Dassault Falcon Jet (Teterboro) has named James Edward Perrey as the new field service representative in St. Louis. Juan J. Leon has joined the international marketing team as director of sales for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
Executive Jet Management (Cincinnati) -- Pete Pedicino has joined as vice president of business development for the West Coast, Roger Banaszak has accepted the new position of vice president of business development, Ginnell Schiller has joined as itsvice president of marketing and Walter Ernst was named senior vice president of operations.
Three aviation organizations and five airport businesses are banding together to fight the Los Angeles City Council's Stage 2 non-addition rule at Van Nuys Airport (VNY). The group plans to take the case to Federal District Court, followed by a formal complaint with the FAA, contending that local officials cannot implement such policies at airports that have received federal funds. Van Nuys' non-addition rule, which took effect on June 10, restricts the amount of based and transient Stage 2 traffic permitted at the Southern California facility.
Bombardier Aerospace delivered 116 business jets in the first half of the year, setting a new record for the manufacturer. Deliveries in the first six months were 38 percent ahead of 1999 deliveries and the manufacturer is likely to finish well ahead of last year, when 173 aircraft were delivered.
Summit Bank (Princeton, N.J.) -- Robert A. Ewing, vice president for the bank's Aircraft Lending Group, was elected president of the National Aircraft Finance Association.
Wood Group Turbopower has a new comprehensive warranty currently available for the Pratt&Whitney Canada PT6A Turboprop. The extended warranty covers workmanship and parts for the engines' full TBO, and extends for 10 years based on the engine. Wood Group was established in 1974, and is an FAA, CAA and JAA approved repair station specializing in PT-6 engines.
Airlines that participate in the FAA's voluntary safety data collection program could be obligated to share such data if a new government proposal is written into law. As things now stand, the FAA maintains that data collected under its Flight Opera-tions Quality Assurance (FOQA) program will not be used for enforcement purposes, except in ``egregious cases.'' In the past, safety data gleaned from aircraft equipment were used only in the wake of accidents; a practice critics refer to as ``tombstone regulation.''
The newly privatized Stewart International Airport (SWF) near Newburgh, N.Y., is on a growth spurt, and one of the early beneficiaries is the well-known College of Aeronautics. Long established near New York's La Guardia Airport, the College is offering a four-year bachelor of science degree in airport management at its SWF extension, which opened in September 1999. The program includes courses in airport operations, airfield safety, aviation law and emergency planning.
American Eagle has moved all of its Miami-based Saab 340 aircraft to other bases in a bid to standardize each hub on one aircraft type. Effective July 5, all Eagle flights originating in Miami use ATR-42 and -72 aircraft, mirroring the company's San Juan, Puerto Rico, operation. Eagle now operates Saabs exclusively at its Los Angeles hub, while Chicago O'Hare will be all-regional jet as of November 2, the airline says.
AvBase, a charter and management company, has installed automated external defibrillators on its fleet of six aircraft and at its Cleveland headquarters. All AvBase staff, including flight crews, are undergoing CPR and defibrillator training through an internal training program. The company said it also will outfit all future aircraft acquisitions with the Agilent Heartstream defibs. The defibrillators allow non-medical personnel to provide help in airborne cardiac emergencies and are being installed in a growing number of airports and aircraft.
Atlantic Aviation expanded its charter fleet operation with the addition of a Hawker 800A based in New Hampshire. The company's flight services division in Teterboro manages and operates 22 turbine-powered aircraft, said Frank Milian, senior vice president. The aircraft is configured with six leather captain's chairs, Airshow and a MagnaStar C-200 flight phone.
The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) has raised approximately $2.7 billion in an early July IPO. EADS resulted from the 1999 merger of Germany's DaimlerChrysler Aerospace, France's Aerospatiale Matra and Construcciones Aeronauticas (CASA) of Spain. EADS, which is the world's third-largest aerospace manufacturer, also owns 80 percent of Airbus Industrie. Boeing and Lockheed Martin are the world's first- and second-largest aerospace companies, respectively.
Edited By Paul RichfieldBy Mike Vines, in Santiago, Chile
Photograph: The Citation doubles as an air ambulance. Aerocardal Chilean FBO and executive charter company Aerocardal is to consolidate its operation at Santiago International Airport at an estimated cost of $2.8 million. The project includes the construction of a new maintenance hangar that will be built adjacent to the company's own ramp at the airport. Completion of the move is expected within the next 18 months to two years, when Aerocardal will move its current maintenance base from noise-sensitive and VFR limited Tabalaba Airport, also in Santiago.
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is hosting its ``Communication for Safety'' conference in Atlanta on September 15 and 16. Topics will include runway safety, deactivation of long-range primary radar, automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), controller pilot data link communications (CPDLC) and open forum discussions. Panels and group interaction will work on presenting ideas for solving some of the issues faced by pilots and ATC. For more information visit NATCA's Web site at www.natca.org.
Seconds count in an explosive decompression -- leaving little time to locate and don life-saving oxygen masks. West Star Aviation recently received an STC for the new Puritan-Bennett Sweep-On 2000 crew oxygen masks for Cessna Citation 500, 525, S550, 560 and 560XL aircraft. The masks mount on the forward dividers in the cockpit and can be equipped with optional smoke goggles. Designed as a replacement for the Citation's original oxygen masks, the Sweep-On 2000 saves space and, more importantly, time in an emergency.
The NASA Aeronautics and Support Team (NAST) commissioned a recent survey which concluded that Americans support increased federal funding for air safety research. NAST, formerly known as the NASA Langley Support Team, is an advocacy group of former NASA officials and other interested parties supporting the space agency's air safety and space exploration initiatives.
Charles Weeks is named regional manager for Asia; Jean-Luc Couderc is now regional manager for Europe and Jeffrey Winters joins as turboshaft operator account manager for North America.
