Aeropuertos de Houston abrirá una instalación para importaciones de productos perecederos La compañía Tradewinds Cargo Handling manejará las operaciones
August 18, 2009
HOUSTON, 18 de agosto /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Aeropuertos deHouston y Trammell Crow Company anuncian que Tradewinds Cargo Handling, propiedad del Group One Investments, LLC, con sede en Nueva Jersey, firmó uncontrato de arrendamiento con el propósito de operar un centro de distribución de carga aérea refrigerada en el Aeropuerto Intercontinental George Bush (IAH).
A partir del 1ro de noviembre, Tradewinds Cargo Handling recibirá importaciones de productos perecederos que arriben a Houston desde mercados internacionales para ser distribuidos en todos los Estados Unidos. Trammell Crow Company desarrolló el IAH International Air CargoCentre(TM) II de 61,484 pies cuadrados con la intención de establecer en Houston una puerta de entrada principal para la carga aérea sensible a la temperatura y al tiempo dealmacenamiento.
“Nos entusiasma el poder establecer en Houston una vía de ingreso para los productos perecederos y estamos muy motivados de trabajar junto a Trammell Crow Company y Aeropuertos de Houston para hacer que esta visión sea una realidad”, afirmó Edward Danberry, CEO de Group One Investments.
Group One Investments nombró a Kerry Galegher como director de la nueva terminal de carga aérea. La operación ofrece una rampa de acceso directo para las aerolíneas junto a un centro de Servicios de Inspección Federal, el cual acelerará el proceso de importación.
“Esta nueva operación de carga ofrece grandes ventajas a los importadores y distribuidores de productos perecederos internacionales en Houston y en todo Latinoamérica”, afirmó Eric Potts, Director interino de Aviación de los Aeropuertos de Houston. “La terminal es la primera en Houston por su tamaño y ámbito operativo y permitirá a las aerolíneas y compañías de logística brindar un mejor servicio a sus clientes a través de una nueva opción en los Estados Unidos”.
Tradewinds Cargo Handling ofrecerá una amplia gama de servicios de valor agregado para importaciones y exportaciones, entre los que se incluyen:
– Importaciones de productos pre-refrigerados
– Clasificación de importaciones
– Re-etiquetado de importaciones antes del embarque a los centros de
distribución
– Verificación certificada de cargas para aerolíneas, agencias de carga,
consolidadores y otros clientes.
– Transporte multimodal por aire y tierra
“Esto representa una gran oportunidad para el crecimiento del Aeropuerto Intercontinental y la ubicación geografica de Houston mejorará la calidad de los productos importados a los Estados Unidos”, afirmó Steven Bradford,
Director Administrativo de Desarrollo Aeroportuario de Trammell Crow Company.”Aeropuertos de Houston desempeñará un papel fundamental en la distribución de productos perecederos y el IAH International Air CargoCentre(TM) II será clave en la cadena de logistica de este tipo de productos”.
Trammell Crow Company se encuentra comercializando el resto del espacio de almacenamiento con que cuenta en el IAH International Air CargoCentre(TM) II.
Mooney Acclaim wins Ultimate Challenge Air Race
August 18, 2009
August 18, 2009, Kerrville, Texas— A Mooney Acclaim M20TN took first prize in Category C of the Ultimate Challenge Air Race held August 15, 2009 in South Africa. Mooney ZS-ACC, piloted by Patrick Hanly of SA Mooney and owned and navigated by Frikkie Greefe, flew the 297.32 nautical mile course in 1:30:44. Other aircraft in the category included Cirrus SR22 and Beech Bonanzas.
“The idea behind this particular race started because all the other air races in South Africa work strictly on individual handicaps,” said Pat Hanly of SA Mooney in Port Alfred. “This caused a lot of unhappiness because it was more an argument about handicaps rather than who flew fast airplanes.”
Last weekend was the inaugural run of the Ultimate Challenge Air Race. The race distance was 300 nautical miles with both the start and finish at Rustenberg Airfield located about 40 miles northwest of Johannesburg. Aviators were permitted to use GPS and carry as much fuel as they wished. Each aircraft was given a GPS logger to ensure that the course was followed and timing recorded. The main aim was speed.
