Telair International won a contract from Simair to provide a newly developed and patented composite material to Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) for hardening the cockpit doors on ATR regional aircraft already in service. The initial order calls for the production of 105 door sets. Telair, a subsidiary of Teleflex Inc., said the new composite material weighs less than other hardening agents and is resistant to bullets, blunt force impacts and fire.
Jan Calloway was appointed manager of business development at Thunder Aviation of Chesterfield, Mo. She will manage advertising and public relations and work to build market presence and maintain customer relations. Calloway, who has 19 years of administrative and marketing experience, was most recently an assistant to the president of a St. Louis aviation company.
Federal Aviation Administration and the Alaska Aviation Coordination Council are co-sponsoring the International Advanced Aviation Technologies Conference Aug. 20-23 in Anchorage, Alaska. The conference will cover new and emerging technologies such as Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), which is designed to enhance situational awareness. More information about the conference can be accessed at www.akavcc.org/iaatc2002.
Federal Aviation Administration and the Alaska Aviation Coordination Council are co-sponsoring the International Advanced Aviation Technologies Conference Aug. 20-23 in Anchorage, Alaska. The conference will cover new and emerging technologies such as Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), which is designed to enhance situational awareness. More information about the conference can be accessed at www.akavcc.org/iaatc2002.
Embraer officials expect to win certification for the Legacy business jet within the next six weeks, barring any last-minute delays. The Legacy, a corporate variant of the ERJ-135 regional jet, was slotted to compete as a lower-priced alternative to the Fairchild Dornier Envoy 7, but the Brazilian-built aircraft will benefit from the demise of the German program.
The Federal Aviation Administration's latest proposal to extend drug and alcohol testing to all "tiers" of maintenance providers would mark a major change of policy that could cost the industry millions of dollars annually without measurable safety justification, 15 aviation trade association and company representatives agreed in joint comments strongly opposing the move. The comments, filed Monday, came in response to a Feb.
BAE Model HP.137 Jetstream Mk.1, Jetstream Series 200, Jetstream Series 3101, and Jetstream Model 3201 airplanes (Docket No. 2002-CE-14-AD) - proposes to require repetitive inspections of the horizontal and vertical stabilizer attachment fittings and associated hardware for corrosion and wear. If damage is found, this proposed AD also would require repair or replacement of the damaged parts. This proposed AD is the result of mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the airworthiness authority for the United Kingdom.
Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services completed its first retrofit on a Bombardier Learjet 31A business jet to meet JAR-OPS Part 1 requirements. JAR-OPS Part 1 establishes certification requirements for equipment and operation of civilian aircraft operating under a commercial Air Operator Certificate in European countries registered with the Joint Aviation Authorities.
Charles Hughes was named vice president of client relations at Executive Jet Management. He will work on the maintenance, pilot and operations needs for aircraft management clients. Hughes was previously a charter services manager for the company. Executive Jet Management, a NetJets company, put in place a new client relations program two years ago on a trial basis and recently made the program permanent.
Pratt&Whitney Canada won type certification for its new PW306C turbofan engine from both Transport Canada and FAA. The PW306C is flat rated to 5,686 pounds of thrust.
Raytheon Aerospace LLC signed an agreement with Central Flying Service (CFS) of Little Rock, Ark. to lease a 19,000-square-foot aircraft hangar and office on the Little Rock Airport (LIT). Raytheon said the Little Rock facility will be used to service and maintain Beech 1900s under contract with Air Midwest. Raytheon expects the LIT base to employ about 30 aircraft specialists and operate seven days a week. Raytheon Aerospace is headquartered in Madison, Miss. near Jackson.
The Federal Aviation Administration's latest proposal to extend drug and alcohol testing to all "tiers" of maintenance providers would mark a major change of policy that could cost the industry millions of dollars annually without measurable safety justification, 15 aviation trade association and company representatives agreed in joint comments strongly opposing the move. The comments, filed Monday, came in response to a Feb.
