July 4, 1994

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HEADLINE NEWS

STORMY MARKET FORCES RESTRUCTURING AT UNC

UNC, seeing few prospects for recovery in the aerospace market until 1996-97, will act aggressively to cut overcapacity and maintain its own growth

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

HEADLINE NEWS

SHUTTLE FLIGHT TO AID MATERIALS, LIFE STUDIES

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER Columbia's seven astronauts will conduct two weeks of around-the-clock materials science and biology experiments during the second flight of the International Microgravity Laboratory set for launch this week.

By JAMES T. MCKENNA

HEADLINE NEWS

OSC SEEKS CAUSE OF PEGASUS XL FAILURE

VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. Orbital Sciences Corp. is assessing the impact on its launch schedule for the remainder of the year from loss of the first Pegasus XL booster, which was destroyed by range safety officials here minutes after release from an L-1011 carrier aircraft.

By BRUCE A. SMITH

READER REACTION

LETTERS

For years, AVIATION WEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY has enjoyed a reputation for accurate and timely reporting and analysis. However, I was deeply disappointed to see that you would editorialize so irresponsibly in "USAir's Choice Is Painfully Clear" (AW&STjune 20, p. 70), which is woefully amiss on several points.

NEW 737 TO USE HONEYWELL AMLCDs

CESSNA JPATS WINS CERTIFICATE

WASHINGTON Cessna Aircraft Co. received FAA certification of its twin-engine Joint Primary Advanced Training System (JPATS) candidate aircraft, completing an intense, six-month development and flight test program. The two-seat, tandem-cockpit Model 526 trainer was awarded certification fewer than 180 days after its first flight [AW&ST Jan. 3, p. 17).

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TELESAT SUCCEEDS IN ANIK E2 RESCUE

By DAVID HUGHES