GARDEN CITY, KAN., REGIONAL AIRPORT (GCK) joined Regional Aviation Partners as its fifth new member in June. RAP will act as a lobbying group for regional aviation and support industries.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9043 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344(a)(14), (a)(29), (a)(33), (a)(40), (a)(44), and (a)(54) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Horizon and all similarly situated air carriers to operate the Bombardier CL-600-2C10 airplane without recording the parameters listed in Sec. 121.344(a)(14), (a)(29), (a)(33), (a)(40), (a)(44), and (a)(54) within the ranges, accuracies, resolutions, and recording intervals specified in Appendix M to Part 121. Denial, April 27, 2001, Exemption No. 7520
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT last week was granted a production certificate for the Premier I. FAA approved full-scale production after a two-day certification audit. The production certification followed first delivery of the entry-level business jet June 22 (BA, June 25/300) and type certification of the aircraft in late March.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION issued special conditions for certification of the Gulfstream Model G-V enhanced vision system, a head-up display modified with forward-looking infrared imagery.
CASA Model CN-235 series airplanes (Docket No. 2000-NM-262-AD; Amendment 39-12274; AD 2001-12-18) - requires modification of the rigging of the engine control cable assembly and replacement of either the entire engine control cable assembly or a segment of the control cables. This amendment is prompted by issuance of mandatory continuing airworthiness information issued by a foreign airworthiness authority. FAA estimates that this AD will affect two airplanes on the U.S. Registry at a cost of about $9,488. Rule is effective July 25.
ATLANTIC AERO received supplemental type certificate approval to install the Teledyne Continental Motors IO-550-P normally aspirated 310-horsepower piston engine on turbocharged Cessna 210 model aircraft produced between 1970 and 1984. The engine conversion reduces fuel consumption and provides up to a 43 percent increase in time between overhaul, Atlantic Aero said. Other improvements include faster climb rate and cruise speed.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9228 Section 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(2)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Bridger to operate certain aircraft under Part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in the aircraft. Grant, April 26, 2001, Exemption No. 7519
NEW PIPER AIRCRAFT is scaling back planned production for this year from 538 to 489 aircraft. The production cuts are not expected to result in layoffs since the new level is well above last year, when the company delivered 395 new airplanes. New Piper originally forecast a 75 percent jump in revenue on the year, but moderated that to a 60 percent increase with the production cuts. The company is the latest general aviation manufacturer to cut production - both Raytheon and Cessna have announced new rates and begun furloughing certain workers.
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA Model 407 helicopters (Docket No. 2001-SW-02-AD; Amendment 39-12272; AD 2001-01-52 R1) - rescinds an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that requires, before further flight, imposing never exceed velocity (Vne) restrictions on the helicopter. The requirements of that AD were intended to prevent tail rotor blades from striking the tailboom, separation of the aft section of the tailboom with the tail rotor gearbox and vertical fin, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
The Federal Aviation Administration came under fire last week from both the Transportation Inspector General and the National Transportation Safety Board for focusing on the wrong problem in its attempt to curb runway incursions. "For the past several years, FAA has placed substantial management focus of reducing runway incursions," DOT IG Kenneth Mead said during a hearing before the House aviation subcommittee Tuesday.
Docket No.: 28855 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.152(a) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To amend Exemption No. 6714, as amended, which permits Offshore to operate certain helicopters under Part 135 without an approved digital flight data recorder installed on each helicopter by (1) changing the name of the exemption holder from Offshore Logistics, Inc., to Air Logistics, L.L.C., and (2) updating the list of helicopters covered by the exemption. Grant, May 4, 2001, Exemption No. 6714C.
KANDI MCCOY was named head of sales and service for The Air Group's Santa Ana, Calif. office. She was previously fleet scheduler for Executive Jet Aviation.
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.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9096 (previously Docket No. 24446) Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.485(b) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ATA-member airlines and other similarly situated Part 121 air carriers to conduct flights of less than 12 hours' duration with an airplane having a flight crew of three or more pilots and an additional flight crew-member without requiring the rest period following that flight to be twice the hours flown since the last rest period at each flight crewmember's home base.
JOHN JELOVIC was named director of sales and service at Premier Turbines. In his expanded role, Jelovic will be responsible for managing implementation of more than 135 service enhancements. Jelovic has 16 years of experience at Sabreliner Corporation.
Docket No.: 29361 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.152(a) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit CHI to operate eight Boeing Chinook Model BV-234 and 15 Boeing/Kawasaki Vertol 107 Model BV/KV-107-II helicopters under Part 135 without an approved digital flight data recorder installed in each aircraft. Grant, April 17, 2001, Exemption No. 7509
DUNCAN AVIATION recently certified and installed the Honeywell Mark VII EGPWS with display as well as the Collins TCAS-4000 Aircraft Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) in a Falcon 10. The STC and installation of the Honeywell Mark VII EGPWS satisfies the upcoming Class A TAWS mandate. The installation of the Collins ACAS includes MOPS 7 software in anticipation of a possible FAA rule for RVSM operations in the WATRS region, which would require MOPS 7 for all TCAS II-equipped aircraft by November 1, 2001.
The House Tuesday approved in a 426-1 vote the fiscal 2002 transportation budget, including $13.3 billion in funding for FAA. The budget overall is only $12 million shy of the Bush Administration request, but includes some deep cuts in FAA plans to hire new employees (BA, June 25/296). The Senate transportation appropriations committee is expected to take up its own version of the fiscal 2002 DOT budget this month.
FAA introduced a new rule, Part 193, protecting safety information from disclosure if the information is voluntarily submitted under information-sharing efforts such as the Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) program and the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). Under FOQA, participating carriers collect information from flight data recorders and perform trend analyses, which are made available to FAA for inspections. Under ASAP, employees of carriers or major repair stations voluntarily report safety issues and events.
Westchester County Airport (HPN) in White Plains, New York has expanded and renamed its noise abatement office. Four people have been added to the newly named environmental office, which now handles storm water, ground water and air quality issues in addition to noise abatement at the busy reliever airport near New York City.
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
CITATIONSHARES named Gary Niskar and Robert Jones regional sales managers. Based in Las Vegas, Nev., Niskar will be responsible for all new fractional ownership sales in his region. In addition to holding an airline transport pilot certificate with 2,000 hours of flight time, Niskar's previous experience in aviation includes fractional ownership sales, whole aircraft sales and business aviation customer service. Jones will be responsible for sales development of the new CitationShares Central Operations territory.
MARILYN SULLIVAN was named customer relations manager at Million Air Monterey. Sullivan will work with the customer service operations for transient and based aircraft, maintenance and charter programs.
PACIFIC AEROSPACE&ELECTRONICS, was delisted from The Nasdaq National Market last week for failure to meet minimum bid price and net tangible assets. "We continue to implement our plan to restructure our business by divesting non-core and unprofitable operations," said Don Wright, president and CEO of Pacific Aerospace&Electronics.
