An organization for networking and promoting career opportunities in corporate aviation for women, WCA has designed a Web site that lists the organization's officers and board members; a ``photo album'' from Women in Aviation, International conferences; and links to aircraft manufacturers, aviation employment firms and aviation organizations. Other links connect to government agencies, training companies, aviation publications, press coverage of the WCA and speeches by its leadership.
Mooney Aircraft Corp. chose McCauley Propeller Systems as its exclusive supplier of propeller systems and related components for Ovation, Bravo and Eagle models
Fleet orders for business jets destined for fractional ownership programs dominated the news at the Paris Air Show, an event more often noted for large airline and military orders. Executive Jet placed an order for 50 Hawker Horizons, with options for an additional 50 in a transaction valued at $2 billion, including long-term support agreements.
Annunciator Control Unit The Apollo ACU joins II Morrow's Apollo line to provide all functions needed to switch HSI/CDI data inputs between a conventional VOR receiver and an approach-certified GPS receiver. The unit annunciates NAV or GPS as the navigation source, MSG for messages and alerts, PTK for parallel track, OBS/HLD for OBS and flight-plan hold functions, APPR for approach enabled and ACTV for approach active. An auto-dimming function responds to ambient light conditions. The Apollo ACU can be installed and removed from the front panel.
The first of three prototype Piper Meridian aircraft has received its Pratt&Whitney Canada PT6A-42 engine. The prototypes will serve as ``certification vehicles'' for the airframe/powerplant combination, mechanical systems, avionics and service issues, as well as stability, handling and performance. All will begin flight testing this month. Piper has redesigned the Meridian's 42-foot wing to provide guaranteed speeds of 262 knots, a gross weight of 4,850 pounds, and 170-gallon fuel capacity. New tooling has been developed for wing assembly.
Air traffic controllers can win $50 gift certificates by catching pilots who read back clearances incorrectly, under a test program underway at the FAA's Atlanta Center. The FAA says its Catch a Bad Altitude (CABA) initiative will not result in any enforcement action, and has no connection to its recent interpretive rule regarding pilot/controller readbacks.
Canada's CHC Helicopter has acquired an additional 1.2 million shares of Helicopter Services Group (HSG), raising its stake in the Norwegian operator to 36.4 percent. The acquisition was made through Vinland Helicopters, CHC's Norwegian subsidiary. Vinland has sought to raise its stake in HSG to 90 percent, but HSG's board said its bid was low, relative to the book value of the company. HSG shareholder response to CHC's Kr45 ($6) per share offer was pending at press time.
A decrease in qualified pilot applicants has led Southwest Airlines to waive its long-standing requirement that pilots be type rated in the Boeing 737 prior to their first interview. Southwest is looking to hire 344 pilots this year, but claims the new policy will allow this goal to be reached without lowering standards. Either way, the move is a poignant reminder of the growing shortage of experienced pilots.
Jet Aviation expects to finish construction of two, new 27,000-square-foot hangars early this month. The new buildings are large enough to accommodate the Global Express and Gulfstream V. Plans are in the works for Jet Aviation's fifth hangar, a 40,000-square-foot building that will house new and existing tenant aircraft. The hangar will be able to hold a Boeing Business Jet. In addition, the company will renovate existing maintenance facilities this year and will remodel its pilot amenities, customer service and line service areas.
Edited by Paul RichfieldDavid Esler A Corporate DC-9 With Lots of Legroom
Imagine that you run a corporate flight department vested with the responsibility of transporting very important passengers whose average height is close to seven-feet tall.
Garmin International and Sandel Avionics collaborated to produce a built-in ARINC 429 interface between the Garmin GNS 430 GPS/Comm/Nav and the Sandel SN3308, a three-inch electronic HSI
Continental Airlines has opened a new, $92 million concourse at Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport that eliminates the need for shuttle bus transfers from gates to Continental Express flights. Concourse D has 12 gates for mainline Continental aircraft or regional jets, and 24 turboprop loading positions that can be converted into 12 additional gates, the airline says. Concourse D also connects with Concourse C -- Continental's primary Cleveland hub facility -- through an underground tunnel.
The FAA has awarded a supplemental type certificate to Maryland-based PATS, Inc. for the installation of long-range fuel tanks in the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ). Up to nine additional fuel tanks provide a 55-percent increase in fuel capacity, enabling a 6,200-mile range with eight passengers and NBAA IFR reserves. Most BBJs will be fitted with five to seven tanks for a maximum range of 5,000 to 5,850 miles. The installation process takes two to three weeks; PATS does them at Sussex County Airport in Georgetown, Del.
ACI completions customers can track the status of the outfitting of their business aircraft using a password-driven system that provides photographic and written updates. In addition, those seeking an aircraft acquisition consultant can review this site for information on the expertise of ACI staff and the company's background.
Ogden subsidiary Flight Services Group (FSG) has added eight aircraft to its expanding charter fleet. These include a Gulfstream II based in West Palm Beach, Fla.; a Challenger 601-3A based in Charlotte, N.C.; a Learjet 35A based in Stratford, Conn.; a Learjet 55 based in Teterboro, N.J.; a Learjet 55 and a Hawker 700, both based in White Plains, N.Y.; a Hawker 800XP based in Atlanta; and a Citation VII based in Pittsburgh. With these latest acquisitions, FSG now manages 36 aircraft, including eight Cessna Citations.
During April, ARINC's GLOBALink/VHR Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System datalink services carried an average of more than one million kilobits of user data each day
The bible of damage tolerance compliance is FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 25.571-1C -- Damage Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation of Structure. The definitions below are based on those found in that document. You will run into these terms in the maintenance manuals, service bulletins and other airworthiness documents associated with DT-certified aircraft.
Sometimes it can seem as if the skies in which we fly are unchanging and there's little we don't already know about weather, particularly as it pertains to aviation.
A total of 51 scholarships valued at $77,000 were awarded to students at The Aviation Institute at the University of Nebraska at Omaha during a spring honors convocation
