August 20, 1951

August 20, 1951

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Industry Fights Component Price Control

By Alexander McSurely7 min

Headline News

House Approves Bases Build-up

Headline News

Subsidy Bill

By F. Lee Moore4 min

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Industry Fights Component Price Control

Order would exempt only military items; trouble is, same items have civilian use.

By Alexander McSurely7 min

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House Approves Bases Build-up

A $45.5 million expansion of Air Force’s Eglin, Fla., base and a $31.4 million expansion of USAF’s Edwards base at Muroc, Calif., are provided for in legislation authorizing a $3.5-billion USAF and an $801-million Naval public works program approved by the House of Representatives last week.
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Subsidy Bill

Senate action expected soon on mail separation legislation.

By F. Lee Moore4 min

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Af Tests Temco, Beech Trainers

Student reactions to new light T-34 and T-35 being sought as part of on-the-job evaluation of planes.
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Atlantic Route Battle Is Opened

Trans World Airlines and Pan American World Airways have filed applications requesting that their temporary international route certificates, which expire next July 4, be renewed or made permanent. PanAm seeks no change in the present international route structure.
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Ual Will Start Coast-to-coast Coach

United Air Lines plans to start its first transcontinental coach service Sept. 30. United will have one daily daylight flight each way, using 66-passenger DC-4s—New York-Chicago-San Francisco. Service will be the same as on United’s West Coast coach that started May 14, 1950—one stewardess, no meals.
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Alpa Opens Attack on Pact Log-jam

Eastern Air Lines pilot negotiations for a new labor contract were reported nearing final signature point in Miami last week. Meanwhile, the new heads of the Air Line Pilots Assn, said they had speeded up the negotiations pace with many other airlines.
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Sonic-speed Fighter Design Awards to 3

Air Force has announced award of three development contracts to Consolidated Vultee, Lockheed and Republic Aircraft for a new type of sonic-speed interceptor. Each company will build one plane as a result of a design competition which has been dubbed “54 Interceptor”.
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PRODUCTION

Easier Way to Fight Salt Spray

Alodine claimed to give better corrosion-resistance to metals than anodizing; cheaper, simpler to apply.

By Scott H. Reiniger18 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Alpa Being Re-cast as New-type Union

Members to exercise direct control of policy and administration.

By William Kroger11 min

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