MESSIER-DOWTY appointed Allan Harvey acting group vice president in charge of the company's Business and Regional Aircraft business unit. Harvey succeeds Ken Laver, who is stepping down at the end of April for personal reasons. Harvey, who has 40 years of aerospace industry experience, worked for Indal Technologies, Spar Aerospace and Rockwell Collins before joining Messier-Dowty's Toronto operation in 1986 as commercial manager.
Docket No.: FAA-2002-11491 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a) and 91.531(a) (1) and (2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Cessna to allow certain qualified pilots of Cessna Citation Model 550, S550, 552, or 560 aircraft to operate those aircraft without a pilot who is designated as second-in-command. Grant, Feb. 25, 2002, Exemption No. 4050L (Previously Docket No. 23771)
CIRRUS Models SR20 and SR22 airplanes (Docket No. 2002-CE-06-AD; Amendment 39-12673; AD 2002-05-05) - requires incorporating temporary operating limitations into the Limitation Section of the airplane flight manual (AFM) for certain affected airplanes and installing a cable clamp external to the cone adapter on the Cirrus Aircraft Parachute System (CAPS) activation cable for all affected airplanes. The operating limitations will reduce the need to use the CAPS system in a loss of aircraft control emergency situation.
JET AVIATION SINGAPORE signed an agreement with Bombardier to perform reduced vertical separation minimum modifications to Learjet aircraft based in the Asia-Pacific region. The exclusive agreement will permit Jet Aviation to supply and install RVSM mods into 24 Model 31, 31A, 35, 35A, 36 and 36A aircraft operating in the region.
Four months after Congress adopted sweeping aviation security changes, certain foreign pilot students are still not able to access U.S. flight training schools, the National Air Transportation Association said last week, urging Attorney General John Ashcroft to take quick action to remedy the situation.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-11090 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Secs. 91.319, 119.5(g), and 119.25(b) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation to operate its former military UH-1H helicopter, which holds an experimental airworthiness certificate, for the purpose of carrying passengers on local educational flights. Grant, March 4, 2002, Exemption No. 7736
EUROCOPTER FRANCE Model AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350C, AS350D, AS350D1, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, and EC130 B4 helicopters (Docket No. 2002-SW-09-AD; Amendment 39-12681; AD 2002-03-52) - requires checking for a gap between the adhesive bead and the metal bushing bonded on each STARFLEX star arm end (arm end) and, if a gap is found, replacing the STARFLEX with an airworthy part.
Avolar, the UAL Corporation's costly effort to break into the fractional aircraft market, is going out of business and operations will be shut down in the near future, officials said Friday.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-8744 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.315, 119.5(g), and 119.21(a) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Evergreen Air Venture Museum to operate its Boeing B-17G for the purpose of carrying passengers for compensation or hire on local flights for educational and historical purposes. Grant, Jan. 25, 2002, Exemption No. 6632C
The Federal Aviation Administration awarded a $26 million follow-on contract to Harris Corporation to maintain and support a weather tracking system, the Weather and Radar Processor (WARP), Harris said last week. WARP analyzes weather information from various sources and provides consolidated weather data to meteorologists at FAA en route centers.
BOMBARDIER EXECUTIVES are having discussions with Chinese officials "to see if there is a basis for a joint venture" under which Chinese workers could produce components for Bombardier regional aircraft, according to Robert Brown, president and CEO.Bombardier has delivered numerous business jet and regional aircraft to Chinese customers and Brown believes "we're extremely well positioned in China." He noted that Chinese workers are building outboard engines for Bombardier's marine products and also building rail cars for Bombardier.
JIM HAMPTON was appointed director of public relations at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla. He will be responsible for media relations, crisis communications, planning and developing public relations strategies. Hampton was most recently the director of publicity and public relations at Universal Studios Orlando.
