Flight Safety Information - September 25, 2024 No. 191 In This Issue : Incident: SAS A359 near Copenhagen on Sep 24th 2024, lightning strike : Incident: HiFly Malta A332 near Algiers on Sep 22nd 2024, loss of cabin pressure : Incident: United B763 over Atlantic on Sep 23rd 2024, smoke on board : American Airlines flight suddenly turns around after 5 hours — with ‘zero’ explanation: ‘Nine hours later we’re back in Dallas’ : Two passengers taken to the hospital with injuries on United flight after pilots respond to collision warning : Pilot Collapses Minutes After Takeoff, Forcing Emergency Landing : Korean Air and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport Forge Powerful Alliance with Airlines to Revolutionize Aviation Safety at 2024 Aviation Safety Culture Forum : National Safety Transportation Chair Says Board Issued 5,000 Safety Recommendations To FAA : Boeing will need years to fix its safety culture, FAA head says : Free Starlink Wi-Fi now on most Hawaiian Airlines transpacific fleet : SpiceJet Targets 75 New Aircraft in Two Years with $30 Million USD Boost : Thailand to allow foreign pilots on domestic ACMI aircraft : Graduate Research Survey : This September, let's end childhood cancer. Together. : Calendar of Events Incident: SAS A359 near Copenhagen on Sep 24th 2024, lightning strike A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration SE-RSD performing flight SK-997 from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Shanghai Pudong (China), was climbing out of Copenhagen when the aircraft sustained a lightning strike prompting the crew to return to Copenhagen some time later enroute at FL350 about 260nm southeast of Copenhagen. The aircraft landed safely back in Copenhagen about 100 minutes after departure. A passenger reported: "During the climb at apx 23:55 MET, there was a loud bang and a bright flash on the left side windows. At 0:04 the Captain announced that this was a lightning strike and that all systems are normal. 10 minutes later he confirmed and told us he would be back with more information. At apx 0:28 the aircraft entered a steep left curve in Polish airspace and after that an announcement was made that we would return to Copenhagen for inspection. At arrival we had an overweight landing, Service vehicles were waiting at the runway. During taxi we could feel that the breaks were hot and the aircraft stopped multiple times." The flight was ultimately postponed to the following day. https://avherald.com/h?article=51e23bf3&opt=0 Incident: HiFly Malta A332 near Algiers on Sep 22nd 2024, loss of cabin pressure An HiFly Malta Airbus A330-200 on behalf of Air Algerie, registration 9H-HFH performing flight AH-3018 from Algiers (Algeria) to Istanbul (Turkey), was step climbing through FL380 about 200nm east of Algiers when the crew initiated an emergency descent, the passenger oxygen masks deployed, due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft returned to Algiers for a safe landing about 90 minutes after departure. The aircraft is still on the ground in Algiers about 60 hours after landing back. The airline reported the aircraft turned back due to a technical problem. https://avherald.com/h?article=51e238a7&opt=0 Incident: United B763 over Atlantic on Sep 23rd 2024, smoke on board A United Boeing 767-300, registration N663UA performing flight UA-956 from Newark,NJ (USA) to Geneva (Switzerland), was enroute at FL350 about 360nm east of St. John's,NL (Canada) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to St. John's reporting smoke on board. The aircraft descended to FL320 and landed safely on St. John's runway 28 about one hour later. A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N661UA positioned to St. John's and departed to continue the flight about 34 hours after landing of N663UA. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in St. John's about 35 hours after landing. https://avherald.com/h?article=51e236f5&opt=0 American Airlines flight suddenly turns around after 5 hours — with ‘zero’ explanation: ‘Nine hours later we’re back in Dallas’ It was a real flight to nowhere. Passengers aboard a recent international American Airlines flight were flabbergasted after the plane turned around five hours into the trip — without any explanation. One of the flummoxed flyers detailed the aerial about-face in a viral Instagram video. “American Airlines needs a lesson in effective communication,” Jimin Lee, 41, captioned the clip of the incident, which occurred Sept. 7 aboard AA flight 281 from Dallas, Texas, to Seoul, South Korea, the Daily Mail reported. In the clip, captioned “new fear unlocked,” Lee included footage of a headrest screen that depicted the aircraft’s flight path as it traveled across the contiguous US and part of the Pacific Ocean before turning around and heading back to Texas. “Just relax and enjoy the rest of our flight,” a flight attendant is heard saying over the intercom. Lee wrote that her “soul had left” her at that point. Worst of all, crew members provided “zero explanation” for aborting the flight bound for Incheon International Airport, per the Insta-post. In a message to The Post, Lee clarified that “the only explanation