Spotted at the KME plant . . .

[GA_Dave]

When I was at Pierce a couple of weeks ago they still had 7 engines for Honolulu sitting there they were building them when I was there in April as well. Not sure what the hold up is?? I did some checking and KME was $108,767 cheaper PER engine than Pierce and $104,100 for the aerial! That is enough to make you change manufacturers!

It might be for some people.  Grumman was cheaper than everyone back in the early 1990's.  They were low bid everywhere.  By 1993, they were gone.