Frikkie Greefe owner of the winning Mooney Acclaim said, “We were thrilled with the results and plan to be back next year for sure.”
Gulfstream Aerospace Announces Retirement of Corporate Communications Director Robert Baugniet
August 18, 2009
SAVANNAH, Ga., August 18, 2009 – Gulfstream Aerospace announced today that Robert Baugniet, director of Corporate Communications, will retire effective Friday, October 9, 2009. Baugniet, who turns 65 in November, joined Gulfstream in 2001. A search is under way for his successor.
“During the past eight years, Gulfstream Aerospace has introduced seven new products; launched a number of industry-leading product enhancements, including the Gulfstream Enhanced Vision System (EVS) and Synthetic Vision – Primary Flight Display (SV-PFD); received the Robert J. Collier Trophy; extended our international presence and participated in more than 50 international business-aviation shows; implemented a significant facilities expansion plan in Savannah; celebrated our 40th anniversary in Savannah and the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Gulfstream I; and continued to grow our award–winning product support network,” said Larry Flynn, senior vice president, marketing and sales, Gulfstream Aerospace.
“Throughout the period, Robert has done an excellent job of managing our corporate communications activities,” continued Flynn. “We thank him for his many contributions and wish him, and his family, good health and happiness in his retirement.”
Said Baugniet, “I have been fortunate in my 48-year career in both the military and civilian worlds to have worked with an incredible number of professionals, many of whom have become true friends. The folks at General Dynamics and at Gulfstream who have supported me these past eight years are, in my opinion, without equal in the business-aviation industry. It bodes extremely well for the company.”
“A number of positive and major announcements scheduled between now and the end of the year mean my successor will start on a very upbeat note. There’s a lot to be said for that in the current economic environment,” Baugniet added.
Prior to joining Gulfstream Aerospace, Baugniet was vice president, Corporate Communications, with Rolls-Royce, the aircraft engine manufacturer, in both the U.S. and Canada. Before joining Rolls-Royce, he worked for 29 years – seven as president – with Berger & Associates, the six-office public relations division of Ogilvy & Mather Canada Advertising. Prior to and during his civilian employment, Baugniet served in Canada’s Navy for 38 years, both active duty and reserve, and rose to command Canada’s Naval Reserve Forces in the rank of Commodore (Rear Admiral, lower half). He relinquished his command when he moved to the U.S. in 1997.
Born and educated in England, Baugniet holds a degree in English and Political Science from Sir George William University, now Concordia University, in Montreal, Canada. He is also a graduate of the National Defense College of Canada’s International Securities Studies program. He is past president of a number of military and professional organizations as well as a member of the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Baugniet resides in Savannah. His two grown daughters and his grandchildren live in Toronto, Canada.
Turkish Airlines signs firm order for seven Airbus A330s
August 18, 2009
Adding A330-300s for efficient expansion of medium-haul network
Turkish Airlines has signed a contract for the purchase of seven Airbus A330-300 aircraft, firming up a Memorandum of Understanding signed during Le Bourget Airshow in June 2009. The aircraft, due for delivery from September 2010, will be powered by Rolls Royce engines. Carrying 289 passengers in a two-class configuration, the A330s will be operated on high capacity medium haul routes.
Turkish Airlines has operated Airbus aircraft since 1985, and currently has a fleet of 67 Airbus aircraft, including five A310s, 46 A320 family aircraft, seven A330s and nine A340s. This is the first time the airline has ordered the A330-300.
“Our in-service experience with the Airbus A330 has demonstrated the low operating costs and high level of cabin comfort that this aircraft offers,” said Dr Candan Karlitekin, Chairman of Turkish Airlines. “This made it the logical choice for a repeat order to allow us to efficiently achieve our targeted growth.”
“We are delighted that Turkish Airlines has chosen to expand their fleet of Airbus A330 aircraft, the most cost-effective aircraft in its class,” said John Leahy, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers. “We have a long history of partnership with Turkish Airlines and are looking forward further supporting their expansion plans.”
Airbus aircraft share a unique cockpit and operational commonality, allowing airlines to use the same pool of pilots, cabin crews and maintenance engineers, bringing operational flexibility and resulting in significant cost savings.
