Sikorsky does not want to take any action that might delay or
conflict with the GAO's investigation. Accordingly, the company has
elected not to protest the Navy's Marine One contract decision.
Company Steps In To Prevent Failure Of Defense Bid
Embattled manufacture MD Helicopters Inc., which was created
when a Dutch group, RDM Holdings, bought the former Hughes
Helicopter 500, 600 and 900 lines out of Boeing in 1999, was just
saved from possible liquidation by a last-minute deal with
Boeing.
Sweetening The Pot "A Deciding Factor" Among Some Military
Controllers
"I have no quarrels with the Air Force. I wouldn't mind doing 20
years."
Those words from SSgt Anthony Haynes, a controller with the 48th
Operations Support Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, as quoted by the
European edition of Stars and Stripes. His attitude is typical of
many men and women serving in US military control towers around the
world.
1998 Embargo Lifted on Harrier, Sikorsky SH-3 Parts
The Indian Navy's Sea Harrier and SH-3 helicopter fleets have
suffered serious spare parts availability problems since the US
imposed sanctions after India's 1998 nuclear test. At times, as
many as 30 to 40-percent of Indian aircraft have been grounded
because of the spares shortages, according to Indian Navy Vice
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral John DeSilva.
A British pilot with the 659th Army Air Regiment is in a spot of
trouble this week after he flew his Lynx 30-miles off course to
deliver a pizza to his girlfriend.
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