CRAIG AIR CENTER (CAC) joined the Avfuel network of branded dealers. Based at Craig Municipal Airport in Jacksonville, Fla., CAC is participating in Avfuel's AVTRIP and Contract Fuel programs. Avfuel will provide marketing support and other business tools to CAC. CAC is a full service center with hangar space to accommodate Gulfstreams and Falcons. The facility includes lounge areas, a pilot's lounge, flight-planning areas, on-site car rentals, a range of line services, maintenance staff, an on-site parts department, plus aircraft sales, management and charter.
Joined Gulfstream Aerospace as director of initial phase procurement, managing the acquisition of materials used in the initial phase of manufacturing. Jefferson previously spent 21 years with Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Mich., most recently as director of purchasing information management and systems for all global Ford operations and brands. She also was director of vehicle procurement operations for Ford's European operations and director of body and exterior commodity management.
Both pilots and eight passengers onboard a new Bombardier Global 5000 business jet escaped serious injury last week after the aircraft touched down short of the runway. The aircraft, which was carrying Ron Joyce, the co-founder of Tim Hortons, the Canadian doughnut shop chain, was attempting to land at the Fox Harb'r Resort at Fox Harbor, Nova Scotia after a flight from Hamilton, Ontario on the afternoon of Nov. 11.
GARMIN INTERNATIONAL won Supplemental Type Certificate approval from FAA for use of the G1000 avionics suite in the King Air C90A/GT. The Olathe, Kan. avionics manufacturer said the STC is its first for a G1000 retrofit, paving the way for future G1000 retrofits installations in aircraft such as the King Air 200 and B200. The G1000 suite integrates all primary flight information, navigation data, communications, terrain awareness, traffic, weather and engine instruments and two 10.4-inch primary flight displays.
EMIRATES-CAE FLIGHT TRAINING (ECFT) entered an agreement to provide flight training for the UAE's Empire Aviation Group (EAG). EAG was established this year to manage the regional aviation interests of Emirates Investment Group and provide business aviation services. The company was named a regional distributor for Hawker Beechcraft. ECFT will provide training using its Hawker 800/800XP full-flight simulator as well as classroom instruction.
Was recently appointed vice president of government relations and corporate responsibility for NetJets, Inc., the nation's largest fractional aircraft operator. Powell has a background in economic development and the law. Most recently he was a principal in SZD Whiteboard, a subsidiary of the Schottenstein Zox & Dunn law firm. Powell previously served as president and chief executive officer of Complete Columbus, a regional economic development organization.
CESSNA AIRCRAFT, which recently secured European Aviation Safety Agency certification for the Citation Mustang, delivered the second European-bound Mustang to Danish entrepreneur Jorgen Andersen. Cessna previously delivered a U.S.-registered Mustang to European customer Jane Howell. Andersen previously owned a Citation 501.
HAWKER BEECHCRAFT won FAA approval for an extended-range, special-mission variant of the Beechcraft King Air 350. The new aircraft, the Beechcraft King Air 350ER, incorporates nacelle fuel tanks along with an increase in gross weight from 15,000 pounds to 16,500 pounds. Hawker Beechcraft also installed heavy-weight landing gear on the King Air 350ER. The modifications will allow the King Air 350ER to loiter low and slow or cruise at 300 knots/35,000 feet.
Model F406 airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-0115; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-080-AD] - This proposed AD would require operators to replace the old landing gear emergency blowdown bottle with a newly designed model. This proposal, which resulted from an MCAI originated by the European Aviation Safety Agency, is designed to prevent landing gear emergency blowdown bottle leaks. If left uncorrected, this condition could result in insufficient internal bottle pressure, which could prevent extension of the landing gear during an emergency.
Joined The NORDAM Group as regional director Middle East sales. Ghalayini will head up NORDAM's new sales office in Dubai, developing the company's manufacturing and aftermarket business in the Gulf region. He has more than 20 years of industry experience, holding management positions in the Middle East with Boeing, Sperry Gyroscope, Kollsman, Smith Industries, and FLIR systems.
Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ruler of Dubai, has created the Dubai City of Aviation. The city was created in an effort to keep the focus on Dubai's aviation sector as part of the Dubai Strategy Plan 2015, and help it set operating standards and streamline management for both Dubai International Airport and Jebel Ali International Airport, the latter of which has just been renamed the Al Maktoum International Airport.
PLANESMART! AVIATION reached agreement with T Bank to offer various financial packages to PlaneSmart fractional customers. The packages will provide funding for a fractional share without collateralizing the airplane, which PlaneSmart said was a key stumbling block to funding. PlaneSmart offers shares in a $550,000 Cirrus SR22 aircraft for a minimum of $12,500 down and payments of $1,570 per month.
A Hawker 800XP business jet was substantially damaged after it caught fire while the crew was making a third takeoff attempt in about 20 minutes last month.
THE CITY OF NEW YORK is seeking proposals from firms interested in providing fixed-base operator services at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport. The proposal process is being handled through the New York City Department of Small Business Services. A copy of the RFP can be downloaded from the agency's Web site at: http://www.nycedc.com/Web/AvailableProjects/AvailableProjects.htm. Proposals must be received by Dec. 14 at 3 p.m. For more information, contact Patricia Ornst, Project Manager, at (212) 312-4226 or via e-mail at [email protected].
EAGLEPICHER TECHNOLOGIES, a producer of batteries and energetic devices for aerospace, defense, space and commercial industries, opened a research and development center in Joplin, Mo. The center will expand EaglePicher's technology research and development activities involving battery electrochemistries and affiliated technologies such as energetic devices for land, sea, air and space applications. The new research team will look at technologies including ultracapacitators and fuel cell applications as well as possibilities for nanotechnology and nanomaterials.
CARMANAH received an order to supply its solar-powered portable airfield lights for use throughout the Republic of Singapore. The order, placed through Carmanah's authorized distributor in Singapore, Power Force Technologies Pte Ltd., is valued at about $600,000. The lights, which can be quickly installed wherever required, will be used for emergency preparedness efforts. The radio-controlled solar-powered lights include airfield lights and "distance-to-go" marker lights.
CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet series 100 and 440) airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-0185; Directorate Identifier 2007-NM-246-AD] - This proposed AD would require operators to perform a detailed inspection for the presence of an anodized (blue color) fuel boost pump reducer coupling, according to the instructions contained in Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R-28-057 (dated Dec. 4, 2003).
Garmin International announced a significant expansion of its aviation products sales and marketing team, a response to the strong success the company has enjoyed in the aviation market in recent years. The changes, effective immediately, "are designed to position Garmin's aviation sector for continued expansion in all facets of the general aviation market," the Olathe, Kan. manufacturer said. "This is a very exciting time for Garmin," said Carl Wolf, senior director, aviation marketing and sales.
TBM 700 airplanes [Docket No. FAA-2007-0158; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-081-AD; Amendment 39-15253; AD 2007-23-07] - Requires inspection of the main landing gear wheel axles for conformity and replacement of the lockwasher, if necessary, in accordance with EADS SOCATA TBM Aircraft Mandatory Service Bulletin Number SB 70-151, Amendment 1 (dated September 2007). This AD resulted from an MCAI issued by the DGAC, the aviation authority for France. This directive becomes effective Nov. 28. For more information, contact Albert J.
ELLIOTT AVIATION recently completed an extensive refurbishment of a 1980 Hawker 700A with an interior designed to resemble those installed in new Hawker 800XPs, the company said.
Was promoted to director of service engineering for Gulfstream Aerospace. Karst will manage engineering support of all in-service Gulfstream aircraft. Karst has served with Gulfstream for 24 years, beginning as a liaison engineer in Gulfstream's Service Engineering department. In 1997, he was promoted to structures group head. Most recently, he was service engineering manager. Before joining Gulfstream, Karst was a liaison engineer for Canadair Ltd.
MILLENNIUM CONCEPTS, based in Wichita, Kan., received a follow-on order from Quest Aircraft for production interiors for the Kodiak utility airplane. The Kodiak won FAA certification earlier this year. Milliennium has developed three interior packages - the Tundra, Timberline, and Summit - that provide eight- to ten-passenger configurations and range from utility to business aircraft style design.
