Westchester County Airport, White Plains, N.Y., has begun soliciting proposals for consultants to devise a security master pan. Proposals are due July 10, and the airport will hold a mandatory pre-proposal meeting June 17 in the airport administration office. For more information, contact Veronica Archer (914) 995-4890 or Vicky Esters (914) 995-4856.
WAYNE BURK was appointed vice president completions and maintenance sales at Executive Aircraft. Burk will be responsible for assisting customers to meet their aircraft maintenance and modification requirements. He was most recently sales manager for Garrett Aviation.
TEAL PREDICTS $95.2 BILLION MARKET FOR 6,908 BIZJETS IN NEXT 10 YEARS - The business jet market is currently saturated, but anticipated growth should create the potential for delivery of $100 billion worth of business jets over the next 10 years, Teal Group analysts predicted in their 12th Annual World Business Aircraft Production Forecast. Teal Group's forecast was considerably more conservative than Honeywell's, which recently revised its own outlook to predict a market for 8,200 business jets valued at $124 billion between 2002 and 2011 (BA, April 29/199).
The National Business Aviation Association, seeking ways to promote closer interaction with its members and promote the use of business aviation to companies that do not currently operate their own aircraft, is sponsoring a Chicago Area Business Aviation Forum and Static Display next month at DuPage Airport in West Chicago, Ill.
VISTAGY, INC. of Waltham, Mass released a new version of FiberSIM, a software program for engineers who design products made of composite materials. Version 4.0 is redesigned to "promote complete digital product definition" which can be used to streamline product development and automate manufacturing processes. The software is available for the Microsoft Windows PC platform and the Motif UNIX system.
May 28-30 - National Business Aviation Association/European Business Aviation Association European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition, Palexpo Convention Center, Geneva, Switzerland, (202) 783-9000 June 1 - Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Fly-In and Open House, Frederick, Md., (301) 695-2000 June 14-15 - 7th Annual NBAA Flight Attendants Conference, Nashville, Tenn. (202) 783-9000
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) agreed to become a risk-sharing partner in the development of Pratt & Whitney's PW6000 turbofan. Under the agreement, MHI will have a 7.5 percent equity stake in the program. Targeted for 100-passenger aircraft, the engine will provide 16,000 to 24,000 pounds of thrust. MHI also has participated in the development of Pratt & Whitney's PW4000 family and JT8D-200. The PW6000 first flew on an Airbus A318 in January.
Mercury Air Group Inc. posted a third-quarter profit of $6,000, nearly 98 percent below the level of the same period last year, with business still suffering from the downturn following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Los Angeles-based company earned $87.9 million in revenues during the third quarter ending March 31. A year ago, third quarter revenues totaled $113.9 million with $299,000 in net income.
GOODRICH OPENS NEW WHEELS AND BRAKES SERVICE CENTER - Goodrich Corporation opened its relocated aircraft wheel and brake overhaul facility last week in Wichita, Kan. The new center, at 7016 Pueblo Drive, has 60 percent more space and will help Goodrich meet an increase in demand for business aircraft overhauls, the company said.
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.
Flightsafety International received FAA approval for the Enhanced Vision System (EVS) on the Gulfstream V full flight simulator at its Savannah, Ga. learning center.
Stevens Aviation added a 25,000-square-foot hangar to its facility in Denver, Colo. The hangar can accommodate large business jets such as the Gulfstream V and Global Express. With the addition Stevens has 35,000 square feet of hangar space in Denver. The fixed-base operator plans to hire 10 mechanics to accommodate the additional workload. In addition to Denver, Stevens has facilities in Nashville, Tenn., Dayton, Ohio, Lexington, Ky. and two in Greenville, S.C.
Flightsafety International received FAA approval for the Enhanced Vision System (EVS) on the Gulfstream V full flight simulator at its Savannah, Ga. learning center.
