April 7, 1975

April 7, 1975

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Editorial

Can Airlines be Free?

Washington Roundup

By Washington Staff

Missile Engineering

Soviets Push ABM Development

By Clarence A. Robinson

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Editorial

Can Airlines be Free?

. . . While the [Civil Aeronautics] Act has been amended, updated and recodified, its basic declaration of policy and its basic approach to economic regulation have been the same since it was established in 1938. The CAB and members of the industry have worked long and hard to carry out the mandate of this landmark piece of legislation.
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Washington Roundup

Disaster Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) lost more than one-third of its 1,800 aircraft and helicopters between Jan. 1 and late last week as a result of the major North Vietnamese offensive and crumbling defenses in the south. More than half of these losses to enemy fire, abandonment and fuel starvation occurred since mid-March when South Vietnamese forces began precipitous withdrawals from positions in the central highlands and northern portions of the country.

By Washington Staff

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Missile Engineering

Soviets Push ABM Development

Washington—Soviets are developing two advanced anti-ballistic missile interceptors and vigorously pursuing other technology efforts that could provide them parity with the U. S. anti-ballistic missile defense systems in the near future.

By Clarence A. Robinson

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Democratic Group Seeks Defense Boost

Washington—Call for a massive increase In U. S. defense capability to counter massive Soviet weapons developments, with a Fiscal 1976 cost increase of approximately $10 billion, was issued here last week by Eugene V. Rostow, former undersecretary of state and now professor of law at Yale University.
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Aeronautical Engineering

AWACS Production to Begin at Low Rate

Production of the USAF/Boeing airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft is expected to begin in mid-April and delivery of the first of six production aircraft is scheduled for November, 1976. Air Force and Boeing have reached a preliminary contract agreement enabling production to begin, but changes to the present contract must be negotiated.
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Management

NATO Ministers Cite F-16 Advantages

Brussels—Defense ministers of Belgium, Holland, Denmark and Norway last week agreed that the General Dynamics F-16 “has undisputed advantages in operational qualities and program costs” over the French and Swedish entries in the competition to replace their Lockheed F-104 fighters (AW&ST Feb. 24, p. 14).

By Robert R. Ropelewski

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Management

Progress Payment Limits Rise Expected

By Katherine Johnsen

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Management

Contractor Weapon Investment at $95.5 Million

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Space Technology

Limited Delta Launch Program Resumes

Washington—Launch operations at the Western Test Range and Cape Canaveral are being resumed on a limited basis with McDonnell Douglas Delta vehicles, although the company’s strike since Feb. 10 continues to hamper the scheduling of many missions.
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Space Technology

Soviet Space Activity Continues Strong

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