerns, he said, adding that there has been a “chain of systematic failures in the [aviation] sector due to the lack of training of key personnel, such as [air traffic] controllers.” When raising concerns earlier this month about safety at the Mexico City airport, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations said it appeared that air traffic controllers at the AICM have received “little training and support” as to how to direct flights operating in the new airspace configuration precipitated by the opening of the Felipe Ángeles International Airport north of the capital. The National Air Traffic Controllers Union subsequently acknowledged that its members lack training. Rosario Avilés, another aviation expert, noted that Mexico previously recovered its Category 1 rating in just six months by investing US $500 million in the aviation sector. In response to the 2010 downgrade, the federal government hired a team of experts to deal with the problems outlined by the FAA at the time and implemented new aviation sector regulations and updated existing ones. The response to the most recent downgrade has been hampered by the current government’s frugality, Avilés said. “Due to the argument of austerity, not enough resources have been directed [to the aviation sector],” she said. https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-hasnt-recovered-aviation-safety-rating/ Amazon reportedly stalled FAA inquiries into delivery drone crashes The bad news for Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery operation continues to pile up, most recently with a report claiming the company repeatedly stalled or otherwise impeded efforts by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to investigate crash incidents. That allegation was published this week by Business Insider. It was based on public documents containing descriptions by FAA officials of ways Amazon representatives delayed inquiries into crashes of the company’s delivery drone test models. At least eight of those craft have crashed over the past year, with one ruled responsible for the outbreak of a brush fire over a 20-acre area of Oregon. The initial BI article was followed up on Thursday with a report containing details from FAA officials saying a meeting looking into one drone crash was postponed by an Amazon representative claiming to have a conflicting dentist appointment. The same document cited assertions the company had not provided photos or other necessary information of an incident a full month after it had occurred. Others recounted wreckage of crashed test UAVs having been removed from accident sites by Amazon before FAA personnel could inspect them. The second article also quotes an Amazon official calling the account “misleading and inaccurate,” and assuring the company fulfills all regulatory requirements, including in cases of drone crashes. Given the reputation of Amazon and its owner as the “world’s biggest” (fill in the blank appropriately), critics often jump on confounding developments the company encounters to scratch their schadenfreude itch. Amazon Prime Air has provided that relief on a recurring basis. Since opening in 2013, Amazon’s drone delivery operation has faced repeated setbacks. Though it has FAA authorization to operate that service in the US, the company has yet to roll out UAV transport to customers, and is now looking to 2024 to commence that activity. Things haven’t gone great elsewhere, either. Last year featured press reports that painted Amazon’s UK operation as so dysfunctional and unprepared employees described it as “collapsing inwards,” and a “giant oversell.” One likened the resulting high turnover of managers to “rats jumping off a ship,” with one former staffer predicting it “is never going to get off the ground.” A few months later, meanwhile, news reports characterized Amazon as effectively disbanding staff of the drone delivery development center it set up in 2017 outside of Paris. This week’s allegations it side-stepped FAA investigations into crashes lengthens that tale of woe with a bitter ironic twist, given the company’s earlier attempts to create a flight simulator designed to make crashes nearly impossible. https://dronedj.com/2022/05/19/amazon-reportedly-stalled-faa-inquiries-into-delivery-drone-crashes/ Turkish Airlines Orders 6 More Airbus A350-900s What is the latest with Turkish Airlines' A350 order? Yesterday, Turkish Airlines confirmed to its investors that it had placed an order for an additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft to be delivered by the end of the year and in 2023. What we know about the order The truth is, we know nothing about the new order other than what was stated above. In January, the Turkish airline reduced its Airbus A350 order by five aircraft, and now, just five months later, it has added another six. In 2018, Turkish Airlines signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 25 of the Airbus A350-900 variant. When the carrier reduced the aircraft order earlier this year, it would have been safe to speculate that the reason for the reduction was financial. