Model CFE738-1-1B turbofan engines (Docket No. 98-ANE-69-AD; Amendment 39-11982; AD 2000-23-12) - requires new life limits for certain HPC rotor components in all engines. This amendment is prompted by a reduction in the calculated service life of certain compressor rotor rotating parts to values below currently approved service lives. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of certain HPC rotor components, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane.
National Business Aviation Association is launching a Schedulers Professional Development Program (SPDP) with the first course to be offered during its annual Schedulers&Dispatchers Conference Jan. 29-30 at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. NBAA's Schedulers&Dispatcher's Committee identified 12 courses that will provide growth and training for schedulers and dispatchers and lead to official recognition under the SPDP program.
Docket No.: 30146 Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 119.67(a)(3)(i) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Frontier Flying Service to employ a director of operations without that person having at least three years experience, within the last six years, as pilot-in-command of a large airplane operated under Part 121 or Part 135. Denial, Aug. 7, 2000, Exemption No. 7304
The European Union has asked the World Trade Organization for permission to impose up to $4.04 billion in annual trade sanctions on various U.S. products, possibly including "aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof," if the WTO concludes that a new U.S. tax law violates international rules. The new law, signed by President Clinton this month, is aimed at making Foreign Sales Corporation (FSC) provisions consistent with the WTO. An FSC is a type of subsidiary that allows Boeing and other U.S. companies to exempt part of their export income from federal taxes. U.S.
FRANK S. HERMANCE, 51, chief executive of Ametek, Inc., was named to the additional post of chairman of the board. He succeeds Walter E. Blankley, 65, who is retiring at the end of the year. Hermance joined Ametek in 1990 as group vice president for the Precision Instruments Group.
Docket No.: 29509 Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.325(b)(3) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the issuance of U.S. export airworthiness approvals for aircraft tires manufactured and located at Michelin's Nong Khae, Thailand facility. Grant, Sept. 7, 2000, Exemption No. 7099B
PAT GAINES was named executive vice president of FlightSafety Boeing Training International in Seattle, Wash. Gaines will have overall responsibility for FlightSafety Boeing centers worldwide. He previously was vice president of corporate operations for FlightSafety Boeing and, before that, spent 10 years with The Boeing Company.
SOUTHWEST JET AVIATION added a Beechjet 400A to its aircraft management and charter fleet in Scottsdale, Ariz. The addition of the Beechjet increases Southwest Jet Aviation's managed fleet to nine aircraft.
An agreement reached a month ago under which aviation parts distributor Aviall would have acquired Superior Air Parts was terminated last week after Superior said Aviall could not arrange the necessary financing. In addition, Superior said it is no longer on the market and plans to continue growing its piston-engine aircraft product line.
Docket No.: 28718 Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.325(b)(3) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the issuance of U.S. export airworthiness approvals for aircraft tires manufactured and located at Goodyear's Bangkok, Thailand, facility. Grant, Sept. 7, 2000, Exemption No. 6682D
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD is investigating two fatal accidents that occurred Thursday. The pilot of a Cessna 172 was killed near Sarasota, Fla. when his aircraft collided in flight with an F-16 fighter about 20 miles south of MacDill Air Force Base. The pilot of the F-16 was able to eject from his aircraft safely. The wreckage of the Cessna fell onto a golf course, while the military aircraft crashed into a wooded area and started a small fire.
General aviation operators and businesses likely will see their costs increase under a Federal Aviation Administration proposal calling for additional airports to obtain Part 139 certification, GA groups told the agency. Under mandate from Congress, FAA in June proposed that all airports receiving scheduled service by aircraft with 10 or more seats meet Part 139 standards (BA, June 26/297). Currently, airports receiving scheduled service by aircraft with 30 or more seats are Part 139-certified.
