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Sabreliner Offers an NBAA Discount on its Early
Work for RVSM Mandate
The deadline for the FAA's domestic RVSM mandate (DRVSM) isn't
until December 2004, but Sabreliner plans to use this year's Orlando
show to assist Sabre 65 operators in meeting the requirement.
The company has developed an RVSM slot reservation system, with
a special pricing structure, designed to encourage Sabreliner
Model 65 operators to comply promptly with the RVSM mandate. The
earlier an operator schedules the RVSM upgrade, the less the work
will cost.
"As the DRVSM mandate draws closer, operators who wait are
going to be scrambling to make their aircraft compliant,"
noted Jack Vaughn, Sabreliner corporate aviation marketing vp.
"Operators will run into modification capacity issues if
they wait until the eleventh hour. This slot reservation system
was designed to help them avoid that problem by bringing their
aircraft in as soon as possible."
Sabreliner has set up an area on its website where operators can
go to reserve an RVSM modification slot. The site details the
number of slots available during a specified time period, offers
operators a choice of two different avionics upgrade options (dual
ADC-80s or dual ADC-87s), and outlines pricing for each avionics
option.
"We want to provide operators an easy, economic means to
comply with the DRVSM requirement," Vaughn continued. "In
return for an early slot reservation, operators get special discounted
pricing for the RVSM upgrade. The earlier operators reserve their
spot, the more money they save."
Sabreliner received FAA group RVSM certification for the Sabreliner
Model 65 this past January and has so far performed the RVSM upgrade
on 11 aircraft. The RVSM equipment installation can be accomplished
in two to three weeks depending on an aircraft's avionics configuration.
Sabreliner will also attend NBAA to discuss new capabilities of
its Premier Turbines overhaul facility.
Premier Turbines has launched a quick-turn service, which it has
named "The Bullet Shop," for component repairs and specialized
processes. This new repair service guarantees the return of parts
within 10 working days or less from the date of receipt into the
Bullet Shop, located at Premier Turbines' operation in Neosho,
Mo.
"There are times when customers don't have the luxury of
waiting 30 days to get an engine part back," notes Jim Robertson,
vp and general manager of Premier Turbines' Neosho operations.
"This new streamlined system, which expedites parts through
the repair process, was implemented at the request of our existing
customers to help them with urgent repair needs."
In other news, Premier Turbines' engine maintenance, repair and
overhaul operation in Neosho has earned the FAA Diamond Award
in the Aviation Maintenance Technician Awards Program. This is
the second time the Diamond Award has been earned at this facility.
The Neosho operation also received the Diamond Award in June 2002
after 53 technicians completed FAA-certified training within 12
months, meeting the stipulation that at least 25% of technicians
receive training during the year.
By Barry Rosenberg
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