With a true wide-body fuselage allowing very high comfort standards, the A330-300 is able to accommodate seat and class configurations to suit the diverse customer requirements. It has a range of up to 5,650 nm / 10,500 km with a full passenger load. Highly efficient and optimized for the medium – to extended range market, the A330-300 offers the best balance between range and cost. The A330-300 remains the most economic means of flying 300 or so passengers on medium range routes in true long haul comfort.
The twin engine A330 is one of the most widely used widebody aircraft in service today. Airbus has won more than 1,000 orders for the aircraft and more than 600 A330s are in operation worldwide with 79 operators. The combined fleet has achieved almost 14 million flight hours and serves around 300 destinations worldwide.
STAT MedEvac Orders 15th EC135 from American Eurocopter
August 18, 2009
Grand Prairie, TX — Aug. 17, 2009 — STAT MedEvac of West Mifflin, Pa., has placed an order for its 15th EC135 helicopter. Delivery of the new aircraft is slated for 2010. STAT MedEvac will also soon take delivery of two EC135s ordered in late 2007. In addition to its EC 135s, STAT MedEvac operates six EC 145 helicopters.
“We are pleased that STAT MedEvac has reaffirmed its commitment to American Eurocopter and the EC135,” said Marc Paganini, President & CEO of American Eurocopter. “Repeat air medical customers validate that our products and services are meeting the needs of this important operating community.”
“The EC135 airframe is a great asset to the HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) industry, with multi-engine and IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) capabilities, said Rich Gross, Director of Operations for STAT MedEvac. “The digital autopilot system is more advanced than previous autopilot systems, and this gives the pilot a margin of safety few others enjoy.”
The STAT MedEvac fleet is equipped with a number of advanced technologies that underscore the operation’s commitment to safe flight, and the new EC135 will exceed all of the recommendations in the National Transportation Safety Board’s comprehensive report on HEMS safety. These technologies include IFR capability, Night Vision Goggles for pilots and crew, Traffic Collision Avoidance System, Color Weather Radar, and Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems.
“Together, American Eurocopter and operators like STAT MedEvac are making important strides in continuously improving air medical safety,” Paganini said, adding that American Eurocopter’s Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award program is dedicated to promoting a higher level of safety within the air medical industry.
STAT MedEvac was the first helicopter and HEMS FAA Part 135 air carrier to apply and be accepted into the FAA’s Aviation Safety Action Program. The fleet operates from 17 bases in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. These regional bases link rural and community health resources with advanced tertiary care centers and provide quick access to advanced care. STAT MedEvac, a service of the Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania, Inc., is directed by a consortium of hospitals that include: UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, and UPMC Mercy Hospital.
American Eurocopter’s EC135 is the twin-engine platform of choice for air medical operators, accounting for 60 percent of all twin-engine air medical services deliveries over the past decade. The EC135 is offered with a wide range of dedicated EMS interiors, maximizing the operator’s choice for single-patient, dual-patient or isolette transport. The EC135’s Fenestron® tail rotor and rear clamshell doors offer the safest and easiest loading possible, while the aircraft’s anti-resonance isolation system ensures that patients are given the smoothest possible ride.
Embraer’s Phenom 300 Jet Continues on Target for Certification
August 18, 2009
Fifth aircraft, with a completed interior, will be exhibited at LABACE 2009, in Brazil
São José dos Campos, August 12, 2009 –
With the first flight of the fifth Phenom 300
aircraft, tail number PP-XVM, on August 8,
Embraer’s light jet program achieved an
important milestone toward certification. This
aircraft, the first with a completed interior,
will be exhibited at the Latin American
Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition
(LABACE), August 13-15, at Congonhas
Airport, in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
Visitors will experience the cabin size and
comfort that are unique in the category.
After the exhibition, the airplane will be used for function and reliability tests and the
maturity campaign, when important functions and features such as its single point refueling,
externally serviced lavatory (unique in the category) and low cabin altitude.
“The current fleet of four prototypes has accumulated over 850 test flight hours,” said Maurício
Almeida, Embraer Vice President, Programs – Executive Jets. “With this fifth aircraft, we will
validate the robustness of the Phenom 300 under normal operating conditions and the superior
comfort of its interior, which was designed in partnership with BMW Group DesignworksUSA.”
