Docket No.: FAA-2001-8741 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.409(b) Descriptioncription of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the owners and operators of C-172R, C-172S, C-182S, C-208 and C-208B airplanes to use Cessna's applicable PhaseCard Inspection Program rather than completing the required 100-hour inspection. Grant, June 7, 2002, Exemption No. 6901C.
Michael Johnston was appointed director of operations at eBizJets. Based at the company's headquarters in Norwell, Mass., Johnston will be responsible for managing and coordinating operational issues for senior management, client service teams and carrier partners. Johnston most recently managed the daily operations for the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, overseeing a staff of 350 and a $40 million operating budget.
CHC Helicopters International plans to build a new passenger terminal and helicopter facility at Halifax, Nova Scotia International Airport. The $3.5 million, 32,500-square-foot terminal will be the first facility in the new Industrial Airfield Park opened by the Halifax International Airport Authority. The CHC terminal, scheduled to be finished late this year, will include an expanded hangar area and office space.
Docket No.: FAA-2002-11565 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.267(f) Descriptioncription of Relief Sought: To permit Fresh Water Adventures to provide each flight crewmember at least 13 rest periods of at least 24 consecutive hours each in each three-month period beginning in February instead of in each calendar quarter.
Don White, a veteran avionics technician, has taken over as president of Pro Star Aviation in Londonderry, N.H. White was vice president of technical services for Stead Aviation from 1971-1986 and from 1986-2001 he was vice president of aircraft maintenance for Pentastar Aviation. Pro Star, located on the Manchester, N.H. Airport (MHT), is an avionics and maintenance repair facility that specializes in corporate and general aviation aircraft.
Docket No.: FAA-2002-12341 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Part 36, Appendix C, Section C36.9(e)(1) Descriptioncription of Relief Sought: To permit Embraer to use the 1-g stall speed used for 14 CFR Part 25 airworthiness certification for Part 39 noise certification for the approach reference and test limitations on the Embraer EMB145XR Model airplane.
Frank Youngkin was named vice president, worldwide Falcon spares, at Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. Youngkin joined DFJ in 1988 as manager of the Teterboro Jet Center and was most recently based in France as the director of spares for the Eastern Hemisphere.
Nicholas D. Chabraja, 59, chairman and chief executive of General Dynamics Corp., will remain in those positions for at least three more years under terms of a contract extension with the company announced Thursday. Chabraja's contract had been scheduled to expire Dec. 31, 2002. General Dynamics is the parent company of business jet manufacturer Gulfstream Aerospace.
Federal Aviation Administration is soliciting bids to provide initial, recurrent and supplemental pilot qualification training in Embraer ERJ-145 regional jet aircraft. Responses are due Aug. 19. The agency said it plans to issue a firm fixed-price contract for one year with two renewable one-year options. For further information, contact Marilyn K. [email protected] or fax your request to her at (405) 954-0663.
The Sports World has taken notice of the Transportation Security Administration's rules for large charter aircraft and is appealing for relief. TSA is calling for pre-board screening of passengers who travel on chartered aircraft weighing 95,000 pounds or more. That requirement is drawing concern from Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Hockey League, and the National Basketball Association, which all asked TSA for flexibility in implementing the rule.
Lawyer Pilot Bar Association (LPBA) honored Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association President Phil Boyer with its first Aviation Advocacy Award. LPBA recognized Boyer for his responsiveness in the aftermath of Sept. 11. "At a time when there was very little solid information, and a lot of misinformation, AOPA made sure not only its members but all GA pilots knew what was happening," said William Wimsatt, LPBA president.
Nicholas D. Chabraja, 59, chairman and chief executive of General Dynamics Corp., will remain in those positions for at least three more years under terms of a contract extension with the company announced Thursday. Chabraja's contract had been scheduled to expire Dec. 31, 2002. General Dynamics is the parent company of business jet manufacturer Gulfstream Aerospace.
A Santa Monica, Calif. Airport Commission recommendation to fine and arrest aircraft operators in an attempt to keep large business jets off Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is drawing fire from the general aviation community, which charges that the proposal is based on faulty assumptions and violates federal law. The recommendations are part of an "aircraft conformance program" that the commission is drafting for Santa Monica City Council consideration.
A Beech 58TC was destroyed and the pilot and single passenger were killed Aug. 2 when the aircraft overshot a landing attempt at Catalina Airport in Avalon, Calif., slid down a 600-foot embankment, crashed and burned. Witnesses said the airplane touched down about halfway down the 3,000-foot landing strip and observed smoke from the brakes. "They saw the airplane skid down the runway and hit a berm just beyond the departure end of the runway," states a preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report.
The Sports World has taken notice of the Transportation Security Administration's rules for large charter aircraft and is appealing for relief. TSA is calling for pre-board screening of passengers who travel on chartered aircraft weighing 95,000 pounds or more. That requirement is drawing concern from Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Hockey League, and the National Basketball Association, which all asked TSA for flexibility in implementing the rule.
Federal Aviation Administration is soliciting bids to provide initial, recurrent and supplemental pilot qualification training in Embraer ERJ-145 regional jet aircraft. Responses are due Aug. 19. The agency said it plans to issue a firm fixed-price contract for one year with two renewable one-year options. For further information, contact Marilyn K. [email protected] or fax your request to her at (405) 954-0663.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION plans to solicit a five-year, best-value contract for aircraft shuttle services between Atlantic City International Airport and Ronald Reagan National Airport. The agency initially intends to award a three-month, single-source contract valued at about $275,000 to Ronson Aviation for the service. The competitive contract will be issued after the three-month contract expires. For more information, contact Chris Gallagher at (609) 485-6324 or e-mail [email protected].
Jet Aviation added a Hawker 800 to its U.S. charter fleet. The mid-range business jet is based at Allegheny County Airport in Pennsylvania and is configured for eight passengers and two pilots.
Docket No.: FAA-2002-11704 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 45.25(b)(2) and 45.29(b)(1), (c), (d) and (e) Description of Relief Sought: To permit Cirrus to operate aircraft "anywhere in the Duluth Class D airspace and within the Duluth Approach Control airspace between the 190 degree and 090 degree radials from the DLH VOR, north and west, up to including 14,000 feet MSL" without those aircraft displaying marks that meet the location and size requirements of Part 45.
FAA is considering demand management programs - such as peak-hour pricing - for three U.S. airports, including Boston Logan International Airport, the agency said in its Record of Decision on a planned runway expansion at Logan.
A Beech 58TC was destroyed and the pilot and single passenger were killed Aug. 2 when the aircraft overshot a landing attempt at Catalina Airport in Avalon, Calif., slid down a 600-foot embankment, crashed and burned. Witnesses said the airplane touched down about halfway down the 3,000-foot landing strip and observed smoke from the brakes. "They saw the airplane skid down the runway and hit a berm just beyond the departure end of the runway," states a preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report.
Despite the sluggish marketplace, Commander Aircraft parent Aviation General, Inc. reported modest sales improvements and said all sectors of the company have strengthened. Sales for the six months ended June 30 were $6.2 million, compared with $5.8 million in the first six months of 2001. The company reported a net loss of $40,174 in the first half of 2002, but that compared with a net loss of just over $1 million a year ago.
Frank Youngkin was named vice president, worldwide Falcon spares, at Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. Youngkin joined DFJ in 1988 as manager of the Teterboro Jet Center and was most recently based in France as the director of spares for the Eastern Hemisphere.
