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1983
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BUSINESS AVIATION CL-215 orders climb MONTREAL Alberta and Manitoba are the latest Canadian provinces to order CL-215 water bombers, bringing the total on order to 29 worth about C$188 million. The provinces have ordered one each and will be supplied with another one each by the Federal Government, the same arrangement made with Ottawa. Ontario is buying three, Newfoundland, Saskatche wan, Quebec, and Alberta are buying two, and the Federal Government is buying 17. Of the forest provinces, only- British Columbia has not bought one. The CL-215 orders will provide Canadair with about 30 months of work for 500 employees. CL-215 power is supplied by two Pratt & Whit ney R2800 engines providing 2,100 h.p. The engines are no longer in production, but a US company rebuilds them to the Canadian requirement. Customers have resisted a turboprop conversion because of the added cost. Private operators of fire- fighting aircraft in Canada are concerned that the CL-215s will seriously reduce their business. Some five com panies have about C$50 million invested in 95 air craft and Bruce Powell of Avalon Aviation says that if the Canadian Government wanted only to create CL-215 sales, private companies would have bought them if long-term firefighting con tracts were assured. Avalon Aviation, Conair Aviation, and Flying Fireman are considering setting up a national aerial firefighting organisation in an attempt to ensure survival. Powell does not think that the Govern ment can be dissuaded from buying the CL-215s, but he hopes to ensure that the private sector fleet is used to complement them. Avalon has eight Cansos and 12 smaller aircraft, Conair oper ates about 35 aircraft includ ing DC-6s and A-26s, while Flying Fireman has eight Cansos and 12 other aircraft. The second 125-800 homes in on the British Aerospace camera during a recent test flight from Hatfield. Total hours for the three 800 prototypes ex ceed 210. Aircraft No 3 is to be used mainly for avionics certification Gama deliveries still down WASHINGTON D.C. Deliveries of GA aircraft by members of the US General Aviation Manufacturers Association (Gama) continue to fall short of last year's performance, but income is up slightly for August. Some 247 units worth $114-9 million were delivered in August, compared with 270 aircraft worth $103-3 million in the same month last year. Last July, 209 aircraft worth $80 • 1 million were moved. Total deliveries to the end of August reached 1,843 air craft worth $849-5 million, compared with 3,105 units worth nearly $1,300 million for the same period in 1982. This represents a 40-6 per cent drop in numbers and a 34-5 per cent drop in revenue. August deliveries break down into ten business jets, 24 turboprops, 36 piston twins, six agricultural aircraft, and 171 singles. Business jet deliv eries had reached 78 by the end of August, compared with 166 by the same time last year, a drop of 53 per cent. Turboprop deliveries are down 44 • 3 per cent from 323 to 180. Piston twin deliveries are down from 518 to 298 (down 42-5 per cent) and single deliveries are down from 1,984 to 1,221 (down 38-5 per cent). Agricultural aircraft shipments are down 42-1 per cent from 114 to 66. August exports are down 50 per cent to 40 aircraft, but the dollar value of these aircraft is up 120-5 per cent to $42-1 million. For the year to date, exports are down 55-2 per cent at 403 aircraft worth $244 • 6 million, compared with $447 • 8 million last year. Exports account for 16-2 per cent of the August total and 21-9 per cent of the year to date total. Cessna recalls workers WICHITA Cessna has begun recalling 98 per cent of the workforce that it laid off on August 12 when the company stopped all aircraft production. Cessna will build aircraft "at re duced rates as prior to shutdown". Models to go back into production at the Pawnee Division include the 172, 182, U206, 208, 210, and 303. The Wallace Division will produce all three Citation models and Conquest Is. Production of the 152, 185, and 188 should restart in March 1984 and piston twins will be built again "sometime after the first of the year". Cessna has named Russell Roth as senior vice-president of finance and chief financial officer, effective immediately. He will report to chairman and chief executive officer Russell Meyer. Cessna Aircraft of Canada is offering finance at 10? per cent for the first year on 1982 and 1983 singles and twins. The offer is open till the end of November, and up to 80 per cent of the purchase price can be borrowed. Financing is available for up to five years, and after the first year, interest is charged at the Canadian prime rate plus 2\ per cent. ROTARY BRIEFS British Airways Helicop ters (BAH) has appointed Capt Michael Evans as direc tor of northern operations. Evans has been head of flight operations since 1976 at Gatwick, and will now return to Aberdeen. Capt Stewart Birt takes over from Evans at Gatwick. Robin Zingel is now the commercial manager of northern operations, and Hayden Barrett becomes manager at Aberdeen after three years in a similar posi tion at Sumburgh, where he will be replaced by Capt Alan Veale. 940 FLIGHT International, 8 October 1983
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