Combined Lakota Fleet Passes 150,000 Flight Hours, Maintains 90% Availability
ARLINGTON, VA — (Marketwire) — 08/04/11 — Prime contractor EADS North America has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard its 12th HC-144A Ocean Sentry maritime patrol aircraft, four months ahead of the contract delivery date.The aircraft arrived Aug. 3 at Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center Elizabeth City, N.C., and will next pass to the Coast Guard-s Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Ala., to begin operational patrols. The aircraft is expected to transfer to Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod