NINA ODDO was appointed director of human resources for FlightSafety Boeing Training International. Oddo joined FlightSafety Boeing in 1999 as manager of compensation. Before that, she was manager of human resources for a high-tech company based in Houston, Texas.
Docket No.: 30059 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 61.51(f) Description of Relief Sought: To permit Saudi Aramco commercial helicopter pilots flying as second pilots aboard Bell 212, 412, or 214ST helicopters operated by Saudi Aramco to count such time as second-in-command time toward fulfillment of the flight time requirements necessary to take the airline transport pilot practical test.
SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT delivered two Model 333 turbine helicopters to the Houston Police Department Helicopter Patrol Division. Schweizer noted that the 333s are the first new aircraft in the department's fleet in more than seven years, with an average of 13,350 flight hours per helicopter on the existing fleet. The department, which will retire some of its 23-year-old, high-time aircraft, will continue operating three Model 300C helicopters for flight training and back-up patrol.
Rep. Bud Shuster (R-Pa.), the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman who overcame enormous opposition to pass legislation ensuring that highway and aviation taxes are spent for their intended purposes, Thursday announced his intention to retire from Congress Jan. 31.
JEAN COLPIN was named vice president of Pratt&Whitney's commercial aircraft engine programs. Colpin, who has served with the company for more than 15 years, most recently was vice president-engineering at Pratt&Whitney Canada.
Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC), expanding its forgings capacity, acquired the assets of Drop Dies and Forgings Company of Cleveland, Ohio in a deal valued at approximately $23 million.
Docket No.: 30183 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.319(a)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ASC members who own an aircraft with an experimental certificate to be compensated for the use of the aircraft in transition training conducted by authorized flight instructors. Grant, Nov. 28, 2000, Exemption No. 7390
Docket No.: 30172 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 145.61 Description of Relief Sought: To allow Raytheon to perform work on U.S. Customs airplanes without retaining a copy of the records of the work performed.
IF YOU WANT TO FIND a Washington-based mover or shaker in the aviation community this week, chances are you'll have to call Hawaii. The annual January migration to the islands - first organized a number of years ago by the American Association of Airport Executives and now co-sponsored by about 30 different organizations - began last week in anticipation of four days of scheduled meetings and activities this week.
Government and industry leaders alike last week immediately endorsed President-elect George W. Bush's selection of Norman Mineta as transportation secretary, with several echoing the sentiment, "It's hard to imagine a better choice."
ADVOCATES of new industry-developed regulations governing fractional aircraft ownership programs and air charter operators are cautiously optimistic FAA may complete its notice of proposed rulemaking on the subject by the end of this month.Even after FAA finishes work on the document, however, it must be reviewed by the Department of Transportation and the Office of Management and Budget.
Docket No.: FAA-2000-8055 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Honeywell to make its Inspection Procedures Manual (IPM) available electronically to its supervisory, inspection, and other personnel, rather than give a paper copy of the IPM to each of its supervisory and inspection personnel. Grant, Nov. 6, 2000, Exemption No. 7378
SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT commenced a tender offer last week for the outstanding 11 percent senior notes due 2005 of Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG). BBA Group, Signature's parent company, announced earlier it planned to acquire Ranger Aerospace, the parent company of ASIG, an airline ground handling company (BA, Nov. 20/233).
HONEYWELL'S Engines and Systems Division named Unison Industries to supply permanent magnet alternators, generator rotors and stators for most of its line of power generation products. The contract runs through 2005 and will be managed and fulfilled by Unison's Norwich, N.Y., production facility.
Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. has teamed with Swissport International Ltd. to operate a new ground handling facility in Nice, France. Beginning Feb. 1, the two companies will manage Swissport Executive Nice, a fixed-base operation at the Cote d' Azur Airport (LFMN) in Nice.
AN OMNIBUS BUDGET BILL Congress passed late last month that calls for government-wide spending cuts is forcing FAA to cut its fiscal 2001 appropriations by 0.22 percent. FAA said it is "still determining" where and how its operations, research, engineering and development and Airport Improvement Program funds will be reduced.
CESSNA AIRCRAFT promoted Mark Patterson to director of worldwide sales for Cessna Single Engine. Patterson will be responsible for domestic and international sales as well as for developing the Cessna Sales Team Authorized Representative and Cessna Pilot Center networks. Patterson joined Cessna in 1996 as division sales manager for the Central Division and was named senior division sales manager in 1998.
Docket No.: 26048 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 91.319(a)(1) and (2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit NTPS to (1) train non- flight-test students, (2) revise the limits of the areas within which the NTPS operates its experimental category aircraft, (3) reduce the total flight time required for rated U.S. and certain foreign military or former military pilot students from 1,000 hours to 750 hours, and (4) permit pilot students to operate aircraft in solo flight with a current Letter of Authorization (LOA).
REP. HAROLD (HAL) ROGERS (R-Ky.) was appointed to chair the House transportation appropriations subcommittee. Rogers succeeds Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), who must vacate the post because House Republican rules limit members to six-year terms as chairmen of committees and subcommittees. Rogers, who has served in the House since 1981, formerly was a member of the transportation appropriations subcommittee, but chaired the commerce-justice-state appropriations subcommittee.
SOCATA Models MS 880B, MS 885, MS 892A-150, MS 892E-150, MS 893A, MS 893E, MS 894A, MS 894E, Rallye 100S, Rallye 150T, Rallye 150ST, Rallye 235C, and Rallye 235E airplanes (Docket No. 2000-CE-34-AD; Amendment 39-11964; AD 2000-22-17) - requires repetitive inspections, and, if necessary, replacement of elevator clevis and rudder governor control clevis that are too thin. This AD is the result of mandatory continuing airworthiness information issued by the airworthiness authority for France.
Docket No.: FAA-2000-7983 Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 133.43(a) and (b) Description of Relief Sought: To permit Whisper Airlines, Inc., to use its helicopters to conduct acts by an aerial performer on certain rigging apparatuses without using an approved external-load-attaching means or an approved quick-release device. Grant, Nov. 20, 2000, Exemption No. 6563B
FLEXJET, Bombardier's fractional jet ownership program, signed an agreement under which all Flexjet flight crew members will receive MedAire's Management of Inflight Illness and Injury (MIII) training, in addition to having access to MedAire's Emergency Telemedicine Center for first-hand communication with emergency physicians if health problems occur en route. MedAire had been providing training and assistance for Flexjet's Challenger flights, but those services will now include Model 31A, 45 and 60 aircraft.
Docket No.: 27001 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR Sec. Sec. 25.562(c)(5) and 25.785(a) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the retrofit of front row passenger seating in Jetstream Series 4100 airplanes already delivered. Grant, Nov. 21, 2000, Exemption No. 5587G
JEFFREY HABIB was named vice president-international marketing for Dassault Falcon Jet. A former Navy pilot, Habib spent one year as a Falcon demonstrator pilot before joining Southwest Airlines as a pilot. After a year with Southwest, he returned to Falcon in 1995 as a district sales manager and subsequently held other marketing positions with the company.
