VANCE AND ENGLES, the Annapolis, Md. based corporate jet brokerage partnership, established an office in Sussex, England, to represent its activities in the United Kingdom and Europe. Doug McDonald, who began his business aviation career in 1965 as an instructor for FlightSafety International and has accumulated more than 12,500 hours of flight time, will run the U.K. office.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration will pay two engine manufacturers $46.5 million over the next four years in pursuit of new- technology turbine and combustion engines for small aircraft that will be substantially cheaper than existing powerplant options.
FERNANDO PEREYA was promoted to general manager of Sabre-Tech's Miami Facility. Pereya, who has 27 years of aviation experience, previously served as director-marketing and sales at SabreTech Miami for more than a year.
J. DAVID UPCHURCH was promoted to director of marketing administration for Universal Avionics Systems Corp. Upchurch, previously manager of marketing administration, has served with Universal for more than 13 years .
A five-member team headed by EG&G of Wellesley, Mass., was selected last month to prepare and implement a redevelopment plan for the privatization and reuse of Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. The contract, awarded by the Greater Kelly Development Corporation, is composed of two phases: a one-year planning contract valued at $2 million to $3 million and an implementation contract of unspecified value that could last for up to 10 years. EG&G will provide overall project management, strategic and operational planning and logistical management.
Henry M. Ogrodzinski, a veteran aviation industry communicator and executive, was selected as the executive vice president and chief operating officer of the National Association of State Aviation Officials, headquartered in Silver Spring, Md.
ROCKWELL COLLINS is offering its Pro Line 4 integrated avionics suite for retrofit on Falcon 50 business jets. Collins expects a market of about 160 Falcon 50s for the Pro Line 4 retrofit, which will include four large side- by-side electronic flight displays, autopilot, flight director and centralized avionics maintenance functions.
THE BOEING SIKORSKY TEAM developing the Comanche armed reconnaissance helicopter selected the commercially available Intel Pentium P5 processor chip for the avionics computer cluster of the RAH-66 mission equipment package, a fully integrated digital system incorporating navigation, communication and target detection and identification capabilities.
GA Team 2000, the industry-sponsored general aviation promotional effort, selected a Miami, Fla.-based advertising firm credited with turning around tourism in the Florida Keys to spearhead the program. Tinsley Advertising Agency, one of the largest "integrated marketing" firms in the Southeast with $70 million in annual billings and 83 employees, last week unveiled its strategies for the GA Team 2000 campaign, outlining plans to increase public awareness of the industry, increase conversion of student pilot leads, and increase the student pilot retention rate.
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.
JEAN-LOUIS BERRENDONNER was named senior vice president for Europe, Africa and the Middle East for Pratt&Whitney's Large Commercial Engine business. Berrendonner previously served as vice president of strategic development for Inter-technique, a supplier for Dassault, and as a vice president for SNECMA.
DUNCAN AVIATION is relocating its Instrument&Avionics Component Services to a new 44,000-square-foot facility on the Lincoln, Neb. Airport. Duncan said the move, slated for completion by yearend, will include the relocation of 90 technical professionals, their support staff and more than $10 million in equipment and inventory. Duncan said it invested more than $1 million in the relocation to allow the company to expand its scope of service and projected it will significantly increase its technical work force over the next five years.
UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS at Alcoa's Forged Products unit in Cleveland, Ohio were scheduled to vote Friday on a tentative five-year labor agreement. The workers have been on strike since Sept. 4. The Cleveland plant produces aircraft wheels, propellers and a variety of structural components for the aerospace industry, plus products for the automotive and commercial vehicle markets.
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT'S maintenance and service center at Chester in the United Kingdom received certification to the international quality standard ISO- 9001. Raytheon Aircraft's design and manufacturing facilities in Wichita and Salina, Kan. received ISO-9001 certification last year, and the company said the Chester facility is the first of its service centers to receive the accreditation.
A U.S. District Court judge in Chicago refused Friday to grant a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction sought by general aviation interests to prevent the city of Chicago from closing Meigs Field airport (BA, Sept. 16/123).
FOKKER Model F27 Mark 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 and 700 series airplanes (Docket No. 96-NM-80-AD) - proposes to require replacement of certain rudder horn assemblies with a new assembly. For certain airplanes, the proposed AD also would require replacement of certain rudder control rods with a new rod. This proposal is prompted by reports of cracked rudder horns and a cracked rudder control rod, caused by impact overload.
SOME MANUFACTURERS are beginning to complain about excessive delays in obtaining approvals from FAA for relatively straightforward approvals of new products and product modifications. One avionics manufacturer is said to have more than 100 product approvals pending, which equates to a two- year backlog at the current rate FAA is processing applications. Another manufacturer complains that FAA officials are taking up to 60 days to approve routine nomenclature changes.
A SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT TEAM visited Canada last week to brief officials on its "Maple Hawk" helicopter proposal. The helicopter, a derivative of the UH- 60 Black Hawk, is being advanced to fill Canada's requirement for 15 search and rescue helicopters. The team, put together earlier this month, visited Canada even before the formal request for proposals (RFP) was released, a Sikorsky spokesman confirmed. The team includes Canada's CAE Aviation, Canadian Marconi, GE Canada, IMP Aerospace and Litton of Canada.
HARTZELL PROPELLER said its new three-bladed Scimitar propeller for Cessna 180/182 aircraft "will be the company's largest STC (supplemental type certificate) to date, offering more than 20,000 pilots the opportunity to improve performance and reduce maintenance costs." The new prop features swept leading edges and is designed to replace original equipment two- bladed propellers. Hartzell said the new props provide improved climb and cruise performance, significantly less noise due to lower blade-tip speeds and lower maintenance costs.
THE TITAN CORP., San Diego, Calif., said it won an order valued at more than $2.5 million from DynCorp Aerospace Technology for LSM-1000 ultra high-frequency satellite communication modems for installation on U.S. Air Force aircraft.
WAYFARER AVIATION named Fred Towers manager of flight operation services. Towers previously worked for Wayfarer from 1982 until June 1995, when he became manager of business development for Universal Weather and Aviation (BA, May 15, 1995/209). He has been a member of the NBAA International Operators Committee for 13 years and served as chairman from 1988-1990. He also is a founding member of the NBAA Schedulers and Dispatchers Committee.
BRITISH AEROSPACE Model BAe 146 and Avro 146-RJ series airplanes (Docket No. 96-NM-48-AD) - proposes to require inspections for leakage of hydraulic fluid from the lock jack assemblies of the main landing gear and eventual replacement of those assemblies with new or serviceable assemblies. This proposal is prompted by reports of leakage of hydraulic fluid from lock jack assemblies due to a manufacturing forging defect that extends through the wall of the lock jack assembly.
FAIRCHILD CORP., Chantilly, Va., named Colin M. Cohen chief financial officer and senior vice president-finance and business development. Cohen, who will assume his new duties Oct. 1, also was elected to the board of directors. Cohen succeeds Michael T. Alcox, who is leaving to pursue private investments, but Alcox will retain his board seat. Cohen had been managing director of Citicorp Securities, Inc. and had worked closely with Fairchild in that capacity.
HOUSE AND SENATE leaders called for FAA to extend the comment period - due to expire today - on its controversial proposal to restrict air tour operations over the Grand Canyon (BA, Sept. 23/133). The legislators included a provision in FAA reauthorization legislation requiring a 45-day extension of the comment period. The extra 45 days would push the comment deadline past the Nov. 5 general election.
