Hawker Siddeley Trident 1978, 117 Tridents had been produced. BEA's successor British Airways withdrew its Tridents by the mid-1980s. Trident services ended in China in the early 1990s. In 1953, as British European Airways (BEA) introduced the world's first turboprop-powered civil airliner – the Vickers Viscount – into passenger service, the operator was already considering what would be required of a potential successor. Following the entry into service of jet airliners in 1952, many airline managers and economists remained sceptical and advocated turboprop airliners as replacements of piston-engined airliners. In 1953, while several manufacturers across the world were investing in pure jet-powered aircraft,
Vickers Aircraft Company aircraft, a two-seat amphibious seaplane, is called The Wave. The Wave has some unique features unavailable in other similar aircraft, such as a bow thruster and substantially higher horsepower engine. Vickers Aircraft Company operates from multiple buildings at the Hamilton Airport, in Hamilton, New Zealand. Facilities include cleanrooms for composite layup and bonding operations, ovens for composite curing, manufacturing equipment (routers, presses), trim rooms, stockrooms, and multiple assembly areas. Paul Vickers - Founder and CEO Steve Hamblin - COO Vickers Aircraft Company Vickers Aircraft Company is a small aircraft manufacturer in Hamilton, New Zealand. Vickers Aircraft Company is developing the