Volvo-Scania co-operates in space project
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The current trend in German luxury coaches towards high-level passenger accommodation has obviated special recommendations for the Skyliner type of touring double decker for which some operators had at one time contemplated a small surcharge for the more popular top deck travel.
In an unusual example of diversification, Saab-Scania is to supply nine Saab OBC/AR computers for Europe's largest space project to date. The. equipment was ordered by the French organization coordinating work on the 200-ton carrier rocket Ariane for telecommunication and other satellites.
For the same project the aero engine division of the Volvo Group will supply a total of 65 combustion chambers for first and second stages of the rockets in the new programme. It is also reported from Sweden that SaabScania has become one of the five members of the SACON consortium formed in connection with airport projects in other countries. While the Saab-Scania contribution here again will be primarily one of electronic control equipment there is a strong likelihood of the group's truck side being involved in the construction and, later, ground support role.
by Bill Godwin