The first prototype (PP-XVI) has been used for flight quality and performance evaluation. To
the present time, the aircraft has performed ground vibration, anti-icing system and undrainable
fuel tests, as well as stall, crosswind takeoff and landing, flutter and high-speed tests. The
airplane was also used for the aerodynamic configuration finalization. The anti-icing system
was verified under natural ice conditions and the airframe is currently being evaluated under
simulated icing conditions.
The second prototype (PP-XVJ) performed water spray and engine fire detection tests. It was
also used for the expansion of the Vmo (maximum operating limit speed) envelope and testing
external noise and engine controllability, engine fire extinguishing, in-flight start, fuel system,
external lighting, and autopilot – which is in the final test stages. The aircraft is now in Bolivia,
performing high-altitude takeoff tests. The airplane was also used to collect data for the full
flight simulator, which will be certified for pilot training.
The third prototype (PP-XVK) has completed flight control tests and is currently performing all
tests necessary for determining takeoff and landing performance, including the evaluation of
minimum control speeds in the air and on the ground.
The fourth prototype (PP-XVL) successfully completed HIRF (High Intensity Radiated
Field), lightning, cold soak, and external noise tests. The airplane was also used to validate
the maintenance plan and is now dedicated to internal noise tests, among others.
Besides the four aircraft in the flight test campaign, Embraer is presently performing groundbased
structural tests with dedicated test specimens.
Equipped with swept wings and high performance winglets, the Phenom 300 indicated it is on
the way to accomplish its design goals, cruising at 833 km per hour, or 450 knots (KTAS), and
flying 3,334 km (1,800 nautical miles), with six occupants and NBAA IFR reserves.
The certification campaign of the Phenom 300 should be concluded during the last quarter of
2009, with the first deliveries being made by the end of the year. The Phenom 100 and
Phenom 300 executive jets, together, have logged more than 800 firm orders, worldwide.
Avidyne Names Michael Ophiem as Eastern Regional Sales Manager
August 18, 2009
Industry veteran brings 30 years of aviation experience,
18 years in sales & marketing positions at Rockwell Collins.
Lincoln, MA, August 17, 2009—Avidyne Corporation, a leading provider of integrated flight deck and safety systems for general aviation aircraft, announced today the appointment of Michael Opheim to the position of Sales Manager for the Eastern Region of North America. In this role, Michael will be responsible for all aftermarket sales of Avidyne’s displays, safety sensors, and retrofit flight deck systems, as well as the management of relationships with Avidyne-authorized distributors in the Eastern U.S. and Canada.
Opheim joins Avidyne after a 30-year career with Rockwell Collins, where he most recently served as their director of sales for the Eastern United States and Latin America. Previous positions included regional airline sales and marketing, OEM sales, and flight dispatch for their corporate flight department. He holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business Administration and in Aviation Management, and he is a licensed private pilot.
“Michael brings strong business development and strategic planning experience that make him a great fit for leading this important sales region,” said Rob Higby, vice president of Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service. “Coupled with his vast industry knowledge and the strong dealer relationships he has developed over his extensive career, he will be an obvious asset in his new role with Avidyne.”
New Embraer Executive Jets Service Center Opens in 2009
August 18, 2009
19,400-square-meter Embraer-owned facility is the second in Brazil
São José dos Campos, August 12, 2009 – In order to offer business aviation customers a
dedicated maintenance environment in Brazil, Embraer is implementing a new
service center in the city of São José dos Campos, 90 km from São Paulo. Located at
the Company’s headquarters, the facilities will cover 19,380 square feet (1,800 square
meters) and will offer Embraer executive jet owners agility, efficiency and convenience
for their service needs. Operations are expected to begin by the end of 2009.
“Establishing these new facilities at our headquarters will provide greater convenience to our
Phenom and Legacy customers in Latin America,” said Edson Carlos Mallaco, Embraer Vice
President, Customer Support and Services – Executive Jets. “With this center dedicated to
business aviation, we can offer distinctively different services to better meet the expectations
of our customers.”
The new service center will be located next to the runway of the São José dos Campos
Airport. It will have an area of 17,440 square feet (1,620 square meters) for aircraft and
another 1,940 square feet (180 square meters) for administration. There, Embraer will offer
scheduled and unscheduled maintenance for the Phenom and Legacy executive jet families,
as well as remote assistance for aircraft that cannot go to the service center.
