The City of Kissimmee launched a development program that could result in construction of more than 50 new hangars for general aviation aircraft at the central Florida airport (ISM).
MILWAUKEE'S General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) scored a coup last week, announcing that it is now officially known as "Chicago's Third Airport." The airport has been marketing itself that way for years since it handles more than 500,000 travelers annually from northern Chicago and last week it sent a letter to Illinois Secretary of Transportation Kirk Brown "informing him that the airport has received exclusive service mark registrations of the slogan 'Chicago's Third Airport' from the states of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
Docket No.: FAA-2000-8499 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 135.134(c)(2). Description of Relief Sought: To permit Bishop to operate certain aircraft under Part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in the aircraft. Grant, Dec. 8, 2000, Exemption No. 7394.
Model K-1200 helicopters (Docket No. 2000-SW-50-AD) - proposes to require reducing the life limit of the rotor shaft and teeter pin assembly, and establishing a life limit for the flap clevis. This proposal is prompted by the discovery of cracks in parts that were returned to the manufacturer. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to prevent failure of the rotor shaft, teeter pin assembly, or flap clevis due to fatigue cracks, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter. FAA estimates that nine helicopters on the U.S.
CITATIONSHARES joined forces with Cessna Finance Corp. to offer new Share Finance and Share Lease programs for customers purchasing or leasing a fraction of a CitationShares aircraft. Both the finance and lease programs are available for customers buying or leasing shares ranging in size from 1/16th to one-half of an aircraft. "Most traditional loan institutions will not finance or lease a fraction of an airplane because of the complexity of the ownership arrangement," said John Hall, CitationShares senior vice president-sales and marketing.
Model EC120B helicopters (Docket No. 2000-SW-31-AD; Amendment 39-12131; AD 2001-04-12) - requires visually checking the engine to main gearbox coupling tube assembly for a crack and replacing any cracked tube. This amendment is prompted by a report of a crack detected on a tube. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent a tube failure, loss of engine drive and a subsequent forced landing. FAA estimates that 30 helicopters will be affected by this proposed AD at a cost of $484,200. The AD is effective March 20, but FAA will accept comments until May 4.
Docket No.: 25636 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 21.325(b)(1) and (3) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit export airworthiness approvals to be issued for Class I products (engines) assembled and tested in the United Kingdom, and for Class II and III products manufactured in the IAE consortium countries of Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Grant, Jan. 31, 2001, Exemption No. 4991F
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.
HARTZELL PROPELLER won a supplemental type certificate for its Top Prop conversion kit for Piper Malibu Mirage aircraft made before 1998. The upgrade gives owners the option of installing the same propeller available on new aircraft. Piper said the three-blade, 80-inch-diameter composite propeller reduces takeoff roll by up to 25 percent and allows aircraft to clear a 50-foot obstacle in 11 percent less takeoff distance.
Jet Aviation experienced milestone performance last year, logging the highest revenues in the company's 34-year history and the second consecutive year of record profits. Revenues jumped 24 percent to $500 million, while operating profits soared 45 percent to $34 million. Both of the company's geographic regions - Jet Aviation lumps Europe with the Middle and Far East and combines North and South America - and all seven of its major business lines reported improved financial results in 2000, according to Donald Dawn, chief financial officer.
JOHN MAYRHOFER, director of FAA's Runway Safety Program, plans to retire next month. Mayrhofer, who has been responsible for runway safety operations since October 1999, will leave FAA April 3 after more than 30 years with the agency. Mayrhofer has been the focal point for efforts to reduce runway incursions, a problem that has attracted a lot of political and media attention over the past 18 months.
BOMBARDIER added 30 business jets to its FlexJet fractional ownership program in fiscal 2000, and plans to add 30 more in the 12 months that began Feb. 1, Bombardier President Robert Brown said last week.
Docket No.: FAA-2000-8086 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 119.67(a)(3)(i) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Robert Hajdukovich, President of FFS, to serve as Director of Operations of FFS, without having at least three years experience, within the last six years, as pilot-in-command of a large airplane operated under Part 121 or Part 135. FFS seeks a reconsideration of its previous denial of Exemption No. 7304, issued Aug. 7, 2000.
