Rockwell Collins named Clayton Jones chairman of the board, in addition to his current responsibilities as president and CEO. Jones will succeed Donald R. Beall, whom the board appointed to chair the newly created executive committee.
Banyan Air Service will purchase the assets of Cav-Air's fixed-wing maintenance division, parts distribution, FBO services, and leasehold. The acquisition will help the FBO to combine its 50-acre property with Cav-Air's 35 acres. "Their center field location, larger ramp area, and additional fuel storage will complement our business, paving the way for a new terminal as the nerve center supporting one million square feet of hangars on 85 acres, serving approximately 500 based aircraft," said Don Campion, Banyan president.
National Air Transportation Association purchased the Aircraft Ground Service Guide (AGSG) and Aircraft Towing Guide (ATG) from Sandpiper Publications. The publications, which will be folded into the association's Safety 1st Program, are reference sources for fixed-base operators, airports, pilots, government agencies and consulting companies. AGSG provides information on aircraft fuel requirements and capacity, performance specifications, ground-power locations, tire pressure requirements and pertinent aircraft weights and dimensions.
Norris believes he'll be successful with Mooney, in part because the Kerrville,Texas manufacturer will have the lowest production costs in the industry. Of his GA manufacturing competitors, Norris says, "No one is making any money building piston engine airplanes. They're all operating at a loss," he said.
MEDAIRE President and CEO Joan Sullivan Garrett was named to a three-year term on the Flight Safety Foundation Board of Governors. Garrett previously served on FSF's Fatigue Countermeasures Committee and chaired the Oxygen Committee.
Honeywell completed a four-month trial of its WINN weather information service on an Airbus A-320 and is now offering the service to the airline industry. WINN provides graphic and text information on weather patterns, enabling crews and operations personnel to determine the best route around bad weather. Honeywell's Data Center collects and processes the information and transmits it to the cockpit and airline operations centers at specified intervals. WINN was developed through a cooperative research agreement among NASA, Honeywell and Honeywell's partners.
The Museum Of Flight, the independent, non-profit museum based at the original manufacturing facility of The Boeing Company in Seattle, Wash., kicked off the first of a three-phase master expansion plan that will double the facility over the next 10 years. Museum organizers have raised $59.3 million to launch the project, and the first phase includes building an 88,000-square-foot addition at the north end of the facility to house the Personal Courage Wing.
Jet Source of Carlsbad, Calif. received Part 145 certification for its maintenance repair station. Located at Palomar-McClellan Airport, Jet Source provides powerplant and airframe maintenance, maintenance management, avionics, flightline and bench repair and entertainment systems support and retrofit.
Radio Personality Don Imus joined the Corporate Angel Network as a NetJets fractional aircraft owner. Imus is the first fractional aircraft owner to participate in CAN, a national public charity that arranges free transportation for cancer patients traveling to treatment centers. Imus and his wife Deidre run a nonprofit working cattle ranch in New Mexico for children with cancer, and he said CAN recently flew one of the kids from his ranch. "I found the program rewarding, efficient and hassle-free...and I'm happy to be a part of it," Imus said.
While Roy Norris has spent most of his career focusing on selling upper-end business jets, the new chairman and CEO of Mooney Aerospace Group says he's looking forward to the excitement and growth potential of building and selling smaller aircraft. Competition between the business jet manufacturers has dissolved into a market share contest, he said, with the No. 1 question being, "Who's going to give the next biggest discount to EJA?"
National Air Transportation Association purchased the Aircraft Ground Service Guide (AGSG) and Aircraft Towing Guide (ATG) from Sandpiper Publications. The publications, which will be folded into the association's Safety 1st Program, are reference sources for fixed-base operators, airports, pilots, government agencies and consulting companies. AGSG provides information on aircraft fuel requirements and capacity, performance specifications, ground-power locations, tire pressure requirements and pertinent aircraft weights and dimensions.
TEXTRON LYCOMING reciprocating engines (Docket No. 2000-NE-36-AD; Amendment 39-12779; AD 2002-12-07) - supersedes emergency AD 2000-18-53 that was sent previously to all known U.S. owners and operators of certain Textron Lycoming reciprocating engines. That action required before further flight after receipt of that emergency AD, replacement of the oil filter converter plate gasket or the converter plate kit.