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought financial struggles to the entire world. Airlines, in particular, were hit very hard by the precipitous drop in passenger travel and were forced to scramble to prevent themselves from going under. Although the past two years have been challenging for airlines, the past few months of 2022 have seen a significant rise in passenger travel. Some airlines are already reporting numbers higher than pre-pandemic levels, and many others predict reaching 2019 levels in the near future. The increase in travel may be why Turkish decided to reverse the order reduction and add another six Airbus widebody aircraft to its growing fleet. Turkish Airlines currently operates six Airbus A350-900 aircraft, meaning that Airbus will deliver an additional 19. Multiple airlines have orders for the A350-900 aircraft. The fact that Turkish placed an order for a few more and expects a number to be delivered by the end of the year is most likely an indication that the aircraft were originally meant for another airline. Currently, two Airbus A350-900s on order by Aeroflot have been sanctioned and will not be delivered to the airline. Could Turkish potentially receive aircraft meant for Aeroflot? A brief overview of the Turkish Airlines fleet Turkish Airlines has over 300 aircraft in its commercial fleet and services over 200 destinations worldwide. The airline operates a mixed fleet of both Boeing and Airbus aircraft. In addition to its commercial fleet, Turkish operates 10 Airbus A330-200 and eight Boeing 777 freighter aircraft and has a regional subsidiary called AnadoluJet. The Simple Flying team recently published an in-depth look at the Turkish Airlines fleet, read it here Turkish has 104 Airbus narrowbody aircraft, all from the A320 family. Of the 104, 98 are A321s (-200 and neo), and six are the smallest variant in the A320 family, the A319. Its widebody fleet comprises 56 aircraft, split between the A330 and A350. The Turkish airline operates a large fleet of A330s, 50 aircraft, 13 -200s, and 37 -300s. The other six widebody Airbus aircraft are the A350-900. Turkish Airlines A321 biofuel One of Turkish's latest liveries on its A321 aircraft is meant to show the airline's commitment to sustainability. Photo: Turkish Airlines The airline's Boeing fleet is also extensive and is made up of the Boeing 737 (-800, -900ER, MAX8, and MAX9), 777, and 787 Dreamliner. Turkish has 80 Boeing narrowbody aircraft, 40 737-800, 15 737-900ER, 20 737-MAX8, and five 737MAX9. In addition to the 80 narrowbodies, Turkish has 48 widebodies, 33 777-300ER, and 15 787-9. https://simpleflying.com/turkish-airlines-airbus-a350-order/ Northern Pacific to lease aircraft for service launch The first Northern Pacific 757-200 at its formal unveiling. Based on a recent DOT filing, however, this won’t be the first plane used to carry passengers to Asia Adding a new aircraft type to a fleet is a challenging task. Switching from props to jets is even harder. And adding international routes further ups the complexity. Northern Pacific is discovering many of these issues as it pushes forward with plans to fly to Korea and Japan from Anchorage, hopefully later this year. In its application for DOT approval to operate international service the carrier notes that initial operations will run “initially via a wet lease with a certificated U.S. air carrier and subsequently with its own crews and B-757 aircraft.” Northern Pacific intends to start scheduled service between Anchorage, Alaska, on the one hand, and Korea and Japan, on the other hand, both of which are Open Skies partners of the United States, initially via a wet lease with a certificated U.S. air carrier and subsequently with its own crews and B-757 aircraft. – DOT application for international service The carrier acquired its first 757-200s in 2021 and began the retrofit process on the aircraft to bring it to Northern Pacific standards. This includes a refresh of the interior, as well as an impressive new paint job, unveiled in January. Intricate stitching in the seat covers A more intricate design than expected in the seat covers; Northern Pacific is investing in branding top to bottom on these planes. But getting it into operational shape is taking a bit longer than originally hoped. CEO Rob McKinney quipped at the livery unveiling even, “Success means that we launch service with 2022 still in the date.” Q3 was a stretch goal, with a more realistic timing of Q4. Even hitting that now appear to require some outside help. Less clear, however, is if the leased