E&S Visuals Certified `Ready for Training' for E-3D Sentry Aircrew Training; First E&S Joint Venture Private Finance Initiative Completes Successful Development.Business Editors and Technology Writers SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2001 Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation (E&S(R)) (Nasdaq:ESCC ESCC Eastern Shore Community College ESCC East Sussex County Council ESCC Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma ESCC Enhanced Serial Communication(s) Controller ESCC Electrically Self-Calibrating Cavity ) announced today that the E-3D Sentry Aircrew Training Services (SATS) have been formally certified by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence to begin training. The training facility is operated by Quest Flight Training Ltd, a joint venture private finance initiative (PFI PFI Pay for Inclusion (web search engines) PFI Private Finance Initiative PFI Private Finance Initiative (UK) PFI Prison Fellowship International PFI Port Fuel Injection (engines) ) company formed by Quadrant Group, plc, and Evans & Sutherland for the Royal Air Force. Located at RAF Waddington RAF Waddington (IATA: WTN, ICAO: EGXW) is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England. Early History Waddington opened as a Royal Flying Corps flying training station in 1916 until 1920, when the station went into a care and maintenance. , the SATS simulator uses an E&S ESIG ESIG European Solvents Industry Group ESIG Environmental and Societal Impacts Group (US National Center for Atmospheric Research) ESIG Electronic Signature ESIG Ecole Supérieure d'Informatique de Gestion (R)-4500 visual system. The certification, which was successfully completed on schedule, represents Evans & Sutherland's first PFI. The PFI contract, which will be in effect for a minimum of 25 years, is expected to generate more than $60 million in revenues. A formal opening ceremony will be held at the SATS facility at RAF Waddington on November 13. "E-3D is an excellent example of how companies can work with the MoD within the framework of the private finance initiative," said James R. Oyler, E&S president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "By completing the certification precisely on schedule, Quest will meet the MoD's training requirements and be positioned to provide quality training for many years to come." About Evans & Sutherland Evans & Sutherland produces professional hardware and software to create highly realistic visual images for simulation, training, engineering, and other applications throughout the world. E&S visual systems are used in both military and commercial systems, as well as in planetariums and interactive theaters. Visit the E&S Web site at http://www.es.com/. E&S and ESIG are registered trademark of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. . All other trade names or marks are the properties of their respective owners. |
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