SF340A and 340B airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2008-0017; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-268-AD] - This proposed AD would require inspection of the fuel system for damage to wiring to the fuel pumps, fuel level switches, refuel shutoff valves and optical sensors/mechanical switches. If any damage is found, operators would need to follow the guidance provided in Saab Service Bulletin 340-28-026 (dated July 5, 2007) to correct any potentially unsafe condition.
Joined the airframe service sales team at Duncan Aviation in Battle Creek, Mich., focusing on operators of Hawker and Gulfstream business jets. A graduate of Colorado Aero Tech where he received his Airframe & Powerplant license, Monk spent 15 years in corporate aviation before joining Duncan in 1999 as an airframe technician. He has served as a project manager for the company since May of 2000.
Fuel-injected reciprocating powerplants [Docket No. FAA-2007-0218; Directorate Identifier 92-ANE-56-AD] - This proposal, which would supersede an existing AD, calls for the inspection and replacement, if necessary, of externally mounted fuel-injector fuel lines on engines installed in Piper PA-24 Comanche, PA-30 and PA-39 Twin Comanche, PA-28 Arrow and PA-23 Aztec; Beech 23 Musketeer; Mooney 20; and Cessna 177 Cardinal airplanes.
ONE OF THE concerns that OMB may have had with the proposal centers on the cost/benefit and regulatory analyses. TSA estimates the 10-year cost of the rule would be $1.2 billion, and aircraft operators would bear some 87 percent of those costs. OMB classified the proposal as "economically significant" but said it was still undetermined whether a regulatory flexibility analysis is required.
CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440) airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-0047; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-197-AD; Amendment 39-15329; AD 2008-01-04] - This new directive, which supersedes AD 2007-17-07 but retains its requirements, stipulates that pilots must undergo simulator training on reduced-flap or zero-flap landings. It also requires operators to perform pressure tests on the flap system's flexible driveshaft and conduct low-temperature torque tests of flap actuators and take corrective actions, if needed.
THE JOINT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE plans to unveil the latest version of its air traffic control transformation timeline to industry stakeholders on Feb. 15, followed by a more complete version this coming summer. The Integrated Work Plan outlines how the U.S. plans to move to the model envisioned by the JPDO.
The pilots of a Challenger 604 had to battle strong nose-down trim forces for the last 90 minutes of a six-hour flight after a moisture-induced failure of the aircraft's Horizontal Stabilizer Trim Control Unit (HSTCU), according to a report this month by the United Kingdom's Air Accidents Investigation Branch.
ECLIPSE AVIATION said FAA issued Level D certification for the first Eclipse 500 full motion flight simulator, which was manufactured by Opinicus of Lutz, Fla. Eclipse hopes to achieve FAA certification of its Part 142 syllabus and integration of the simulator and learning environment later this month. In addition to Opinicus and Eclipse, the simulator certification program included participation by Higher Power Aviation of Dallas, Texas and Flight Simulation Company of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
ARINC INCORPORATED was awarded FAA's new Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) status, allowing the company to issue aircraft supplemental type certificates and perform STC-related service and modifications. The ODA award covers ARINC's Aircraft Integration and Modification Group, which has facilities in Okalahoma City, Okla., Colorado Springs, Colo. and Scottsdale, Ariz. ARINC is one of the first recipients of an ODA, which is slated to replace the existing Designated Alteration Station program by November. 2009.
THE GERMAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ordered four Global 5000 business jets from Bombardier. The aircraft, scheduled for delivery in 2011, will be operated by the Defense Ministry's Special Mission Wing for VIP Transport and Medical Evacuation. The Global 5000s were selected by Germany's Federal Office for Defense Technology and Procurement as part of a broader agreement regarding modernization of the MoD's Special Mission Wing.
Named vice president of member programs and education for the Aircraft Electronics Association. Adamson joined AEA in 1999 and has helped grow the association's training and education programs and partnership.
Named brand reputation manager for Sullivan Higdon & Sink's (SHS) Washington, D.C-area office. Yunich has nearly 10 years of communications experience, formerly serving as director of communications for the National Small Business Association.
ERJ 170 and ERJ 190 airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-0082; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-219-AD; Amendment 39-15332; AD 2008-02-02] - Requires removing the wiring connections from Pins 51 and 52 in the electrical connectors of both inertial reference units (IRUs), following the instructions of Embraer Service Bulletin 170-34-0019 (dated Feb. 26, 2007) or 190-34-0009, Revision 01 (dated Oct. 9, 2007), as applicable.
