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FAA THIS MONTH released new field guidance to its inspectors aimed at helping to standardize the field approval process. A common complaint about field approvals is that the process can be different from one FAA Flight Standards District Office to another. Dave Cann, manager of FAA's aircraft maintenance division, said the guidance is the "first step" in several designed to improve the process, adding that inspector training and industry guidance should be coming next.
Docket No.: FAA-2002-11718 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.383(c) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Captain David Carpenter to act as a pilot in operations conducted under Part 121 after reaching his 60th birthday. Denial, May 16, 2002, Exemption No. 7774
Docket No.: FAA-2002-12039 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.167 Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Eastway Aviation Charter Management to operate between 50 and 162 nautical miles from shore without life rafts or pyrotechnic signaling devices provided the minimum enroute cruising altitude is FL250 or higher Denial, May 20, 2002, Exemption No. 7773
TSA ALSO RELEASED its proposed compliance program for charter operators of aircraft that weigh more than 95,000 pounds. That program could cause problems and force some operators, particularly those flying business jets like the Global Express, to seek alternative means of compliance, sources say. TSA apparently has not yet made a determination on whether it will raise the trigger weight for applicability to 100,000 pounds, which would get the Global Express below the new threshold for complying with the rule (BA, Aug. 19/79).
VOUGHT AIRCRAFT selected Resource Management International, Inc. (RMI) to provide engineers and designers on contract to support several programs. RMI, a subsidiary of Trans Global Services, will provide technical personnel to Vought Aircraft through its Arlington, Texas office.
FAA MAKES ANTI-ICING REQUIREMENTS PERMANENT - A decade after it releasing "interim" rules requiring commercial operators to follow certain anti-icing procedures, the Federal Aviation Administration made those requirements permanent. The agency published a final rule in the Aug. 27 Federal Register that permanently institutes the requirements of two interim rules - one published Sept. 29, 1992, and the other Dec. 30, 1993, outlining a series of anti-icing, deicing and training procedures for Part 121, 125 and 135 operators.
MIDCOAST AVIATION is trying to raise the profile of its Learjet program by adding new staff and technicians. The company hired Tony Koprivnik as Lear program manager and Dan Smith as Lear program chief inspector. Midcoast, setting a goal to be a "one-stop shop" for Lear operators, has completed 20 12,000-hour inspections on Lear 35s and has about 20 more scheduled for this year. "We want every Lear operator to know that we do Lear here," said Jack Vaughn, vice president of corporate aviation marketing for Midcoast's parent company Sabreliner Corp.
A decade after it releasing "interim" rules requiring commercial operators to follow certain anti-icing procedures, the Federal Aviation Administration made those requirements permanent. The agency published a final rule in the Aug. 27 Federal Register that permanently institutes the requirements of two interim rules - one published Sept. 29, 1992, and the other Dec. 30, 1993, outlining a series of anti-icing, deicing and training procedures for Part 121, 125 and 135 operators.
ANDY TOY, a former executive at Flight Options and Miller Aviation, is launching Andy Toy Aircraft Sales, Inc. The newly formed company, based in Mentor, Ohio, will focus on the sale of used corporate jet and turboprop aircraft and provide aircraft acquisition, consulting and pilot services. Drawing from more than 22 years of aircraft sales and acquisition experience, Toy's new company will specialize in selling Cessna Citation and Conquest aircraft.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9925 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Sec. 135.203(a)(1) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit James I. Hamilton Jr., and Arctic Air Alaska to conduct operations less than 500 feet above the ground. Denial, June 13, 2002, Exemption No. 7809
GERALD MARTIN was named account executive at Aero Insurance. Formerly the vice president of Great American Insurance Company, Martin has 22 years of experience in insurance operations. He will be based in Addison, Texas.
Boeing to buy FlightSafety's stake in training joint venture - The Boeing Co. has signed an agreement with FlightSafety International (FSI) to buy all of FSI's interest in FlightSafety Boeing Training International (FSTBI), the joint venture the two companies formed in 1997. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. FSBTI has 800 employees in 21 locations, 70 full-flight simulators, and "numerous" fixed-base and maintenance training simulators, Boeing said Sept. 23.
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman, partnered with Raytheon Aircraft, unveiled a supersonic cruise aircraft design last week whose sonic boom could be seven times lower than Concorde's, despite flying at more than twice the speed of sound and at ranges of some 6,000 nautical miles.
SCOTT SPILLER was named vice president of new business development for the Western region at Aero Insurance. Spiller, who has more than 20 years of experience as a professional pilot and insurance broker, will be based in Carlsbad, Calif. He previously worked as a manager at Willis Global Aerospace.
CYNDI JENKINS was named charter sales specialist at Automotive Air Charter. She previously worked for Corporate Flight, Inc. and has experience as a corporate travel agent. Jenkins will be based at AAC's headquarters at the Oakland County International Airport in Waterford, Michigan. AAC has a fleet of 21 aircraft.
MEDAIRE, INC. teamed with Arizona State University East to offer altitude chamber training for pilots and other flight crew members. MedAire will use ASU's altitude chamber to instruct participants about the effects of hypoxia and rapid decompression. The Altitude Physiology Training course will be offered individually or in conjunction with other business aviation training programs. The course lasts five to six hours and covers altitude physiology, hypoxia, oxygen systems, physiological effects of flight and decompression.
Piaggio America sold eight Avanti aircraft to fractional operator Skyline Aviation Services. The agreement, for six aircraft with options for two more, is valued at $35-$40 million, Piaggio said. Skyline also considered the Cessna CJ2 to launch its fractional program but ultimately chose Avanti for its cabin size, operating efficiency and the Piaggio Personal Touch Service program, the company said.
SILICOM LTD. licensed its IPlug self-install technology to Thales Avionics, which will incorporate the system into its iSeries onboard cabin system. Under the agreement, Thales has exclusive use of the IPlug technology for aircraft applications. The technology will facilitate connection between a passenger's laptop computer and servers.
Adm. James Loy told the Aero Club of Washington Tuesday that "involving stakeholders" is at the top of his agenda for running the Transportation Security Administration, but he warned that TSA is still evolving and trying to address a number of different missions simultaneously.
Adam Aircraft was recently awarded organizational designated airworthiness representative (ODAR) status from FAA. The new designation will allow the company to perform its own conformity inspections for manufacturing processes and aircraft parts. The company has appointed two ODARs on its staff: Mike Schumann and Bill Eckler, who is also the manager of quality assurance for Adam Aircraft.
BOMBARDIER TO CUT EMPLOYEES, SLASH BUSINESS JET PRODUCTION - Canadian aerospace manufacturer Bombardier will begin permanent layoffs of nearly 2,000 employees in October and also plans temporary furloughs of another 2,100 workers in coming weeks as the company drastically reduces production of its line of business jets. Bombardier said 1,980 employees, "including 20 percent of management, will be laid off" at company facilities in Canada, the United Kingdom and the U.S. beginning in October.
Docket No.: FAA-2002-12189 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.215(b) and (c) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the U.S. Air Force to conduct certain military training flight operations in designated airspace above 10,000 feet mean sea level without being required to operate the aircraft transponders, subject to certain conditions and limitations. Grant, May 22, 2002, Exemption No. 4633I
