February 15, 1965

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BUSINESS FLYING

Cessna Moving Into 'big Airplane' Field with 411 Twin

Wichita—Cessna Aircraft Co.’s first venture into the medium twin-engine business aircraft field—the Cessna 411— represents a significant change in performance charaoteristics from earlier Cessna twins and should give the manufacturer a steady sales base in the corporate twin-engine transport market for a number of years.

By David A. Brown10 min

MANAGEMENT

U.s. to Double Strength in South Vietnam

Washington—U.S. plans to double its manpower commitment in South Vietnam within the next few weeks in hopes of blunting the increasing challenge from a militant Viet Cong, whose leaders are believed to have escalated the fighting into the classic Communist Phase 3 of organized, all-out war.

By Cecil Brownlow8 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Lufthansa Profit May Reach $10 Million

Cologne—Lufthansa German Airlines is expected to report a profit as high as $10 million for 1964 and may have reached the turning point in its struggle to re-establish its pre-war position among international air carriers. Lufthansa’s first profit in its 40 years of operation was earned only a year earlier, in 1963; it was $250,000.

By Edith Walford5 min

MANAGEMENT

Advances May Extend Life of F-4 Program

New York—Eleven advanced versions of the McDonnell F-4 Phantom 2 fighter/strike aircraft series are under study, some with designations as far down into the alphabet as the F-4L, and there are prospects that the airplane’s growth potential could mean a the 1970s.

By William H. Gregory5 min

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