Rolls-Royce said orders for fractional aircraft operations accounted for about 16 percent of business jet deliveries in 2001 and expects that figure to double within the next 20 years, demonstrating the trend that new customers are being introduced to the corporate jet market through fractionals. Officials told a media roundtable in Washington, D.C. last week they are cautiously optimistic about the future but expect "a depressed market" during 2003.
Cessna Aircraft handed over a Citation Excel and Bravo to two Canadian fractional ownership providers. AirSprint, based in Calgary, took delivery of the first of two Citation Excels on order. The second is slated for delivery in February. Jet-Share, based at Toronto's Pearson Airport, will operate three Bravos to serve customers in the southern Ontario market.
June has been a tough month for top executives of business aircraft manufacturers, with both Cessna and now Pilatus making CEO changes. See article below.
Rockwell Collins named Clayton Jones chairman of the board, in addition to his current responsibilities as president and CEO. Jones will succeed Donald R. Beall, whom the board appointed to chair the newly created executive committee.
The Bush Administration's Commission on the Future of the Aerospace Industry plans to get input from airlines and European regulators as it drafts its final report, Commission Chairman Robert Walker said last week. The Commission was created by the White House in 2001, and must issue a final report to the President by Nov. 27. The Commission will publish its third interim report on June 26, and has scheduled one more public meeting on Aug. 22.
Jet Source of Carlsbad, Calif. received Part 145 certification for its maintenance repair station. Located at Palomar-McClellan Airport, Jet Source provides powerplant and airframe maintenance, maintenance management, avionics, flightline and bench repair and entertainment systems support and retrofit.
Gulfstream Aerospace rolled out its first production Gulfstream V SP, S/N 5001, last week at the company's Savannah, Ga. headquarters, and FlightSafety International said a Gulfstream V simulator at FSI's Greater Philadelphia/Wilmington training center won Level D certification from FAA.
Federal investigators are trying to determine the cause of two fatal accidents involving Piper PA-46 Malibu aircraft that resulted in six fatalities in less than a week.
Norris believes he'll be successful with Mooney, in part because the Kerrville,Texas manufacturer will have the lowest production costs in the industry. Of his GA manufacturing competitors, Norris says, "No one is making any money building piston engine airplanes. They're all operating at a loss," he said.
NTSB STUDYING C-130A CRASH SEQUENCE - A National Transportation Safety Board team completed its site survey of a C-130A that crashed during a firefighting mission June 17 in Walker, Calif., and plans to move the aircraft wreckage to a hangar in Minden, Nev., for further investigation, the safety board said Friday. NTSB sent two investigators to Walker after the C-130A crashed, killing all three crewmembers aboard. Operated by Hawkins & Powers Aviation of Greybull, Wyo., under contract to the U.S.
June 27 - NBAA Chicago Area Business Aviation Forum and Static Display, DuPage Airport, West Chicago, Ill. Contact Benjamin Jones at [email protected] or call (202) 783-9266 July 23-29 - Experimental Aircraft Association 50th Annual Gathering, AirVenture Oshkosh 2002, Oshkosh, Wis., (920) 235-3007 September 10-12 - National Business Aviation Association 55th Annual Meeting and Convention, Orlando, Fla., (202) 783-9000
Skywest Airlines will open a new maintenance base in Tucson, Ariz., July 1, and said the facility should be fully functional by September. Tucson will be the regional carrier's fifth maintenance base and will help support its fleet of Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets. Skywest's other bases are in Portland, Ore.; Salt Lake City, Utah, and Fresno and Palm Springs, Calif. The new facility, at Tucson International Airport, will employ 55 workers and cover 31,000 square feet.
AEROSPACE COMMISSION TO HEAR FROM AIRLINES, EUROPEANS - The Bush Administration's Commission on the Future of the Aerospace Industry plans to get input from airlines and European regulators as it drafts its final report, Commission Chairman Robert Walker said last week. The Commission was created by the White House in 2001, and must issue a final report to the President by Nov. 27. The Commission will publish its third interim report on June 26, and has scheduled one more public meeting on Aug. 22.