they gave was the pilot saying the right side of bathrooms were not working.” The flustered flyer eventually sought solace in snacks she had onboard. “The only vice I had available to me — Flaming hot [Cheetos],” Lee wrote along with footage of her chowing on the cheese-dusted chips while the flight headed home. A headrest monitor depicting the plane’s flight path. Air staffers later claimed that the diversion was because the “right side of [the] bathrooms,” weren’t working, wrote Lee. Instagram/umma.nola She added that she needed “a ramyun [Korean for instant noodles] and a strong drink.” When contacted by The Post, American Airlines provided the following statement: “On September 7, American Airlines flight 281 with service from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) to Seoul (ICN) returned to DFW due to a maintenance issue. The flight landed safely and without incident at DFW, and the aircraft was taken out of service to be inspected by our maintenance team. We never want to disrupt our customers’ travel plans, and we apologize for the inconvenience.” The ill-fated flight, which faced a mechanical issue related to aircraft lavatories, eventually landed back in the Lone Star State a whopping “nine hours” after takeoff, per Lee, who wrote she was “lost for words.” The airline provided passengers overnight accommodations near DFW Airport and a replacement aircraft left for Korea the next day, Sept. 8. Fortunately, it appears that the Texan indeed made it to Korea on another flight, according to follow-up clips showing her enjoying the sights and delicacies in the East Asian country. However, Lee told The Post that she “missed a big event I was going to attend on Sunday and had to change multiple work meetings.” Instagram users were appalled by Lee’s flight from hell, with one writing, “‘Just relax’ would have me reeeeling with anxiety.” “I hope you didn’t have kids with you! Yikes, that is so scary!” said another. A third declared: “I avoid AA at all costs.” However, some armchair air travel experts suggested that the pilots were simply erring on the side of caution and didn’t want to create “mass panic” by announcing the nature of the problem. While the exact issue remains unclear, air captains have diverted jets for a number of bizarre reasons, from an onslaught of inflight diarrhea to a laptop that was stuck in a seat and posed a fire hazard. https://www.yahoo.com/news/american-airlines-flight-suddenly-turns-155408880.html Two passengers taken to the hospital with injuries on United flight after pilots respond to collision warning The Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation into the jolt on a United Airlines flight that injured two passengers when the pilots responded to an onboard midair collision system warning. United Airlines says as flight 2428 from Newark, New Jersey, was descending into San Francisco International Airport last Thursday, it “slowed its descent to account for another aircraft at a lower altitude.” Both injured passengers were taken to the hospital, United said in a statement. An FAA incident report says one passenger received serious injuries and another minor injuries last Thursday when the pilots responded to a traffic collision avoidance system resolution advisory or “TCAS RA.” Collision resolution advisories are treated as extreme warnings of a possible collision with another airplane and pilots are required to act immediately. Data from FlightRadar24 shows the incident took place at 31,000 feet as the flight was near Lake Berryessa, about 70 miles north of San Francisco. FlightRadar24 says a Southwest Airlines flight was 3,000 feet below the United flight and a SkyWest flight was 1,000 feet below. In a statement, the FAA – which is responsible for controlling air traffic – said “there was no loss of safe separation.” Audio from LiveATC.net captured the pilots declaring a medical emergency, telling air traffic controllers in Oakland that “someone might have broken an ankle and there’s passengers that got hurt when we had an RA.” United Airlines told CNN that the seatbelt sign was on at the time of the incident and one of the injured passengers was out of their seat. The National Transportation Safety Board has not yet launched an investigation, but a spokesperson told CNN that the agency is gathering preliminary information. Thursday’s in-flight incident is the latest incident involving a possible near-collision this month. On September 12, an Alaska Airlines flight had to abort its takeoff in Nashville due to a Southwest flight crossing the same runway. Two days prior, the wingtip of a Delta Air Lines Airbus A350 hit a smaller regional jet while both planes were taxiing, causing the regional jet’s tail to fall off. