Mark Greenwood was named regional sales manager for Dassault Falcon's Eastern Sales Division. Greenwood will be responsible for sales in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Bermuda and the Bahamas. He joined Dassault Falcon Jet in 1994 as a demo pilot and holds type ratings in the Falcon 50, 900, 2000, 900EX EASy, 2000EX EASy and L-188. He flew P-3 Orions for the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserve and most recently was commanding officer of Naval Reserve Squadron VR-64 based at Willow Grove Naval Air Station.
Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation appointed a new international sales center to market, sell and support the Columbia 350 and 400 aircraft models in Italy. Columbia Aircraft Italia, based at Parma Airport in northern Italy, also will become certified to support the Columbia Aircraft line. Columbia Aircraft Italia is a branch of Compagnia Aeronautica Emilana, which employs 110 people and operates a fleet of 12 aircraft.
Innotech Aviation recently completed the first activation of a Bombardier Enhanced Vision System (BEVS) on a Global Express XRS, at the company's facilities on Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Quebec. Developed in cooperation with Thales, the overall HFDS and EFVS integrator, and CMC Electronics, which supplies the SureSight I-Series infrared camera, the BEVS provides improved situational awareness in difficult operating conditions.
Embraer Model EMB-135 airplanes; and Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2005-23283; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-185-AD] - proposes to require repetitive inspections of the pitot static heating relay K0057 for damage to the pin-type contacts, relay enclosure, and finishing material and corrective actions if necessary. This proposed AD also would require a terminating modification, which ends the repetitive inspections.
Raytheon Aircraft late last month secured FAA approval for the latest version of its Beechcraft King Air 90 series, the King Air C90GT. The aircraft is fitted with two 750-shaft-horsepower Pratt and Whitney PT6A-135 engines that improve the aircraft's takeoff, climb and cruise performance.
Civil Air Patrol was awarded the American Society of Association Executives 2006 Associations Advance America Award of Excellence for its hurricane disaster relief efforts. CAP also was named to ASAE's Honor Roll for its media campaign and disaster response initiatives and is in competition for ASAE's top honor, the Summit Award. CAP said 1,700 members flew 960 air sorties with 68 aircraft, logged nearly 1,850 flight hours and surveyed 4,266 homes during hurricanes Katrina, Ophelia and Rita.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reached out to operators at Teterboro Airport in a recent meeting to jointly develop solutions for addressing safety and environmental concerns at the airport. During the meeting, PANYNJ officials updated industry groups - including representatives from the National Business Aviation Association, National Air Transportation Association and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, among others - on efforts to collect better operational data as well as to study the environmental impacts of the airport.
The National Business Aviation Association recognized 14 more business aviation professionals as Certified Aviation Managers (CAMs). The individuals successfully passed the Certified Aviation Manager Examination and met minimum training, experience and education standards. The new managers boost the total number of CAMs to 62. NBAA launched the CAM process to increase and recognize the level of professionalism and quality within flight departments.
BAE Jetstream Model 4101 airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2005-22290; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-129-AD; Amendment 39-14407; AD 2005-25-14] - requires modifying the wiring of the starter-generator terminal block. This AD results from a report of total electrical failure just as the airplane landed. FAA is issuing this AD to prevent total electrical failure and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane. This AD affects about 57 airplanes on the U.S. Registry at a cost of $37,050, or $650 per airplane. The AD takes effect Jan. 17.
Belgium's defense ministry agreed last month to buy 10 NH90 helicopters from France-based NHIndustries. Financial terms were not disclosed. Belgium's military will use the aircraft for search and rescue missions and to support its navy's Type M frigates. The helicopters also will rapidly transport army units for peacekeeping, disaster relief and humanitarian missions, and provide civilian emergency evacuation and equipment transport.
Aviation Technology Group (ATG), developer of the Javelin executive jet and military trainer, added Brig. Gen. Uzzi Rozzen, who is corporate vice president for research and development and strategic planning for Israel Aircraft Industries, and Bendrix Bailey, founder and former CEO of Measurement Computing Corporation, to its board of directors. The latest additions increase the number of members on the ATG board to 11.
