FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL received certification for its Embraer ERJ-145 full flight simulator from the DGAC of France for Category III training. Pilots use Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics Head-up-Guidance System (HGS) in the simulators for approaches and landings in Category III weather conditions. The simulator also has received FAA Level D certification and is JAA-approved.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION determined that the Republic of Korea does not comply with international safety standards and assigned the country a Category 2 rating. FAA noted that Korea's minister of construction and transportation and the director general of civil aviation are moving quickly to address the concerns FAA raised in its assessment. The agency added that it would "remain engaged with the civil aviation authority as it continues to work on its ambitious reform plan."
JET AVIATION consolidated and relocated six German avionics divisions to its Kassel location. The new Kassel avionics competency center merged technicians, equipment and resources from the company's Dusseldorf, Saarbrucken, Munich, Hannover and Cologne locations.
Docket No.: 29725 Section 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.417(c)(2)(i) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To provide FedEx relief from the requirement that each flight crewmember perform hands-on emergency drills and operate certain emergency equipment every 24 months during recurrent training. Denial, April 30, 2001, Exemption No. 7521
Garmin has teamed with ORBCOMM LLC and EchoFlight Launch to deliver satellite-based weather information to pilots in the cockpit. Pilots using Garmin's new GDL 49 satellite data link transceiver would receive the latest weather information from ORBCOMM's low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite-based data communication system via EchoFlight's weather datalink service. The "request/reply" function on the GDL 49 allows pilots to receive the information at any altitude, anywhere in the U.S.
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT will implement Trintech's online payment technology to automate its credit card sales. Developed by Trintech in collaboration with SAP, PayWare ERP would integrate into Raytheon's existing sales order processing system to process billing and payment. "PayWare ERP provides us with an outstanding solution for increased productivity, while reducing costs by streamlining payment acceptance and processing," said John Ferney, Raytheon vice president-customer support.
Trimble Navigation finished divestment of its business aviation interests by selling its Business and Commuter Aircraft Products Business to FreeFlight Systems. FreeFlight, an APS Aerospace Company, will relocate the former Trimble business to its 26,000-square-foot facility in Waco, Tex.
Expanding on their current relationship, BBA Aviation subsidiary Signature Flight Support will become Executive Jet's fuel and ground support services supplier at all airports currently served by Signature FBOs. Also under the new multi-year agreement, BBA's Dallas Airmotive unit will provide Executive Jet with engine overhaul, major inspection, and repair support on its Raytheon Hawker model aircraft. Currently Airmotive services Executive Jet-owned Cessna Citation model aircraft.
BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE sold two Bombardier Corporate Jetliner business jet aircraft to Poly Technologies, Inc. for $54.2 million ($82 million CDN). Operated by China Ocean Aviation Group, the first aircraft is scheduled to start service in December. Bombardier currently has 16 business aircraft operating in China.
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ART ROSALES was named vice president-commercial programs at Boeing Satellite Systems. Rosales will be in charge of meeting corporate and customer needs with a new market strategy. He was most recently vice president and general manager of fixed satellite and broadcast satellite systems.
The Federal Aviation Administration is standing behind its original plans for a phased-in implementation of new separation standards for aircraft at high altitudes in domestic airspace, but will study the safety of that decision before releasing a formal proposal next spring, a senior agency official said. "We want to aggressively pursue capacity as quickly as possible," Charlie Keegan, director of FAA's Operational Evolution Plan (OEP), told BA.
JEPPESEN developed three new pilot training products: CFI Renewal Online; JeppChart Training Online, and JAA Airline Transport Product License (ATPL) Theoretical Knowledge Manuals. The CFI Renewal Online course is a joint effort between Jeppesen and AOPA Air Safety Foundation. Upon completion of the interactive course, a student can receive a temporary FAA flight instructor certification from Jeppesen/ASF. JeppChart Training currently covers the use of Jeppesen approach and airport charts, but soon will be expanded to cover a host of charts.
Bombardier began its year-long march toward certification last week with the first flight of its super mid-size Continental business jet. The aircraft, serial number 20001, took off from Bombardier's Learjet facilities at Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport at 6:57 a.m. Aug 14 for a two-hour flight in "near-perfect" weather, Bombardier said. The aircraft reached an altitude of 17,500 feet and a speed of 231 knots.
THE BOMBARDIER GLOBAL EXPRESS with an Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) configuration completed its first flight at the Bombardier Flight Test Center in Wichita, Kan. Scheduled to enter service by 2005, ASTOR is the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense's long-range airborne surveillance system that will be installed on five Global Express aircraft. First production aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2002.
BOMBARDIER Model DHC-8-311 and -315 series airplanes (Docket No. 2000-NM-340-AD; Amendment 39-12366; AD 2001-15-31) - requires replacement of the door stops on the baggage bulkhead with new, improved door stops. This action is necessary to prevent the internal door on the baggage bulkhead from jamming in the closed position, precluding access to the baggage compartment, which is critical for firefighting during flight. None of the Bombardier Model DHC-8-311 and -315 series airplanes affected by this action are on the U.S. Registry.
BOMBARDIER promoted Michel Lord, formerly vice president of communications and public relations, to vice president of investor relations. Yvon Turcot, formerly a consulting firm head, was appointed to vice president of public affairs, and will be responsible for corporate communications, public and government relations. Both will report to Bombardier President and CEO Robert E. Brown.
TEXTRON LYCOMING delivered its 300,000th aircraft engine to Mike Reid, a home aircraft builder in Maple Lakes, Minn. Lycoming has been delivering horizontally opposed aircraft engines since 1938. "The fastest-growing segment of general aviation today is the kit/homebuilt market. We are encouraged when people like Mike Reid, who spend countless hours constructing their own airplane, choose Lycoming to power their project," said Mike Wolf, president of Textron Lycoming.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION last week released a new initiative to enhance the safety of aircraft wiring from design and installation through retirement. The plan, part of the agency's overall Aging Transport Non-Structural Systems program, follows several crashes in which safety experts raised questions about wiring systems and bundles. The impact of the initiative on general aviation aircraft is unclear since all of the wiring investigations have centered on large airliner aircraft.
THE SATCOM division of EMS Technologies, Inc. won a $2.5 million contract from the Thailand Department of Aviation for ground-based equipment and software to support search-and-rescue operations over the Cospas-Sarsat satellite system. EMS will provide an ATLUT-500 Local User Terminal, which detects and locates distress beacons, an Operations Control Console system to be installed at the Thailand Mission Control Center, and a SARMaster Rescue Coordination Center system to consolidate and distribute distress alert information.
FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL'S Wichita Cessna learning center received FAA Level D certification for its Citation CJ2 full motion flight simulator. FlightSafety Simulation designed and built the CJ2, the first simulator for the new aircraft, in Tulsa, Okla.
MALAYSIA canceled its $3 billion plan to build Northern Region International Airport for Peninsula Malaysia. The project site and timeline had been changed twice before the plans were finally dropped. The new airport would have replaced Penang International Airport (PIA) to serve the states of Penang, Perak, Kedah and Perlis.
