FAA completed rewriting Part 145, governing aeronautical repair stations, and the rule was sent for review at the Office of Management and Budget Wednesday. The revised rulemaking is expected to be narrower in scope than the original proposal published in June 1999, and it also is expected to address many of the concerns that general aviation repair stations had with the notice of proposed rulemaking.
John Doman was named director of worldwide sales for Cessna Aircraft's Caravan Division. Doman's name was misspelled in an earlier article (BA, Jan. 8/19).
SPAR AEROSPACE LTD., Toronto, Canada, won authorization to proceed with an avionics upgrade of 32 CC-130 Hercules transports for the Canadian Department of National Defense. Spar will install an airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS) and radar altimeter system in the aircraft that will be integrated into the new cockpit designed and installed by Spar under the five-year avionics upgrade program, which is scheduled to be completed in March.
THE SIMULATION TRAINING BUSINESS reflects the health of the aviation industry, posting strong growth and increasing numbers of simulators. "There just is a tremendous amount of activity all around," says a spokesman for FlightSafety International.
HARTZELL PROPELLER won a supplemental type certificate for installation of its two-blade, 82-inch-diameter propeller on Cessna 182 through 182P aircraft powered by Teledyne Continental O-470-L, O-470-R and O-470-S engines. Hartzell noted that more than 10,000 Cessna 182s were produced between 1956 and 1976, and "many of the propellers on these aircraft are reaching the end of their service lives." The Top Prop kit includes a six-year, 2,400-hour time between overhaul and a Hartzell Plus Three warranty covering parts and service for three years or 1,000 hours.
PILOT HIRING by fractional aircraft providers soared last year, according to AIR, Inc., the Atlanta, Ga.-based firm that monitors pilot hiring. AIR said fractionals hired 1,363 pilots last year, a 134 percent increase over the 581 pilots hired by fractional providers in 1999. Overall, the industry hired a record 19,027 pilots last year, an increase of nearly 21 percent over 1999.
DOWNCASTERS PLC named Eric Lewis, 53, chief executive officer, effective Jan. 15. He will be based at the company's corporate headquarters in the United Kingdom. Downcasters manufactures engineered components for tolerance-critical applications in the aerospace, industrial gas turbine and petrochemical industries.
RUNWAY INCURSIONS at Westchester County Airport will be the subject of a Jan. 23 meeting at the White Plains, N.Y. (HPN) airport. Hosted by FAA and Westchester air traffic control tower personnel, the meeting will include a review of local operations, details on recent incursions and development of an incursion action plan. Airport officials said there have been six runway incursion incidents at HPN in the past year. For more information, call (914) 948-6520. The meeting will begin at 0900 and is scheduled to conclude at 1500.
Model 150B airplanes (Docket No. 2000-CE-22-AD) - proposes to require an inspection of the rudder cables for fraying, cracks, nicks, etc. and replacement of any damaged cables. The proposed AD would also require replacement of the rudder cable pulleys with larger diameter pulleys to eliminate the possibility of further damage. The proposed AD is the result of mandatory continuing airworthiness information issued by the airworthiness authority for Australia.
U.S. AVIATION UNDERWRITERS, INC., which manages the United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG), tapped Michael Sweeney as president and chief operating officer. Sweeney, a 26-year company veteran, assumes the role of president formerly held by Harold Clark. Clark will continue in his capacities as chairman and chief executive. Sweeney joined the company in 1974 as a general aviation underwriter and since has held positions of increasing responsibility. He was named executive vice president in January 1996 and elected to the board of directors in 1999.
Fairchild Dornier named Dean Rush, president of Signature Combs, president of the manufacturer's new Corporate Aircraft Division, effective Jan. 14. Reporting to Lou Harrington, Fairchild Dornier's chief executive officer, Rush will be based at the company's new sales and marketing center in Herndon, Va.
HONEYWELL shareholders voted Wednesday in favor of the company's merger with General Electric. The company said approximately 74 percent of Honeywell's outstanding shares were voted in favor of the merger, adding that the shares voted in favor represented approximately 98 percent of the votes cast. The companies say they still expect to conclude the merger in the first quarter of this year, subject to regulatory approvals.
