September 23, 1974

September 23, 1974

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Special Report: Business Flying’s Expanding Market

N. Y. Area Commuters Seek Acceptance

By Warren C. Wetmore15 min

Special Report: Business Flying’s Expanding Market

Billion-dollar Year Expected in 1975

By Erwin J. Bulban13 min

Space Technology

Inflation Forcing Shuttle Changes

By Craig Covault8 min

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Special Report: Business Flying’s Expanding Market

N. Y. Area Commuters Seek Acceptance

New York—With the problem of sheer economic survival largely behind them, the commuter airlines operating in the New York terminal area are fighting for greater public awareness of their existence and acceptance of their services. Since their small size precludes anything but the most minimal advertising budgets and limits the non-monetary inducements they can offer to independent travel agents, the commuters perforce must depend principally on word-of-mouth and the good will—and knowledgeability—of the reservations personnel of certificated airlines.

By Warren C. Wetmore15 min

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Special Report: Business Flying’s Expanding Market

Billion-dollar Year Expected in 1975

Dallas—New market environment, created by the energy and materials shortage crises and increased federal regulation, is shaping the U. S. business aircraft industry’s research, production and sales strategies as it prepares for its next decade of growth.

By Erwin J. Bulban13 min

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Space Technology

Inflation Forcing Shuttle Changes

By Craig Covault8 min

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Avionics

Standard Module Role Studies to Begin

Industry, USAF to determine whether to use existing Navy module family or to develop a completely new module line

By Philip J. Klass8 min

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Space Technology

Soviets Ponder Ciap Work with U. S.

By Clarence A. Robinson8 min

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Special Report: Business Flying’s Expanding Market

Exports Expected to Reach 50% By 1980

Dallas—U. S. business aircraft manufacturers are shaping their international marketing strategies to fit a goal of exporting 50% of their annual production by 1980. Considering that the industry is now expanding its production capacity to achieve a delivery rate of more than 20,000 business aircraft annually by that time, this means that it is aiming to export approximately 10,000 airplanes a year by 1980.
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Special Report: Business Flying’s Expanding Market

Swift Aire Grows with California Market

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Special Report: Business Flying’s Expanding Market

All-weather Program Proposed to Faa

By Kenneth J. Stein7 min

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Special Report: Business Flying’s Expanding Market

Helicopter Boom Spawns Competition

Dallas—Fierce international competition is developing between U. S. and foreign rotary wing aircraft producers for the booming worldwide helicopter market. U. S. helicopter manufacturers are readying new products in a wide range of sizes and weights to meet the requirements of a broadening use of the unique capabilities of vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, for law enforcement, resources development, construction, and corporate and urban charter operations, all of which are showing substantial growth.
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Aeronautical Engineering

U. S. Boosts Light Fighter Ante

Four NATO nations offered long term ACF production program that could assure them of 100% offset for 350-aircraft buy

By Donald E. Fink6 min

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