January 8, 1996

January 8, 1996

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HEADLINE NEWS

AIR TRANSPORT PROFITS SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

HEADLINE NEWS

SHUTTLE CREW POISED FOR BUSY 9-DAY FLIGHT

By JAMES T. McKENNA

HEADLINE NEWS

NEW IDENTITY EMERGING AT NORTHROP GRUMMAN

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

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HEADLINE NEWS

AIR TRANSPORT PROFITS SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS

While U.S. carriers are experiencing a rebound, the industry remains one of the weakest industrial groups and must adhere to stringent cost-control measures

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

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SHUTTLE CREW POISED FOR BUSY 9-DAY FLIGHT

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER Six astronauts are set for launch this week to retrieve two satellites and perform 13 hr. of spacewalks to test space-station assembly techniques and tools. OAST Flyers for experiments are designed to study sources of contamination in space, the performance of laser ordnance devices and a GPS-based attitude contol system.

By JAMES T. McKENNA

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NEW IDENTITY EMERGING AT NORTHROP GRUMMAN

NEW YORK Northrop Grumman will take a giant step toward becoming a major defense electronics provider—and hasten its migration away from airframe manufacturing—with the $3-billion acquisition of a key Westinghouse Electric business unit.

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

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UPGRADED DELTA 2 LAUNCHES NASA'S XTE

CAPE CANAVERAL An upgraded Delta 2 booster lofted NASA's X-ray Timing Explorer satellite to a low Earth orbit from which the $195-million spacecraft is to delve into distant, mysterious objects in the universe. Using new avionics and launch control systems, the McDonnell Douglas booster lifted off of Pad 17A here just as the 3-hr., 33-min. launch window opened at 8:48 a.m. EST, Dec. 30, 1995.

By JAMES T. McKENNA

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AIRLINES POST RECORD TRAFFIC

WASHINGTON Major U.S. airlines posted record traffic and load factors during 1995 chiefly because of a strong economy, low fuel prices, stable labor relations and limited fare wars. After five years of devastating financial losses totaling nearly $13 billion, "1995 was a good year for U.S. airlines at a time when the industry needed a good year," said Carol Hallett, president of the Air Transport Assn. (ATA).

By EDWARD H. PHILLIPS

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PRIME CONTRACTOR PROFILES: AMERICAS/EUROPE/ISRAEL

Socata: Designs, manufactures and markets light aircraft (liaison aircraft, civil and military pilot training programs); TBM 700, TB 9, TB 10, TB 20, TB 21, TB 200, Epsilon, Omega. ATR Operating Unit: Dedicated to regional transport; it provides ATR consortium with design, production and marketing of ATR 42 and ATR 72.
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MAJOR AIRLINE PROFILES

President & CEO Manuel Moran Vice President Commercial & Manager International Traffic Fernando del Valle Vice President Maintenance Fernando Sternfeld Director Sales Nicolas Canto de Andres Director Planning Eugenio Negre Manager Purchasing & Contracts Jorge Aguiar
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AIRCRAFT, MISSILES AND SPACE SUB-CONTRACTORS

Boeing 737/747/757/767/777 Nextel ceramic fiber AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, MD, USA FIM-92 Stinger Stinger moving target simulators General Dynamics EF-111 Raven Electronic warfare simulator Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint-STARS Maintenance trainer
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OUTLOOK

GAS TURBINE ENGINES

GENERAL DATA MODEL OR DESIGNATION ALFA ROMEO, Naples, Italy J58-GE-3 J85-GE-13A ALLIEDSIGNAL ENGINES, Phoenix; AZ, USA ATF 3-6 ATF3-6A CFE738-1 F109-GA-100 F124-GA-100 T76-G-10,12,400 Series TFE 1042 (F125-GA-100) TFE731-2 TFE731-3
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WORLD MILITARY AIRCRAFT INVENTORY

AFGHANISTAN Air Force An-2 (12+) An-12 (12) An-24 (1) An-26 (20+) An-32 (6+) Il-14 (6+) Il-18 (1) L-29 (24) L-39C (24) Mi-4 (12+) Mi-8/17 (45+) Mi-24 (58+) MiG-15UTI (10+) MiG-17 (30+) MiG-21 (65+) MiG-23 (25+) Su-17/20/22 (50+) Yak-11/18 (15+)
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