MAYO AVIATION contracted with FlightSafety International for pilot training and maintenance technician training through 2000. Mayo Aviation, a Part 135 operator based at Centennial Airport in Denver, operates 17 aircraft ranging from King Airs to Learjet 35s and Hawkers that flew a cumulative total of more than 6,000 hours in 1996 on a variety of commercial missions including corporate charter and air ambulance flights.
JETSTREAM Model 4101 airplanes (Docket No. 96-NM-214-AD) - proposes to require repetitive inspections of the structure associated with the engine nacelle fairing that is attached to the left and right flaps of the wings for damage and repair of damage found. This proposed AD also would require drilling a new drain hole in each engine nacelle fairing and applying a sealant to the gap between the wing flap and engine nacelle fairing.
BOSNIA selected Northrop Grumman's Electronic Sensors and Systems Division to provide an advanced air traffic control system. The company will supply a stand-alone monopulse secondary surveillance radar, an ATC center for en route operations and associated VHF and microwave communications. The surveillance radar, which can be upgraded to full Mode S capability, will be operated from a remote site. The VHF systems will come from Park Air Electronics, Northrop Grumman's wholly owned British subsidiary.
BOMBARDIER'S Hartford, Conn. Service Centre at Bradley International Airport has expanded its capabilities to provide line support for engine nacelle components manufactured at Shorts in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Hartford center will service inlet cowlings, thrust reversers and other nacelle components for the General Electric CF34 turbofan powering the Canadair Challenger, Regional Jet and Regional Jet Series 700.
REIMS AVIATION, the French aircraft manufacturer that had assembled thousands of Cessna single- and twin-engine models during a 29-year period that ended in 1989, was named an authorized distributor in France for Cessna's new single-engine line of aircraft. Reims will appoint Cessna Sales Team Authorized Representatives (CSTARS) and assist in marketing efforts and sales of the 172 Skyhawk, 182 Skylane and 206/206T Stationair. Cessna purchased 49 percent of Societe Nouvelle des Avions Max Holste in 1960 and the company's name was changed to Reims Aviation in 1962.
Launching a bid for participation in FAA's pilot program, the Empire State Development Corp. (ESD) and the New York State DOT issued a request for proposals for the privatization of Stewart International Airport. Proposals will be due to ESD by Sept. 12. New York is the first commercial airport sponsor to launch the privatization process through an RFP since Congress adopted the airport privatization pilot program last fall.
ELIOT LEES was promoted to marketing director for Simat, Helliesen&Eichner. Lees has served in SH&E's Boston office and specializes in airport privatization, economic regulation, financial feasibility and airport pricing.
ALASKA AIR CARRIERS ASSOCIATION will hold its 32nd Annual Convention&Trade Show March 7-11, 1998 at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage, Alaska. For more information, contact AACA at (907) 277-0071.
GENE HARBULA was promoted to senior vice president-corporate marketing and communications for Sabreliner Corp. Harbula joined Sabreliner in 1989 and most recently served as vice president-government marketing and corporate communications. He also has served as vice president of marketing for Mitsubishi Aircraft International and spent 11 years with the U.S. Air Force.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY is targeting aviation gasoline (avgas) as a major source of lead pollution in the environment. The agency is claiming it has authority to "require vapor recovery equipment on fuel storage tanks and fueling trucks to prevent avgas vapors from escaping into the atmosphere," according to a statement by the National Air Transportation Association, which represents fixed-base operators and air taxis.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD will discuss the circumstances of the fatal Nov. 19, 1996 runway collision in Quincy, Ill., between a Great Lakes Aviation/United Express Beech 1900 and a privately operated Beech A90 at its public meeting tomorrow (BA, Nov. 25/246). The session will begin in NTSB's board room at 9:30 a.m.
LAURENCE MICHAELS was promoted to vice president for Simat, Helliesen&Eichner, Inc. Michaels has been responsible for SH&E's Aviation Decision Solutions Group, which provides software for airline commercial decisions such as scheduling, pricing and yield management.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION issued special conditions for certification of the LET Aeronautical Works Model L610G 40-passenger aircraft. The commuter aircraft will use the landing gear fairing as a means to assist emergency evacuation and the special conditions issued are intended to ensure the emergency exit meets a prescribed safety level. For information, contract Frank Tiangsing, Regulations Branch, ANM-114, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, FAA, 1601 Lind Ave., S.W., Renton, Wash. 98055-4056.
