Model Hawker 800XP airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-28810; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-104-AD] - This proposed AD would require inspection of panel DA wiring for clearance and signs of chafing or exposed conductors. Wires and cable ties would need to be repaired or replaced as necessary. This proposed AD results from reports of wire bundle interference in the DA panel, chafed wire bundles and exposed conductors, all of which could cause an electrical short and consequent loss of several functions essential for safe flight.
Appointed vice president, aerospace coatings and sealants for PPG Aerospace, a supplier of paints, coatings, chemicals, optical products, specialty materials, glass and fiber glass. Morris previously was vice president, aerospace for PPG.
Highlighting their strong ties to both business aviation and the state of Georgia, industry veterans Bryan Moss and Pat Epps will receive two of the National Business Aviation Association's most prestigious honors during the association's 2007 convention. NBAA has selected Moss, president emeritus of Gulfstream Aerospace, as the recipient of its 2007 Award for Meritorious Service to Aviation, and Epps, pilot and founder of the Atlanta FBO Epps Aviation, as the recipient of the 2007 John P. "Jack" Doswell Award. The honors will be bestowed at a luncheon on Tuesday, Sept.
The Carlyle Group completed the sale of Landmark Aviation and Standard Aero to Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) last week, and DAE announced it plans to spin off the fixed-base network that has been part of Landmark.
Problems with the Kelly Aerospace turbochargers on Teledyne Continental engines that power Cirrus Design SR22 airplanes have resulted in at least three forced landings in recent months after the engines lost power in flight. Both the engine and turbocharger manufacturers have issued service bulletins addressing the problem, which they say is expected to be the subject of an FAA airworthiness directive in the very near future.
Joining Adam Aircraft as vice president of sales, marketing and customer support. Crowley has 25 years of aviation industry experience, holding executive positions in sales, marketing, finance and program management. He most recently served with Bombardier Aerospace, where he held positions including vice president Asia/Pacific sales for Bombardier Regional Aircraft and vice president sales and marketing for the Bombardier C-Series program.
THREE small aircraft management companies have partnered to launch a new Professionally Managed Aircraft Association (PMAA). The companies - AirShares Elite, iFly and PlaneSmart! - said the new association will establish a code of professional standards and conduct and promote the benefits of the personal aircraft management market. PMAA will promote best practices, encourage collaboration and promote the industry to the general public and aviation community. AirShares Elite President David Lee will serve as the founding president of PMAA. PlaneSmart!
GE AVIATION opened a new 31,300-square-foot distribution center in Singapore. GE Aviation retained DHL Exel Supply Chain to operate and manage the center, which is located near Changi Airport. GE Aviation said it selected the site based on the strength of the maintenance, repair and overhaul market in Singapore, which the company valued at about $3.6 billion (U.S.) in 2006. GE Aviation also operates a component repair facility in Singapore and said revenue from Southeast Asia has grown an average of 20 percent for the past four years.
HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP. (HBC) opened a new international sales headquarters at Hawarden Airport in Broughton (near Chester), the United Kingdom. The facility includes a reception area and design center that has the same design technologies available for customers at HBC facilities in Little Rock, Ark. and Wichita. Hawker Beechcraft also has a service center at Broughton that supports customers in Europe, the Middle East and India.
Joined FlightSafety Simulation as director, finance. Faulkenberry has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and held management posts in accounting, finance, audit, insurance, operations, legal, expense management and contracts. Most recently he served with Enhanced Performance Solutions, where he instituted program management reporting systems for American Electrical Power. He also was senior vice president and director of risk management with BOK Financial Corp.
The new head of Brazil's air traffic control system hinted late last week that further changes in the country's aviation leadership could occur as the South American nation struggles to deal with a host of safety and operational problems that have been exacerbated in the wake of Brazil's worst air crash earlier this month. Last Wednesday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired his defense minister, Waldir Pires, who was in charge of the Brazilian ATC system, replacing him with former Justice Minister and Supreme Court judge Nelson Jobim.
