INNOTECH-EXECAIRE AVIATION GROUP opened an Execaire facility in Toronto that has been approved as an authorized Citation Service Center, permitting the company to work on all Cessna Citation business jet models and series. The new 35,000-square-foot facility includes business and communications facilities for visiting flight crews, plus a full range of technical services: inspections, parts, repairs, modifications, equipment installations, refurbishment and non-destructive testing. The new Execaire facility is one of 24 authorized Citation Service Centers worldwide.
Docket No.: FAA-2002-12163 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.109(a) and (b)(3) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit John A. Porter to conduct certain flight instruction and simulated instrument flights to meet recent instrument experience requirements, in certain Beechcraft airplanes equipped with a functioning throwover control wheel in place of functioning dual controls. Grant, May 16, 2002, Exemption No. 6521C
FAA is finishing up the charter that outlines plans for the sweeping review of Part 135 and other regulations governing business jet operations, Nicholas Sabatini, associate administrator for regulation and certification, told Aviation Week Group editors Thursday (BA, Sept. 16/123). While the review is expected to cover a range of operations, including fractional use of business jets, Sabatini said he did not expect the Part 135 review to result in major changes to the agency's new fractional aircraft operation rule that creates a new Subpart K to Part 91.
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.
PIAGGIO STRIKES FRACTIONAL DEAL - 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.
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.
Docket No.: FA A-2002-12110 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Sec. 135.143(c)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Nassau to operate certain aircraft under Part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Modes S) transponder installed in the aircraft. Grant, June 3, 2002, Exemption No. 7787
G. SCOTT HUBBARD was named director of the NASA Ames Research Center. Formerly the deputy director for research at the center, Hubbard will be responsible for the center's operations at Moffett Field, Calif. Hubbard is the originator of the Mars Pathfinder mission
BRIAN OLDS was named president and general manager at AAR Aircraft Sales & Leasing. He was executive vice president and chief operating officer of Midway Airlines. Olds began his aviation career in 1990 at AAR and was named general manager in 1996.
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. Boeing will call the new company Boeing Training International, and its headquarters will remain in Seattle.
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE TRADING'S (HAT) aircraft components business has expanded its coverage to include regional airliners and business jets. HAT buys and sells used and excess equipment including avionics, auxiliary power units, engines and environmental control units.
GLEN GROSS was named regional director of East Coast operations at Atlantic Aviation. He will be responsible for operations at six airports and also will serve as the general manager of Atlantic Long Island. With 18 years of aviation management experience, Gross previously worked at Hudson General at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark airports.
CINCINNATI MACHINE, which produces automated fiber placement and tape laying systems, has been named to the supplier team for Boeing's Sonic Cruiser aircraft. The company will join an enterprise team headed by Vought Aircraft Industries of Dallas. Cincinnati Machine builds the Viper fiber placement machines used by Raytheon Aircraft in constructing the composite fuselages for the Premier and Horizon business jet.
HOUSE COMMITTEE WARNS FAA OF BUDGET CRUNCH - The Federal Aviation Administration should "aggressively seek productivity and efficiency gains where possible" as trust fund revenues start to dwindle during the soft economy, which could cause a budget shortfall, the House Appropriations Committee warned the agency in report language to the $60 billion fiscal 2003 transportation appropriations bill. The measure - which the committee began considering last week - just days before fiscal 2003 begins -- contains a $13.6 billion budget for Federal Aviation Administration.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-10229 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.434(c)(1)(ii) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Air Wisconsin to substitute a qualified and authorized check airman in place of an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying pilot-in-command (PIC) while that PIC is performing prescribed duties during at least one flight leg that includes a takeoff and a landing when completing initial or upgrade training as specified in Sec. 121.424. Grant, May 22, 2002, Exemption No. 7778
The Federal Aviation Administration should "aggressively seek productivity and efficiency gains where possible" as trust fund revenues start to dwindle during the soft economy, which could cause a budget shortfall, the House Appropriations Committee warned the agency in report language to the $60 billion fiscal 2003 transportation appropriations bill. The measure - which the committee began considering last week - just days before fiscal 2003 begins -- contains a $13.6 billion budget for Federal Aviation Administration.
Model 390 airplanes (Docket No. 2002-CE-37-AD; Amendment 39-12884; AD 2002-19-04 - requires replacement of the inboard fuel probe mounting brackets with ones of improved design. The AD is the result of reports of a design problem with the fuel probe assembly brackets. The actions specified by this AD are intended to correct the required air gap clearance between the fuel probe and the adjacent wing fuel tank access panel, which could result in arcing between the two conductive materials in the event of a lightning strike.
FAA is finishing up the charter that outlines plans for the sweeping review of Part 135 and other regulations governing business jet operations, Nicholas Sabatini, associate administrator for regulation and certification, told Aviation Week Group editors Thursday (BA, Sept. 16/123). While the review is expected to cover a range of operations, including fractional use of business jets, Sabatini said he did not expect the Part 135 review to result in major changes to the agency's new fractional aircraft operation rule that creates a new Subpart K to Part 91.
Model 212 helicopters (Docket No. 2002-SW-28-AD; Amendment 39-12885; AD 2002-19-05) - supersedes an existing AD that currently requires, at specified intervals, inspecting for a cracked tail boom and replacing any cracked tail boom. That AD also requires modifying the tail fin and tail boom within 100 hours time-in-service. This amendment requires modifying and visually inspecting certain vertical fin left-hand spar caps for cracking, loose fasteners, corrosion, or disbonding.
BIZJET INTERNATIONAL expanded its fixed-base operations in Tulsa, Okla. to include a pilots lounge and weather briefing station. The FBO, a Lufthansa Technik Service unit, also is part of AvFuel's dealer network.
BARRY ECCLESTON, the former executive vice president for business development of Fairchild Dornier, joins Honeywell today (Sept. 30) as vice president, Commercial Aerospace Europe. He will be responsible for commercial activity in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Before joining Fairchild Dornier, Eccleston was president and chief executive of Rolls-Royce International Engines division. In his new role at Honeywell, Eccleston will report to Lynn Brubaker, vice president and general manager of the company's Commercial Aerospace unit.
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT ADVANCES QUIET SUPERSONIC BIZJET CONCEPT - 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.
SIMCOM TRAINING CENTERS, in partnership with Pilatus Business Aircraft, is developing a second Pilatus PC-12 simulator. The new simulator will have actual aircraft parts in the interior and panel. It also will be equipped with a wrap-around visual motion cueing system, day/night/all-weather visuals and a range of flight profiles for the PC-12. The simulator will be installed at SimCom's facility in Scottsdale, Ariz. in early fall 2003. The two companies are also working to upgrade the first simulator, located at SimCom's Orlando center.
Pursuant to FAA's rulemaking provisions governing the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this notice contains a summary of certain petitions seeking relief from specified requirements of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Chapter I), dispositions of certain petitions previously received, and corrections. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAA's regulatory activities.
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE TRADING'S (HAT) aircraft components business has expanded its coverage to include regional airliners and business jets. HAT buys and sells used and excess equipment including avionics, auxiliary power units, engines and environmental control units.