JOHN HUGHES was named chief executive officer of the Information Technology&Services business area for Thales, formerly Thomson-CSF. Hughes formerly was president of Lucent Technologies' GSM/UMTS business and has more than 30 years of experience in information technology and industrial electronics.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION is in the early stages of a rulemaking that would establish organization designation authority (ODA), enabling organizations to consolidate supplemental type certificate work.The rulemaking would be similar, but on a much broader scale, to the designee managed organization (DMO) that the agency is beta-testing in the Southwest (see article below).
ROCKWELL COLLINS received a contract from Horizon Air to supply dual Collins FMS-4200 flight management systems, dual GPS 400A global positioning systems and airborne communications and addressing reporting systems (ACARS) on the airline's new fleet of 30 Bombardier CRJ700 regional jets. Collins expects to begin delivery of the equipment, which is optional on the CRJ700, this month.
UPS Aviation Technologies plans to build "the world's first GPS navigation receiver capable of using existing signals from the FAA's wide area augmentation system (WAAS) to enable precision instrument approaches," the company said.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION issued special conditions for Dassault Falcon 50 aircraft modified by Garrett Aviation Services. The special conditions provide additional protections for a modification that incorporates dual Collins AHS-3000 attitude heading reference systems, which replace existing electro-mechanical vertical and directional gyros. FAA said the additional standards are necessary to address the protection of the systems from the effects of high-intensity radiated fields.
MARK PATTERSON was named director of worldwide sales for Cessna's single engine aircraft by Pat Boyarski, vice president of single engine piston aircraft for Cessna. Patterson joined Cessna in 1996 as division sales manager for the Central Division. Patterson has been heavily involved in development of the Cessna Sales Team Authorized Representative (CSTAR) worldwide network, the company distribution plan for single-engine piston aircraft produced in Independence, Kan.
THE PRESTON GROUP, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, won a contract from the Civil Aviation Administration of Finland to supply and license its Total Airspace&Airport Modeller (TAAM) simulation tool. TAAM is used to analyze operations, redesign airspace and optimize the use of existing facilities. The Finnish CAA will evaluate noise abatement procedures and assess configuration plans for potential development at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.
Model P-180 airplanes (Docket No. 2000-CE-67-AD) - proposes to require inspection of the flap actuators for incorrect maneuvering and evidence of grease and oxidation around the gearbox. If a problem actuator is found, the proposed AD would require immediate replacement of the flap actuator with an improved design actuator or repair of the existing actuator to the improved design level. If a problem actuator is not found, the proposed AD would require a repetition of the inspection until the installed actuators are of improved design.
KYLE HULTQUIST, director of marketing communications for Honeywell's aerospace headquarters in Phoenix, Ariz., has moved to the other side of Phoenix to become vice president of communications for the company's Aerospace Electronic Systems. He replaces Eldon Kramer, who retired after more than 30 years with the company. Hultquist has more than 15 years of experience in corporate communications. After joining AlliedSignal in 1994, he held posts at the company's engines division and aerospace headquarters before AlliedSignal merged with Honeywell.
JOSE MASSOL was appointed senior vice president, group executive of the Airborne Systems business group of Thales, formerly Thomson-CSF. Massol has served in a number of capacities for Thomson-CSF. In 1998 he was promoted to senior vice president of operations, group executive, and most recently he oversaw the integration of the newly acquired Racal Electronics Plc into Thomson.
KENT L. STATLER was named vice president-Lean Electronics at Rockwell Collins avionics, replacing Dan D. Chadwick, who will retire after 38 years with the company. Statler, a 13-year Collins veteran, will be responsible for maintaining the company's focus on enhancing customer value by reducing waste, continually improving operational performance and delivering better solutions at a lower cost. He reports to Rockwell Collins President Clay Jones.
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JORGE PANTELI joined Edwards and Kelcey, the Baltimore, Md., engineering consulting firm. Panteli has 12 years of experience in airport planning with clients ranging from small general aviation airports to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
