BFGoodrich Aerospace promoted Ron Hodges to group general manager- Rosemount Aerospace; Cal Purdin to group general manager-aircraft integrated systems; Al Daniels to general manager-commercial fuel and integrated systems; Robert Mason to general manager military fuel and integrated systems; Bill Walthall to general manager aircraft evacuation systems; Mike Piscatella to general manager-commercial aircraft wheels and brakes, and Jay Cross to director-aircraft evacuation service centers.
China Airlines, as part of its new corporate image program, is undertaing one of the most expensive advertising campaigns ever by a Taiwanese company. A spokeswoman for Compass Public Relations Ltd., which handles public relations for CAL, said the six-month campaign, budgeted at US$8 million, is being directed by Dentsu, Young&Rubicam.
Proposed an AD on certain Boeing 737-300, -400 and -500 series aircraft requiring inspection and replacement as necessary of a wire bundle and clamp in the electronic/electrical equipment bay, and replacement of the clamp.
China Southern and United have placed orders with Pacific Avionics Corp. for its 777 Shop Loader with an LRU tray. Produced by Pacific Avionics under license from the Boeing Co., the system supports shop data loading of up to 51 different 777 line replaceable units. A business unit of Teledyne Controls, Pacific Avionics is headquartered in Redmond, Wash.
Granted orally an exemption to Euro Air Cargo to conduct charter all-cargo service between a point or points in Spain and a point or points in the U.S.
Aloha promoted James King to VP-planning and development, Terry Smith to VP-maintenance and engineering, and Stephanie Ackerman to staff VP- corporate communications.
Proposed an AD on Pratt&Whitney PW2000 series engines reducing the cyclic service life limit for hubs, disks, airseals, blade retaining plates and airsealing ring supports on certain high-pressure turbines and low-pressure turbines, and providing for optional inspections for cracks or rework in order to retain the original, higher cyclic service life limit.
Proposed to supersede an AD on certain McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80 and MD-88 aircraft. The current AD requires flight manual changes specifying that autothrottles must be disconnected if engine surge is detected during takeoff. The proposed action would require installation of a modified digital flight guidance computer. This would terminate the requirement for the flight manual changes.
Adopted an AD on certain Saab 340B aircraft requiring inspections to detect cracking of the beams located over the overwing emergency exits, and replacement if necessary.
National Mediation Board last week declared an impasse in contract talks between Federal Express and the Air Line Pilots Association, which have been in mediation for 10 months. ALPA late Friday said it would accept arbitration on two conditions - that FedEx notify the NMB by 5 p.m. today that it also accepts, and that ALPA and FedEx conclude an arbitration agreement within five working days thereafter, unless both sides agree to an extension.
USAir board will shrink to 15 directors from 16 under investor Warren Buffett's previously disclosed decision to give back the two seats he controls through Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett and colleague Charles Munger will not stand for re-election to the board next month. Robert Bogle, CEO of The Philadelphia Tribune, one of the country's oldest African-American newspapers, has been nominated to the board.
***U.S. Major and National Carriers Commission Expenses*** Second Quarter 1995 % Of Total Passenger Systemwide Revenues America West $ 31,281,617 8.39 American 302,972,000 8.93 Continental 104,502,000 9.38 Delta 290,242,000 9.67
Delta is adding a second daily nonstop flight from Edmonton, Alberta, to Salt Lake City Dec. 1. The evening flight will be in addition to its one daily morning flight with 757 aircraft.
Taiwan and Macau have initialed a bilateral air agreement that will enable Air Macau to begin serving routes between the two countries once the new Macau Airport opens on Nov. 9. The official signing of the accord is expected to take place during the opening ceremonies for the airport. Under the terms of the agreement, each side will be permitted to designate two carriers to fly Taipei-Macau and Kaohsiung-Macau routes. No restrictions will be placed on the number of flights or the type of aircraft to be used.
Adopted an AD on Airbus Industrie A330 and A340 series aircraft requiring replacement of the fire extinguisher distribution pipe and attachments in the lower-deck cargo compartment.
Proposed to supersede an AD on Aerospatiale ATR-42 and ATR-72 aircraft, adding requirements for modification of de-icing boots on the leading edge of the wing, and various follow-on actions, to the conditions under which the aircraft can be operated in certain icing conditions.
Bell Helicopter TEXTron consolidated worldwide sales efforts under Fred Hubbard, senior VP-commercial and military business, and elevated Jim Rogers to VP-program marketing, Jeff Pino to executive director-European marketing and Peter Parsinen to senior VP-customer and marketing control. Reporting to Parsinen is Walter Sonneborn, VP-program and product development, and Ed Keglovits, executive director-marketing support, as is Bruce Camp, executive director-customer support, while Loren Doughty becomes director-customer training academy.
Uzbekistan Airways has placed a $258 million order with Boeing for two 767- 300ERs and one 757-200. "This is a very significant order because this is a new Boeing customer in an important, emerging area of the world," said Seddik Belyamani, VP-sales for Boeing Commercial Airplane Group.
FAA has extended until Nov. 7 the public comment period on proposed policy changes in DOT's airport rates and charges policy. On Sept. 8, DOT published in The Federal Register a supplemental notice of a proposed policy statement on "fair, reasonable and not unjustly discriminatory airport rates and charges for aeronautical uses." Comments should be mailed in quadruplicate to FAA, Office of Chief Counsel, ATTN: Rules Docket (AGC-10), Dockets 27782, 800 Independence Ave. S.W., Washington, D.C. 20591.
Taiwan Minister of Transportation and Communications Liu Chao-shiuan officiated at ceremonies observing the completion of a project to expand the airport on Green Island, the fourth largest of Taiwan's offshore islands. The centerpiece of the project, launched in July 1990, is a new 1,010-meter runway capable of handling 20-seat aircraft, twice the size of the 10-passenger airplanes that currently serve the island. Completion of the airport expansion corresponds with a drive to promote Green Island as a major tourist destination.
Boeing begins negotiations today with the Seattle Professional Engineering Employees Association, which represents more than 21,000 engineers and technical workers at the manufacturer, as the Machinists union strike continues. Executive Director Charles Bofferding said, "We're using a completely revamped negotiations process this time that, hopefully, will allow us to focus on problem solving rather than politics."
