June 2, 1980

June 2, 1980

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Safety

Ntsb Assays Prinair Crash at St. Croix

Space Technology

Shuttle Concerns Force Action

By Craig Covauit8 min

Aeronautical Engineering

Volcano Continues to Snarl Air Traffic

By Richard G. O’Lone7 min

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Safety

Ntsb Assays Prinair Crash at St. Croix

Review of the crash/fire/rescue personnel’s training records and hearing testimony indicates that all crash/fire/rescue personnel were given training as required by the Virgin Islands Port Authority. According to the testimony of the FAA inspector from the Atlanta, Ga., certification branch, the St. Croix crash/fire/rescue facilities and personnel are satisfactory and meet the requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Space Technology

Shuttle Concerns Force Action

NASA moves to meet problems caused by supplemental funding delay, possible added tile densification

By Craig Covauit8 min

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Aeronautical Engineering

Volcano Continues to Snarl Air Traffic

Woodland, Wash.—Continuing eruptions from Mt. St. Helens last week snarled efforts to recover from the huge May 18 blast and dramatized the long-term threat to commercial, military and general aviation posed by the restless and unpredictable mountain (AW&ST May 26, p. 18).

By Richard G. O’Lone7 min

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Management

Upcoming Options for Marines Outlined

Washington—U. S. Marine Corps is at a crossroads where far-reaching decisions can be made about its structure and missions depending on whether rapid deployment to the desert or defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s northern flank is the paramount concern, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

By David R. Griffiths7 min

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Management

Solution Sought for Production Lag

By Erwin J. Bulban7 min

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Air Transport

30-40-passenger Developments Advance

Commuters by Gulfstream, de Havilland and Fairchild/Saab achieve milestones in sales, production rate, engine choice

By Michael Feazel6 min

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VIEWPOINT

Fighter Costs and Force Levels

What this country needs is a really good $5-million fighter aircraft. Because of inflation and delays in production and cuts in Navy and Air Force fighter programs, the U. S. is perilously close to pricing itself out of the fighter market.

By Clarence A. Robinson5 min

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Air Transport

Tiger Strengthening Transport Role

Los Angeles—Tiger International is working to strengthen its position as a transportation specialist while the company moves closer to merging its Flying Tiger line subsidiary with Seaboard World Airlines. One major roadblock to the consolidation of Flying Tiger and Seaboard was removed last month when the merger’s terms and conditions were renegotiated (AW&ST May 26, p. 29).

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz5 min

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Air Transport

Carriers Bid for Cuba Exile Charters

By James Ott5 min

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Missile Engineering

Opposition to Mx Seen Growing in Utah

By Bruce A. Smith5 min

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