REVOLUTION HELICOPTER COMPANY said it has shipped more than 60 kits to customers planning to assemble one of the company's Mini-500 single-place helicopters. The company, located in Excelsior Springs, Mo., said it has received deposits for more than 400 Mini-500 kits. The kits are priced at $28,850 and require 50 to 60 hours for assembly, according to the company.
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE plans to conduct the first flight of the Gulfstream V very long-range business jet this week in Savannah, Ga., barring any last-minute problems or weather delays. The G-V program was launched 38 months ago at the 1992 Farnborough Air Show (BA, Sept. 7, 1992/95).
JET AVIATION signed an agreement with Eastern Airways Ltd. to aid it in the construction, development and operation of an aviation facility in Calcutta, India. Theo Staub, vice president and general manager of Jet Aviation Business Jets AG, said the agreement calls for Jet Aviation to provide aircraft maintenance and operational assistance for general aviation customers.
AIR SECURITY INTERNATIONAL will conduct 12 sessions of its Corporate Aviation Security&Preventive Behavior Seminar next year at various FlightSafety International training centers in the U.S., beginning Jan. 19 in Long Beach, Calif. The course was designed by Israel (Issy) Boim, a veteran of 25 years in Israeli intelligence, and will be presented by Creighton (Pen) Pendarvis, a veteran airline and military pilot and former vice president of corporate pilot training at Northwest Aerospace Training Corp.
Expressing concern about a proposed reorganization in FAA's Air Transportation Division, the National Air Transportation Association wrote to FAA Administrator David Hinson last week urging him to make sure the interests of air taxi operators are not overlooked as a result of the proposed changes. NATA President James Coyne said the association "is concerned the reorganization of the agency's Air Transportation Division (AFS-200) "will not provide distinct representation for the air charter industry.
KAISER AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONICS CORP., Foster City, Calif., named David Mineck vice president and corporate group executive. The company said his responsibilities initially will include Kaiser Electronics, San Jose, Calif., and Flight Dynamics, a joint venture company based in Portland, Ore. Mineck had been executive vice president of Collins Air Transportation Division (BA, Oct. 30/192).
RICHARD (DICK) KIMM, general manager of the Southern Jet Management, Inc. fixed-base operation in Greenville, S.C. since the beginning of the year, has left that operation to resume his property appraisal and flight department audit business. Kimm, who spent most of his FBO career as a marketing executive with the former Page Avjet chain, plans to continue residing in South Carolina. Mailing address for Kimm's appraisal/audit business is Route 3, Box 179H, Gray Court, S.C. 29645; telephone, (803) 862-8633.
WILLIAM BUCKLES, a 48-year employee of Cessna Aircraft's McCauley Accessory Division, was promoted to vice president and general manager. Buckles, who joined the then McCauley Aviation Corp. in 1947, has headed the propeller and accessory manufacturer as general manager since July 1990. "Bill started in an entry level position and worked his way up to head the division," said David Assard, Cessna executive vice president and chief operating officer.
British Aerospace has shuffled a number of its top management positions in its finance departments, including the naming of a new head of its Asset Management Organization and JSX Capital Corporation. Tony Rice, former group treasurer for the United Kingdom-based regional aircraft manufacturer, was appointed to the newly created position of chief executive of British Aerospace Asset Management.
AEROSPATIALE Model ATR-42 and ATR-72 series airplanes (Docket No. 95- NM-146-AD) - proposes to supersede an AD that prohibits the operation of the airplane in certain icing conditions unless modifications are accomplished or alternative procedures and training are adopted. The AD also restricts the use of the autopilot in certain conditions.
JETSTREAM Model ATP airplanes (Docket No. 94-NM-173-AD; Amdt. 39-9409; AD 95-22-02) - supersedes an existing AD that requires daily and/or pre- flight cleaning and inspections for damaged main landing gear wheel bearings, and replacement of discrepant parts. That AD was prompted by reports of failure of the main landing gear wheel bearings. This action requires an additional inspection, in lieu of the pre-flight inspection, for certain airplanes.
MASSACHUSETTS AERONAUTICS COMMISSION is seeking hangar storage, fuel and maintenance for a Cessna 182P and a McDonnell Douglas MD500E helicopter it operates from Hanscom Field in Bedford, Mass. Requests for proposals are available by calling Esther Kappos at (617) 973-8881. Responses are due by Nov. 27.
