EUROCOPTER FRANCE Model AS 332C, L, L1, and L2 helicopters (Docket No. 99-SW-78-AD) - proposes to supersede an existing AD that currently requires conducting a filter clogging warning test, and if necessary, replacing a blocked fuel filter element with an airworthy fuel filter element. The proposed AD would have required the same corrective actions as the existing AD and would have added another fuel filter part number to the applicability. That proposal was prompted by the discovery of blocked fuel filter by-pass valves.
MARGE BECKER was promoted to vice president and controller at Piedmont Hawthorne Aviation. Becker will be responsible for day-to-day operations of general and divisional accounting functions and for the coordination and production of all financial statements. She has 11 years' experience at Ernst and Young and was most recently controller at Blue Rhino.
TIM RICE was named managing director of MRO branch of Messier Services UK in Gloucester, England. Rice was most recently executive vice president at Spirent Systems (formerly Penny&Giles Aerospace) and has also worked at Smiths Aerospace.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9901 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143 (c)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit CAC to operate certain aircraft under Part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in the aircraft. Grant, 7/09/2001, Exemption No. 7565
Initial indicators point to serious problems with the engine of a Eurocopter AS350 B2 AStar helicopter that crashed Aug. 10 during a sightseeing flight near the Grand Canyon.
THE BOEING COMPANY began operating from its new Chicago headquarters last week. About 200 employees moved into the building, which is located at 100 North Riverside in downtown Chicago next to the Chicago River. The company said it expects about 400 employees to occupy the building's top 12 stories by yearend. Boeing created a furor early this year when it announced the company's top management personnel and support staff would relocate from its longtime headquarters in Seattle, and launched a highly publicized series of visits to candidate cities.
FENTON APPLEBY was promoted to vice president sales and market development at Wood Group Power's Aero Propulsion division. He will focus on marketing strategy, new product development and growth of existing product lines. Appleby was most recently vice president sales and marketing for the PT6 and 501/T56 engine overhaul company.
Avfuel Corp. is buying a major portion of Texaco's general aviation fuel business, a move that will give it an even bigger share of the U.S. aviation fuel market, the company said Friday.
FREQUENTIS won a contract from Raytheon Systems Canada Limited to supply the voice communication system for the Curacao Area Control Center. Raytheon Systems was selected to supply the complete air traffic management system to Curacao in the Netherlands, Antilles. Frequentis will supply its Model 3020S series system, which the Vienna, Austria-based company described as "highly modular, distributed and decentralized architecture that incorporates extensive redundancy."
BILL ROBINSON was named program manager at Bii for its Asia-Pacific Region. Robinson was most recently the regional sales manager for Advanced Ground Systems Engineering Corp. He has more than 10 years of sales experience. Bii, based in Los Alamitos, Calif., provides bearing, overhaul and inspection services.
DONALD W. CARLSON was named vice president and general manager at AMETEK's U.S. Gauge division. Carlson was previously division vice president of operations for U.S. Gauge and has been with the company for 12 years.
ADAM AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES boosted the base price for its carbon-composite CarbonAero aircraft to $750,000 after it secured the first 30 delivery positions within eight months. "This early success indicates to us that we are filling a true niche for aviators and that people are excited about the new CarbonAero," said Tom Wiesner, vice president of sales. The six-place, centerline-thrust twin piston is scheduled to fly next summer with certification and delivery in 2003. Adam Aircraft is taking $25,000 refundable deposits for delivery positions.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9101 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 25.813(e) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit installation of interior doors between passenger compartments on the Boeing Model 737-2H4 airplane. Grant, 7/03/2001, Exemption No. 7561
Docket No.: FAA-2001-8786 (previously Docket No. 29492) Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344 Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit LAC to operate its four Lockheed Martin 382G Hercules (L382G) airplanes (Registration Nos. N401LC. N402LC, N403LC, and N404LC; Serial Nos. 4606, 4698, 4590, and 4763, respectively) under Part 121 without those aircraft being equipped with an approved flight data recorder. Grant, 7/13/2001, Exemption No. 6921A
JOE NELSON was named account manager at Hartzell Propeller. Nelson will be responsible for major domestic accounts as well as developing Eastern European and Asian markets. He was most recently manager, propeller integration engineering at Hartzell's aircraft applications engineering group.
JSSI CONSULTING introduced an "Initial Aircraft Assessment Program" which provides buyers critical assessments and feedback before inspecting and purchasing aircraft. The information is also designed for aircraft sellers to understand the "perceived overall condition of the aircraft."
ELLIOTT AVIATION is seeking FAA supplemental type certificate approval for the Honeywell Mark VIII enhanced ground proximity warning system and the Collins TCAS-4000 traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS II) on Citation 550/560 aircraft. The Honeywell Mark VIII EGPWS meets FAA's Class A terrain awareness and warning system mandate. Elliott is seeking approval for installation on the majority of the Citation 550/560 fleet, including later model aircraft equipped with the Honeywell electronic flight instrument systems.
Docket No.: 30160 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 21.323(b) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit RAPID to issue export airworthiness approvals for Class III products without meeting the eligibility requirements of Sec. 21.323(b). Denial, 6/29/2001, Exemption No. 7558
SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL will be the first "test case" for speeding up environmental permits for runways, according to FAA Administrator Jane Garvey, who made her comments at an FAA workshop in Baltimore at the end of August. Garvey said 45 state and federal approvals are needed, and that she plans to "go to Seattle and sit down with the Army Corps of Engineers" to work out the issues. Airport advocates see environmental streamlining as one of the best ways to speed runway construction.
The United States Air Tour Association formally asked FAA Administrator Jane Garvey last week to suspend FAA regulations that impose operational caps and curfews on air tour operators providing sightseeing tours over the Grand Canyon. In return for such action by FAA, USATA President Steve Bassett promised that air tour operators would withdraw their lawsuit against the agency.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9922 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit BAS to operate certain aircraft under Part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in the aircraft. Grant, 7/09/2001, Exemption No. 7569
Docket No.: 29825 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 21.325(b)(3) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Jamco to issue export airworthiness approvals for Class II and Class III products manufactured and located at Jamco Corporation's facilities in Tokyo, Japan. Grant, 6/20/2001, Exemption No. 7549
SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORP. delivered two 300C helicopters to Prefectura Naval Argentina (PNA). PNA, the Argentinean Coast Guard, operates a fleet of six 300C helicopters for basic and advanced pilot training and maritime patrol. The newest additions are equipped with fixed floats, a cargo hook, litter kit, GNS 430 and a procedural IFR instrument panel. Schweizer delivered the aircraft through its Argentinean distributor, Aviacom of Buenos Aires.
