The NBAA Thursday welcomed a decision from the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) finding that the landing-fee structure at
Santa Monica Airport (SMO) unjustly discriminates against certain
types of aircraft.
NTSB Administrator Ellen Engleman Conners Wednesday took aim at
both American Airlines and Airbus for what she said was excessive
lobbying in the case of AAL 587, which crashed in Queens, NY more
than three years ago, blaming both the airline and the manufacturer
of the A300-600 for holding up the agency's final report.
Paramedics, Patient Had Taken Ground Transport After Trouble
Found
One person is dead after a medical helicopter went down in rural
Mississippi late Wednesday night, after the pilot and crew
apparently noticed problems with the aircraft.
The Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base, TX,
announced Wednesday that 35 Air Force officers had been selected to
attend test pilot school. A selection board met in November, but
the results are only being announced now. The selected officers
have been notified.
It's that time of year again. Frost, snow, and ice are in the
forecast, and pilots need to know how to handle these hazards. The
AOPA Air Safety Foundation's new Safety Brief — Cold Facts:
Wing Contamination — gives pilots a quick lesson on the
effects of wintry wing contaminants and what to do about them.
Offer Includes Free Rent And Marketing Dollars For Terminal E
Gates
DFW International Airport, the world's third-busiest, announced
today a multi-million dollar incentive and stimulus package that
will be offered to all major US air carriers which initiate or
expand service at the Airport. The plan includes free rent in
Terminal E for one year and up to $22M in other financial aid.
Falconbridge Mining 737-200 Is FuelMizer Launch Customer
AvAero’s FuelMizer modification, receives Transport Canada
approval. Transport Canada now joins the approvals of the United
States FAA, EASA (European Union/JAA), Australia, New Zealand and
soon to be China’s, CAAC.
Handbook Bulletin Implementation Put Off Until Summer's
End
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has
successfully convinced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to
extend the implementation of a costly Handbook Bulletin affecting
aircraft maintenance programs to August 31, 2005.
353rd SOG's Relief Effort Brings Phuket 100 Tons Of Supplies --
And Counting
As the calendar turned a new year, the aid delivered by Airmen
of the 353rd Special Operations Group to communities on
Thailand’s southwest coast approached 100 tons.
Citing a lack of sufficient time to respond to guidance from the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on how repair stations will
implement required training programs, the National Air
Transportation Association (NATA) this week formally requested a
60-day extension to the recently announced comment period for
Advisory Circular (AC) 145-RSTM.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has
selected BAE Systems as one of three companies to develop a
ducted-fan unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as part of a first phase
of its Organic Air Vehicle Class II (OAV II) program. The award of
the design and development contract follows a competitive selection
process.
Nissen Davis, a 30-year veteran of the aerospace industry, has
been elected president of the Southern California Aeronautic
Association (SCAA) for 2005. He succeeds Keith Mew, PhD, Professor
of Computer Science & Technology, College of Engineering at
California State University, Los Angeles.
Following in the tradition of past gatherings RACCA says its
2005 Spring Conference will permit plenty of time to "network" with
other members, catch up with old friends and even get in a round of
golf or just relaxing and enjoying all that Paradise Valley has to
offer.
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. today announced it has named
Lloyd R. "Skip" Sorenson as executive vice president and chief
financial officer (CFO), a position that had been open since the
retirement of William McMillan. Sorenson joins Vought today and
will report to President and Chief Executive Officer Tom
Risley.
"Given the ambiguity of FAR 145.163, the draft AC constitutes
the FAA’s only guidance for the development of training
programs for repair stations certificated under Part 145. Issuing
the draft AC with only a 30-day comment period does not allow
affected entities the opportunity to evaluate and comment on this
comprehensive document."
Source: Eric R. Byer, NATA Vice President of
Government and Industry Affairs, in comments submitted to the FAA.
NATA is the second alphabet group to request an extension of the
comment period on the proposed FAR.
AD NUMBER: 2004-26-07
MANUFACTURER: Airbus
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-26-07
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for certain Airbus Model A318, A319, A320, and A321
series airplanes equipped with certain forward and aft passenger
door emergency escape slides.
AD NUMBER: 2004-25-03
MANUFACTURER: Airbus
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-25-03
SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing
airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Airbus Model
A320 series airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2004-26-10
MANUFACTURER: Rolls Royce
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-26-10
SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing
airworthiness directive (AD) for certain RRD Tay 611-8, Tay 620-15,
Tay 620-15/20, Tay 650-15, Tay 650-15/10, and Tay 651-54 turbofan
engines with ice- impact panels installed in the low pressure (LP)
compressor case.
AD NUMBER: 2004-26-06
MANUFACTURER: Boeing
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-26-06
SUMMARY: This amendment adopts a new airworthiness
directive (AD), that is applicable to certain Boeing Model 767-300
and 767-300F series airplanes equipped with General Electric or
Pratt & Whitney engines.
AD NUMBER: 2004-25-01
MANUFACTURER: Gulfstream
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-25-01
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for certain Gulfstream Aerospace LP Model Gulfstream
100 airplanes; and Model Astra SPX and 1125 Westwind Astra series
airplanes.
AD NUMBER: 2004-25-02
MANUFACTURER: Airbus
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2004-25-02
SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing
airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Airbus Model
A320 series airplanes. That AD currently requires repetitive
inspections to detect fatigue cracking in certain areas of the
fuselage, and corrective action if necessary.
AD NUMBER: 2005-01-04
MANUFACTURER: Raytheon
SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-01-04
SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness
directive (AD) to supersede (AD) 98-15-13, which applies to certain
Raytheon Aircraft Company 90, 100, 200, and 300 series
airplanes.