De HAVILLAND DHC-6 series airplanes (Docket No. 93-CE-51-AD; Amdt. 39- 9415; AD 95-22-07) - supersedes AD 83-26-05 and AD 86-15-08, which require repetitive inspections of the horizontal stabilizer attachment fittings and, if a cracked or loose part is found, modification of the horizontal stabilizer.
AIR METHODS CORP., Denver, Colo., reported increases in earnings and revenue for the third fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30. Net income for the period was $280,000 compared with a net loss of $603,000 for the same period a year earlier. Revenues were up five percent to $7.8 million. For the nine months ended Sept. 30, net income increased to $853,000 compared with a loss of $7.8 million for the corresponding 1994 period. Revenues were up nine percent to $22.6 million.
RONALD WALSER was named vice president of marketing and sales for Aero Kool Corp. Walser previously served as director of purchasing and stores for Arrow Air.
AMERICAN EAGLE GROUP, the insurance underwriter, promoted Allen (Nick) Walton to the newly created position of president of the Aviation Division. Walton will oversee the operations, underwriting and marketing operations of the Aviation Division as well as the claims operations of all the divisions of American Eagle. Walton will report to George Cass, president and chief operating officer of American Eagle.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION says it will decide by Jan. 28 whether to approve an application for a $3 passenger facility charge at Lambert St. Louis International Airport. The airport said the $3 PFC, which would go into effect in April and remain in place through June 1998, would generate more than $80 million that would be used for a variety of improvements including new taxiways, installation of a Differential Global Positioning System, improved airfield lighting, a new communication systems and improved signage. For more information, contact Lorna K.
NATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION President James Coyne urged Transportation Secretary Federico Pena to initiate an awareness program "to restore air traveler confidence that aviation is safe." In a letter to Pena, Coyne said DOT's "One Level of Safety" rulemaking effort - which would upgrade scheduled Part 135 regulations to match those of Part 121 - has fostered "public anxiety and misperceptions over small aircraft safety.
THE CITY OF DALLAS is seeking qualified applicants to submit proposals by Nov. 20 to lease, manage and develop Redbird Airport. Interested firms must have a minimum of five consecutive years of airport operations experience. Interested parties should submit a letter of interest to Turner Collie&Braden Inc., 5710 LBJ Freeway, Suite 370, Dallas, Texas 75230, telephone (817) 332-9877; fax, (817) 332-8979.
American Eagle Group, a major provider of insurance for aircraft owners, reported net income of $5.2 million in the first nine months, up 19 percent from the $4.4 million reported for the same period last year. Earned premiums, net of reinsurance, rose 21 percent for the nine months to $72.4 million.
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP. named its director of business development to head the company's composites subsidiary. Ty W. Eggemeyer was appointed president of PCC Composites, which manufactures electronic packaging from metal-matrix composites, including lids, head carriers and heat sinks. PCC said it has been particularly successful in the development and production of an aluminum silicon carbide composite (AISiC) that is both lightweight and strong.
PRATT&WHITNEY JFTD12A series and T73 series turboshaft engines (Docket No. 94-ANE-49) - proposes to require initial and repetitive fluorescent penetrant inspections on compressor hubs, disks, spacers and bolted on airseals for cracks, and replacement, if necessary, with serviceable parts. This proposal is prompted by reports of extensive compressor rotor part cracking. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to prevent disk rupture, uncontained engine failure and possible damage to the helicopter.
Air carriers and independent companies that provide pilot training would be required to retain and share with FAA and other employers a wide array of pilot training and performance data under a series of recommendations issued Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board. The recommendations resulted from the board's investigation of the fatal crash of a Flagship Airlines/American Eagle Jetstream near the Raleigh-Durham, N.C. Airport on Dec. 13, 1994.
ORVILLE WINOVER has joined O'Gara Aviation Company's sales team. Winover has 34 years experience as an international corporate pilot, flight department manager, aviation services manager and fixed-base operation director.
The company that controls Harrods, the internationally famous London department store, has acquired a portion of the former Hunting Business Aviation Ltd. and is now operating fixed-base operations at London Heathrow, Luton and Stansted airports.
