Docket No.: 17145 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 121.665 and 121.697(a) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit UA to continue to use computerized load manifests that bear the printed name and position of the person responsible for loading the aircraft, instead of that person's signature. Grant, Dec. 29, 2000, Exemption No. 2466M
Docket No.: FAA-2000-8099 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 119.67(a)(1) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Keith Campbell to serve as Director of Operations at RAA without holding an airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate. Denial, Jan. 29, 2001, Exemption No. 6585B.
IN RESPONSE, FAA Administrator Jane Garvey defended the program, saying, "we have had success" with it and "I frankly think that we have to have some of that," referring to the delegation process. She acknowledged that she hears the inspectors' complaints and agreed that the agency has to strike a balance between the use of designees and inspector oversight.
THE SEARCH for a chief operating officer to head FAA's air traffic operations is not going well.Individuals viewed as strong prospects for the post have dropped out of the running, forcing FAA officials to restart the candidate solicitation process (BA, Feb. 5/59).
NAPLES AIRPORT AUTHORITY last month agreed to defer enforcement of its Stage 2 ban at Naples, Fla. Municipal Airport until July 21. The latest action follows an earlier agreement to delay enforcement of the ban that took effect Jan. 1, pending the outcome of a Part 161 study that FAA called on the authority to complete. The agency also has told the authority that even with a successful Part 161 environmental review, the Stage 2 ban likely violates the authority's grant assurances to provide reasonable access to the airport (BA, Feb. 26/99).
KEITH PEDEN was named senior vice president of human resources for Raytheon. Peden joined Raytheon in 1993 as director of benefits, compensation and human resource management systems and most recently was vice president and deputy director of human resources.
Docket No.: 29013 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.315, 119.5(g), and 119.21(a) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit VFM to operate its former military B-17G aircraft, which is certificated in the limited category, for the purpose of carrying passengers on local flights in return for receiving donations. Grant, Dec. 22, 2000, Exemption No. 7411
Boeing Business Jets, expanding its support network for the growing fleet of BBJ corporate aircraft, designated the DeCrane Aircraft Systems Integration Group (PATS) in Georgetown, Del. as an authorized warranty repair facility and factory authorized service center. The service center also will provide other maintenance, repair and overhaul services as required.
ASKED ABOUT "lessons learned" from the long-delayed Premier I certification program, and what the company would do differently in future certification efforts, Raytheon Aircraft Company Vice President Jack Hulsey responded, "Communicate, communicate, communicate with the FAA." While "it takes a conscious, disciplined effort to keep those guys in the loop," Hulsey told BA, "close, current involvement with the FAA goes a long way" to resolving problems and making sure everyone is operating from the same page.
Docket No.: FAA-2001-8933 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 25.857(c), 25.858, and 121.314(c) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow operation, until June 20, 2001, of three SD3-60 airplanes beyond the cargo compartment modification deadline of March 20, 2001.
Model EMB-135 and -145 series airplanes (Docket No. 2000-NM-257-AD) - proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive that currently requires repetitive replacement of the bleed-air check valve and associated gaskets on the bleed low-pressure line of the engine, with new parts. This action would continue to require repetitive replacement of the bleed-air check valve and associated gaskets.
Docket No.: FAA-2000-8500 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 25.562(c)(5) and 25.785(a) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ACA the extension of the compliance date regarding the Head Injury Criterion (HIC) for front row passenger seating on Jetstream Series 4100 Model 4101, Serial No. 41101. Grant, Dec. 22, 2000, Exemption No. 6776A
Docket No.: FAA-2000-8341 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Rockwell Collins to substitute the calibration standards of the Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalizacao e Qualidade Industrial (INMETRO) for the calibration standards of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), formerly the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), to test its inspection and test equipment. Grant, Jan. 31, 2001, Exemption No. 7432
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-2000-8421 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 21.325(b)(3) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Commodore to issue export airworthiness approvals for Class II products manufactured in Tel Aviv, Israel, by Israel Aircraft Industries, Bedek Aviation Group, as an approved supplier to Commodore under Commodore's part manufacturing authority. Grant, Jan. 26, 2001, Exemption No. 6861A
ADVANCED AERODYNAMICS&STRUCTURES INC. said it received funding of $4.1 million from an agreement with private investors, who agreed to invest another $3 million in the company later this year. "The new funds, plus the $20 million equity line activated last October, will be of great help to AASI as it seeks to achieve its goal of completing the FAA certification process and ramping up for mass production of the Jetcruzer 500."
RICHARD (DICK) DODSON, president and chief executive of BBA Aviation, recently retired, although the company made no formal announcement of his departure. Dodson joined Signature Flight Support several years ago and held executive positions with the fixed-base chain and its parent company, BBA.
Two Washington-based airport groups are pushing a proposal that would streamline the environmental review process, cutting the time it takes to expand airports (BA, March 19/131). The American Association of Airport Executives and Airports Council International-North America drafted an "Expedited Airport System Enhancement" proposal, aimed at striking a balance between meeting airport needs and satisfying environmental concerns about airport expansion projects.
VISTA RESEARCH, INC. sold its underground pipeline leak detection systems to five more Canadian airports - Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Toronto and Vancouver. The sale followed installation of the system at both Montreal Dorval and Mirabel International Airports. Air Canada chose Dorval and Mirabel to test the leak detection system three years ago. Earlier this year, the Vista equipment was used to test a line containing 688,000 gallons of fuel, the largest line the HT-100 system has tested.
Garrett Aviation is hosting a series of avionics workshops beginning early next month and extending into the summer. The sessions, "Avionics Upgrades for the 21st Century," will include presentations from Garrett experts plus representatives of a number of avionics suppliers including Honeywell, Collins, Universal, BFGoodrich, Baker Aerospace, Airshow, AirCell and Audio International.
ROBERT E. BREILING ASSOCIATES, INC. completed the 2000 Annual Business Turbine Aircraft Accident Review, a detailed report that summarizes more than 300 business turbine aircraft and helicopter accidents and incidents. The report specifies phase of operation during which the accident occurred and primary causes. The review also notes exposure of positioning flights, in-aircraft training, single-pilot operation, pilot experience vs. aircraft sophistication, among other factors. It also presents accident rates of individual aircraft by model and by operator type.
The Boeing Company plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to the Chicago, Dallas or Denver areas later this year as part of a strategic plan to spur growth in the company's non-core businesses and more centrally locate the company's top executives.
ROCKWELL COLLINS named Pat Zerbe director of strategic communications with responsibility for managing advertising, collateral (brochures, specification sheets, etc.) and tradeshows. She joined the company in 1998 as director of public relations after a 14-year career in corporate communications with Raytheon Aircraft. The company tapped Kristi Dunn to succeed Zerbe as director of public relations. Dunn previously was the Federal Aviation Administration's public affairs officer for the Alaskan, Western-Pacific and Northwest Mountain regions.