Honeywell deployed its data link weather ground station network on the West Coast, expanding its coverage with seven new installations in California. "This expansion represents the beginning of the first affordable nationwide real-time weather data link system for general aviation pilots," said Dan Barks, director of marketing for Honeywell business, regional and general aviation. "We expect the U.S. to be completely covered by mid-2003." The Honeywell network comprises ground stations throughout the U.S.
COST OF AIRCRAFT CORROSION ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN $2 BILLION - A new government study says corrosion costs the U.S. nearly $300 billion each year, more than three percent of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product. The study, which was performed by CC Technologies Laboratories, Inc. of Dublin, Ohio under a cooperative agreement with the Federal Highway Administration and NACE International (The Corrosion Society) of Houston, Texas, was a requirement of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), which was signed into law in 1998.
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND Model 568F-1 propellers (Docket No. 2002-NE-02-AD; Amendment 39-12831; AD 2002-15-03) - supersedes an emergency AD, 2002-05-51, that was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (formerly Hamilton Standard Division) Model 568F-1 propellers.
The Corporate Angel Network competed its 15,000th flight July 26, when a Flight Options Hawker 800 transported an eight-year-old brain cancer patient from Tampa, Fla., to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital in New York City. "It's especially appropriate that our landmark 15,000th flight be made by Flight Options, the first fractional jet ownership provider to join the Corporate Angel Network," said Bonnie LeVar, Corporate Angel Network executive director.
Max-Viz, Inc. delivered its first demonstrator EVS-1000 Enhanced Vision System (EVS) to Dassault Aviation. The tail-mounted system will be used to test and demonstrate the electro-optical system that consists of an EVS infrared sensor, EVS power supply and a modified Falcon 900EX vertical stabilizer fairing. Max-Viz and Dassault collaborated for a year to develop the EVS to meet the size, weight and design constraints of the Falcon family of aircraft.
An Aerospatiale SA315B helicopter, N3978Y, operated by the U.S. Forest Service was destroyed Wednesday when it crashed during a fire-fighting mission near Estes Park, Colo. The pilot and sole occupant suffered fatal injuries.
The airport community is appealing to federal transportation officials to let airport operators use "market-based" incentives such as peak-hour pricing to control congestion at crowded facilities and raise additional money to increase capacity, but general aviation leaders call such incentives discriminatory and are urging policy makers to consider different approaches to reduce airport overcrowding.
Raytheon produced its 350th Beechcraft King Air 350 last month. The aircraft will be ferried to an Australian customer. In addition, the company next month will deliver its 1,800th Beechcraft King Air B200. Raytheon has sold nearly 6,000 King Airs of 17 different models.
The Aviation Foundation of America, in cooperation with Ford Motor Co., is planning next year to recreate The National Air Tours that flew around the country annually from 1925-1931.
National Business Aviation Association is sponsoring another update session at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) Aug. 19. While earlier NBAA sessions at the airport have focused on the single issue of getting DCA reopened to business and general aviation flights, this month's session also will include discussions regarding how to access information about Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) in a timely manner and NBAA's recommended "best practices" for flight department security.
Federal Aviation Administration officials were putting the finishing touches last week on a rule to create a new Subpart K of Part 91 to regulate fractional aircraft providers, and plan to have the document ready for final signoff in about a week.Administrator Jane Garvey had hoped to sign the rule before she left office, but told industry officials that if the Subpart K document wasn't ready before her departure, then the acting administrator, Monte Belger, likely would sign it shortly thereafter.
Charles Hughes was named vice president of client relations at Executive Jet Management. He will work on the maintenance, pilot and operations needs for aircraft management clients. Hughes was previously a charter services manager for the company. Executive Jet Management, a NetJets company, put in place a new client relations program two years ago on a trial basis and recently made the program permanent.
Jet Aviation West Palm Beach received Brazilian DAC maintenance approval to work on aircraft registered in Brazil. With the new approval, the facility, which is a Dassault Falcon Jet Authorized Service Center, can service Brazilian-registered Falcon aircraft without a lengthy authorization process, said Kurt Thompson, director of maintenance.
