AAR Corp., Wood Dale, Ill., named Michael Cohen vice president of operations and engineering. Cohen has more than 29 years of experience in the commercial aviation and aerospace industry.
David Stone was designated acting administrator of the TSA to replace the position vacated by Adm. James Loy. Stone retired from the U.S. Navy in 2002 as a rear admiral. He commanded the Nimitz Battlegroup and after retirement served as federal security director at the Los Angeles International Airport, and most recently as deputy chief of staff at the TSA.
European Database for Aeronautical Services (EAD), the world's largest aeronautical information provider, was launched by Eurocontrol in November 2003. Incorporating existing Spanish and German traffic data management entities, EAD is intended to remove data duplication, remedy current deficiencies and standardize the collection and access to aeronautical information for operators. Most European states, including Turkey, are already supplying aeronautical data; the remainder have until 2006 to comply.
It wasn't long ago when it seemed that APUs were found only on larger jets. For smaller corporate aircraft, which could rely on batteries or ground units for starting and main engines for cooling, APUs were an option that many operators simply didn't need. Besides, operating to and from airports with full-service FBOs meant that a GPU would always be available if needed. But times have changed.
Air BP dealers near Houston are gearing up for Super Bowl XXXVIII, which will take place in the city on Feb. 1. Wing Aviation, an FBO at Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO), is planning a Super Bowl Golf Tournament on game day with the proceeds going to the Wing Aviation Scholarship Fund. For more information, contact Brian Wing or Frank Zimmerman at (936) 441-9555.
At North Palm Beach County Airport (F45) in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., the county department of airports has increased the authorized gross landing weight limit on Runway 13/31 from 12,500 to 30,000 pounds. ``This will open the F45 airport to additional corporate jet traffic looking to avoid all the hassle of flying into PBI,'' said Bill Thrift, senior vice president of FBO Services at Piedmont Hawthorne, which operates a facility at the airport.
Hate tracking shorted or open wires? 3M is now offering its handheld Dynatel Cable Length Meter/Time Domain Reflectometer 940CLM/TDR that detects and pinpoints shorts and open wires. The 940 also measures cable length in feet or meters (up to 2,500 feet), checks voltage to identify live circuits (up to 250 volts rms), transmits four different tone frequencies and patterns to trace hidden cables or identify cable pairs, and includes selectable automatic power-down options. The tester is 7 by 3.2 by 1.4 inches and weighs 8.7 ounces.
The Embraer 170 was granted provisional FAA type certification on Dec. 8. Final type certification is expected in February, the company said. The approval clears the way for operators to begin crew training and route proving flights prior to putting the aircraft into revenue service once final certification is granted. US Airways is the North American launch customer for the aircraft, the first in a new family of 70- to 110-seat airliners. The carrier ordered 85 aircraft in May 2003, and has options for another 50.
MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) and U.S. Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) have joined forces to offer USAIG's Safety Buck program to operators of MD helicopters. Operators who qualify and participate in manufacturer-approved transition and recurrent training for one year may earn Safety Bucks worth up to $30,000 annually when they renew their policies through USAIG. The Safety Bucks are used to purchase additional factory-authorized pilot or maintenance training from MDHI.
Pentar Avionics has obtained TSO C113 approval for its CMS-1000 communications management unit. The CMS-1000 is a panel-mount control-display unit (CDU) that incorporates an ARINC 740 communications management unit and a VDL Mode 2 radio to give crews access to ACARS and non-ACARS networks for messaging, air traffic services and other data communications such as weather updates. It supports ARINC-defined message sets but is fully customizable for specific user applications.
2002 Gary Freeman Dr. Ivan A. Getting Pat Carey Robert Agostino 2001 Peggy Baty Chabrian Archie Trammell Stan Green Fernand M. Francois NBAA's Operations Team 2000 John Goglia Capt. Dick McKinney and Dr. Ratan Khatwa FOARC (Fractional Ownership Aviation Rulemaking Committee)
Westwind Technologies, Inc., Hunts-ville, Ala., has named Charles Park vice president of business development and programs. Park's specific areas of expertise include aviation simulation training and aircraft fleet maintenance.
