AVIATION CHARTER SERVICES, an aircraft management and charter company based in Indianapolis, Ind., opened a satellite office at Delaware County Airport in Muncie, Ind. Also, ACS added the 11th aircraft to its charter fleet, a Mitsubishi Diamond 1A jet that will be based at its Indianapolis location.
FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL received a U.S. Air Force contract to provide pilot and maintenance technician training for overseas operators of the Air National Guard C-26B (Fairchild Metro 23).
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE named Diane Rigney vice president of human resources for the Savannah, Ga. aircraft manufacturer. Rigney reports to Chris Davis, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and will be responsible for employee relations, labor relations, compensation, benefits, employment and staffing, training and development, and the medical department. Don Laidlaw, who had been vice president of human resources for Gulfstream, was named vice president of community relations until his retirement in early 1998.
Summary: 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.
SCL, Terminal Aero Santiago, a consortium of Vancouver Airport Services (YVRAS), Agunsa, Sabco and Dragodoes, was awarded a 15-year contract to build an international terminal, control tower, cargo and land-side infrastructure at the Santiago International Airport in Chile. The contract is valued at $200 million (U.S.).
A VETERAN of the AMR Combs fixed-base chain, who some observers thought might some day head that organization, has been named president of Atlantic Aviation as that FBO chain positions itself for growth under its new owner, Legg Mason Merchant Banking. See article on Page 230.
BMW ROLLS-ROYCE shipped the first BR715 engine from the company's Development and Assembly Center in Dahlewitz, Germany to Boeing's Douglas Products Division in Long Beach, Calif. The 21,000-pounds-thrust BR715 was selected to power the 100-seat MD-95 airliner. The second powerplant is scheduled for shipment before yearend and first flight of the MD-95 is anticipated in the second quarter of next year.
Despite an increasing general aviation fleet and a lower-than-expected attrition rate for fixed-base operators, a Phillips 66 marketing official warned last month of other problems on the horizon for the FBO industry.
Serge Dassault, the head of semi-private French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation, dismissed the idea of creating a single military and civilian French aerospace group in combination with Aerospatiale. The project is supported by the French Government and the management of Aerospatiale.
BN-2A, BN-2B, and BN-2T series airplanes (Docket No. 96-CE-25-AD; Amdt. 39-10170; AD 97-22-01) - requires repetitive inspection of the junction of the torque link lug and upper case of the main landing gear for cracks and replacement with Modification A39 main landing gear torque link assembly, either immediately when cracks are found or after a certain period if cracks are not found. Replacing all main landing gear torque link assemblies with Modification A39 eliminates the need for repetitive inspections.
CESSNA delivered six Skyhawks to Philippine Airlines. The Skyhawks, which will be based at Philippine Airlines Aviation School at Clark International Airport north of Manila, will be used for ab initio training.
OFFICIALS at the Chek Lap Kok Airport being built in Hong Kong said construction has been interrupted by "thefts of coils of electrical wire awaiting installation and from cable ducts and trunking." Replacement wire is being air freighted to the new airport site. "Although the replacement work will take approximately three to four weeks, and resources have been diverted from other areas, this will not delay the opening of the airport in April," officials said.
PHIL BOYER joined Million Air Charter Teterboro as a charter sales representative. Boyer, who has three years of experience as a flight co- ordinator, is a certified flight instructor with more than 2,100 hours of flying.
Calling the tax "bizarre even by Washington standards," general aviation leaders have joined petroleum officials in an effort to have Congress rescind a measure that will require consumers of Jet A fuel to pay an additional 24.4-cent levy and then apply for a refund (BA, Oct. 27/177). The measure, which was included in the Taxpayer Relief Act passed last summer and is slated to take effect July 1, is intended to treat undyed kerosene as transportation fuel and thus make it subject to the 24.4-cent- per-gallon highway transportation tax.
AlliedSignal Aerospace, selected to provide the auxiliary power unit and environmental control system for Raytheon Aircraft's new Hawker Horizon (BA, Sept. 29/136), has reached agreement with the Wichita manufacturer to fully integrate the two systems in a move company officials say will "optimize" both systems and greatly improve reliability and performance.
THIOKOL CORP., Ogden, Utah, will purchase 13 million shares of Howmet International common stock from an affiliate of The Carlyle Group, Washington, D.C., to increase its ownership of Howmet from 49 percent to 62 percent. Previously, Thiokol agreed to buy 11 million shares from Carlyle and was granted an option to buy four million more. The estimated cost of the stock will be between $175 million and $200 million, and will be financed from cash and current bank lines of credit.
CARROLL COUNTY (Westminster, Md.) is seeking letters of interest from firms interested in designing, building and operating a fixed-base facility and corporate hangars on Carroll County Regional Airport. Letters of interest are due Dec. 19. For more information, contact the Bureau of Purchasing at (410) 857-2181.
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT received an order for the 100th Premier I entry-level business jet from Fort Worth, Texas oil and gas operator Duer Wagner. Wagner originally placed the order during the National Business Aviation Association's 50th annual meeting in Dallas, but completed the paperwork recently, Raytheon officials said. Wagner first purchased an aircraft from Raytheon and its predecessor Beech more than 30 years ago when he bought a K35 Bonanza. Since then he has owned a Bonanza P35, King Air 90, King Air E90, King Air 350 and Starship 2000.
DUNCAN AVIATION, Lincoln, Neb., won a $15.7 million modification to a firm- fixed-price/cost reimbursable contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., for contractor operated and maintained base support for airplanes. Work will be performed at various sites in the continental U.S. and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 1998. The service said 61 bids were solicited and four bids received.
DAVID VITALE was named charter sales representative for Million Air Charter Teterboro. Vitale, a graduate of Florida Institute of Technology and a certified flight instructor, managed his own business for five years.
BOMBARDIER BUSINESS AIRCRAFT awarded type rating training scholarships to two students at the University of North Dakota. Bombardier awarded a Global Express type rating scholarship to Susan Bailey, who is majoring in air transport with a minor in meteorology. Bombardier also is providing a Challenger CL-604 type rating program scholarship to Aleah Longshore, a commercial aviation major.
BOEING has boosted the price of its 737-700 Boeing Business Jet derivative to $33.75 million in 1997 dollars. A year ago the company was quoting a price of $30.5 million in 1995 dollars (BA, Dec. 2/251). Both prices are for "green" aircraft; completed versions are expected to go for about $40 million.
TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS named Gil Hensien program director for the NASA General Aviation Propulsion (GAP) program. The GAP program is aimed at developing technology for the next generation of piston aircraft engines. Hensien has more than 30 years of experience in the design, development, production and service of gasoline and diesel reciprocating engines, including more than 20 years with Ford Motor Company in the field of advanced powertrain product engineering. He will report to TCM President Bryan Lewis.
TAD SEGAL was appointed director of public relations for United Parcel Service's Washington, D.C. public affairs office. Segal, previously communications director for retired Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.), will provide strategic public communications planning for legislative and regulatory issues in his new role. In addition, he will be the primary contact for media in Washington.
