OK smart-arses -- They are last year's pics. I was trying to add some 'atmosphere' for people who can't be there.
I've removed them now we've got some 2004 photos.
Now for some 2004 news ...........
Heliport
Bell news
600th 407
Bell has secured a firm purchase order for its 600th Bell 407. The aircraft will be delivered in 2nd Quarter 2004 to a customer in South Africa and will be used for corporate transportation in the region.
The Bell 407 certified in February 1996, and deliveries began soon afterwards. In November 2003, the existing 407 fleet logged one million flight hours. Operators fly Bell 407 helicopters in 41 countries around the world.
(Bell delivered 193 new helicopters in 2003, a 20+% increase over 2002.)
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Sikorsky news
S-92: 22 firm orders
Jeff Pino, Sikorsky’s senior VP for marketing announced that S-92 sales are well on track from what the company forecast two years ago: 22 firms orders, 17 options being negotiated and four more under ‘deposit agreement.’
He didn't give details of the customers involved, but the first commercial delivery was to PHI this week.
Pino didn't give the value of the S-92 order book but industry sources believe it's in the region of $380 million - not including the options.