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.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION last week appointed Lt. Gen. Michael Canavan as associate administrator for the Office of Civil Aviation Security. Canavan, who will assume his new role Dec. 4, succeeds Cathal (Irish) Flynn, who retired last month after heading the agency's security office since the end of 1993. Canavan, who leaves the U.S. Army after a 34-year career, most recently served as chief of staff for the U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany, where he was responsible for operations in Europe and most of Africa.
UNCERTAINTY over the outcome of the presidential election and the unsettled state of the stock market are seen as negatives for business aircraft sales, but the airlines appear to be doing their best to make travel by private aircraft even more desirable. In addition to the widespread cancellation of flights due to labor strife with their unions, the major U.S. carriers adopted business fare increases of up to 10 percent last week. The latest fare hike is the continuation of a trend that has seen business fares escalate sharply throughout the year.
Docket No.: 29335 Section of the 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 21.325(b)(3) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit AlliedSignal Aerospace Equipment Systems (AES Tempe) to issue export airworthiness approval tags for Class II and Class III products manufactured in Singapore by its AlliedSignal Singapore facility as an approved supplier to AES Tempe under AES Tempe's PMA No. PQ1222NM. Grant, Sept. 13, 2000, Exemption No. 7075A
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD will hold a public hearing Nov. 28 to consider a final report on the Oct. 25, 1999 Model 35 Learjet accident that claimed golfer Payne Stewart and five others.
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT named Corporate Aircraft S.A. of Geneva, France, as its exclusive dealer and sales representative in France beginning in January. Corporate Aircraft, already a Raytheon dealer in Switzerland and Italy, will represent the Wichita manufacturer's Beech, Hawker and Premier product lines in France. Corporate Aircraft will add an office at Paris Le Bourget Airport to its offices in Geneva, Switzerland and Milan, Italy. Raytheon also signed an exclusive sales representative deal with SOGEREP in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
THE BFGOODRICH COMPANY named David W. Shaw, 50, president of its Aviation Services Division. Shaw, who joined BFGoodrich when it acquired Rohr, Inc., most recently was vice president and general manager of in-production business for the company's Aerostructures Group in Chula Vista, Calif. He will relocate to Aviation Services headquarters in Everett, Wash., which BFGoodrich said is North America's largest independent aircraft maintenance and modification provider with 2,600 employees who service more than 400 aircraft annually.
BUSINESS AVIATION INTERESTS won a major victory last week when the European Joint Aviation Authorities voted to adopt an ETOPS rule permitting turbojet powered airplanes under 100,000 pounds operating for commercial purposes to use routes that will take the aircraft up to 180 minutes from a suitable airport, under certain conditions.Specifically, JAA said business jets with 19 or fewer passenger seats can extend the standard 120-minute Extended-range Twin Engine Operations limit to 180 minutes if the operator is using best industry practices.
Ogden Corp. closed the sale of its Aviation Ground Services business to the British firm John Menzies last week, receiving a cash payment of approximately $105 million. Ogden announced the deal with Menzies this summer, with an initial price of $117.8 million (BA, July 31/54). The final price reflects adjustments relating to capital expenditures, cash balances and net changes in Ogden's customer base. Ogden's ground services unit includes ramp, passenger and cargo handling operations at 61 airports worldwide.
KISSIMMEE, FLA. AIRPORT named Terry Lloyd director of aviation. Lloyd has served as the airport's interim director of aviation since July. "Since his arrival, [Lloyd] has created a great working relationship with our Advisory Board and has started the ball rolling on some key projects that are necessary for the long-term success of the airport," said Mark Durbin, city manager. Lloyd will focus on developing more than 100 acres in and around the airport, including a business airpark and industrial park.
Model PC-6 airplanes (Docket No. 99-CE-77-AD) - proposes to require an inspection of the lower lug of the actuator for cracks, damage, or distortion; verification that the staked bearing is correctly installed in the bore of the lug; and repair of any cracked, damaged, or distorted parts and reassembly of any incorrectly installed staked bearing, as necessary. The proposed AD is the result of mandatory continuing airworthiness information issued by the airworthiness authority for Switzerland.
