August 29, 1994

August 29, 1994

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HEADLINE NEWS

DEUTCH DEMANDS CUTS, SERVICES SCRAMBLE ANEW

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,JOHN D. MORROCCO

HEADLINE NEWS

LOCKHEED SAYS DELAY WOULD HIKE F-22 COST

By JOHN D. MORROCCO

HEADLINE NEWS

U.S. WARNS CASTRO NOT TO URGE EXODUS

By JAMES T. MCKENNA,COCOA BEACH, FLA.,,PAUL MANN,2 more...

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DEUTCH DEMANDS CUTS, SERVICES SCRAMBLE ANEW

F-22, V-22 and Comanche seen as vulnerable as Pentagon finally faces up to a sea of red ink

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,JOHN D. MORROCCO

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LOCKHEED SAYS DELAY WOULD HIKE F-22 COST

WASHINGTON Reacting to an unexpected Pentagon budget review request, the head of the Lockheed Boeing F-22 program team said there would be no benefits to delaying Air Force F-22 fighter procurement. "The only thing that happens is the cost goes up," Lockheed Vice President Gary Riley said in a interview with Aviation Week Group editors.

By JOHN D. MORROCCO

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U.S. WARNS CASTRO NOT TO URGE EXODUS

By JAMES T. MCKENNA,COCOA BEACH, FLA.,,PAUL MANN,2 more...

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REDISCOVERED B-29 READY FOR FLIGHT

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ENDEAVOUR ENGINE TEST FIRING SLATED

By KENNEDY SPACE CENTER

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SAAB SEEKS PATENT FOR CONTROL SOFTWARE

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GALILEO IMAGES COMET IMPACT

LOS ANGELES The Galileo spacecraft took this sequence of images on July 22 of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9's fragment W hitting Jupiter. Galileo was the only sensor in position to see the fragments as they hit the far side of the planet—Earthbound views only saw the resulting fireballs as they rotated into position.
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RUSSIA EXPANDS GLONASS NETWORK

WASHINGTON Russia's Glonass global positioning system constellation has moved closer to full deployment with the launch of three satellites into a new orbital plane. Separately, preparations are accelerating for airline evaluations of satellite-based navigation and air traffic management over the Russian Far East.

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ

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VIEWPOINT

'RESISTING MEGATRENDS WON'T WORK'

The restructuring of Lufthansa German Airlines under the direction of Chairman Juergen Weber is showing positive results. The national carrier posted a pretax profit of DM 105 million ($68.1 million) for the January-June period, the first time the carrier has been in the black for six months' duration since 1989.
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AIR TRANSPORT

FAA APPROVES AIRBUS 'MIXED FLEET' FLYING

Manufacturer's program would allow airlines to fly multiple aircraft types with common pilot core

By JAMES T. MCKENNA

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