Based on studies done with customers, Embraer confirmed the importance of the location of
the new facilities near the city of São Paulo. Furthermore, São José dos Campos Airport is
open 24/7, is certified for instrument operations, and has no slot restrictions for flights.
Embraer currently has a service center at its Gavião Peixoto plant, Brazil, about 300 km from the
city of São Paulo. It has been performing maintenance operations since 2005, and will continue
serving not only business aviation customers, but also commercial and defense aircraft.
Embraer’s fleet of executive jets in Latin America has grown quickly in recent years.
Currently, it has logged firm orders for more than 100 aircraft. Ten Legacy 600 jets operate in the
region, and the first Phenom 100 jets were delivered last June.
Cessna Citation Fleet in Brazil Moves Past 200; Tops International Market
August 18, 2009
WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 12, 2009 Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, said today Brazil is its leading market for Citation business jets outside the United States, with an in-country fleet of more than 200 Citations for the first time in history. Cessna is represented in Brazil by TAM Aviacao Executiva based at Congonhas Airport (IATA: CGH, ICAO:SBSP) in São Paulo.
“We have had a long relationship with general aviation in Brazil, from our propeller aircraft on up, but the Citation remains most popular,” said Todd Duhnke, director, International Citation Sales. “The performance of the Citation makes it perfect for operations throughout Brazil. It moves easily in point-to-point operations between far-off commerce centers around the country without having to rely on airline hubs, it performs well in the extremes of Brazilian climate, and we have TAM providing expert sales and service.
“This is why more Brazilians have chosen Cessna than any other business jet,” Duhnke said.
The Citation Mustang, introduced in early 2008, has proven particularly popular in Brazil with 22 of the entry level business jets delivered to Brazilian customers. This is the largest concentration of Mustangs outside the U.S. The Citation Sovereign and XLS+ mid-size jets are also popular.
Currently, there are 213 Citations in Brazil, including 22 Citation Mustangs, both leading totals for any one country outside the U.S. Germany has the second largest Citation fleet outside the U.S. with 197. The United Kingdom follows Brazil in Mustang deliveries with 15.
Cessna will be joining TAM to display popular Citations and single-engine propeller aircraft at the Latin American Business Aviation Convention and Exposition (LABACE) taking place Aug. 13-15 in São Paulo.
ROSOBORONEXPORT AT MAKS 2009: GENERAL SPONSOR – A SPECIAL MISSION
August 18, 2009
The Rosoboronexport State Corporation intends to sign a number of new
contracts on delivering Russian-made arms and materiel to foreign partners in
the near future. Corresponding negotiations will be held in the course of the
MAKS 2009 air show to be held in Zhukovsky outside Moscow from 18 until 23
August, 2009.
MAKS 2009 is organised by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade,
while the Rostekhnologii State Corporation is the general partner. The
Rosoboronexport State Corporation will perform a special mission of the general
sponsor of the MAKS 2009 air show.
“Despite a certain impact of the global financial crunch on every sphere
of interstate relations, including defence cooperation, we are sure that meetings
to be held at MAKS 2009 will yield specific future results in the form of
contracts, i.e. cold hard cash for national defence contractors,”
Rosoboronexport Deputy Director General and head of the delegation
Alexander Mikheev said. “We expect to sign corresponding
contracts with a range of Latin American and Arab states in the very
near future.”
At the present time India, Venezuela, Algeria, and Malaysia are the
heaviest buyers of Russian combat aircraft and special Air Force equipment (in
excess of US $2 billion’s worth of hardware were exported to these countries in
2008). Indonesia, Libya, Brazil, Ecuador, Chile and other Russia’s partners in
defence cooperation pay much attention to re-equipping their respective national
air forces as well. According to Rosoboronexport they have expressed
considerable interest in such cutting-edge Russian combat aircraft as Su-35, Su-
30MKI (MKM), Su-30MK2, MiG-35, MiG-29K (KUB), MiG-29SMT, MiG-
29UBT, Yak-130 and MiG-AT combat trainers, various Mil- and Kamov-family
helicopters and air defence systems.