The lobbying group that represents the nation's largest airlines called Thursday for implementation of a 10-point program to help alleviate air traffic congestion and delays in the national airspace system. A number of recommended suggestions, which were unveiled by the Air Transport Association, could have a significant impact on corporate and general aviation flight operations.
HOUSE AVIATION LEADERS asked FAA to accelerate a study on air taxi operations that they said will "provide essential analytical data for safety and oversight of the Part 135 on-demand air charter industry." Mandated by Congress in comprehensive aviation legislation adopted last year, the study will analyze size and type of aircraft fleet, hours flown, utilization rates, safety record by aircraft type, sales revenues and airports served by the air taxi fleet.In a letter to FAA Administrator Jane Garvey, six senior members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Commi
Docket No.: 29897 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 145.47(b). Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit TS to use the calibration standards of the National Research Laboratory of Metrology (NRLM) and the Electrotechnical Laboratory (ETL), Japan's national standards organizations, in lieu of the calibration standards of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), formerly the National Bureau of Standards, to test its inspection and test equipment. Grant, Jan. 31, 2001, Exemption No. 7430
DYNAMET, INC., a subsidiary of Carpenter Technology Corp., increased prices on most of its titanium alloys by four percent to 11 percent, effective March 12 on new orders. The company, which supplies titanium alloy products for aerospace and other markets, said increased demand for titanium alloys resulted in higher raw material costs, capacity constraints and extended lead times. Carpenter, based in Wyomissing, Pa., manufactures and distributes stainless steel, specialty alloys and engineered products.
KAREN PAYNE joined The Air Group as travel manager for the West Palm Beach, Fla., office. Payne served with Signature Flight Support for the past five years, most recently as lead customer service representative. She also worked for Delta Air Lines.
(Beech)Model MU-300, MU-300-10, 400, and 400A series airplanes (Docket No. 98-NM-368-AD; Amendment 39-12110; AD 2001-03-06) - requires repetitive inspections of the bleed air supply tube assemblies for discrepancies; and replacement of the bleed air tube assembly with a new bleed air tube assembly, if necessary.
JAMES COCHRAN was appointed regional sales manager in the Mid-Atlantic for Galaxy Aerospace. Cochran previously was regional sales manager for Raytheon Aircraft and has held sales positions with Celanese Chemical Company.
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Norman Mineta and FAA Administrator Jane Garvey might use this week's FAA Aviation Forecast Conference to announce how they plan to cut delays at New York's LaGuardia Airport. The "slottery" system instituted in January to cope with burgeoning delays at LGA is scheduled to expire Sept. 15. Mineta and Garvey are expected to suggest a variety of options for dealing with congestion and delays and seek industry comments.
SEQUA CORP. completed the sale of the Caval Tool division of its Chromalloy Gas Turbine subsidiary to MTU Aero Engines Components, Inc., a unit of Daimler-Chrysler Corp. Sequa said the sale, effective Feb. 28, generated cash proceeds of $46 million. Caval, based in Newington, Conn., manufactures aerospace components for jet engines, satellites and spacecraft.
HARVARD law professor and aviation veteran Michael Levine figures every congressman has a dentist, every dentist has an airplane and dentists ask their congressmen about aviation issues with drills in their hands. "That's my theory for the success of general aviation" in funding and policy battles, he told a Washington audience last week. Levine favors peak pricing and other market mechanisms to help ease aviation gridlock.
CANADIAN FLIGHT SIMULATOR manufacturer CAE plans to open its new flight training center in Sao Paulo, Brazil April 19, with Brazilian carriers TAM and Varig as the anchor tenants. When the facility is complete, it will house six full flight simulators to provide training on several aircraft types, including the MD-11, A320, A330/340, the Boeing 737, Embraer ERJ-145 and Fokker 100.
EUROPEAN aviation authorities hope to use a meeting of the full International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly next month to make their case for regional noise restrictions on certain categories of aircraft, such as the noisiest Stage 3 jets.Embroiled in an international controversy on a proposed hushkit ban for large jet aircraft in Europe, European officials appealed to an ICAO noise working group to develop a proposal that would allow distinct regions of the world to impose their own noise standards.
