December 7, 1953

December 7, 1953

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Aia Updates Aviation Statistics

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Air Brokers Mate Planes, Cargo

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Equipment Makers Win Buying Fight

By Robert Hotz6 min

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Aia Updates Aviation Statistics

Modley’s 1953 compilation of industry facts and figures is based on information from hundreds of sources.
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Air Brokers Mate Planes, Cargo

Baltic Air Exchange in Britain speeds freight shipment by bringing together the carriers and the shippers.
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Equipment Makers Win Buying Fight

Major weapons subsystems to be purchased direct by USAF and furnished to prime contractors. New policy recaptures for Air Force buying authority delegated under previous single-contractor concept.

By Robert Hotz6 min

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New Wing Boosts Comet 2 Lift

‘Droop snoot,’ planned also for Comet 3, improves takeoff performance; thrust-reverser reported near.

By Nat McKitterick5 min

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More Titanium a ‘must’: Talbott

USAF’s chief calls for immediate action to increase production of the metal, anticipates support from Wilson.

By Katherine Johnsen4 min

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Iata Approves Global Air Coach

Member airlines pave way for trans-Pacific tourist flights and high-density service across mid-Atlantic.
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Budget Forces Caa Safety Realignment

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R&d Chief Outlines Research Policy

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Mach 2 Forecast for Leduc 022

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Air France Orders H.d. 32 Fleet

Paris—Air France has ordered 24 Hurel-Dubois 32 twin-engine transports, the airline announced last week. This is the largest number of planes Air France has ordered from any French builder, and it is the first placed for the H.D. 32. Hurel-Dubois expects the order to be followed by contracts from other carriers, both French and foreign.
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