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/24/us/passengers-injured-united-flight/index.html Pilot Collapses Minutes After Takeoff, Forcing Emergency Landing A flight from Dublin to Amsterdam turned into a nail-biting emergency when the co-pilot collapsed just minutes after takeoff. A flight from Dublin to Amsterdam turned into a nail-biting emergency when the co-pilot collapsed just minutes after takeoff. The frightening event, which occurred on October 19, 2022, was recently revealed in a detailed report by the Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU). Just three minutes after takeoff, the unthinkable happened when the Embraer E175-200 STD plane reached 10,000 feet. The 35-year-old first officer, who had been at the controls since departure, suddenly indicated to the commander that he was feeling unwell. Moments later, he slumped in his seat, rapidly becoming incapacitated. Inside The Dublin Flight Where The Pilot Collapsed The aircraft commander, faced with a critical situation, immediately sprang into action. Despite his efforts to revive his colleague by speaking loudly and shaking him by the shoulder, the co-pilot remained unresponsive. With the lives of 37 passengers and four crew members in his hands, the commander made the swift decision to turn the plane around. As he requested clearance to return to Dublin Airport, he also called for medical assistance to be ready upon landing. Dublin Live, a local publication, states that with the autopilot engaged, the commander took over all flying duties while simultaneously managing the emergency. He urgently summoned the cabin crew through the emergency call button and by knocking on the cockpit door. Although the first officer eventually regained consciousness and appeared stable, the commander determined he was unfit to be part of an active cockpit crew. Nature threw another curveball at the flight as if the situation wasn’t precarious enough. During its approach to Dublin Airport, at an altitude of just 100 feet, the aircraft encountered a flock of birds, resulting in a strike to the left side of its nose section. Miraculously, this additional complication did not cause any immediate problems, though it had the potential to increase the workload of the already-strained pilot. Despite the multiple challenges, the commander managed to execute a normal landing at 8:40 a.m., 18 minutes after the initial takeoff. Emergency medical teams stood by as the aircraft touched down to attend to the stricken co-pilot. A subsequent medical assessment revealed that the first officer had experienced a bout of low blood pressure. Investigators pointed to possible factors, including a lack of water and food and the rising cabin altitude after departure. https://travelnoire.com/pilot-collapses-minutes-after-takeoff-emergency-landing Korean Air and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport Forge Powerful Alliance with Airlines to Revolutionize Aviation Safety at 2024 Aviation Safety Culture Forum Korean Air, in partnership with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT), Korea Aerospace University, and 10 local airlines, has committed to advancing aviation safety culture and adopting a proactive safety management framework at the “2024 Aviation Safety Culture Forum.” This forum, held on September 25 in Incheon, was hosted by Korea Aerospace University and supported by MOLIT, Korean Air, Jeju Air, T’way Air, Jin Air, Delta Air Lines, Airbus, and Boeing. Under the theme “Cultivating a Safety Culture for Aviation Safety,” the event focused on fostering collaboration between the aviation sector, academia, and government to enhance safety practices and establish a fair industry standard. Around 230 attendees, including representatives from Korean Air, domestic airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, Airbus, Boeing, international aviation authorities, and academic institutions, participated. A key highlight was the signing of the “Aviation Safety Culture Leadership Charter” by Korean Air President Keehong Woo and the CEOs of the 10 domestic airlines. The charter sets forth five core resolutions: Making aviation safety a top management priority to guarantee the highest levels of protection for customers. Promoting a strong safety culture driven by committed and accountable leadership. Continuously enhancing safety practices by ensuring fair treatment of aviation personnel and clearly distinguishing acceptable and unacceptable behaviors. Building a trust-based environment where safety information is freely shared without fear of punishment, while fostering the development of vital safety skills and knowledge. Nurturing a dynamic safety culture that adapts to evolving circumstances and actively promotes the exchange and dissemination of safety information. The afternoon sessions included insightful presentations from MOLIT and Korea Aerospace University, highlighting topics such as Korea’s safety and reporting culture, safety management systems, and strategies for enhancing aviation safety and culture. Airlines also contributed by sharing best practices in aviation safety culture and discussing actionable methods to promote ongoing improvements in safety standards. “The government remains committed to strengthening aviation safety and will continue to actively support policies that create an even safer aviation environment in the future,” said a representative from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. “We are dedicated to building a proactive safety management approach rooted in a strong safety culture partnership,” said a representative from