June 25, 1990

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FOCUS ON AIR TRAFFIC ISSUES

NTSB Investigates Air Traffic Control Flaws in Avianca Crash

U. S. safety investigators are examining why air traffic controllers did not re solve a ifight crew's request for priority handling before the crew's Avianca 707 ran out of fuel and crashed into a hillside 17 mi. north of John F. Kennedy Interna tional Airport.

By MELVILLE

Pilot Disorientation Examined in Canadian CF-18 Review

Air Force, Northrop Open B-2 Production Facility to Journalists

PALMDALE, CALIF. The U. S. Air Force and Northrop Corp. briefly opened its B-2 aircraft production facility to invited journalists last week, launching what may evolve into a pro-B-2 “roadshow” intended to counter strong stealth bomber opposition in Congress.

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT

Pilot Disorientation Examined in Canadian CF-18 Review

USAF Paper Says Stealth Fleet Necessary to Maintaining Nuclear Triad After Year 2000

PALMDALE, CALIF. An Air Force paper detailing the service’s arguments for continuing the B2 program suggests that failure to develop and deploy a fleet of the stealth bombers is really a decision to abandon the nuclear Triad concept after the year 2000.

Pilot Disorientation Examined in Canadian CF-18 Review

Cheney’s 25% Force Reduction Plan Could Spur Further Spending Cuts

WASHINGTON The Pentagon has provided Congress with a plan to cut military force levels by 25% over the next five years, and some lawmakers already are using it as a starting point for pursuing even deeper cuts in defense spending than proposed by the Bush Administration.

By JOHN D. MORROCCO

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Resolving Europe’s ATC Tangle

Composite Repair Technology Needed

Storm Delays Spur Fresh Concerns On New York ATC

By JAMES OTT

Resolving Europe’s ATC Tangle

Composite Repair Technology Needed

Storm Delays Spur Fresh Concerns On New York ATC

By JAMES OTT

Software Problems Shut Down Wind Shear Warning System

By FT. WORTH