June 3, 1974

June 3, 1974

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Special Report: Alaska Pipeline Spurs Air Carriers

Alaskan Pipeline Activities Are Expected to Create Airline Traffic Surge

By Richard G. O’Lone14 min

Space Technology

Skylab Aids Design of Maneuvering Unit

By Craig Covault13 min

Space Technology

Space Shuttle Flight Plan Written

By Donald E. Fink10 min

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Special Report: Alaska Pipeline Spurs Air Carriers

Alaskan Pipeline Activities Are Expected to Create Airline Traffic Surge

By Richard G. O’Lone14 min

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Space Technology

Skylab Aids Design of Maneuvering Unit

Washington-Design definition for the astronaut maneuvering unit (AMU) to be used on board the National Aeronautics and Space Administration space shuttle will be started soon utilizing solid baselines provided by tests of AMU systems in the Skylab workshop.

By Craig Covault13 min

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Space Technology

Space Shuttle Flight Plan Written

Next generation of spaceflight crews to have primary control in orbit, overriding options in automatic launch and reentry

By Donald E. Fink10 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

B-1 Tests Aim to Show Mission Capability

Los Angeles—USAF/Rockwell International B-l advanced manned strategic bomber will start flying low-altitude penetration and withdrawal mission profiles early in its initial flight test program as part of an accelerated effort to demonstrate the aircraft’s operational potential.

By Donald E. Fink9 min

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Avionics

Extension Sought on Cas Flight Testing

Washington-Federal Aviation Administration’s recommendation that it be given an additional 12-18 months to complete its flight test evaluation of several competing airborne collision avoidance systems before Congress considers legislation that would make such systems mandatory is expected to gain congressional approval (AW&ST Feb. 11, p. 38).

By Philip J. Klass7 min

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Air Transport

Flight Attendants Flexing Labor Muscle

Washington—U. S. flight attendants, who during the past five years, are becoming a lab Long the forgotten—if not flatly ignoredare beginning to show increasing tenacity a table. In the history of the air transport industry, there have been only seven flight attendants’ strikes, but three of those were in 1973.

By Rosalind K. Ellingsworth5 min

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Editorial

Future Transport Trends

(E. H. “Tex” Boullioun, president of the Boeing Commercial Airplane Co., recently gave a perceptive forecast of trends in air transport to the World Transport Conference in London. His principal points are presented below.— R. B. H.) In our opinion the airlines will continue to seek higher load factors and increase seating density where practical.
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Air Transport

Soaring Load Factors Hit Locals

Impact on adequacy of service sparking management concern; added fuel allocations sought to meet peak season needs

By Laurence Doty5 min

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Air Transport

North Atlantic Air Cargo and Mail Data— Year 1973

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Management

Canada Buys De Havilland for $38 Million

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