Most export versions of aircraft of interest to potential foreign customers
will be exhibited at MAKS 2009 as real prototypes: participants in and guests of
the air show will be able to both touch these stunning aircraft and watch their
aerobatics. Russian enterprises will also display simulators of certain aircraft for
guests of the air show to appreciate their flight performance and familiarise
themselves with their armament, first and foremost, precision-guided missiles
and bombs.
MiG-35 and Su-35 4++ generation multi-role fighters are the best
products the Russian MiG Aircraft Corporation and the Sukhoi Company have
to offer to foreign customers respectively. These combat aircraft feature
outstanding aerodynamic characteristics, state-of-the-art phased array radars and
advanced guided munitions.
The Su-35 super-manoeuvrable fighter is fitted with Russian-made
avionics only.
Experts have recently shown a constant interest in the new Russian Yak-130 combat trainer, which is to complete the tests and enter servicewith the Russian Air Force later this year. The aircraft will be employedto train pilots for Su- and MiGfamily fighters, including cuttingedgeSu-35s and MiG-35s, as well as for fifth-generation fighters in the future. Given excellent flight characteristics, the electrical fly-by-wire system, and the advanced glazed cockpit, the Yak-130 ensures efficient and safe basic training of pilot trainees, as
well as advanced training of manoeuvre unit pilots. In addition to that the Yak-
130 can carry out air strikes in the course of low-intensity conflicts.
MAKS 2009 will exhibit almost the entire range of Russian helicopters.
Mi-family helicopters will include Mi-35 and Mi-35P combat transports (both
baseline versions, and modifications, equipped with an infrared thermal imaging
system and avionics), Mi-171Sh and Mi-17N troop carriers, and the Mi-26T, the
world’s heaviest-lift transport helicopter.
The Zhukovsky air show will host almost all cutting-edge Kamov-family
rotary-wing aircraft, including the Ka-50 Hokum attack helicopter and its
modifications, the Ka-31 AEW helicopter, the Ka-28 shipborne ASW helicopter,
the Ka-27PS shipborne search-and-rescue helicopter, and Ka-32 and Ka-60
multi-role helicopters.
Experts will also be able to get extensive information on Russian Ka-226,
Ansat, Aktai, and Mi-34S light multi-role helicopters.
Russia will also have on display the following air defence
systems: the S-300VM (Antei-2500) and S-300 PMU2 Favorit mobile
surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems, capable of killing stealthtechnology
targets; the Buk-M2E multi-channel medium-range SAM
systems, capable of simultaneously engaging 24 targets, approaching
from any direction, at a range of up to 50 km; the cutting-edge Tor-M2E SAM system, capable of simultaneously
destroying both air-to-surface precision-guided munitions (PGM), and their
platforms; the Igla-S man-portable air defence system (MANPADS), the Nebo-
SVU mobile radar, etc.
Experts will undoubtedly be interested in modern Russian aircraft and
helicopter engines, avionics laboratory test equipment, flight data acquisition,
processing and analysis systems, and training aids, which reduce flight crew
training costs several-fold, cut down the training period 1.5- to two-fold, and
husband service lives of expensive aircraft.
Among other things, meetings and negotiations to be held at MAKS 2009
will focus on building airfields, establishing service centres and an integrated
after-sale services system, as well as licensed-production and assembly
facilities.
Another key item on the upcoming agenda covers the
problem of unauthorised modernisation of Russian- and
Soviet-made fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. For instance, a number of
East European entities, lacking special training, are engaged in this
business, which results in frequent flight accidents.
The Russian side is obviously unsatisfied with the situation at
hand and intends to hold corresponding negotiations. Rosoboronexport believes
that aircraft should be upgraded by their designers, who have the required
technologies and skills. Flight safety should not be jeopardised by either aircraft
manufacturers, or operators.
Due attention will also be paid to discussing proposal, envisioning payments for arms exports and services rendered in the form of counter The circumstances being what they are, such mutual exchanges seem to be
attractive for certain states.
“I am sure that thorough preparations for upcoming meetings and
negotiations and our efforts in arranging lucrative deals for our partners will
enable us to successfully discharge every task, planned for the MAKS 2009 air
show,” head of the Rosoboronexport delegation Alexander Mikheev
emphasised.