Docket No.: FAA-2001-9101 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 25.813(e) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit installation of interior doors between passenger compartments on the Boeing Model 737-2H4 airplane. Grant, 7/03/2001, Exemption No. 7561
Docket No.: FAA-2001-8786 (previously Docket No. 29492) Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344 Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit LAC to operate its four Lockheed Martin 382G Hercules (L382G) airplanes (Registration Nos. N401LC. N402LC, N403LC, and N404LC; Serial Nos. 4606, 4698, 4590, and 4763, respectively) under Part 121 without those aircraft being equipped with an approved flight data recorder. Grant, 7/13/2001, Exemption No. 6921A
JOE NELSON was named account manager at Hartzell Propeller. Nelson will be responsible for major domestic accounts as well as developing Eastern European and Asian markets. He was most recently manager, propeller integration engineering at Hartzell's aircraft applications engineering group.
JSSI CONSULTING introduced an "Initial Aircraft Assessment Program" which provides buyers critical assessments and feedback before inspecting and purchasing aircraft. The information is also designed for aircraft sellers to understand the "perceived overall condition of the aircraft."
ELLIOTT AVIATION is seeking FAA supplemental type certificate approval for the Honeywell Mark VIII enhanced ground proximity warning system and the Collins TCAS-4000 traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS II) on Citation 550/560 aircraft. The Honeywell Mark VIII EGPWS meets FAA's Class A terrain awareness and warning system mandate. Elliott is seeking approval for installation on the majority of the Citation 550/560 fleet, including later model aircraft equipped with the Honeywell electronic flight instrument systems.
Docket No.: 30160 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 21.323(b) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit RAPID to issue export airworthiness approvals for Class III products without meeting the eligibility requirements of Sec. 21.323(b). Denial, 6/29/2001, Exemption No. 7558
SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL will be the first "test case" for speeding up environmental permits for runways, according to FAA Administrator Jane Garvey, who made her comments at an FAA workshop in Baltimore at the end of August. Garvey said 45 state and federal approvals are needed, and that she plans to "go to Seattle and sit down with the Army Corps of Engineers" to work out the issues. Airport advocates see environmental streamlining as one of the best ways to speed runway construction.
The United States Air Tour Association formally asked FAA Administrator Jane Garvey last week to suspend FAA regulations that impose operational caps and curfews on air tour operators providing sightseeing tours over the Grand Canyon. In return for such action by FAA, USATA President Steve Bassett promised that air tour operators would withdraw their lawsuit against the agency.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9922 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit BAS to operate certain aircraft under Part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in the aircraft. Grant, 7/09/2001, Exemption No. 7569
Docket No.: 29825 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 21.325(b)(3) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Jamco to issue export airworthiness approvals for Class II and Class III products manufactured and located at Jamco Corporation's facilities in Tokyo, Japan. Grant, 6/20/2001, Exemption No. 7549
SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORP. delivered two 300C helicopters to Prefectura Naval Argentina (PNA). PNA, the Argentinean Coast Guard, operates a fleet of six 300C helicopters for basic and advanced pilot training and maritime patrol. The newest additions are equipped with fixed floats, a cargo hook, litter kit, GNS 430 and a procedural IFR instrument panel. Schweizer delivered the aircraft through its Argentinean distributor, Aviacom of Buenos Aires.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-10017 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and appendixes I and J to Part 121 Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit FCPA to conduct local sightseeing flights at the Fairfield County Airport, Lancaster, Ohio, for compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of Part 135. Grant, 7/12/2001, Exemption No. 7570
Dulles International will begin using one mile of Washington Reagan National's airspace for a 30-day trial scheduled to start today. "It's a trial to see how much more effectively Dulles can use their airspace," said Captain Doug Phifer, manager of air traffic control (ATC) and flight technology for United Express' Atlantic Coast Airlines. The extra mile will allow more room for downwind traffic and give Dulles "more room to breathe," he said. Atlantic Coast Airlines, which is based out of Dulles, is the airport's lead carrier for flight management systems, or FMS.
The Federal Aviation Administration approved the deployment of Raytheon's latest early display configuration of the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) at 11 sites. Airports in Memphis, Tenn., and Hartford, Conn., will install STARS Early Display System Phase 2 (EDC-2) during this quarter. El Paso, Tex. and Syracuse International Airport, which have been using an older version of the system, the EDC-1, now have been upgraded to EDC-2. The remaining seven sites will be determined at a later date.
THE UNITED STATES AIR TOUR ASSOCIATION asked FAA Administrator Jane Garvey to suspend operational caps and curfews on air tour flights at the Grand Canyon, arguing that it makes no sense to penalize air tour operators who are using quiet technology aircraft at the same time FAA is developing an incentive program for operators who opt for quieter aircraft.See article on Page 117.
MIKE DRILLER was appointed general manager flight operations at Avbase Aviation, Cleveland, Ohio. Driller will oversee charter scheduling, sales and operations. He also will focus on developing the company's customer services department. Driller previously managed charter services for Raytheon Travel Air.
With aircraft noise regulations becoming increasingly stringent, NASA's three aeronautical research centers are partnering with industry, academia, and FAA to make sure future air travel growth doesn't get shouted down.
AVIATION WORLD'S FAIR officials broke ground last month at Newport News/Williamsburg, Va., Airport in preparation for the event scheduled April 7-27, 2003 in celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight. Organizers expect the 21-day celebration to include halls tracing the history of manned flight, commercial, military and recreational displays, daily flying demonstrations and a static line of aircraft. For more information, contact Aviation World's Fair at (201) 251-2600 or visit the web site at www.aviation-worlds-fair.com.
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association asked the Federal Aviation Administration to investigate the operation of MacArthur Airport in Islip, N.Y. after the town proposed a $50,000 nighttime landing fee at the facility. The proposal follows a letter that the Town of Islip sent to airport tenants earlier this year reminding them of an ordinance that "essentially prohibits aircraft operations at Long Island MacArthur between the hours of 11 p.m.
ELLIOTT AVIATION received an FAA supplemental type certificate to install the Honeywell Mark VI and Mark VIII Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems in the Beechjet 400, making the aircraft compliant with FAA's terrain awareness and warning system mandate.
Air Canada landed a major maintenance contract last week that calls for it to support Atlantic Coast Airlines' fleet of Canadair Regional Jets for the next 16 years.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9029 (previously Docket No. 27601) Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ALA to substitute the calibration standards of the Instituto Nacional de Technologia Industrial, Argentina's national standards organization, for the calibration standards of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, formerly the National Bureau of Standards, to test its inspection and test equipment. Grant, 6/28/2001, Exemption No. 6651B
AGUSTA Model AB412 helicopters (Docket No. 2001-SW-22-AD; Amendment 39-12425; AD 2001-17-33) - prohibits use of the hoist until certain modifications are accomplished. This amendment is prompted by the loss of a hoist hook during flight due to an uncommanded firing of the cable cutter cartridge caused by wire chafing. The actions specified in this AD are intended to prevent wire chafing, inadvertent firing of the cable cutter cartridge, loss of a hoist hook and section of cable, impact with the main or tail rotor, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
Chief executives from airlines including FedEx, United and American have written to FAA Administrator Jane Garvey asking her to quickly approve Massport's planned commuter runway at Boston Logan airport, a project airport officials say is urgently needed to ease congestion. Long-standing foes remain bitterly opposed to the project. At least two of the airline executives have urged Garvey to ignore requests to link runway approval to new conditions such as peak pricing.
