Times Mirror Buys Flight Planning Firm: Jeppesen...
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Times Mirror Buys Flight Planning Firm: Jeppesen Sanderson Inc., a unit of Times Mirror Co., which publishes The Times, said it acquired Lockheed DataPlan Inc. from Lockheed Corp. for an undisclosed price. Jeppesen Sanderson is a leading provider of flight information services and pilot training systems, while DataPlan’s primary business is computerized flight planning for airline, corporate and government customers. DataPlan is based in Los Gatos, Calif., and operates a subsidiary, Memrykord, in Crawley, England. In another announcement, Times Mirror said it has resumed selective purchases of its own stock.
