November 3, 1986

November 3, 1986

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SAFETY

Ntsb Examines Conditions Leading to Dallas/ft. Worth Accident

AUTOMATION AND AIR TRANSPORT

American’s Parent Company Developing Automation Products, Computer Services

By Carole A. Shifrin10 min

AUTOMATION AND AIR TRANSPORT

European Airlines Express Concern Over Competition From Sabre, Apollo

By Michael Feazel9 min

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SAFETY

Ntsb Examines Conditions Leading to Dallas/ft. Worth Accident

On Aug. 2, 1985, at 1805:52 CDT, Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011-385-1, N726DA, crashed while approaching to land on Runway 17L at the Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport, Tex. While passing through the rain shaft beneath a thunderstorm, Flight 191 entered a microburst that the pilot was unable to traverse successfully.
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AUTOMATION AND AIR TRANSPORT

American’s Parent Company Developing Automation Products, Computer Services

Dallas—AMR Corp., parent company of American Airlines, has begun to use its technological base in automation and computing power to develop new automation products for both airlines and travel agents, its traditional customers, and increasingly for nonairline, nontransportation businesses.

By Carole A. Shifrin10 min

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AUTOMATION AND AIR TRANSPORT

European Airlines Express Concern Over Competition From Sabre, Apollo

By Michael Feazel9 min

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AUTOMATION AND AIR TRANSPORT

Eastern Expanding Systemone with New Pricing Packages, Access

By Edward H. Kolcum8 min

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HELICOPTER AIR COMBAT

Army Studies Counterair Rotary-wing Aircraft

By Robert R. Ropelewski7 min

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AUTOMATION AND AIR TRANSPORT

Rising Production Spurs Automation of Airbus Consortium Facilities

Toulouse, France—Production facilities at Airbus Industrie consortium companies are becoming increasingly automated as the European airframe manufacturing group looks to more flexible and costeffective production for the growing Airbus transport product line.

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz7 min

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AUTOMATION AND AIR TRANSPORT

State Aviation Authorities Implement Office Automation

Boston—State aviation authorities are implementing office automation for administrative tasks and other uses including airport pavement monitoring to minimize maintenance costs and the lengthy timecycle of facility planning.

By William H. Gregory6 min

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AUTOMATION AND AIR TRANSPORT

New Companies Enter Airline Automation Market

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Aeronautical Engineering

Development Problems Delay Full B-1b Operational Capability

Washington—Development problems encountered with some of the systems in the Air Force/Rockwell International B-1B are delaying the bomber’s ability to fully carry out its operational combat role for one to two years. The Air Force said the B-1B achieved initial operational capability at Dyess AFB, Tex., on Oct. 1, as planned (AW&ST Oct. 6, p. 30).

By David M. North6 min

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AUTOMATION AND AIR TRANSPORT

Airport Automation to Rise with Passenger Traffic

By Christopher Fotos6 min

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