TOM CLARK was appointed regional sales manager for Cessna Finance Corporation. Clark will be based in Jacksonville, Fla. and oversee the Florida, Alabama and Mississippi territory.
WASHINGTON politicians seem to believe that there are two lessons to be learned from the recent ValuJet and TWA accidents: FAA needs its mandate cut in half, by dropping its goal of promoting aviation commerce but retaining the agency's regulatory role, while NTSB needs its charter doubled - in addition to investigating transportation accidents, some believe NTSB should also aid families of accident victims. House legislators last week took action on both fronts. See articles below.
DASSAULT FALCON JET CORP. is offering a $100 credit for every unique troubleshooting event submitted to the company by operators of its business jets, authorized service centers or aircraft maintenance facilities. The program is intended to build the database of information available through Dassault's Computer Assisted Trouble-shooting System (CATS).
KEN POPLOS was named project manager, Aircraft Services Division for Atlantic Aviation. Poplos has served with Atlantic for more than 18 years, most recently as aircraft maintenance crew leader.
House and Senate leaders last week approved an $8.337 billion budget for FAA in fiscal 1997 that includes $75 million in new fees for foreign aircraft overflights. The budget, included in the fiscal 1997 transportation appropriations bill, H.R.3675, matches the Senate recommendation and is $152 million more than the House-approved level (BA, Aug. 5/60). The $75 million in foreign aircraft overflight fees also mirrors the Senate-passed level, but is half of what the Administration requested.
AIRCRAFT TECHNICAL PUBLISHERS and Raytheon Aircraft said the Beech 1900 Series Maintenance Library is now available on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM, which covers the Beech 1900, 1900C and 1900D, includes maintenance manuals, parts catalogs, wiring diagram manuals, service bulletins, service and safety communiques and airworthiness directives. Annual subscriptions to the Beech 1900 Maintenance Library on CD-ROM are priced at $3,000, which includes monthly revision service.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week approved legislation that makes the National Transportation Safety Board the lead agency in assisting families of accident victims. President Clinton also last week made several cabinet agencies subordinate to the safety board to "cooperate fully...regarding the prompt and effective delivery" of services to families.
WINGS OVER LONG BEACH '96 is being sponsored at Long Beach Airport in November by McDonnell Douglas and Airflite, the fixed-base operation that is a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. The Nov. 2-3 event, designed to "encourage people of all ages" to learn about aviation, will feature an aircraft static display, flight demonstrations and fly-bys and displays by a number of aviation and community groups. For more information about the event, contact the Executive Committee at (310) 570-2678 or fax, (310) 490- 6225.
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Federico Pena asked Senate Commerce Chairman Larry Pressler (R-S.D.) to delete a provision in Senate FAA reauthorization legislation that would make FAA responsible for establishing aircraft engine emission standards.
ANDREW JORAN was named regional sales manager for Cessna Finance Corporation. Joran, who will be based in the Ontario, Calif. branch, will be responsible for retail and wholesale business development in New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, parts of Nevada and Southern California.
BRITISH AEROSPACE ASSET MANAGEMENT signed a deal with Canarias Regional Air SA for up to eight ATPs. Canarias will operate the aircraft to feed traffic to Air Europa. The first two ATPs will be introduced into service in early November with all eight to be delivered by May. The aircraft will operate from the Balearic Islands (Palma, Mallorca), Madrid and Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE has shut down Atlanta-based Future Aviation Professionals of America, BA sister publication Aviation Daily reported last week. The organization, which maintains databases on crew member qualifications and hirings, was scheduled to hold a major job fair, AvJobs '96, in Atlanta Sept. 20-21. That event - which had attracted participation from a number of airlines - has been canceled.
ROBERT HILL was appointed technical service sales manager for Flightcraft. Hill, most recently with Stevens Aviation, has 20-years of aviation industry experience.
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT completed the first tools that will be used to produce fuselages for the Premier I business jet. The first fuselage for the entry-level business jet will be fabricated this fall on Raytheon's seven- axis, computer-controlled fiber placement system that lays plies of graphite composite material on a mandrel to produce a fuselage section.
