May 31, 1993

May 31, 1993

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HEADLINE NEWS

'SILVER BULLET' OPTION EYED FOR F-22, SSF

By JOHN D. MORROCCO

HEADLINE NEWS

F-22 TO HAVE LIMITED GROUND ATTACK ABILITY

By JOHN D. MORROCCO

HEADLINE NEWS

RUSSIA DEBATES DOCTRINE, BOMBER, FIGHTER DECISIONS

By CRAIG COVAULT

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HEADLINE NEWS

'SILVER BULLET' OPTION EYED FOR F-22, SSF

Perry sees new acquisition strategies, including limited quantity buys of advanced weapons systems, as a key part of the Pentagon's Bottom-Up review and the basis for all future planning

By JOHN D. MORROCCO

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HEADLINE NEWS

F-22 TO HAVE LIMITED GROUND ATTACK ABILITY

WASHINGTON The U. S. Air Force, which has been mulling the concept of developing an air-to-ground version of the F-22 as part of the Pentagon's Bottom-Up review, has asked Lockheed to provide a limited ground attack capability for the aircraft.

By JOHN D. MORROCCO

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RUSSIA DEBATES DOCTRINE, BOMBER, FIGHTER DECISIONS

MOSCOW The Russian Defense Ministry and President Boris Yeltsin are debating a new plan to restart production of front-line Russian bombers and fighters, including flight test of a still-secret new MiG prototype that resembles the U. S. Air Force F-22.

By CRAIG COVAULT

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HEADLINE NEWS

MAGELLAN PIONEERS INTERPLANETARY AIRBRAKING

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM

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HEADLINE NEWS

HUBBLE SOLVES GALAXY RIDDLE

By JAMES R. ASKER

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HEADLINE NEWS

EURECA HITS SNAGS, SHUTTLE LAUNCH SLIPS

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER Eureca—the reusable science satellite that NASA is set to retrieve from orbit on the next shuttle mission—is experiencing problems that raise doubts about whether it will ever fly again. Another problem with the European Retrievable Carrier, as it is formally known, has raised shuttle safety concerns, but NASA has agreed to bring the 4.5-ton spacecraft back to Earth in Endeavour's cargo bay as a "non-compliance item."

By JAMES T. MCKENNA

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HEADLINE NEWS

'POWER JETS' PURSUING ALLISON ACQUISITION

NEW YORK An international investment partnership—including two senior U. S. military officers—wants to buy General Motors Corp.'s Allison Gas Turbine Div., and its members say they are willing to beat "any competitive offer" to acquire the aircraft engine maker.

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

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AIR TRANSPORT

U. S. COMPETITION PANEL BEGINS DELIBERATIONS

Goal is to recommend policy changes to benefit beleaguered airlines in domestic, international markets

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ

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AIR TRANSPORT

PFCs SPARK CONTROVERSY

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are threatening to withhold payment of all passenger facility charges at SeattleTacoma International and Portland International airports to protest nonpayment by MarkAir. Alaska Air Group last week accused MarkAir and Reno Air of not remitting PFCs they had collected from passengers using the two airports.
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AIR TRANSPORT

IATA SEES LOWER '93 LOSSES; OVERCAPACITY CLOUDS OUTLOOK

PARIS International Air Transport Assn. member carriers anticipate reduced losses on international scheduled services to about $2 billion in 1993. They obtained a 7% traffic growth but no increase in yields during this year's first quarter.

By PIERRE SPARACO

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