Charles Keegan, vice president of operations planning for FAA and chairman and director of the agency's Joint Program Development Office (JPDO), is leaving FAA at the end of the month to join Raytheon Company. Raytheon said Keegan will become director of strategic development, Airspace Management and Homeland Security (AMHS). He will report to Andrew Zogg, vice president of AMHS, effective Jan. 30.
Ametek Aerospace & Defense Power and Data Systems Group will provide its AMPHION solid-state power controllers (SSPC) for the Cessna Citation Mustang. The SSPC combines the function of a solid-state circuit breaker and a relay into a single device, eliminating the need for thermal circuit breakers and relays. SSPCs will be integrated into the junction boxes, where they will provide load control from the power bus to critical and non-critical loads such as motors, fans, pumps and various avionics.
Dassault Model Falcon 2000 airplanes equipped with CFE Company CFE738-1-1B turbofan engines [Docket No. FAA-2005-22560; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-061-AD; Amendment 39-14408; AD 2005-25-15] - requires determining the serial number of the engines installed on the airplane, inspecting any affected engine to verify that a spherical bearing is installed on the attachment fitting of the engine mount, and corrective action if necessary.
Douglas Taylor joined Jet Support Services, Inc. as Western region sales manager. Taylor will be responsible for sales and customer relations in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. He will be based in Carlsbad, Calif. He has more than 10 years of aviation experience, previously serving as director of maintenance for Jet Source, Inc. and Aviation Maintenance Group as well as lead maintenance inspector and trainer for SkyWest Airlines.
John De Havilland was appointed regional sales representative for Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI). De Havilland will represent JSSI in the United Kingdom and the Middle East. He has more than two decades of aviation experience, holding positions with Sloane Aviation, Strategic Jet Services and British Aerospace.
Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association has scheduled its 2006 Spring Conference for June 5-7 at the Wichita Hyatt Regency Hotel in Wichita, Kan. To register, or for conference information, visit the RACCA Web site at www.raccaonline.org.
American Legend Aircraft Company broke ground on a new facility to house aircraft production and a new customer delivery center at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport in Sulphur Springs, Texas. The new facility will include a 20,000-square-foot hangar for aircraft fabrication, assembly and research and development and a 5,000-square-foot hangar for sales and marketing. The company also will continue to use its 21,000-square-foot hangar space under lease, boosting its total space to more than 45,000 square feet.
The European Civil Aviation Conference formed a task force to develop a series of recommendations on the regulation of fractional aircraft operators from the safety, security and economic standpoints.
EXTEX, a Gilbert, Ariz.-based aviation parts manufacturer, teamed with Helitech to expand its reach in the Australian region. Helitech, a division of Sikorsky Aircraft Australia Limited, will distribute EXTEX parts to helicopter and fixed-wing customers in Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand and parts of Asia. EXTEX produces FAA-approved replacement parts for turbine engines and auxiliary power units.
Gulfstream Aerospace is claiming another city-pair speed record for a Gulfstream 550 flight from Malpensa Airport in Milan, Italy to Beijing, China. The Dec. 12 flight covered the 4,550 nautical miles between the two cities in nine hours, 26 minutes. The manufacturer said the aircraft maintained an average airspeed of .85 Mach and enjoyed a 23-knot average tailwind. The aircraft carried eight people: four passengers, three pilots and a flight attendant.
Embraer Model ERJ 170 airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2005-22561; Directorate Identifier 2005-NM-136-AD; Amendment 39-14409; AD 2005-25-16] - requires doing a general visual inspection of the passenger seat track attachments to determine if the attachment rod is installed and to check the torque value of the attachment bolts, and doing any corrective actions if necessary. This AD results from discovery of missing rods, which attach the passenger seat tracks to the airplane structure to absorb loads.
January 8-12, 2006 - American Association of Airport Executives Aviation Issues Conference, Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Kona, Hawaii, (703) 824-0504, www.airportnet.org January 25-27 - National Business Aviation Association Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, San Antonio, Texas, (202) 783-9000 February 26-28 - Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo 2006 Annual Convention and Exposition, Dallas, Texas, (703) 683-4646