Stevens Aviation, Greenville, S.C., expects $150 million in additional revenue over the next five years as its share of a $453.1 million contract awarded by the Defense Department last week for support of Beech King Air turboprops operated by the armed forces.
The aviation community's efforts to keep Meigs Field operating as an airport moved into court Wednesday as the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and a number of other GA interests filed suit in U.S. district court in Chicago seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO) to force the City of Chicago and FAA to keep the airport open. Illinois officials followed suit Thursday, filing a number of legal actions in different venues, all designed to keep the airport operating despite city officials' plans to suspend airport operations Sept.
Options for three more U-125A business jets for use by the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) were exercised by The Kanematsu Corporation, an agent in Japan for Raytheon Aircraft, the manufacturer. The latest commitment for three aircraft is part of a total requirement of 27 U-125As (a missionized version of the Hawker 800) under a contract Raytheon won earlier (BA, Sept. 4, 1995/103). The U-125A is designed for maritime search and rescue missions. The JASDF currently operates four U-125As and another three are scheduled for delivery over the next 17 months.
DASSAULT FALCON JET said the Flight Dynamics HGS-2850 head-up guidance system received European Joint Aviation Authority certification on the Falcon 2000. Dassault expects similar certification from the Federal Aviation Administration shortly. The system is an option on the Falcon 2000 and Dassault plans to offer a similar system as an option on the Falcon 900EX. The certification covers use of the Flight Dynamics unit in all phases of flight except low visibility takeoffs and hand-flown Category II and III(a) instrument approaches.
National Air Transportation Association last week urged legislators to "exercise caution" in taking action on a series of measures that President Clinton ordered Monday to strengthen security at the nation's 450 commercial airports. Clinton asked Congress to come up with $429.4 million this session to pay for the measures recommended by the Gore Commission on Aviation Safety and Security (BA, Sept. 9/112).
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT Model BAe 125-800A and -1000A and Hawker 800 and 1000 series airplanes (Docket No. 95-NM-165-AD; Amdt. 39-9733; AD 96-18-09) - requires modification of the TKS metering pump in the airframe ice protection system. This amendment is prompted by a report that the pump was found fitted with silverplated wiring. The actions specified by this AD are intended to ensure that silverplated wiring is removed from these pumps. Such wiring carrying a direct current can ignite the ice protection system.
JB&A Aviation, Inc., the former Jim Bath&Associates, named Jerry Smith president. Smith, a founding partner of the firm and vice president since 1978, replaces Jack Taylor, who has been president since 1976. Taylor will continue as chairman emeritus and be involved in customer contact, brokerage and consultation. Jon Taylor, an associate at JB&A for more than 13 years, was named vice president and partner in the firm.
LINE SERVICE SUPERVISOR Training Seminars are scheduled for Detroit, Mich., and Reno, Nev. next month. The National Air Transportation Association is sponsoring the seminars Oct. 24-25 at Detroit's Wayne County International Airport and Oct. 28-29 at Cannon International Airport in Reno. Cost is $195 for NATA members and $250 for non-members. For more information, contact Cindy Aloise at (703) 845-9000.
AIR REPAIR, INC., Cleveland, Mississippi, acquired Bird Bog Aviation of Waterford, Mich. Bird Dog Aviation, founded in 1990, repairs, maintains, restores and distributes parts for the vintage Cessna O-1 "Bird Dog." The operation will continue under the Bird Dog Aviation name. Air Repair restores Stearman aircraft and houses an inventory of Stearman parts.
WAYFARER AVIATION added a G-IV to its charter fleet. The aircraft, which is undergoing an interior refurbishment, will be available in mid-October and based in Nashua, N.H. Wayfarer said it has "significantly" expanded its charter capabilities in the past 18 months with the addition of 16 aircraft including G-IV, Falcon 900B, Learjet 35A, Agusta, Citation V and other models.
PIAGGIO Model P-180 airplanes (Docket No. 95-NM-256-AD; Amdt. 39-9747; AD 96-18-20) - requires replacement of outflow/safety valves with serviceable valves. This amendment is prompted by a report of cracking and subsequent failure of outflow safety valves in the pressurization system. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent such cracking and subsequent failure of the outflow/safety valves, which could result in rapid decompression of the airplane.
