Kaman Aircraft Products has been sold to Wesco Aircraft Hardware of California. The Kaman Industrial Technologies subsidiary distributes bearings to the airline industry. BF Goodrich has purchased the ACES II ejection seat product line from Boeing. The operation becomes part of BF Goodrich's Aerospace Safety Systems division. Hawker Pacific Aerospace has appointed investment bank First Union Securities to advise the company on alternatives for "maximising shareholder value". The landing gear repair specialist has facilities in Los Angeles, London and Amsterdam. LSC, the UK defence logistics information management group, has bought process planning business LOCAM. The company's 'just-in-time' manufacturing know-how will be used in a programme being pursued by LSC and Lockheed Martin.
Source: Flight International
