Q UEBECAIR ACCEPTS C ANADAIR 540: In a brief ceremony at Ca nad air Ltd., Montrea l, Decem ber 2, Romeo C revier, president of Q uebecair Inc., accepted d e livery of t he fir st of two Canadair 540 t urboprop ari liners from Canadair presid ent Geoffrey Notman { on right l. Que becair has been operating a 540 d emonstrator, on loa n, since August, 1960. Delivery of second machine is lo be made soon. t roni :s :md aviation inartment of Defence P ro ducticn durin~ the period October IG- Novem her 1r;, l9G0, include the following. 'fhe list sheets. Avia tion Electric L td. , l\fontl'Cal, $1,086, 14G for aircruft flight instruments. Aviation Electric Ltd., 111ontl'eal, S30.958 for spm·es for aircraft oxygen equi1)ment. Aviation Electric Lt d. , Montreal, $28,744 for repair and ove1·haul of aeronautical in Mtruments and electrical equipment 2.89!i, for helicopter airframe SJ)nres. De Ha,•illnnd Air craf t of Canada Ltd., nownsview, Ont. $35,000 for airframe spnres ,luring period ending March 31/62. Edo Canada Ltd., Cornwall, Ont., $ 11,026 for ~onar modification kits. B.F. Gooch-ich Canada Ltd. , K itchener, Ont. $39.821 for :iircraft wheel a nd brake assem bly. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. o f Canada Ltd., Toronto, $29,355 for nircraft tires. Irvin Air Chute L td .. Fort Erie, Ont., $209.- 250 for drag chutes ancl associated hardware. Sperry Gyroscope Co. of Canada Lt d., Montreal, $26.922 for computer units. AIRCRAFT

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