2000

1. IN 2000, US AIRWAYS INITIATED SCHEDULED AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE TO SELECTED DESTINATIONS IN THE CARIBBEAN 2000

2. USAIRWAYS CARIBBEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS PUERTO RICO ST.THOMAS / ST. CROIX ST. MAARTEN ANTIGUA ST.KITTS ST. LUCIA GRENADA BARBADOS ARUBA COSTA RICA BELIZE MEXICO

3. INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES AVIATION INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE US AIRWAYS DISPATCH PILOT REPORTS NOTICES TO AIRMEN SATELLITE PICTURES

4. MARCH 17, 2003 MARCH 17, 2003 SAN JUAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

5. VOLCANIC ASH @ 15:00 Z PILOT REPORT FORWARDED TO SAN JUAN CENTER REPORTING ATMOSPHERIC VOLCANIC ASH DUE TO MONTSERRAT EXPLOSION

6. ST.THOMAS US AIRWAYS DISPATCH CENTER INSTRUCTED INBOUND FLIGHTS TO DEVIATE TO ST. THOMAS AND ST. CROIX AWAY FROM FORECASTED ASH CLOUDS SELECTED FLIGHTS WERE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO POINT OF DEPARTURE US AIRWAYS DISPATCHER PETE DEMPSTER COORDINATED AN ALERT TO ALL PILOTS OPERATING IN THE CARIBBEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS

7. PILOT/DISPATCHER PILOT/DISPATCHER INTERACTION PILOT AND DISPATCHER SHARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFETY AND OPERATION OF ANY ASSIGNED FLIGHT PILOT AND DISPATCHER MUST WORK TOGETHER, SHARING INFORMATION IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONAL INTEGRITY

8. APRIL 2003 BRITISH AIRWAYS VISIT TO BRITISH AIRWAYS COMPASS CENTER

9. COMPARATIVE OPERATING PROCEDURES • US AIRWAYS NORTH ATLANTIC • BRITISH AIRWAYS MEDITERRANEAN • SAS CARIBBEAN • VOLCANIC ASH ENCOUNTER PROCEDURES

10. BRITISH AIRWAYS BRITISH AIRWAYS • AUTOTHROTTLE-----DISCONNECT • THRUST LEVERS----CLOSE • OXYGEN MASKS

11. US AIRWAYS US AIRWAYS • AIRSPEED INDICATIONS • AIR CONDITIONING PACKS • AUXILIARY POWER UNIT • ENGINE/WING ANTI-ICE

12. SAS SAS • ASH PARTICLES HAVE LOW WATER CONTENT • SMOKE DETECTORS MAY BE ACTIVATED • LOOK FOR BROWN SMOKE OR ODOR OF SULFUR • TURN 180 DEGREES • EXIT ASH CLOUD • USE FMS GROUND SPEED IF NECESSARY

13. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION CONCERNS CHEMICAL COMPOSITION SILICA RICH ASH CONTAINS DISSOLVED AND ABSORBED S, CL and H2O (SULFUR, CHLORINE AND WATER) THERE WOULD BE A VERY MINOR TENDENCY FOR THESE MATERIALS TO FOSTER OXIDATION OF AI METALS DOCTOR MALCOLM RUTHERFORD BROWN UNIVERSITY

14. ECONOMIC CONCERNS ECONOMIC CONCERNS • LOSS OF BUSINESS REVENUE • AIRCRAFT /ENGINE DAMAGE • FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE (FOD) • LOSS OF GOODS AND SERVICES • LOSS OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE • LOSS OF PROPERTY

15. THE THREE C’S THE THREE C’s COMMUNICATIONS COMPARATIVE OPERATING PROCEDURES CONTINUING EDUCATION AFTER 07/12/2003) BEFORE 07/12/2003 MONTSERRAT VOLCANIC OBSERVATORY

16. ARENAL ARENAL, COSTA RICA CAPTAIN AND DISPATCHER MUST HAVE: • Higher Situational Awareness • Enhanced Preflight Briefing • Informational Resources

17. POPOCATEPETL POPO MEXICO CITY, MEXICO • PREFLIGHT REVIEW OF VOLCANIC ASH ENCOUNTER PROCEDURES • DEFINITIVE CONTINGENCY PLAN

18. THANK YOU THANK YOU • CAPTAIN JON ROUND, BRITISH AIRWAYS • MR. NIGEL GAIT, INTERNATIONAL AVIATION MANAGER MET OFFICE, UNITED KINGDOM • CAPTAIN ED MILLER, AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION • MR. SAMUEL P. WILLIAMSON, FEDERAL COORDINATOR • FOR METEOROLOGY METEOROLOGY • MARY M CAIRNS, M.S.,SENIOR STAFF PHYSICAL SCIENTIST

19. QUESTIONS QUESTIONS?