Model CFE738-1-1B turbofan engines (Docket No. 98-ANE-69-AD; Amendment 39-11982; AD 2000-23-12) - requires new life limits for certain HPC rotor components in all engines. This amendment is prompted by a reduction in the calculated service life of certain compressor rotor rotating parts to values below currently approved service lives. The actions specified by this AD are intended to prevent failure of certain HPC rotor components, which could result in an uncontained engine failure and damage to the airplane.
National Business Aviation Association is launching a Schedulers Professional Development Program (SPDP) with the first course to be offered during its annual Schedulers&Dispatchers Conference Jan. 29-30 at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. NBAA's Schedulers&Dispatcher's Committee identified 12 courses that will provide growth and training for schedulers and dispatchers and lead to official recognition under the SPDP program.
Docket No.: 30146 Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 119.67(a)(3)(i) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Frontier Flying Service to employ a director of operations without that person 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. Denial, Aug. 7, 2000, Exemption No. 7304
The European Union has asked the World Trade Organization for permission to impose up to $4.04 billion in annual trade sanctions on various U.S. products, possibly including "aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof," if the WTO concludes that a new U.S. tax law violates international rules. The new law, signed by President Clinton this month, is aimed at making Foreign Sales Corporation (FSC) provisions consistent with the WTO. An FSC is a type of subsidiary that allows Boeing and other U.S. companies to exempt part of their export income from federal taxes. U.S.
FRANK S. HERMANCE, 51, chief executive of Ametek, Inc., was named to the additional post of chairman of the board. He succeeds Walter E. Blankley, 65, who is retiring at the end of the year. Hermance joined Ametek in 1990 as group vice president for the Precision Instruments Group.
Docket No.: 29509 Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.325(b)(3) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the issuance of U.S. export airworthiness approvals for aircraft tires manufactured and located at Michelin's Nong Khae, Thailand facility. Grant, Sept. 7, 2000, Exemption No. 7099B
PAT GAINES was named executive vice president of FlightSafety Boeing Training International in Seattle, Wash. Gaines will have overall responsibility for FlightSafety Boeing centers worldwide. He previously was vice president of corporate operations for FlightSafety Boeing and, before that, spent 10 years with The Boeing Company.
SOUTHWEST JET AVIATION added a Beechjet 400A to its aircraft management and charter fleet in Scottsdale, Ariz. The addition of the Beechjet increases Southwest Jet Aviation's managed fleet to nine aircraft.
An agreement reached a month ago under which aviation parts distributor Aviall would have acquired Superior Air Parts was terminated last week after Superior said Aviall could not arrange the necessary financing. In addition, Superior said it is no longer on the market and plans to continue growing its piston-engine aircraft product line.
Docket No.: 28718 Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 21.325(b)(3) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit the issuance of U.S. export airworthiness approvals for aircraft tires manufactured and located at Goodyear's Bangkok, Thailand, facility. Grant, Sept. 7, 2000, Exemption No. 6682D
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD is investigating two fatal accidents that occurred Thursday. The pilot of a Cessna 172 was killed near Sarasota, Fla. when his aircraft collided in flight with an F-16 fighter about 20 miles south of MacDill Air Force Base. The pilot of the F-16 was able to eject from his aircraft safely. The wreckage of the Cessna fell onto a golf course, while the military aircraft crashed into a wooded area and started a small fire.
General aviation operators and businesses likely will see their costs increase under a Federal Aviation Administration proposal calling for additional airports to obtain Part 139 certification, GA groups told the agency. Under mandate from Congress, FAA in June proposed that all airports receiving scheduled service by aircraft with 10 or more seats meet Part 139 standards (BA, June 26/297). Currently, airports receiving scheduled service by aircraft with 30 or more seats are Part 139-certified.