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced Garvey to the Commerce Committee as someone who "brings great intellect, wonderful personal skills" as well as management capabilities and vision. He called Garvey, whose family resides in Massachusetts, one of the best administrators and public servants in Washington, D.C.
Over the objections of the National Civil Aviation Review Commission, the House and Senate last week adopted a 10-year continuation of the aviation excise taxes in separate budget reconciliation bills. The House approved the House Ways and Means Committee proposal to continue the aviation fuel taxes at present levels and modify the passenger ticket and international departure taxes (BA, June 6/265). The proposal would reduce the passenger ticket tax from 10 percent to 7.5 percent and assess passengers up to a $3 per flight segment charge.
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY will host the Second International Conference on Nonlinear Problems in Aviation and Aerospace April 29-May 1, 1998 at its campus in Daytona Beach, Fla. Sponsored by the International Federation of Nonlinear Analysts, the conference will cover a variety of theoretical, computational and experimental inquiries on aviation, aerospace, aeronautics and astronautics. Two-page proposals for sessions must be submitted by July 31, 1997. Deadline for submitting papers is Jan. 15, 1998.
Sharply criticizing the Clinton Administration for taking seven months to make its selection for the FAA administrator's position, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) indicated he would seek quick confirmation of nominee Jane Garvey. McCain, however, also questioned the acting Federal High-way Administrator's lack of aviation experience and appeared dissatisfied with her responses to inquiries about a Massachusetts transit project that swelled from an original estimated cost of $2.4 billion to $10.5 billion.
BOMBARDIER is counting on four new aircraft models to fuel a substantial portion of its growth. Beaudoin said Bombardier plans to begin delivery of one new aircraft model per year for the next four years. Learjet 45 deliveries are to begin this year, followed by the Global Express in 1998, the Dash 8 Series 400 in 1999 and the CRJ Series 700 in 2000.
THE INABILITY to land all of American Eagle's regional jet business still rankles top Bombardier executives. American Eagle ordered 25 Canadair RJ Series 700s and took options for 25, but also ordered 42 Embraer EMB-145s and took options for 25 more (BA, June 23/275).
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, which was unable to reach an agreement with Signature and Dallas Airmotive for establishment of new fixed-based facilities at the city's two airports, issued a new request for proposals "for the development and operation of first-class fixed-base operator facilities at Northeast Philadelphia Airport." Atlantic Aviation, the incumbent at Philadelphia International, will continue to provide FBO services there.
GRIMES AEROSPACE appointed British Airways Avionic Engineering an authorized commercial aftermarket repair station, clearing BAAE to make warranty determinations on Grimes' behalf and perform both warranty and non-warranty repair and service for Grimes' products in Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Egypt, most of North Africa and the Middle East. BAAE is based in Llantrisant, South Wales.
INTERNATIONAL AVIATION SERVICES, selected by Rohr, Inc. to participate in its VIP Super 27 program, entered into an agreement with a Middle Eastern customer to perform a VIP Super 27 modification on its B727-200. The modification will bring the aircraft into Stage 3 and ICAO Chapter 3 compliance and consists of two Pratt&Whitney JT8D-217C engines and a Rohr Super 27 kit. IAS, based in Fort Worth, Texas, specializes in custom completions and provides maintenance, modification, avionics upgrades, paint and other support functions.
The House transportation appropriations subcommittee last week approved a $9.06 billion budget for the Federal Aviation Administration in fiscal 1998, rejecting the Clinton Administration's request to slash the Airport Improvement Program to $1 billion and to collect up to $300 million in new, unspecified user fees. The subcommittee did not approve any of the Administration's request to assess an additional $300 million in user fees in fiscal 1998.
The New Piper Aircraft, Inc., will provide up to 18 aircraft over the next eight months for a German airline and a British flight training company under transactions announced this month. Piper reached an agreement with Lufthansa Flight Training GmbH (LFT) and Airline Training Center Arizona (ATCA), a wholly owned subsidiary of the German airline, for the sale of seven Seneca Vs. LFT and ATCA also took options on four additional aircraft. The Seneca V trainers, built to LFT and ATCA specifications, will be delivered in January and February.
DESPITE LAST WEEK'S disruptions, NBAA managed to conduct a special membership meeting (via mail-in proxies) to consider a name change. NBAA President Jack Olcott said some 43 percent of members responded, with more than 96 percent of those voting in favor of changing the name of the organization to the National Business Aviation Association (BA, May 19/221).
