Blackwater Subsidiary’s Transport Contracts for the Central Asian Front
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Blackwater USA’s “brother subsidiary” Presidential Airways, Inc. of Moyock, NC uses the EADS-CASA 212 transport aircraft for its work, which is short-haul supply flights in and out of remote locations – including combat zones. Both firms are owned by Prince Group in North Carolina.
Hopefully, Presidential will be able to address some of the issues US combat commanders have raised re: the need for transport aircraft that can use smaller runways, and land closer to zones of operations.
The firm has received several contracts from the US government for these services, covering a number of Central Asian countries. The latest additions include substantial contracts that add helicopters and Dash 8 aircraft to the long-term mix in Afghanistan…
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