Docket No.: 30155 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 141.36(b)(2)(i), (c)(3)(i), and (d)(1) Description of Relief Sought: To allow ODA to (1) use an assistant chief instructor who has not had at least one year of flight training experience, (2) use an assistant chief instructor who has not had at least one year of instrument flight instructor experience, and (3) use an assistant chief instructor who has had at least 700 hours rather than 1,000 hours of experience as a pilot-in-command.
Docket No.: 30162 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: Paragraphs 4(a) and 4(b) of Appendix A to 14 CFR Part 91 Description of Relief Sought: To allow Emerson to operate its aircraft, with Honeywell and Collins avionics installed, in an "on-condition" maintenance program in accordance with the equipment manufacturer's recommendations for on-aircraft ground or flight check, rather than meeting the bench check requirements of paragraphs 4(a) and 4(b) of Appendix A of Part 91.
DOUGLAS WAGNER was named manager of media relations for Rockwell Collins. He previously was strategic marketing manager for Five Transportation and Parking. He also spent three and one-half years as press secretary for Rep. Jim Leach (R-Iowa).
GALE NORTON, Bush's nominee to head the Interior Department (BA, Jan. 1/1), has aviation roots. Her father, Dale, was an accident investigator for Beech Aircraft, ran the maintenance shop for Combs-Gates in Denver and then organized and ran the contract maintenance program at Learjet for the 80 C-21As (Model 35As) that the manufacturer leased, and later sold, to the U.S. Air Force. Norton ultimately retired from Learjet in Wichita, where he and his wife still reside.
Docket No.: 23495 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.209(a)(1) and (2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the Army to conduct certain military training operations at night without lighted aircraft position lights. Grant, Nov. 20, 2000, Exemption No. 3946F
REP. JAMES HANSEN (R-Utah), the new chairman of the House Resources Committee, is seeking help from the new administration to roll back some of the land use policies promulgated by the Clinton Administration. Hansen reportedly wrote a letter to President-elect George W. Bush late last month, seeking the incoming administration's support in overturning some initiatives, including a series of restrictions on air tour operators flying near national parks.
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.
The International Civil Aviation Organization's Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) opens a nine-day session in Montreal this week that will address a number of issues, including adoption of new Stage 4 aircraft noise standards.
JOHN DORNAN was named director of worldwide sales for Cessna Aircraft's Caravan Division. He will be responsible for providing direction to all Caravan regional sales managers. Dornan previously was director of single-engine sales and single-engine international sales manager for Cessna and before that he owned and operated a fixed-base operation in Texas.
Docket No.: FAA-2000-7945 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 61.57(a) and (b) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Boeing production and engineering flight test pilots to use any type of Boeing airplane or Level B, C, or D simulator that represents any type of Boeing airplane to meet the takeoff and landing recency of experience requirements of Sec. 61.57 without Boeing holding a 14 CFR Part 142 certificate. Grant, Nov. 20, 2000, Exemption No. 6843A
JET AVIATION added a Gulfstream V business jet to its U.S. managed fleet. The aircraft will be available to charter customers through Jet's partner, New World Jet. The aircraft will be based in Portland, Ore. The aircraft, outfitted for 16 passengers, is equipped with an enhanced vision system, a head-up display and an enhanced ground proximity warning system.
RAYTHEON Model Hawker 800A (U-125A) and Hawker 800XP series airplanes (Docket No. 2000-NM-03-AD; Amendment 39-12032; AD 2000-24-25) - requires inspecting the roller clearance in the nose landing gear drag stay and making any necessary adjustments. This amendment is prompted by reports indicating multiple findings of roller clearances that are in excess of specifications. The actions specified by this AD are intended to ensure that the nose landing gear will extend. FAA estimates that 50 airplanes on the U.S.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations would be applicable to aviation industry employees under the provisions of a report just completed pursuant to an earlier memorandum of understanding among FAA, DOT, OSHA and the Labor Department.
NINA ODDO was appointed director of human resources for FlightSafety Boeing Training International. Oddo joined FlightSafety Boeing in 1999 as manager of compensation. Before that, she was manager of human resources for a high-tech company based in Houston, Texas.
Docket No.: 30059 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 61.51(f) Description of Relief Sought: To permit Saudi Aramco commercial helicopter pilots flying as second pilots aboard Bell 212, 412, or 214ST helicopters operated by Saudi Aramco to count such time as second-in-command time toward fulfillment of the flight time requirements necessary to take the airline transport pilot practical test.
SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT delivered two Model 333 turbine helicopters to the Houston Police Department Helicopter Patrol Division. Schweizer noted that the 333s are the first new aircraft in the department's fleet in more than seven years, with an average of 13,350 flight hours per helicopter on the existing fleet. The department, which will retire some of its 23-year-old, high-time aircraft, will continue operating three Model 300C helicopters for flight training and back-up patrol.
Rep. Bud Shuster (R-Pa.), the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman who overcame enormous opposition to pass legislation ensuring that highway and aviation taxes are spent for their intended purposes, Thursday announced his intention to retire from Congress Jan. 31.
JEAN COLPIN was named vice president of Pratt&Whitney's commercial aircraft engine programs. Colpin, who has served with the company for more than 15 years, most recently was vice president-engineering at Pratt&Whitney Canada.
Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC), expanding its forgings capacity, acquired the assets of Drop Dies and Forgings Company of Cleveland, Ohio in a deal valued at approximately $23 million.
Docket No.: 30183 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.319(a)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ASC members who own an aircraft with an experimental certificate to be compensated for the use of the aircraft in transition training conducted by authorized flight instructors. Grant, Nov. 28, 2000, Exemption No. 7390
Docket No.: 30172 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 145.61 Description of Relief Sought: To allow Raytheon to perform work on U.S. Customs airplanes without retaining a copy of the records of the work performed.
IF YOU WANT TO FIND a Washington-based mover or shaker in the aviation community this week, chances are you'll have to call Hawaii. The annual January migration to the islands - first organized a number of years ago by the American Association of Airport Executives and now co-sponsored by about 30 different organizations - began last week in anticipation of four days of scheduled meetings and activities this week.
Government and industry leaders alike last week immediately endorsed President-elect George W. Bush's selection of Norman Mineta as transportation secretary, with several echoing the sentiment, "It's hard to imagine a better choice."
ADVOCATES of new industry-developed regulations governing fractional aircraft ownership programs and air charter operators are cautiously optimistic FAA may complete its notice of proposed rulemaking on the subject by the end of this month.Even after FAA finishes work on the document, however, it must be reviewed by the Department of Transportation and the Office of Management and Budget.
