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Aviation Voices Report and Reflect on JAL 516

A collection of the more informative articles and commentaries on the accident at Haneda on 2 January 2024. (Check back regularly; we will add relevant links as new information becomes available.)

As with any aviation accident, there are three principles to keep in mind:
1. People are grieving – families who have lost loved ones or those recovering from injuries, cabin crew and pilots who experienced the harrowing chaos, controllers who felt helpless to prevent the outcome, airport emergency workers stressed from the rescue and firefighting efforts, employees of the OEM, and many others involved, even peripherally, and affected mentally.

2. In the immediate aftermath of the accident, let us not rush to judgement and seek to lay blame on individuals or the aviation system. Let the JTSB and other investigators do their painstaking work of reconstruction, analysing the evidence, and reaching their consensus conclusions.

3. Use the event for the lessons learned. Compare with other recent and historical aviation accidents and incidents to continue improving the system and technologies which will enhance safety.

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CBTA as a Solution to the MTX Talent Crisis

By Christine Zylawski and Dr. Maggie Ma

The workforce shortage in aviation maintenance has been described as a “talent crisis.” AMT programs are struggling to hire and retain qualified faculty to train students. To add to the challenge, the Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC) estimates that 30% of those who finish an aviation maintenance training course end up accepting employment in another industry.

The aviation industry is at the forefront of new technological developments, requiring personnel involved in aircraft maintenance to adapt to new methods, processes, knowledge and skills to build up the necessary competencies. These depend on new developments in training and information dissemination and should be constantly updated to the latest technology. The CBTA approach may improve training by better capturing the changing technology requirements. The CBTA programs will allow AMTs to be trained and evaluated against competency standards, with records as evidence. Such records may make it easier for maintenance organizations to employ personnel from other organizations and countries, which consequently facilitates harmonization.

First introduced at Air France Industries (AFI) in 2021, Competency-Based Training applied to Aircraft Maintenance operations (CBTAM) is an assessment and training method that focuses on developing specific knowledge and skills necessary for job performance. In fact, assessment takes place before training.

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