aircraft is necessary because Northern Pacific’s will not be ready for service or if it is an operational certification and training issue. The company requires authorization from the government to operate the larger jets on its Certificate. Proving its qualifications for that work could take some time even beyond just getting the planes fitted with the new seats and such. https://paxex.aero/northern-pacific-launch-lease-aircraft/ CAAi to conduct Helicopter Underwater Escape Study Following a call for tender, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded a contract to CAA International (CAAi) for a research project to investigate underwater evacuations of offshore helicopters and occupant survivability. The research project ‘Helicopter Underwater Escape #2’ will be funded from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme and will deliver new research and representative underwater escape data to support European aviation authorities with offshore helicopter operations, regulation, and oversight. The two-year project, which follows the initial ‘Helicopter Underwater Evacuation’ project conducted 2019 – 2020, will continue EASA’s research activities in the underwater evacuation of helicopters and address the safety recommendations from the UK Air Accident Investigation Branch report concerning the fatal accident of helicopter G-WNSB while on approach to Sumburgh Airport in 2013. The study will focus on the two highest-priority recommendations from EASA’s earlier Underwater Escape from Helicopters research report, led by CAAi under the EASA 2019.LVP.102 project, namely; 1. Jettison of push-out underwater emergency exits 2. Underwater escape from the passenger cabin with a full complement of passengers The first study task will determine the forces that human test subjects are capable of applying to jettison an underwater emergency exit when inside a flooded and inverted helicopter cabin. The study will establish an appropriate maximum operating/jettison force. This data will either validate EASA’s current Certification Specifications CS-27 and CS-29 acceptable means of compliance and guidance material or provide the basis for proposed amendments. The second task will examine how long it takes for all helicopter occupants to complete an underwater escape, considering modern seating configurations and exits representative of the current European offshore helicopter fleet. This task will also validate the requirements introduced under Amendment 5 to the Certification Specifications for Rotorcraft (CS 27 and CS 29), which aims to maximise the likelihood of occupant egress and subsequent survivability in the event of a capsize or provide the technical justification for a future revision. To support the independent testing of underwater helicopter evacuation, CAAi will work with Fleetwood Test House, part of Blackpool & The Fylde College, one of the UK’s top nautical test houses and certification organisations. The work will continue to build on the extensive safety improvements that were made after a review of offshore helicopter operations by the UK CAA in 2014. Speaking after the contract signing, Maria Rueda, Managing Director at CAAi, commented: “We are honoured to be working with EASA on this critical research programme. Since 1997, there have been four offshore helicopter accidents in the UK involving fatalities, tragically claiming the lives of 38 offshore workers and flight crew. By carefully examining the different elements and characteristics of underwater evacuations and reporting realistic survivability data, we are confident this study can further enhance the existing high standards of offshore helicopter safety standards.” Willy Sigl, EASA’s Senior Research Officer added, “The results of this research project will be crucial to further improve rotorcraft safety. Furthermore, the output of this research will be valuable source for the development of eVTOL and urban air mobility regulations. EASA is looking forward to a productive and inspiring cooperation with CAAi.” The project commenced in May 2022 and is expected to complete in 2024. About Us CAA International (CAAi) is the technical cooperation arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority. CAAi provides regulatory advice, training, capacity building programmes and examination services to aviation regulators and industry organisations across the globe. Drawing on world-leading expertise from within the UK regulator, CAAi helps organisations design and implement regulatory best practice to comply with international regulatory standards. In 2019, CAAi trained over 2,500 aviation professionals and worked in over 60 countries. Twitter: @CAAi_UK LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/caa-international Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CAAiUK/ Web: https://caainternational.com