February 9, 1976

February 9, 1976

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Safety

Ntsb Studies Crash Near Washington

Air Transport

Southwest Cites Productivity as Key Factor in Profitability

Management

Soviets Press Technology Gains

By Clarence A. Robinson11 min

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Safety

Ntsb Studies Crash Near Washington

At 1110 EST, Dec. 1, 1974, Trans World Airlines, Inc., Flight 514, a Boeing 727-231, N54328, crashed 25 naut. mi. northwest of Dulles International Airport, Washington, D. C. The accident occurred while the flight was descending for a VOR/DME approach to Runway 12 at Dulles during instrument meteorological conditions.
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Air Transport

Southwest Cites Productivity as Key Factor in Profitability

Productivity is an essential element in the ability of Southwest Airlines to make money in the competitive Texas intrastate market, and one of its recipes for productivity is what the airline says is a consistent 10-min. turnaround of its Boeing 737 transports at the four stations it serves.
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Management

Soviets Press Technology Gains

Congress told Russians are developing new ICBM series, advanced sub-launched missile, MARV vehicle for them

By Clarence A. Robinson11 min

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Air Transport

First-class Income Loads Declining

Continuing reductions in passenger revenues and load factors among trunklines could lead eventually to its discontinuance

By William H. Gregory9 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

B-1 Avionics Test Vehicle Flight Nears

Palmdale, Calif.—Evaluation of the Boeing integrated offensive avionics system for the USAF/Rockwell International B-1 bomber will begin next month when the second aircraft is scheduled to join air vehicle No. 1 in flight tests at USAF’s Edwards Flight Test Center.

By Donald E. Fink7 min

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Air Transport

Concorde Wins 16-month Trial in U. S.

By Eugene Kozicharow6 min

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Space Technology

Phased Satellite Power Program Urged

Washington—Best approach to development of satellite power generation systems would be a three-phase program covering 20-25 years and culminating in a subscale orbital demonstration effort, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration believes.

By Craig Covault6 min

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Avionics

Fiber Optics’ Aerospace Role Studied

Aerospace role for light-carrying glass fibers could be affected significantly by the results of two Defense Dept. programs to demonstrate fiber optic transmission lines in an operational airborne environment. The more imminent of the two is the flight test phase of the Navy airborne light/optical fiber technology program (ALOFT), slated for Mar. 1-June 30 (AW&ST Oct. 14, 1974, p. 49).

By Benjamin M. Elson6 min

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Management

European/u. S. Cooperation Weighed

Toulouse—There is a growing conviction among European aerospace officials that cooperation with the U. S. aeronautical industry, at least in the large civil aircraft field, is no longer an option but an absolute necessity if Europe’s civil aircraft industry is to survive (AW&ST Feb. 2, p. 24).

By Robert R. Ropelewski5 min

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Air Transport

Carriers Split on Adopting Increase 1% in Fares Of

By Rosalind K. Ellingsworth5 min

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