Is passenger weight and balance a critical consideration for your flight operation? Sporty's is now offering a portable passenger scale. The digital unit uses four AAA batteries and can measure weights up to 300 pounds. Thanks to its trim 9.5-by-9-by-1.75-inch size and 2-pound weight, the scale can be easily stored when traveling. Price: $39.95 Sporty's Pilot Shop Clermont County/Sporty's Airport Batavia, OH 45103-9747 Phone: (800) SPORTYS Fax: (800) 359-7794 www.sportys.com
In the late 1930s, a can-do high school dropout by the name of Bill Remmert was bucking rivets in the Curtiss-Wright hangar at Lambert Field in St. Louis. One day he met Bob Werner, a young Curtiss engineer, and the two became fast friends. Remmert, who had started a flying club, even taught his new pal to fly. When World War II erupted, Remmert served as a company tech rep in China and later became a Naval officer charged with inspecting materiel production. Werner, meanwhile, went off to help build transport gliders.
THIRTEEN YEARS AGO, give a little, take a little, Greehouse Patter was to be found in the back of Skyways, the official publication of the NBAA. The last Skyways owner and publisher, Lois Henry, sold the publication to American Aviation, Wayne Parrish Permitee. As can happen in the publishing business, Skyways, although it was a good magazine, eventually disappeared and this column migrated to B/CA. Greenhouse weathered the transitions and we have enjoyed happy togetherness all the way.
Dassault Aviation recently achieved its third ISO 9001 certification after a November 2003 audit performed by the Bureau Veritas Quality International (BVQI). Three years ago, Dassault Aviation was the first company in France to be certified under the strict criteria of ISO 9001-2000.
Deliveries of the Premier I, Raytheon Aircraft's first-ever, clean sheet jet, now are approaching 70 units, so B/CA recently surveyed operators to determine how well the aircraft is living up to their expectations. It turns out they love its speed, roomy cockpit, cabin and baggage compartment, Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite and handling qualities, but many early aircraft operators report they experienced dispatch reliability woes, as one might expect from a leading-edge-technology design aircraft.
Piedmont Hawthorne, Winston-Salem, N.C., has announced several personnel changes: Steven Levesque has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer; Marge Becker has been promoted to senior vice president of accounting and administration; and Steve Leidigh has rejoined the company as general manager for the Ocala, Fla., FBO.
The second edition of the 2003 NBAA Compensation and Benchmark Survey is now available to members, but not to nonmembers. The recompiled results include data submitted by 1,080 aviation departments. The survey participants have free online access and can view the results as Adobe PDF files as well as create their own aircraft-specific and location-specific reports for salary data. NBAA members who did not participate in the survey may purchase access to survey results by contacting the NBAA's Sarah Dicke at [email protected].
-- Clayton M. Jones, Rockwell Collins, will continue as chairman of the GAMA board; -- James E. Schuster, Raytheon Aircraft, will continue as board vice chairman and chair the Security Issues Committee. Other chairmen and their committees are: -- John Rosanvallon, Dassault Falcon Jet, Communications Committee; Dean Flatt, Honeywell Aerospace Electronic Systems, Flight Operations Policy Committee; -- Lee D.
Embraer has delivered an EMB 145 SA aircraft to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). Dubbed R 99-A by the FAB, the Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft is equipped with a powerful mounted radar and special systems to intercept and analyze radar and communications. It will be assigned to the Amazon Surveillance Program, which operates seven other surveillance and remote sensing aircraft.
These three graphs are designed to provide a broad sketch of the G450's performance, based upon projections from Gulfstream's engineering team. Time and Fuel vs. Distance -- This graph shows the performance of the G450 at 0.80 Mach recommended long-range cruise and 0.85 Mach high-speed cruise. Using an average 0.775 Mach long-range cruise speed will extend maximum range, but only slightly. The numbers at the hour lines indicate the miles flown and the fuel burned for each of the two cruise profiles. Also not shown on this chart is the G450's warm day performance.
Avfuel Corp. is establishing a new business unit to provide flight planning services. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based company said that the division, named Avfuel International, will offer free flight planning, competitive fuel prices through Avfuel's commercial contract fuel program, and bonus AVTRIP points. The flight planning program will be launched in January 2004 at the NBAA's Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference in Savannah, Ga.