Media Contact Stuart Coates Senior Manager - International Marketing and Communications E. stuart.coates@caa.co.uk T. +44 (0)330 138 2226 https://caainternational.com/ Purdue expands program to train professional pilots WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) — A popular professional flight program at Purdue University is being expanded through a partnership with a flight training center. The U.S. commercial flight industry has faced pilot retirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Purdue effort is one of several announced recently to fill demand for new pilots on commercial, charter and cargo flights. Purdue is joining with AeroGuard Flight Training Center, which has four locations: Phoenix and Chandler, Arizona; Austin, Texas; and Fort Myers, Florida. The program of Purdue University Global, the college’s online education venture, will feature flight training through campuses in those states. During flight training, students will be working toward earning certificates and ratings in instrument, commercial, multi-engine and certified flight instructor. Students will earn private pilot certificates, and complete their Bachelor of Science degree courses online through Purdue University Global. Purdue University Global’s professional flight degree program was first announced in 2019 in a collaboration with Purdue University’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology. https://www.wishtv.com/news/business/purdue-expands-program-to-train-professional-pilots/ Teen who tracks Elon Musk's jet says he's discovered Mark Zuckerberg's new aircraft • Jack Sweeney said he re-discovered Mark Zuckerberg's private jet and has begun tracking it again. • Meta chartered a new jet in March, about a month after Sweeney started tracking Zuckerberg's flights. • Last year, Meta spent nearly $27 million on security and private aircrafts for the Facebook founder. Jack Sweeney, the teen known for tracking Elon Musk's jet, said on Wednesday that he had re-discovered Mark Zuckerberg's private aircraft. Sweeney shared a picture of the jet on his personal Twitter account. It was not the first time the 19-year-old has attempted to track Zuckerberg. In February, Sweeney began tracking and sharing updates on what he said was Zuckerberg's private jet using a Twitter account called @ZuccJet. Sweeney said he learned in April that the aircraft was no longer being used by the Facebook founder and it was back to the drawing board. He said on Twitter that he has since been able to draw a correlation between the latest jet's travel history and Zuckerberg's trips. Spokespeople for Meta and Zuckerberg's family office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider on whether the aircraft was Zuckerberg's private jet. Sweeney did not respond to a request for comment from Insider ahead of publication. In Meta's latest regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company said that it began chartering a new aircraft in March for Zuckerberg. The jet is owned by the Facebook CEO and operated by an independent charter company, per the SEC filing. Last month, Insider reported that Meta spent a record $26.8 million on Zuckerberg's security and private jet travel in 2021. In 2019, Insider's Rob Price reported in 2019 that Zuckerberg had 24/7 bodyguard protection, as well as access to an office with bullet-resistant glass and a panic button. In its filing, Meta said Zuckerberg's security team has identified several threats to the Facebook founder. "We believe that Mr. Zuckerberg's role puts him in a unique position: he is synonymous with Meta and, as a result, negative sentiment regarding our company is directly associated with, and often transferred to, Mr. Zuckerberg," the filing said. "Mr. Zuckerberg is one of the most-recognized executives in the world, in large part as a result of the size of our user base and our continued exposure to global media, legislative, and regulatory attention." Earlier this year, Musk expressed concern over the account Sweeney created to track the billionaire's personal travel. The account, @ElonJet, currently has over 400,000 followers. In January, the Tesla CEO offered the teen $5,000 to take down the Twitter account, but Sweeney rejected the offer. "I don't love the idea of being shot by a nutcase," Musk said in a private message to Sweeney, Protocol reported. Musk and Zuckerberg are not the only people Sweeney keeps tabs on. He began tracking the travel of Russian oligarchs in March and also has accounts for other public figures, including Mark Cuban and Bill Gates. Sweeney previously told Insider that he started @ElonJet in June 2020 and uses bots to scrape publicly-available air-traffic data. https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-jet-tracking-teen-claims-discovered-mark-zuckerberg-plane-2022-5 Curt Lewis