Korean Air. “Our goal is to establish a solid foundation that will position us as a leader in safety within the global aviation industry.” https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/__trashed-90/ National Safety Transportation Chair Says Board Issued 5,000 Safety Recommendations To FAA The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued more than 5,000 recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration, most of which have not been acted on. Not taking action Speaking at the Regional Airlines Association Conference earlier today, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the board has issued more than 5,000 recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and most of them have not been acted on. According to Homendy, only 20% of the recommendations are in an open or closed status. This means that the FAA did not do what they were asked to do. Following several near-miss incidents in the United States (US) in recent years, the NTSB has emphasized its recommendation that airlines install direct pilot alerting technology. This would alert pilots if there is a potential for collision on the runway or if they have lined up for the wrong runway or are on the wrong taxiway. Homendy said that it is one of the NTSB's oldest recommendations, and the FAA has not acted on it. Homendy added that the NTSB continues to press the FAA to implement its suggestions. However, the NTSB does not only issue recommendations to the FAA; most are issued to operators or associations. Voluntary implementation has a higher success rate. Cockpit video recorders One of the primary recommendations from the NTSB is that cockpit video recorders, if implemented, also be installed on older aircraft. The FAA has proposed that only new aircraft have video recording capability. The FAA issued a bill allowing manufacturers and operators one year to begin installing the technology on new aircraft. For retrofits, operators will have up to six years. Flight data recorders store 25 hours of data and the video recorders would do the same. Homendy said, "This isn't just important for the NTSB or the FAA in our investigations, it is critically important for operators. You want to know how to improve safety as well." Giving up the most wanted list In 1990, the NTSB's Most Wanted list was created, it highlighted transportation safety improvements needed to prevent accidents, reduce injuries, and save lives. Last year, the NTSB got rid of that list, communicating it was no longer a priority. Homendy stated that while she worked on Capitol Hill, she was a big advocate of the list. After moving to the NTSB, she realized that it was very resource intensive for investigators. Homendy then reiterated that the NTSB exists to investigate and that it will continue to issue recommendations. Much of the board's attention is on the investigation of the Alaska Airlines 1282 flight. The incident took place earlier this year, in which a Boeing 737 MAX 9 emergency exit door plug blew out midflight. Addressing the investigation, Homendy mentioned that the media has a tendency to pit the NTSB against the FAA or Boeing. She added that Boeing is critical to aviation safety. Wanting to see the demise of anyone is not helpful. Homendy said the NTSB wants to see Boeing succeed, as it has a major role economically for the US, as well as its impact on aviation worldwide. https://simpleflying.com/nstb-issues-5000-safety-recommendations-faa/ Boeing will need years to fix its safety culture, FAA head says Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Whitaker testifies before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Feb. 6, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Boeing Co. will need three to five years to rebuild its safety culture that regulators have found to be rife with shortcomings, the top U.S. aviation safety official said. “It is not a six month program,” Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Whitaker told members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Tuesday. “I think it’s a long-term project and I’ve talked to the board and CEO about the need to be in it for the long term.” The embattled planemaker is working to improve its safety and quality practices under close FAA scrutiny after a fuselage panel blew off a 737 Max jet shortly after takeoff in January. Subsequent FAA audits revealed a series of manufacturing and safety lapses at its factories. “There is progress but they’re not where they need to be yet,” Whitaker said during a hearing by the panel’s aviation subcommittee. Lawmakers are examining Boeing’s actions before and after the January accident, as well as the FAA’s role as the aviation industry’s chief watchdog. Whitaker is slated to testify again on Wednesday before an investigative subcommittee in the Senate. The agency has been criticized by some lawmakers for failing to catch Boeing’s problems sooner. Whitaker has previously acknowledged that his agency should have been more hands-on in its oversight of Boeing prior to the January accident. The FAA has since taken steps to bolster its oversight, such as placing more inspectors on the ground at the planemaker’s factories. The FAA has also begun to overhaul its own processes for identifying and addressing aviation safety risks across the agency, Whitaker told the House panel. Whitaker said the aim is to adopt a proactive stance to “identify and mitigate risks before they manifest themselves as events.” Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, a Washington Democrat, and Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois introduced legislation in August that would require the FAA to boost its safety management system and analyze prior lapses. Long-term change Following the January mishap, the FAA capped production of the 737 Max and required Boeing to submit a comprehensive plan to fix the issues at its factories. That plan, provided to the regulator in May, includes a series of performance metrics that the agency is monitoring in real time to measure the company’s progress. In an interview earlier this month, Whitaker said that Boeing’s factories must show that they’re healthy before the FAA will allow the planemaker to increase production rates beyond that cap. The long-term mission is to rebuild Boeing’s safety culture, Whitaker said during the hearing. FAA will measure progress toward that goal by studying employee surveys and looking at whistleblower reports to gauge whether workers feel comfortable flagging problems. https://www.gmtoday.com/business/boeing-will-need-years-to-fix-its-safety-culture-faa-head-says/article_ea358204-7ab6-11ef-be92-e7c2ef3fddfd.html Free Starlink Wi-Fi now on most Hawaiian Airlines transpacific fleet Hawaiian Airlines said Sept.24 it has started offering Starlink Wi-Fi across its entire Airbus fleet. TAMPA, Fla. — Hawaiian Airlines announced Sept. 24 the start of free Starlink Wi-Fi on most of its transpacific fleet flying to and from Hawaii. The company said it has finished installing antennas for SpaceX’s low Earth orbit (LEO) network across the 42 Airbus aircraft in its fleet — 24 A330s and 18 A321Neos — after debuting the broadband service early this year on the airline’s first connected flight. Marissa Villegas, a spokesperson for the airline, said the company plans to connect its two Boeing 787-9 planes to Starlink, and 10 more 787-9s on order to arrive by 2027, over the coming years but did not include details. Hawaiian does not plan to bring inflight connectivity to the smaller 19 Boeing 717 planes in its fleet, used for short-range, high-frequency trips throughout the Hawaiian Islands. The company was the first major airline to announce a deal with Starlink in April 2022 for a service it touts as indistinguishable from low-latency internet access at home. While Starlink has since won a handful of similar deals with small airlines and business jet providers, the company landed its next major aviation deal Sept. 13 with plans to connect more than 1,000 planes in United Airlines’ international fleet. Expansion mode Nick Galano, director of Starlink sales and partnerships and its head of aviation, said the company had around 2,500 aircraft under contract Sept. 17 during World Satellite Business Week in Paris. Starlink’s network currently has around 300 terabits per second of capacity, Galano added, which continues to increase amid SpaceX’s aggressive constellation launch schedule. This is “probably over 100 times what all the legacy systems have provided,” he told the conference, opening up new use cases and applications to the entire aircraft. Previously, he said airlines had to monitor how many people were using the capacity and for what applications. “Now that constraint is gone,” he said. According to astrophysicist and space watcher Jonathan McDowell, more than 6,400 Starlink satellites are currently in orbit. While Galano said Starlink equipment can now be installed on an aircraft in less than a day, he called for more standardization to streamline and accelerate a certification process that is holding back deployments. LEO diversity Hawaiian Airlines recently completed its $1.9 billion sale to Alaska Airlines, a larger carrier in the middle of upgrading planes with enhanced connectivity services from Starlink aviation competitor Intelsat. Intelsat provides inflight connectivity from its fleet of geostationary satellites and capacity leased from Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO network. Starlink and Intelsat will be the satellite connectivity partners for the combined fleet, Villegas said via email, adding: “We are actively evaluating options for future fleet growth and evolution of our inflight WiFi.” https://spacenews.com/free-starlink-wi-fi-now-on-most-hawaiian-airlines-transpacific-fleet/ SpiceJet Targets 75 New Aircraft in Two Years with $30 Million USD Boost SpiceJet plans to expand its fleet by adding 75 new aircraft in the next two years, leveraging a $30 Million USD investment to fuel growth and operational capacity. Low-cost carrier SpiceJet is set to soar with ambitious growth plans, aiming to add 75 aircraft to its fleet over the next two years, supported by a recently raised $30 Million USD through a Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP), CEO Ajay Singh revealed to ET Now. Singh highlighted that the capital infusion