Westchester County Airport, White Plains, N.Y., has begun soliciting proposals for consultants to devise a security master pan. Proposals are due July 10, and the airport will hold a mandatory pre-proposal meeting June 17 in the airport administration office. For more information, contact Veronica Archer (914) 995-4890 or Vicky Esters (914) 995-4856.
WAYNE BURK was appointed vice president completions and maintenance sales at Executive Aircraft. Burk will be responsible for assisting customers to meet their aircraft maintenance and modification requirements. He was most recently sales manager for Garrett Aviation.
JET AVIATION opened the company's new maintenance, refurbishment and fixed-base operation facility at London Biggin Hill Airport. The facility has two renovated hangars totaling 17,020 square feet and a new FBO building. The FBO features a reception area for customs and immigration services and a VIP customer lounge.
BOMBARDIER Model CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet Series 700 and 701 series airplanes (Docket No. 2002-NM-99-AD; Amendment 39-12731; AD 2002-08-19) - supersedes an existing AD that currently requires revising the Airplane Flight Manual to address uncommanded transfer of fuel between the wing fuel tanks and the center fuel tank; revising the Minimum Equipment List; limiting airplane operation; and increasing normal mission fuel requirements by 3,000 pounds.
BAE Systems and Mesaba struck an agreement under which BAE will have access to Mesaba's Minneapolis-based regional aircraft facility to provide on-site overhaul and repair. BAE will operate a repair station at Mesaba's 126,000-square-foot maintenance facility, relocating the manufacturer's Regional Aircraft Service team from Herndon, Va.
The U.S. Army's Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal in Alabama awarded GE Engine Services three T700 repair and overhaul contracts, each for four years. The contracts have a combined value of $205 million. The first agreement covers overhaul and repair of up to 300 T700-700 engines and up to 200 power turbine modules (PTMs) for the Army's UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The second agreement covers up to 200 T-700-701 engines and 35 T-700-701 PTMs used in the AH-64 Apache helicopter.
TURBOMECA ARTOUSTE III series turboshaft engines (Docket No. 99-NE-33-AD) -proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive, applicable to T urbomeca Artouste III series turboshaft engines with injection wheels part numbers (P/N's) 218.25.700.0, 218.25.704.0, 243.25.709.0, 243.25.713.0, 0.218.27.705.0, 0.218.27.709.0, and 0.218.27.713.0 installed. That AD currently requires smoke emission checks after every ground engine shutdown. If smoke is detected, that AD requires inspecting for fuel flow.
Virginia Gov. Mark Warner named Charles S. Macfarlane director of the Virginia Department of Aviation. Macfarlane, a realtor and private pilot, served as president and was a major stockholders of the former Aeropark, Inc., located near the Richmond, Va. International Airport. Most recently he was senior vice president of Brandywine Realty Trust.
The Federal Aviation Administration's decision to scrap a phased-in schedule for aircraft minimum separation standards is raising concerns from general aviation groups, who fear that the agency does not have the manpower to accommodate its own December 2004 deadline. FAA May 10 released its long-anticipated proposal to reduce vertical separation minimums (RVSM) from 2,000 feet to 1,000 feet for aircraft operating between flight levels 290 through 410 over the contiguous 48 states of the U.S., Alaska and portions of the Gulf of Mexico.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) agreed to become a risk-sharing partner in the development of Pratt&Whitney's PW6000 turbofan. Under the agreement, MHI will have a 7.5 percent equity stake in the program. Targeted for 100-passenger aircraft, the engine will provide 16,000 to 24,000 pounds of thrust. MHI also has participated in the development of Pratt&Whitney's PW4000 family and JT8D-200. The PW6000 first flew on an Airbus A318 in January.
Mojave, Calif.-based Really Quiet signed a new service agreement with FedEx Express last week to streamline the manufacture and implementation of the company's Stage 3 Hush Kit. FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation, will provide Really Quiet with assistance in customer service and managing the supply chain, the vendor, the production and the warehouse inventory, Really Quiet said.
