Docket No.: FAA-2001-9283 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.434, 121.440, and 121.441 Description of Relief Sought: To allow ACA to employ and use pilots currently employed by ACA's sister air carrier, Atlantic Coast Jet, Inc. (ACJet) without requiring these pilots to repeat the 328Jet checking and experience requirements, which they already have accomplished at ACJet.
Docket No.: FAA-2000-8527 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Pan Am and operators of Cessna Citation Model 550, S550, 552, or 560 airplanes to operate those airplanes without a pilot who is designated as second-in-command. Grant, April 6, 2001, Exemption No. 7487
The Technical Research and Development Institute of Japan's Self-Defense Agency will begin developing an advanced 13,000-pound-thrust-class, high-bypass turbofan engine to power a new maritime patrol aircraft.
Docket No.: FAA-2000-8463 (formerly Docket No. 29515) Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.323(b)(4) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit PenAir to operate two Grumman Goose G-21A aircraft (Registration Nos. N641 and N22932) at a maximum weight of 8,920 pounds. Grant, April 6, 2001, Exemption No. 6963A
Docket No.: FAA-2000-8391 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit EFS to operate certain aircraft under Part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in the aircraft. Grant, April 11, 2001, Exemption No. 7494
National Business Aviation Association selected Experimental Aircraft Association founder Paul Poberezny and former chief pilot and long-time designated pilot examiner Myron Collier for its 2001 annual lifetime service awards.
UPDATED SCHEDULING INFORMATION on military use of restricted areas and other special-use airspace is now available on the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association web site, the association said. Under an agreement with FAA, AOPA said it now can provide its members with the same data from the agency's Special Use Airspace Management System that is used by the air traffic control network.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-8262 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 25.785(h)(2), 25.807(d)(7), and 25.813(e) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the installation of flight attendant seats that do not provide a direct view of the cabin, to exceed a distance of 60' between adjacent exits, and to allow installation of interior doors between passenger compartments, provided the airplane is not operated for hire nor offered for common carriage. Partial Grant, April 9, 2001, Exemption No. 7489
Elliott Aviation, the multi-location aircraft modification and fixed-base operation, created a new engineering department to centralize all Designated Engineering Representative (DER) activities and paperwork into one location at Moline, Ill.
Model 412 helicopters and Agusta S.p.A. Model AB412 helicopters (Docket No. 99-SW-27-AD; Amendment 39-12217; AD 2001-09-11) - supersedes an existing AD that requires a temporary reduction of the never-exceed velocity (Vne) limitation until an inspection of the tail rotor yoke assembly for fatigue damage and installation of a redesigned yoke flapping stop are accomplished. Recurring periodic and special inspections to detect occurrences of yoke overload also are required.
NASA has received three "strong" proposals from industry, academia and state governments in response to its request for proposals to participate in the agency's Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) program. The agency released a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) requesting proposals earlier this year (BA, Feb. 5/59) and is expected to make a decision on a contract award next month.
THE JACKSONVILLE, FLA. PORT AUTHORITY signed a lease with Florida Community College of Jacksonville to establish an Aviation Center of Excellence at Cecil Field. The school developed five interrelated aviation technology programs designed to train students for aviation careers. The school will offer classes in aviation maintenance management, aviation administration and professional pilot technology.
JET AVIATION added a Challenger 604, a Falcon 900B and a Galaxy aircraft to its management and charter fleet in Europe. The Challenger will be based in Zurich, Switzerland, the Falcon in Antwerp, Belgium, and the Galaxy in Geneva, Switzerland. Jet Aviation manages and charters more than 150 aircraft in the U.S. and Europe, providing 45,000 charter hours last year.
Model 328-300 series airplanes (Docket No. 2000-NM-339-AD) - proposes to require replacing the brake assemblies with modified brake assemblies. This action is necessary to prevent overheating of the brakes, which could result in cracked pistons and consequent leakage and burning of the hydraulic fluid. This action is intended to address the identified unsafe condition. FAA estimates that eight airplanes on the U.S. Registry would be affected by this proposed AD at a cost of $4,320, or $540 per airplane.
DAN HENCHAL was promoted to regional sales manager for Garrett Aviation. Based at Regent Aviation in St. Paul, Minn., Henchal will market Garrett services on airframes and TFE731 engines in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Nebraska. Before joining Garrett, Henchal held various positions with Dallas Airmotive, Signature Flight Support, Mesaba Aviation and Van Dusen Airport Services Company.
Docket No.: 29893 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Sec. 25.335(e)(3) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow Boeing (1) design flap speeds, VF, to be calculated based on a power-on stall speed with the critical engine inoperative and the operative engines at the power setting appropriate for the flight condition, and (2) design flap speed, VF, to be calculated using a multiplying factor of 1.6 (rather than 1.8) applied to the power-on stall speed, for the full flap configuration of the airplane only.
THOMAS RECHSTEINER was named head of production, maintenance and outfitting for Jet Aviation Basel. Rechsteiner has 12 years of aviation industry experience, as an aircraft mechanic and later as an engineer. He has served with Swissair and SR Technics in Zurich.
ROBERT CRANDALL, former chairman and CEO of American Airlines, was named the 2001 recipient of the Tony Jannus Award for outstanding achievement in commercial aviation. Crandall is recognized for developing the first frequent-flyer mileage program and heading the team that developed the SABRE reservations system.
Model DHC-7-100, -101, -102, and -103 series airplanes (Docket No. 2000-NM-181-AD; Amendment 39-12182; AD 2001-08-05) -- requires inspecting the endcaps of the main landing gear selector valve for leaks of hydraulic oil and, if leaks are detected, replacing the leaking endcaps or the entire selector valve. This amendment also requires eventual replacement or rework of certain selector valves, which would terminate the repetitive inspections.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-9128 (previously Docket No. 05010) Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.119(b) and (c), 91.159, 91.175(a) and (b), and 91.179(b) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the FAA AVN and the USAF FIC to deviate from certain flight rules required by subpart B of Part 91 while conducting flight inspections of air navigation facilities and instrument approach procedures. Grant, March 30, 2001, Exemption No. 5118D
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SRI) is hosting the 2001 Aerospace Coatings Removal and Coatings Conference May 22-24 in San Antonio, Texas. More than 250 commercial and military aircraft fleet maintenance and operations personnel, researchers, technological developers and original equipment manufacturers are expected to attend the conference, which focuses on technical and management issues.
JACK STOCKMANN was appointed vice president of U.S. Private Fleet and client services for Jet Aviation. Stockmann will manage day-to-day operations of Jet Aviation's Private Fleet in addition to overseeing fiscal management and acting as executive liaison. He has more than 24 years of aviation management experience, most recently with Xerox Corporation's Corporate Aviation Services Group. He also has served as director of operations for Wayfarer Aviation and TAG Aviation and vice president of operations for the TAG StarShares program.
NASA Administrator Dan Goldin is developing a joint letter with FAA Administrator Jane Garvey on a long-term working partnership that Goldin hopes will result in "revolutionary...not evolutionary" technologies for the future of the national aviation system. The partnership will aim at improving air traffic flow, popularizing general aviation and developing new aircraft that are radically different from any of the designs today, Goldin told the Senate science, technology and space subcommittee late last month.
ATLANTIC AVIATION CORP. added a Gulfstream IISP based in Morristown, N.J. to its charter fleet, bringing to 23 the number of turbine-powered aircraft managed and/or chartered by the company's Flight Services division in Teterboro, N.J