aligns with SpiceJet’s strategic expansion goals to boost its current fleet size from 25-28 aircraft to over 100 by 2025. The airline also intends to strengthen its operations by acquiring 40 to 45 aircraft from the secondary market in the coming years. Inspired by the company’s rapid growth in 2015, Singh is confident about leveraging the current market conditions, which he views as full of potential. In addition to fleet expansion, the funds will be allocated to meet essential financial commitments, including statutory dues, employee payments, and other obligations. Despite the positive outlook, SpiceJet’s shares dipped by 7.18% on Wednesday, trading at Rs 61.30 per share on the BSE. https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/spicejet-targets-75-new-aircraft-in-two-years-with-30-million-usd-boost/ Thailand to allow foreign pilots on domestic ACMI aircraft The Thai authorities will allow foreign pilots to fly domestic routes using wet-leased aircraft, according to the Bangkok Post. The policy shift, which still requires a final tick off, is a response to requirements from lessors that their pilots operate the aircraft, per the terms of a regular wet-lease agreement. Reportedly, Thai VietJetAir (VZ, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi), the Department of Employment under the Ministry of Labour, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), and the Thai Pilots Association met to discuss the issue after the low-cost carrier requested permission to use foreign pilots on aircraft it plans to wet lease. "The ministry is still awaiting a final meeting with the airline to conclude the discussion," Minister of Labour Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn told the newspaper. According to ch-aviation fleets data, Thai VietJetAir operates twelve A320-200s and six A321-200s. None are wet leased. However, Ratchakitprakarn said the airline wants to wet-lease two aircraft to operate on domestic routes over the upcoming high season. The carrier currently flies to 30 airports in seven countries, including nine domestic airports from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi and three domestic airports from Phuket. A spokesperson for Thai VietJetAir was unable to provide details on the upcoming wet leases, only saying arrangements for them were underway. "This is the lessor's condition that leases should include their pilots," the minister said. "The ministry is preparing to allow permission on a temporary basis for this airline." He says future requests to use foreign pilots would be considered on a case-by-case basis. Foreign pilots are already allowed to fly international sectors in and out of Thailand. The president of the Thai Pilots Association raised concerns that allowing Thai VietJetAir to use foreign pilots on domestic routes could open the way for it to become common practice, eroding job opportunities for local pilots. The CAAT deputy director-general said wet-leased aircraft remained a relative rarity in Thailand. https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/145025-thailand-to-allow-foreign-pilots-on-domestic-acmi-aircraft Graduate Research Survey I am a former United States Air Force aviator with over 30 years of flying experience, now pursuing a Ph.D. in Aviation at Saint Louis University. My research focuses on Human Factors, particularly sleep and fatigue. My journey in aviation has been defined by a commitment to excellence, service before self, and integrity towards a greater good. For my dissertation, I am studying pilots' likelihood to report sleep disorders in Part 121 commercial aviation operations—a critical issue affecting both pilot health and aviation safety. My Research This anonymous survey is designed to be completed in 10-12 minutes and aims to build a predictive model to better understand situational factors influencing pilots' reporting behaviors. Your participation could contribute to long-term safety improvements in the aviation industry, including enhanced fatigue countermeasures and better sleep disorder screening. The survey is entirely confidential, with no way to trace responses back to individuals, and has been approved by the Saint Louis University Institutional Review Board (IRB). Thank you for considering taking part in this important research. Survey Link: https://slu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_agHdxCbY0E1D3Ho CALENDAR OF EVENTS • Safety is not a Secret - September 27-28, 2024 - Seminar, JUNGLE AVIATION AND RELAY SERVICE • 2024 ISASI - Lisbon, Portugal - September 30 to October 4, 2024 • DEFENCE AVIATION SAFETY 2024 - 2 OCTOBER - 3 OCTOBER 2024 - LONDON • International Congress of Aerospace Medicine ICAM 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal, 3 - 5 October 2024 • Aviation Health Conference back on Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th October 2024 • Safeskies Australia Conference, Canberra Australia - 16th and 17th of October 2024 - www.safeskiesaustralia.org • 2024 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition - Oct. 22-24 (Vegas) • Sixth Edition of International Accident Investigation Forum, 21 to 23 May 2025, Singapore Curt Lewis