Recent reports of financial problems at Safire Aircraft were
confirmed yesterday by President and CEO Camilo Salomon. ANN had
received several insider reports of a number of financial
difficulties that included missed and late payroll (two
periods, accordingt to one report) that cast a pall over the
fledgling Bizjet manufacturer. Citing a "slight hiccup in funding,"
Salomon admitted that they had been through a rough spot, but that
the future looked a bit brighter when questioned, late
Thursday.
Promises $66 Million On More Firefighting Aircraft
A top official at the Department of Agriculture said Wednesday
"no prudent person" would have continued to fly aging firefighting
tankers after the government decided there was no way to guarantee
that they're airworthy.
Schweizer Aircraft says it's signed a deal with Helicopter
Adventures Inc. (HAI) for the largest single fleet order of 300CBi
helicopters to date. Helicopter Adventures is the largest
commercial helicopter flight training school in the world. The
order is for twenty-three (23) 300CBi helicopters with options for
up to ten additional units.
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