December 20, 1976

December 20, 1976

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Air Transport

Carriers Grappling With New Problems

By Laurence Doty8 min

Europe

Europe Strives to Meet Competition

Space Technology

Successes Fail to Allay NASA’s Concern

By Craig Covault6 min

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Air Transport

Carriers Grappling With New Problems

New York—Drive by a small number of airlines in 1976 to reform international air carrier route and operating privileges is adding new imponderables to other omnipresent uncertainties in the projection of programs and plans for 1977.

By Laurence Doty8 min

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Europe

Europe Strives to Meet Competition

Paris—Inadequate domestic markets, unfavorable trade balances and appealing prospects for new and replacement aircraft markets abroad will keep European aerospace firms hustling competitively with one another and with U. S. aerospace companies during 1977.
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Space Technology

Successes Fail to Allay NASA’s Concern

Washington—National Aeronautics and Space Administration is viewing the near future with concern in spite of two extraordinarily successful Viking-Mars missions and the on-time rollout of the first space shuttle in 1976. Reasons for concern are: Fiscal 1978 budget.

By Craig Covault6 min

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News of the Week

Spacelab Passes Preliminary Review

Officials turn to schedule and budget questions, satisfied with progress on design problems of space shuttle vehicle

By Robert R. Ropelewski5 min

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Air Transport

Airlines Await Regulatory Reform Moves

Washington—Massive turnaround in profitability for U. S. domestic airlines during 1976—from an $84-million loss in 1975 to a possible $300-million profit in the current year—will do little to assuage airline management’s apprehension for the future.

By Rosalind K. Ellingsworth5 min

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Business Flying

Firms Stress Improved Productivity

By Erwin J. Bulban4 min

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News Digest

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Editorial

A Progress Report

The aerospace industry enjoyed a lively prosperous year in 1976 with total U. S. sales nudging $30 billion and a new ferment of technology evident that augurs well for the future. Prospects for next year indicate an increase in overall sales to about $32 billion.

By Robert Hotz4 min

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Fokker Set to Explore Market For Updated F-28 Transport

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Belgium Proposes Rapport ECM To NATO Partners in F-16 Buy

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