August 3, 1981

August 3, 1981

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Safety

Air Force Ec-135n Crash Investigated

Aviation Week Pilot Report

Commander 1000 Alters Marketing Plan

By David M. North16 min

Space Technology

French Plan Unmanned Space Station

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz9 min

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Safety

Air Force Ec-135n Crash Investigated

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Aviation Week Pilot Report

Commander 1000 Alters Marketing Plan

By David M. North16 min

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Space Technology

French Plan Unmanned Space Station

Paris—France’s national space agency is expanding research on a large Earth-orbiting space station system which ultimately may be proposed by the French as a multinational European space project. The space station concept is being pursued by the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), which functions as France’s coordinating branch for spacerelated activities.

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz9 min

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Avionics

Briefing Spurs Carrier Issue of Beacon System Use

By Philip J. Klass9 min

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Management

Weinberger Pushes Strategic Airmobile Mx Concept

Washington—Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger reconvened the blue-ribbon Townes panel last week and applied the full pressure of his office on the group to support a strategic weapons modernization package worked out by Pentagon officials without Air Force participation.

By Clarence A. Robinson9 min

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Management

U. S. Puts Defense Over Arms Control

By Clarence A. Robinson9 min

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Air Transport

Profits Increase as Traffic Drops

Ten major airlines earned total net profits of $13.5 million and operating profits of $83.5 million in the second quarter of 1981, the first time since the third quarter of 1980 that they earned both net and operating profits. The profits came despite a 9% decline in traffic (AW&ST July 20, p. 26) and reflect significant cutbacks in capacity and yield increases that were in the 20% range for many of the major airlines.

By Michael Feazel8 min

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Space Technology

Orbiter Integrated Systems Test Finished Despite Delay

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VIEWPOINT

Micromanagement and Efficiency

I strongly suspect it will come as no surprise to you or to any member of your committee when I assert that our defense acquisition system of today is inefficient. I have been so asserting for years. There are many parties and accessories to that indictment:
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Management

Concept of Export Fighter Gathers Added Support

By Paul Mann5 min

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