Model DHC-7 series airplanes (Docket No. 99-NM-165-AD; Amdt. 39-11470; AD 99-26-11) - requires a one-time visual inspection to detect corrosion on the upper half of the lower longerons on the inboard nacelles; and corrective actions, if necessary. This AD also requires modification of the upper and lower longeron halves. This amendment is prompted by issuance of mandatory continuing airworthiness information by a foreign civil airworthiness authority.
Docket No.: 29745 Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.25(b) and (c) Description of Relief Sought: To permit C&S to operate under Part 135 without having exclusive use of at least one aircraft that meets the requirements for at least one kind of operation authorized by C&S's operations specifications.
NATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION this month began a series of focus group studies to help members fight for airport access and expansion. The focus groups, conduced by the communications firm of Weber McGinn, will identify key issues, concerns and attitudes toward airports. Weber McGinn will follow the focus groups with telephone surveys within the same communities.
Docket No.: 29749 Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.299(a) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit F.S. Air Service pilots to accomplish a line operational evaluation in a Level C or Level D flight simulator in lieu of a line check in an aircraft. Denial, Dec. 7, 1999, Exemption No. 7084
Docket No.: 29778 Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 25.815 Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To exempt Raytheon from 25.815 to the extent necessary to allow a movement of passenger seats into the required aisle space under certain circumstances on the Boeing Model 737-700 IGW airplane defined in the Raytheon DAS Project P-581. Partial Grant, Oct. 7, 1999, Exemption No. 7028
Docket No.: 29792 Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Tennessee Technical Services, L.L.C., to place copies of its inspection procedures manual (IPM) in strategic locations throughout its repair station rather than giving a copy of its IPM to each of its supervisory and inspection personnel. Grant, Dec. 23, 1999, Exemption No. 7092
TIMOTHY P. FORTE, 49, director of aviation safety for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, was killed Jan. 12 in a traffic accident on Interstate 95 near Ormond Beach, Fla. Forte spent more than 20 years in aviation safety work for FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board. He headed FAA's Great Lakes Region from 1988 to May 1990, when he became director of the Office of Aviation Safety at NTSB. Forte joined ERAU in 1995 as head of the university's Center for Aerospace Safety Education at the Prescott, Ariz.
ROLLS-ROYCE TURBOMECA will repair engines, modules and line replaceable units on RTM332 helicopter engines for all three military services in the U.K. under a $49.4 million, five-year contract announced this month. The Anglo-French joint venture also will support engine sales in Europe and markets elsewhere in the world. Work will be done at the Rolls-Royce facility at Antsy, near Coventry, and at Turbomeca's Tarnos plant in France.
Docket No.: 29682. Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 145.45(f) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit GE Engine Services - Corporate Aviation, doing business as Garrett Aviation Services, to place and maintain copies of its inspection procedures manual (IPM) in strategic locations throughout its maintenance facility rather than giving a copy of the IPM to each of its supervisory and inspection personnel. Grant, Dec. 16, 1999, Exemption No. 7089
MARK COLEMAN will join Mercury Air Group Feb. 1 as president of its subsidiary, RPA Airline Automation Services. Coleman was most recently senior vice president of marketing and sales for Midway Airlines and has spent 31 years in the airline and travel industries. RPA provides a variety of patented software applications to the aviation industry, including its "Revenue Protection Management System" and its "Purchasing, Maintenance and Inventory" software. Mercury acquired RPA in early 1998.*
REP. SHUSTER, who chairs the House/Senate conference committee that is contemplating long-term FAA reauthorization legislation, also hopes to immediately return to that conference once Congress reconvenes this week. The committee said Shuster is trying to set up another conference meeting Thursday, the day of President Clinton's State of the Union address, but that meeting will depend upon the schedules of other conference participants.
MICHAEL LEWIS was appointed regional sales manager for Celsius Aerotech Inc./Furst Aircraft&Instrument. Lewis has 10 years of experience serving with FlightSafety International and Fairchild Corp. He will be based in Teterboro, N.J.
Model EMB-145 series airplanes (Docket No. 99-NM-305-AD) - proposes to supersede an existing AD that currently requires revisions to the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to provide the flight crew with updated procedures for prohibiting use of the autopilot below 1,500 feet above ground level, emergency procedures for pitch trim runaway, and abnormal procedures for autopilot trim failure and stabilizer out of trim. That AD also requires installation of certain warning placards.
Docket No.: 29742 Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR section V.B of Appendix I of Part 121. Description of Relief Sought: To permit National employees who perform a safety-sensitive function and who are required to undergo a medical examination under 14 CFR Part 67 to be excluded from periodic drug testing.
Docket No.: 29796 Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 91.315 Description of Relief Sought: To permit Save-A-Connie to operate its Lockheed Super Constellation and its Martin 404 aircraft to carry passengers on local flights for compensation or hire on demonstration or promotional flights.
STEVE WAYMAN was named account manager for the Military and Government Sales Group for BFGoodrich. Wayman formerly was a product representative at Hoffman-LaRoche Inc. in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Docket No.: 29782 Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 61.129(c)(4)(ii) Description of Relief Sought: To permit Roy Earnest Duckworth to obtain a commercial pilot certificate with a rotorcraft category and helicopter class rating without accomplishing the requirement for five hours of solo night flight.
The Federal Aviation Administration needs to redraft its cost analysis and work with operators to find "feasible alternatives" to its proposed restrictions on air tour operators, the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy told the Office of Management and Budget. FAA issued its proposed restrictions for air tours over Grand Canyon National Park in July (BA, July 12/14) and sent the draft rule to OMB for review under the Regulatory Flexibility Act last month.
Federal Aviation Administration drew praise last week after it released a substantially rewritten airworthiness directive calling for inspections and possible replacement of exhaust system components on 6,500 Cessna 300/400 series aircraft (BA, Jan. 17/23). FAA, which initially proposed the exhaust AD in July after working on the issue for years (BA, July 5/1), received some 350 comments on the proposal voicing concerns about costs, parts availability and the feasibility of the compliance times (BA, Aug. 23/84).
Docket No.: 29783 Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.143(c)(2) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Indianapolis Aviation to operate its Beechcraft Super King Air B200 (Registration No. N282CT, Serial No. BB-1002) under Part 135 without a TSO-C112 (Mode S) transponder installed in the aircraft. Grant, Nov. 30, 1999, Exemption No. 7082
CHERYL FELLS was named vice president of organizational development and administration for the Performance Materials segment of The BFGoodrich Company. Fells will be responsible for human resource programs, organizational development and administrative services for the Brecksville, Ohio Performance Materials segment. She previously was director, leadership and organization effectiveness, for Rohm and Haas Company in Philadelphia.
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.
Intellicall, Inc., a manufacturer of telephones and call processing systems, signed a definitive letter of agreement to acquire Heads Up Technologies, which develops and markets interactive digital products, including digital safety devices for aviation cockpit and cabin applications.
THE COMMITTEE addressing how FAA should regulate fractional aircraft ownership programs held its final scheduled meeting last week, and members have agreed on a proposal designed to maximize safety and operational flexibility.See article below.