HILLSBORO AVIATION placed orders valued a more than $3.7 million for the new Cessna 400 (formerly Columbia) aircraft. Hillsboro, an authorized Cessna Aircraft dealer and service center, will sell the aircraft in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Including orders placed earlier, Hillsboro has a total of 27 Cessna aircraft valued at more than $10 million on order. Those aircraft include Cessna 400, 172, 182 and 206 models, as well as the recently announced two-seat Cessna 162 SkyCatcher.
Appointed general manager of Bombardier's Wichita Service Center. Carleton has more than 25 years of aviation industry experience. He was a chief inspector and quality control manager for Lincoln Airlines before joining Bombardier in 1988. He has held management roles at Bombardier's Hartford Service Center, including aircraft maintenance manager, Six Sigma master agent and, most recently, program manager.
Appointed director of member services for the Aircraft Electronics Association. Adams is responsible for new member recruitment, retention and related initiatives. She joined AEA in 1993.
Eclipse Aviation CEO Vern Raburn believes an equity infusion "substantially in excess of $100 million" from the startup Very Light Jet manufacturer's principal European distributor will carry Eclipse to profitable operations by late this year or early in 2009. The equity infusion is coming from European Technology and Investment Research Center (ETIRC) Aviation, which signed on in mid-2006 to distribute the Eclipse 500 VLJ in the Russian Federation, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Ukraine and Turkey.
EXECUTIVE BEECHCRAFT delivered the first King Air C90 retrofitted with the Garmin G1000 avionics suite. Executive Beechcraft worked with Garmin International to complete the installation for Data Systems International. The G1000 avionics suite integrates primary flight, navigation, communication, terrain, traffic, weather, and engine instrumentation on high-definition LCDs. Executive Beechcraft won supplemental type certification approval for installation of the G1000 avionics package on King C90 series aircraft.
EMB-120, -120ER, -120FC, -120QC and -120RT airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-28855; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-098-AD; Amendment 39-15323; AD 2007-26-21] - Requires modification of certain electrical wiring and replacement of the current stall-warning computers with new improved ones in accordance with the procedures described in EMBRAER Service Bulletin 120-27-0092, Revision 01 (dated Dec. 29, 2006).
March 10-11 - Federal Aviation Administration, 33rd Annual Aviation Forecast Conference, Washington, D.C. Contact Linda Baranovics at (202) 267-5370; or e-mail [email protected] March 10-12 - Flight Safety Foundation 20th European Aviation Safety Seminar - EASS, Bucharest, Romania; Contact FSF at (703) 739-6700 March 13-15 - Aeronautical Repair Station Association, Annual Repair Symposium, Washington, D.C.; Contact ARSA at (703) 739-9543
Compact Series propellers [Docket No. FAA-2007-28876; Directorate Identifier 2000-NE-08-AD; Amendment 39-15311; AD 2007-26-09] - This AD supersedes an existing directive (AD 2002-09-08) applicable to all Hartzell Compact Series props with Y-shank aluminum blades. Like the earlier AD, this rule requires initial inspections of prop blades; rework of the blades, including cold rolling of the blade-shank retention radius, blade replacement and modification of pitch-change mechanisms for certain models; and changing the airplane operating limitations of specific prop models.
ADAM AIRCRAFT is laying off workers while it attempts to raise more capital to ramp up production on the A500 and finish certification work on the A700. See article below.
SCHUBACH AVIATION, based at Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, Calif., added a Challenger 601 to its on-demand fleet. The Challenger was renovated with fresh paint and a newly designed interior that can accommodate 12 passengers. The aircraft joins a fleet of 16 aircraft that includes another Challenger 601, two King Air 200s, a King Air C90, three Citation CJ1s, a Citation 1SP, a Citation SII, a King Air 350, two Hawker 800s, a Hawker 700 and two Hawker 600s.
ANDREW BROOM, who has headed media relations for Eclipse Aviation for the past five years, will join Hawker Beechcraft Corp. in Wichita, Kan. next week as director of media and public relations. Broom will work closely with Jackie Berger, vice president communications and public affairs for HBC. A graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Broom worked for the General Aviation Manufacturers Association in Washington, D.C. before joining Eclipse.
