February 2, 1976

February 2, 1976

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Management

Soviets Make New Salt Bid

By Clarence A. Robinson14 min

Avionics

Tests Set for Attack/surveillance System

By Barry Miller7 min

Air Transport

Pilots’ Study Faults Air Traffic System

By Charles E. Schneider7 min

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Management

Soviets Make New Salt Bid

Proposal tying reduced delivery vehicle limit to range curbs on U.S sea-launched cruise missiles called disappointing

By Clarence A. Robinson14 min

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Avionics

Tests Set for Attack/surveillance System

Newport Beach, Calif.—Air Force will begin flight testing in May an advanced day/night electro-optical attack and surveillance system intended to improve weapon delivery capability of the McDonnell Douglas F-4E and General Dynamics F-111F tactical aircraft.

By Barry Miller7 min

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Air Transport

Pilots’ Study Faults Air Traffic System

Washington—Six retired airline captains last week issued a safety investigation report critical of practically every major aspect of the national aviation system. The group was chosen by the Federal Aviation Administration to evaluate air carrier operations in the national aviation system in the aftermath of public and congressional criticism triggered by the investigation of the Dec. 1, 1974, crash of a Trans World Airlines Boeing 727 near Upperville, Va., which killed 92 persons.

By Charles E. Schneider7 min

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Air Transport

Presidential Cab Review to Be Revised

Washington—Ford Administration is expected within 60 days to revise substantially present procedures for presidential review of Civil Aeronautics Board recommendations in international route and rates cases. The Administration has asked a U. S. District Court judge to give the government 60 more days to respond to a settlement offered 10 months ago by the Aviation Consumer Action Project in a suit initiated in 1973.

By Rosalind K. Ellingsworth7 min

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Management

R&d Costs of Jt10d Set at $400 Million

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Business Flying

Commercial Helicopter Sales Rise Seen

Tucson, Ariz.—Upturn in business this year and next was predicted by commercial helicopter manufacturers and operators here during the 28th annual meeting of the Helicopter Assn. of America. Consensus of major U. S. and foreign helicopter manufacturers showing hardware was that deliveries would rise 20% in 1976 compared to 1975.

By Erwin J. Bulban7 min

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Air Transport

Airlines Watchful of Lebanese Conflict

Paris—Lebanon’s civil war entered another respite last week, raising hopes for return of hundreds of widely scattered airline and aerospace industry personnel forced to evacuate the capital city of Beirut in recent months because of intense fighting there.

By Robert R. Ropelewski6 min

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Air Transport

Concorde Service Enters Teething Phase

International supersonic transport commercial services to the Middle East and South America got into full swing last week, and the keynote in London and Paris was normalcy, now that the show business atmosphere of inaugural flights has passed.
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Space Technology

Design Changes Slow Spacelab Program

Paris—Inflation is pushing costs up steeply and an overflow of design changes has caused slippages in development of the European Space Agency (ESA) Spacelab program, but ESA officials last week assured the U. S. Senate’s Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences that the program was still in good health financially and the Spacelab would be ready for its first flight on the U. S. space shuttle in the third quarter of 1980.

By Robert R. Ropelewski6 min

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Air Transport

Joint U.s., Foreign Efforts Pushed

Boeing, McDonnell Douglas teams exploring joint efforts on commercial transport programs with French industry
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