THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, July 4, 1996 TAG: 9607040672
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: D1 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Business Briefs
LENGTH: 54 lines
Ship repair orders should keep Norshipco busy
Norshipco, the largest private shipyard in South Hampton Roads, has won two ship-repair contracts in the past week. The Navy gave the Norfolk shipyard a $3.5 million contract for work on the fast combat support ship Arctic. Norshipco also won a $451,798 contract from the Military Sealift Command for an overhaul of the fleet ocean tug Apache. Both contracts will help sustain employment at the shipyard through the summer. About 2,030 people are currently working at the yard in Norfolk's Berkley section. The Arctic arrived Monday and will stay until September. The Apache arrives July 8 for its 30-day overhaul. (Staff)
Peninsula yard gets
Stennis contract upgrade
The Navy awarded Newport News Shipbuilding a $31.5 million addition to a contract for repairs and adjustments on the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis following its shakedown cruise. The giant Peninsula shipyard delivered the Stennis to the Navy seven months ahead of schedule. The ship was commissioned Dec. 9, 1995. The big carrier arrived at the shipyard for the availability June 27 and will stay through October. Newport News Shipbuilding had previously won a $7 million contract to plan for the work. (Staff)
FAA fines Delta
$650,000 for violation
The Federal Aviation Administration fined Delta Air Lines $650,000 for violating a directive for stepped-up inspections of thrust reversers, which help slow and stop a plane after landing. Delta used one of its Boeing 757s for 476 passenger flights without inspecting the thrust reversers every 1,000 flight hours as ordered by the FAA, the agency said. The flights occurred between Oct. 16 and Jan. 25. The inspections were ordered after the FAA required airlines to install an additional locking mechanism to keep the thrust reversers from activating in flight. The fine covered only one Delta plane that was not properly inspected, said FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen. Delta has a total of 86 Boeing 757s. (AP)
Dyncorp acquires DMDI,
automation provider
Reston-based DynCorp said it acquired Data Management Design, Inc., a leading provider of automated workflow and image-processing solutions to federal agencies and the private sector. Reston-based DMDI provides products and services that enable organizations to streamline, re-engineer, and simplify their paper-based workflows. DynCorp is a leading provider of information technology, as well as engineering, scientific, management, and technical support services to clients in government and industry. It has nearly $1 billion in annual revenues.< by CNB