JOHN E. ROBSON, 71, president and chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. and former chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board, died March 20 after a six-month battle with cancer. Robson, who was raised in Chicago, graduated from Yale University and Harvard Law School. He practiced corporate law with the firm of Sidley and Austin, served in a number of management positions, including president and CEO, of G.D. Searle&Co. from 1978 to 1985 and held senior federal posts at the Treasury and Transportation departments.
AMERICAN VICE CHAIRMAN ROBERT BAKER plans to retire at the end of the month. Baker, 57, has been with American Airlines for 35 years, rising from marketing associate to head of airline operations. He also served as CEO of TWA during the integration with AA. "Bob Baker is one of the people who has shaped aviation as we know it today," said American CEO Don Carty.
Docket No.: FAA-2002-11608 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Secs. 135.251, 135.251, 135.255, and 135.353, and Appendixes I and J to Part 121 Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Palmyra to conduct local sightseeing flights at Palmyra Airport for the fly-in breakfast on June 16, 2002, for compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of Part 135. Grant, Feb. 28, 2002, Exemption No. 7730
HONEYWELL LTS101 series turboshaft and LTP101 series turboprop engines (Docket No. 2000-NE-14-AD; Amendment 39-12676; AD 2002-03-09 R1) - revises an existing AD, that is applicable to Honeywell LTS101 series turboshaft and LTP101 series turboprop engines. The existing AD will become effective March 27, 2002, and requires a one-time visual inspection for surface finish and a one-time fluorescent penetrant inspection for cracks of certain impellers installed on LTS101 series turboshaft and LTP101 series turboprop engines.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-8828 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 61.31(a)(1) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Ayres pilots when operating an Ayres Model S2R-T660 aircraft (S2R-T660) to act as pilot-in-command (PIC) without holding a type rating for that aircraft. Grant, Jan. 25, 2002, Exemption No. 7708
Australian aviation officials are preparing to require installation of aural warning systems in pressurized aircraft, the result of an investigation into the fatal crash of a Beech Super King Air in September 2000 believed to have been caused by pilot hypoxic incapacitation.
Docket No.: FAA-2002-11458 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Northern Air Fuel to operate its DC-6A and DC-6B aircraft at a five percent increased zero fuel and landing weight for the purpose of operating all-cargo aircraft to provide supplies to people in isolated villages in Alaska. Grant, Feb. 25, 2002, Exemption No. 7709A
BOEING COMMERICAL AIRPLANES unveiled its technology demonstrator airplane last week. The Boeing 737-900 aircraft is equipped with a suite of new flight deck technologies, which will be tested for safety, capacity and operational efficiency. The technologies include a quiet climb system, a noise reduction effort that automatically reduces thrust over noise sensitive areas; a global positioning landing system; and a synthetic vision system, an "emerging technology that provides a computer-generated view of the outside world" for takeoffs, landings and taxi guidance.
BOMBARDIER Model DHC-8-100, -200, and -300 series airplanes (Docket No. 2001-NM-69-AD) - proposes to require revision of the applicable maintenance program manual, repetitive inspections for corrosion or cracking of the hook roller shafts of the flap carriage, and eventual replacement of the hook roller shafts with new or serviceable hook roller shafts. This replacement would extend the interval for the repetitive inspections.
Canadian manufacturer Bombardier, Inc. saw its profits plunge and its cash position fall to zero last year, but the company's top executive expressed confidence last week that revenues will grow and profits will recover.
The Canadian government next month will reinstate its CANPASS Private and Corporate Air programs for aircraft traveling to designated airports in Canada from the U.S., the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) announced. The border-crossing programs, suspended since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, will take effect once again beginning April 2.
Docket No.: FAA-2002-11591 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Secs. 135.251, 135.255, and 135.353, and Appendixes I and J to Part 121 Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association member pilots to conduct local sightseeing flights at charity or community events, for compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention program requirements of Part 135. Grant, Feb. 28, 2002, Exemption No. 7112B (Previously Docket No. 29648)
Docket No.: FAA-2002-11297. Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Roessel Aviation to operate certain aircraft under Part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in the aircraft. Grant, Jan. 18, 2002, Exemption No. 7701