THE CHAOTIC air traffic control situation in Brazil is "worse than what you see," according to Bill Voss, president of the Flight Safety Foundation, who has been monitoring the situation closely since last fall's midair collision between an Embraer Legacy and a Gol Airlines 737. Voss is a former FAA air traffic controller and manager who later spent two and one-half years as director of air navigation for the International Civil Aviation Organization.
MOLLY MARTIN PEARCE, the veteran marketing executive for Piper Aircraft Co. in Vero Beach, Fla., joined Flightline Group, Inc. in Tallahassee, Fla. earlier this month as vice president marketing and corporate communications. Pearce, a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., began her career with the General Aviation Manufacturers Association in Washington, D.C. She spent the past 10 years with Piper, most recently as director of marketing.
Cessna Aircraft took orders for hundreds of its SkyCatcher Light Sport Aircraft and Cirrus Design Corp. said it will offer a version of an existing European aircraft as its entry into the LSA market as both companies drew crowds of enthusiastic visitors to their exhibits last week at the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture 2007 in Oshkosh, Wis.
CESSNA received an order from Scandinavian Aviation Academy, based in Vasteras, Sweden for 12 Skyhawks and one of the company's new Light Sport Aircraft, the Cessna SkyCatcher. Scandinavian Aviation Academy has provided flight training since 1963 and operates a fleet of 25 trainers in Sweden, where the company has two training facilities and a Cessna authorized service station. The company also operates a training academy in San Diego. The deal was signed through Cessna Scandinavian dealer, Scandinavian Airtech AB.
THE LIKELIHOOD of Piper Aircraft remaining in Vero Beach, Fla. appears to have slipped. Piper officials have been considering a move to a new location since early this year and had narrowed the list of possibilities to three: moving to Albuquerque, N.M. or Oklahoma City, Okla. or remaining in Vero Beach. City, county and state officials had prepared a detailed incentive package designed to keep Piper - and its 1,000 jobs - in Vero Beach, a package that it was estimated would cost each local family about $50 per year in higher taxes.
AVIDYNE received a contract from WSI Corp. to develop and manufacture new receivers for WSI satellite data and Sirrius Satellite Radio programming. Avidyne will provide the new AV-300 receiver, which will receive WSI InFlight Weather service, and the AV-350, which will receive both WSI InFlight and Sirrius Satellite Radio programming. Both systems will be designed to be compatible with a range of multifunction displays and can be used as upgrades to existing WSI AV100 and AV200 receivers.
AIRCRAFT ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION released its latest edition of Pilot's Guide to Avionics. The free guide provides more than 180 pages of information on avionics for aircraft and provides a directory of certified avionics and instrument facilities, manufacturers and distributors throughout the world. The Pilot's Guide discusses new avionics products, information on audio panel systems, transponders, integrated display technology, cockpit portables, financing and cockpit makeovers. To receive a copy, contact AEA at (816) 373-6565.
ALLEGRO AIR CHARTERS, a charter and management company with bases in Ontario and Santa Ana, Calif., added a Citation II to its charter fleet. The addition of the Citation followed Allegro's acquisition of New Vectors Aviation, which held a charter certificate.
SALES OF THE EADS SOCATA TBM-850 turboprop have passed the 100-aircraft mark, the manufacturer said last week. The program was launched in December 2005. EADS Socata delivered 42 TBM 850s last year and expects to deliver 50 more this year, including 41 in the U.S. market.
Airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-28747; Directorate Identifier 2006-NM-275-AD; Amendment 39-15137; AD 2007-15-08] - This AD, which supersedes a previous directive (AD 2006-18-09, amendment 39-14748), results from the determination that additional and revised inspections of the fuselage are needed. The new AD requires revision of the "Airworthiness Limitations Section" of the "Instructions for Continued Airworthiness" to incorporate life limits for certain items and inspections to detect fatigue cracking in certain structures.
DAVIS FLIGHT SUPPORT of Yolo County Airport in California was named an Avfuel branded dealer. Davis Flight Support will participate in the Avfuel Contract Fuel program as well as the AVTRIP incentive program. Davis also will use Avfuel products and signage as well as Avfuel quality assurance and training programs. Founded in 2006, Davis Flight Support recently expanded with the acquisition of Woodland Aviation, a Hawker Beechcraft sales and service center.
