BIZJET INTERNATIONAL divided its Aircraft Sales&Customer Service unit into four regions and named directors who will represent all of the company's services and products. The regional directors and their respective regions are: Gary Conaway, Western region; Keith Rash, Midwest; Tony Koprivnik, Great Lakes/Central/Southern; and Mitch Muller, East/Northeast. Jace Stone is senior director for the Aircraft Division.
ALBERT C. POD was named president and chief executive officer of Executive Jet Management (EJM), which provides management and charter services. Richard Santulli, CEO of the parent company, Executive Jet Inc., said Pod "has done a superb job as executive vice president of EJM. We look forward to his continued success as president and CEO." Pod has been with Executive Jet for the past 14 years. Before being named executive vice president of EJM he served as vice president of operations of Executive Jet International and director of operations for EJM.
Engine manufacturers Rolls-Royce and Honeywell predict continued, but modest growth in the world helicopter market in market forecasts presented at this week's Helicopter Association of America Heli-Expo convention in Anaheim, Calif. Rolls-Royce, in a 10-year forecast, predicts delivery of nearly 1,000 helicopters per year through 2010 - a total of 9,805 units. The market split is expected to be 55 percent civil (5,175) and 45 percent military (4,630).
Michael Chowdry, chairman, president and chief executive of Atlas Air, Inc., and Jeff Cole, aerospace editor of The Wall Street Journal, were killed Wednesday when Chowdry's experimental Czech jet trainer crashed and burned shortly after taking off from Front Range Airport (FTG) near Denver, Colo.
HP137 Mk1, Jetstream Series 200, and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 airplanes (Docket No. 99-CE-83-AD; Amendment 39-12072; AD 2001-01-02) - requires an inspection of the steering jack assembly to assure proper clearance between the bush heads on the steering plates and the shim on the steering jack trunnions and to assure that there is adequate lubrication at both trunnions and the eye end fitting. This AD also requires an adjustment of the clearance and lubrication, as necessary.
PRIVATAIR HOLDINGS of Geneva, Switzerland formed a new aviation group, consisting of the Switzerland-based executive VIP operation of PrivatAir and newly acquired companies Flight Services Group, based in Connecticut and Compangnie Transair, a fixed-base operation at Le Bourget Airport in Paris.
PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF was selected to prepare a 20-year plan for Bradley International in Windsor Locks, Conn. The project includes surveying existing facilities, working with airport management and other parties to develop a vision for the airport's future, and preparing forecasts, analyses and plans. The company also will assist the Connecticut Department of Transportation to develop a strategic plan for Bradley. The project will be completed in 2001.
John C. Clark, a veteran employee of the National Transportation Safety Board and Wichita, Kan. native, was named director of the agency's Office of Aviation Safety. Clark, 53, has been with NTSB since 1981. He succeeds Bernard S. Loeb who retired after more than 23 years at NTSB.
Docket No.: FAA-2000-8430 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Sec. 135.143(c)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit RMH to operate certain aircraft under Part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in the aircraft. Grant, Dec. 13, 2000, Exemption No. 5774E
Norman Mineta, who was sworn in as Secretary of Transportation after sailing through the Senate confirmation process, warned Congress that this coming summer likely will be as bad - if not worse - than last in terms of air traffic delays and congestion, and pledged to "take whatever steps we need to, no matter how large or small, even if the payoff is not immediate." Mineta made those remarks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday, saying he was "painfully aware of the formidable challenges" that DOT faces when he accepted the tr
NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION wrote the City of Lawrence, Kan., Aviation Advisory Board strongly supporting proposals to increase the primary runway from 5,000 feet to 5,500 feet and strengthen the pavement from 38,000 pounds to 60,000 pounds at Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWC).
JERRY SIMPSON was appointed program manager of the Expendable Materials Group for AirLiance Materials. Simpson has 15 years of aerospace experience, holding various positions with Pratt&Whitney. Most recently, he was operations manager, responsible for managing the Regional Service Center and the Parts Distribution Center warehouses.
BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE delivered two 72-passenger Q400 aircraft to Augsburg Airways. The aircraft are the first of five Augsburg ordered and are expected to enter service early next month. Augsburg has been a Bombardier customer since 1991 and operates 14 Dash 8 turboprops in Germany and Europe. Bombardier has delivered 21 Q400 aircraft to date with an orderbook of 122 aircraft.
Federal Aviation Administration's proposed rulemaking governing air tours over national parks was held up last week with a number of other rulemaking efforts after White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card issued memorandum placing a temporary hold on all rulemakings. The memorandum, released Jan. 20 after the inauguration of President Bush, directed the Office of Management and Budget and all other federal agencies to "send no proposed or final regulation to the Office of the Federal Register unless and until a department or agency head appointed by the President...
HP137 Mk1, Jetstream Series 200, and Jetstream Models 3101 and 3201 airplanes (Docket No. 2000-CE-57-AD; Amendment 39-12073; AD 2001-01-03) - requires replacement of the nose landing gear steering actuator with one that incorporates a modified piston rod. This AD is the result of mandatory continuing airworthiness information issued by the airworthiness authority for the United Kingdom. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of the nose landing gear steering actuator because of problems with the current design piston rod.
AEROCENTURY CORP., the Burlingame, Calif. aircraft leasing company, reported revenues increased to $12.1 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2000, compared with $7.4 million in 1999. Net income increased to $1.7 million, or $1.08 per diluted share in 2000, compared with net income of $1.4 million, or 90 cents per diluted share in 1999. The company, which specializes in leasing regional aircraft and engines, purchased three Dash 8 aircraft in 2000, bringing its portfolio to 20 aircraft and 26 aircraft engines.
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK is buying Composite International, the Tulsa, Okla.-based aircraft component service company. The Tulsa company has 107,000 square feet of shop space and employs 60. Lufthansa Technik also announced that it is establishing a facility in Shenzhen, China to service aircraft components. The Shenzhen facility is a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen and two Chinese companies. The operations are expected to begin in 2001. The company said its latest expansion efforts "is a further step toward...strengthening its presence in the U.S.
Model TBM 700 airplanes (Docket No. 2000-CE-82-AD; Amendment 39-12069; AD 2000-26-19) - requires an inspection for a low point in the fuel tank air vent valve hose; and a rerouting of the hose as necessary. This AD is the result of mandatory continuing airworthiness information issued by the airworthiness authority for France. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent in-flight damage to the wing skins caused by abnormal venting conditions of the wing fuel tank, which could result in severe handling problems or reduced structural capability.
RAYTHEON OFFICIALS, asked last week whether they had a contingency plan for debt reduction since it appears the company will not sell its Raytheon Aircraft Company, responded that they did not plan to "monetize" the Wichita, Kan. aircraft manufacturer. The sale of RAC has been the subject of speculation for some time, but sources said the parent company was unable to attract the asking price (BA, Jan. 1/1).
AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING before a National Transportation Safety Board law judge heard conflicting testimony last week about the training received by two pilots employed by Sunjet Aviation of Sanford, Fla. who were killed in an accident in 1999. An FAA attorney charged that Sunjet officials filed false records about the amount of training given to pilot Michael Kling and co-pilot Stephanie Bellegarrigue. Attorneys representing company officials countered that both pilots were well-trained. The accident at issue was the Oct.
Three executives of a Nashville, Tenn. electrical firm were killed and the company president was seriously injured when their Beech King Air 90 crashed shortly after takeoff from the Nashville, Tenn. International Airport Wednesday afternoon. The aircraft, N17AE, was owned by Amprite Electric Co. and was departing for a flight to Waukesha, Wis.
RAYTHEON won a $3.6 million Sensis contract for a surface movement radar and air traffic controller display subsystem for the Federal Aviation Administration's airport surface detection equipment program. The program is aimed at reducing runway incursions.
Docket No.: 30173 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Sec. 25.785(b) and 25.562(c)(3), (c)(5), and (c)(6) Description of Relief Sought: To allow exemption from the injury criteria aspects of dynamic testing for multiplace side-facing seats to be installed on the Raytheon Hawker Horizon Model 4000.