FAIRCHILD DORNIER and the State of Virginia made it official last week, announcing that the airframe manufacturer will relocate its U.S. headquarters from San Antonio, Texas to Herndon, Va. in Fairfax County. As previously reported, the manufacturer is moving executive operations, including marketing, customer support and public relations, to Herndon. The new base in Virginia is near Dulles International Airport and the move is designed to bring Fairchild Dornier officials closer to major customers, cut an hour from the time difference between the company's U.S.
THE U.S. COAST GUARD plans to issue a sole-source contract to Gulfstream Aerospace for a C-37A command and control aircraft (Gulfstream V) authorized in the fiscal 2001 Military Construction Appropriations Act. It will be based at Washington National Airport near Coast Guard headquarters.
JEFF DUNN was appointed JT15D/TEF731 Midwest regional engine manager for Dallas Airmotive. Dunn has been with Dallas Airmotive for 12 years as service manager in the St. Louis regional turbine center.
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY was selected to house the National Transportation Safety Board's new investigation training academy. The new facility will be based at GWU's Virginia campus in Loudoun County next to the Department of Transportation's Crash Analysis Center. The training academy will include classrooms, laboratories, and space for accident reconstructions. The facility is expected to begin operations in 2003.
CYNDY BROWN, executive director of the BE A PILOT program, has resigned that post, effective at the end of the month. Brown, a veteran flight instructor and former insurance executive, has overseen day-to-day operations of the BE A PILOT program since she joined the organization nearly two years ago (BA, Dec. 21, 1998/281). The industry-supported learn-to-fly program is headed by Drew Steketee, the veteran aviation industry public affairs executive, who was named president and chief executive of BE A PILOT earlier this year (BA, Sept. 11/117).
A VOTE IN FLORIDA last week upset the National Business Aviation Association and other business aviation interests hoping to convince the Naples Airport Authority to drop its proposed ban on Stage 2 aircraft at Naples Municipal Airport (APF). The authority approved the ban by a 4-1 vote with the Stage 2 ban taking effect Jan. 1. "We are disturbed that the airport authority has chosen to disregard the procedures" of national airport noise guidance in the Airport Noise and Capacity Act, NBAA President Jack Olcott said, stressing the importance of federal pre-emption.
EUROPEAN JOINT AVIATION AUTHORITIES this week are expected once again to consider JAA's policy for an extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) threshold for commercial business jets. The proposal before the JAA would establish a 120-minute threshold that would be expandable to 180 minutes for operators that follow best industry practices. This proposal, which generally has U.S. industry support, comes as FAA begins to consider an ETOPS threshold for Part 135 operators in the U.S. (BA, Nov. 6/209).
Honeywell won an FAA technical standard order for its new multi-function display (MFD) product line for use in a range of aircraft. FAA approved both the Bendix/King KMD 550, which is tailored for non-radar-equipped piston and light turbine aircraft, and the Bendix/King KMD 850, built for radar-equipped piston and turbine aircraft. "Both of these new MFDs offer pilots fulltime situational awareness, making flying easier and safer," said Dan Barks, director of marketing for Bendix/King.
LEARJET Model 45 series airplanes (Docket No. 2000-NM-132-AD; Amendment 39-11950; AD 2000-22-04) - requires repetitive application of grease to the rotating disk assembly of the nose landing gear squat switch mechanism. Application of grease to the squat switch assembly is necessary to prevent moisture contamination and subsequent formation of ice. Such ice formation could result in bending or damaging the nose landing gear squat switch assembly, which could drive the nose wheel to an uncommanded angle against the force of the steering system.
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT, which already is more than two years late in winning FAA certification for its Premier I business jet, will miss the latest deadline it set less than two months ago.RAC officials said in September they believed the Premier I would achieve certification before yearend (BA, Sept.
CIT VENTURE CAPITAL invested $15 million in CAMP Systems International, the company's largest equity investment to date, CIT announced. CAMP Systems provides maintenance tracking and aircraft management services for more than 4,500 corporate aircraft.
