It took 12 years and nearly 1,000 pages, but anything you want to know about the birth, development and evolution of small turbine engines since World War II can probably be found in a new book published jointly by the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
GREGORY KYSER was appointed facilities business development representative for Woodland Aviation, where he will help corporate flight departments and aircraft owners maintain, manage and operate their aircraft. He previously was a regional sales manager for Ten Hoeve Brothers in the Northwest.
Models PA-46-310P and PA-46-350P airplanes (Docket No. 98-CE-112-AD) - proposes to revise AD 99-15-04, which currently requires calibrating the turbine inlet temperature system to assure the accuracy of the existing turbine inlet temperature indicator and wiring on all Piper Models PA-46-310P and PA-46-350P airplanes, and repairing or replacing any turbine inlet temperature system that fails the calibration test.
TEXTRON named Jack W. Sights chairman, president and chief executive of the company's $2.2 billion Fastening Systems Group, effective immediately. He also became a member of Textron's Executive Leadership Team, a 13-member body of the company's senior corporate and operations executives responsible for Textron's overall strategic management. Sights, who will report to John A. Janitz, Textron president and chief operating officer, replaces Randy P. Smith, who left Textron for personal reasons.
Fairchild Aerospace has delivered 12 328JETs since shipments began in August and the company already is planning a series of enhancements to future units in response to customer requests. Customers to date and the number of 328JETs delivered are: Skyway Airlines, five, with options for 10 more; Ozark, two, with options for three; Shell Petroleum Development Corp.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 93.123 Description of Relief Sought: To allow America West to continue operating four flights (two arrivals and two departures) at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The slots for these flights were previously granted to Braniff Airlines, Inc., under Exemption No. 3927.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 43.9 and 121.709(b)(3) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Empire to use electronic signatures in lieu of physical signatures to satisfy airworthiness release or aircraft log entry signature requirements of Sec. 43.9 for operation conducted under 14 CFR Part 135 and Sec. 121.709(b)(3) for operations conducted under Part 121. Grant, Aug. 31, 1999, Exemption No. 6668A
Model SD3-60 series airplanes (Docket No. 99-NM-52-AD; Amdt. 39-11383; AD 99-22-05) - requires repetitive inspections of the elevator trim control cables for signs of wear damage or broken wires; replacement of damaged or broken cables with certain new cables; and replacement of all 7 x 7 cables with 7 x 19 cables. This amendment is prompted by issuance of mandatory continuing airworthiness information by a foreign civil airworthiness authority.
MICHAEL BRASIER was appointed general manager of Signature Flight Support's facility in Palm Springs, Calif. He will oversee both flight support operations and commercial airline support operations at the Palm Springs facilities. He has held several positions with Signature in training, safety, and human resources. He also served as general manager of Signature's Chicago O'Hare base and most recently coordinated the rollout, installation and training for the company's new point-of-sale system.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344(b)(3) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Skywest to operate seven EMB-120 airplanes subject to heavy maintenance checks before parts are available, without installing in each airplane, the required DFDR until the next heavy maintenance check after January 15, 2000. Partial Grant, Aug. 18, 1999, Exemption No. 6941
C. DON CARY was named vice president-customer relations at Raytheon Aircraft. Cary oversees customer support functions, including newsletters, authorized service centers, development of customer satisfaction metrics, operator conferences/seminars, customer appreciation breakfasts, the Delivery Center and other customer issues. He has served with Raytheon Aircraft for 33 years, most recently as director-customer relations.
Lockheed Martin Air Traffic Management completed installation of the Display System Replacement, a new air traffic control system, at 20 Federal Aviation Administration facilities, the company said. The Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center, the final site to receive the system, completed the acceptance milestone Nov. 9, more than seven weeks ahead of schedule. All ARTCCs have accepted the new DSR at least 30 days before deadline, Lockheed Martin said. The next step at Indianapolis is to transition daily operations to the new system.
Gen. John R. Dailey (USMC, Ret.) Wednesday was named as director of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum by Smithsonian Secretary I. Michael Heyman. Dailey, who spent 36 years in the Marine Corps including serving as assistant commandant, is currently the associate deputy administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He joined NASA in 1992 after leaving the Marines.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344(b)(3) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit Delta to continue to operate its Lockheed L-1011 and Boeing 727 airplanes scheduled to be retired from service before the Aug. 20, 2001 compliance deadline for installation of digital flight data recorders (DFDRs), without installing the required, approved DFDRs at the next heavy maintenance check after August 18, 1999. Partial Grant, Aug. 18, 1999, Exemption No. 6945.
GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, which has been increasingly involved in the international rulemaking environment in recent years, is applying more resources to that effort. Barry Valentine, the former FAA executive, will join GAMA as senior vice president-international affairs next month. Valentine was FAA assistant administrator for policy, planning and international aviation from 1994-1997 and later served as acting administrator of the agency. A captain and pilot in the U.S. Air Force from 1967-1972, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Model 425 and 441 airplanes (Docket No. 99-CE-53-AD) - proposes to require revising the Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) to include requirements for activation of the airframe pneumatic deicing boots. The proposed AD is the result of in-flight incidents and an accident that occurred in icing conditions in which the airframe pneumatic deicing boots were not activated. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to assure that flightcrews activate the pneumatic wing and tail deicing boots at the first signs of ice accumulation.
Cessna Aircraft Company delivered its 3,000th Citation business jet this month and officials say they are on track to celebrate two similar delivery milestones over the next eight years. The 3,000th Citation, a top-of-the-line Model X, went to John Menard, president and chief executive of Menard, Inc., a chain of 145 home improvement stores headquartered in Eau Claire, Wis. with annual sales of $4 billion. Menard's flight department has been operating Citations for the past 13 years.
SERMATECH INTERNATIONAL formed a joint venture with Samsung Aerospace Industries to provide surface treatment services for turbine engine components. The new venture, Sermatech Korea, will apply aluminum-ceramic, diffusion and thermal spray protective coatings for new turbine components. For components undergoing repair, Sermatech Korea will provide the same coatings and perform activated diffusion brazing and weld repair processes. Sermatech Korea will be based at Samsung's plant in Changwon, Korea, which produces and repairs components.
L.J. AVIATION, the fixed-base operator, aircraft charter and management company based in Latrobe, Pa., is building a new 5,000-square-foot facility that is scheduled to be completed in March. The FBO is located at the recently renamed Arnold Palmer Regional Airport.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 135.251, 135.255, 135.353, and Appendices I&J of Part 121 Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To allow the MSSA to conduct local sightseeing flights at Mt. Sterling-Montgomery County Airport in Mt. Sterling, Ky., on the weekend of August 21, 1999, for compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention requirements of Part 135. Grant, Aug. 20, 1999, Exemption No. 6950
FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP is "truly reshaping business aviation," Bombardier's President and Chief Operating Officer Michael Graff told the Aero Club of Washington last week, noting it has grown at a rate of more than 50 percent annually over the past few years. Fractional ownership is expected to represent about 17 percent of industry deliveries within two years, compared with 12 percent last year, Graff said. Bombardier officials predict that number will grow to almost 30 percent of business aircraft deliveries within the next decade.
Section of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR 121.344(b)(3) Description of Relief Sought/Disposition: To permit ASA to operate 10 EMB-120RT airplanes subject to heavy maintenance checks before parts are available, without installing in each airplane, the required DFDR until the next heavy maintenance check after January 15, 2000. Partial Grant, Aug. 18, 1999, Exemption No. 6946
A group of Chicago executives hope to create a new way of travel using business jets to provide scheduled, published service. Plans call for Indigo, an operation formed by Matt Andersson, a 20-year corporate aviation and regional airline executive, to begin regular service between Chicago Midway and Teterboro Airport in New Jersey in early 2000 with Falcon 20s. The schedule, to be announced in the next month, initially will include three trips each way on weekdays.
Model ATR 42-200, ATR 42-300, and ATR 42-320 series airplanes (Docket No. 98-NM-94-AD) - proposes to supersede an existing AD that requires inspections to determine the proper installation of rivets in certain key holes and to detect cracks in the area of the key holes where rivets are missing; and correction of discrepancies. This action would increase the compliance time for the existing requirements and expand the applicability of the existing AD to include additional airplanes.
NATIONAL AIRCRAFT RESALE ASSOCIATION members reported $800 million in used turbine sales through the first half of 1999, capturing 16.4 percent of the worldwide used jet market and 10.6 percent of the used turboprop market. NARA cited AMSTAT figures that 718 used jets and 670 used turboprops were sold between January and June of this year. NARA members sold 118 jets and 71 turboprops during that time.
