January 22, 2001

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

SRB Wiring Delays Atlantis; Challenger 'Lessons’ Play Role

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER Launch of the shuttle Atlantis with the Destiny laboratory for the International Space Station has been delayed three weeks until at least Feb. 6 so the shuttle's solid rocket booster wiring can be checked. The situation has forced a rare rollback of the orbiter from the launch pad to the Vehicle Assembly Building.

By CRAIG COVAULT6 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

USAF: We Need 170 New Aircraft Yearly

WASHINGTON Pentagon planners want defense expenditures to increase to 4.23% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product from today's 2.9%. With that, the U.S. Air Force wants $20-30 billion more annually. Of this amount, the service wants to spend an additional $8 billion per year for 11 years (2006-17) to rebuild its rapidly aging fleet of fighters, tankers, airlifters and reconnaissance/intelligence-gathering aircraft at a rate of 150-170 new aircraft per year.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM4 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

U.K. Antes Up $2.8 Billion for JSF

LONDON The U.K. has committed 1.9 billion pounds ($2.8 billion) toward development of the Joint Strike Fighter, agreeing to become a full collaborative partner with the U.S. on the next phase of the program. The agreement gives the U.K. full access to the JSF program, including stealth technology, and a significant voice in the development of the aircraft.

By JOHN D. MORROCCO4 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Concorde Team Activates Return-to-Flight Plan

Supersonic transport could resume operations in late spring following safety modifications and flight tests

By JOHN D. MORROCCO,PIERRE SPARACO8 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Bullish Year With Some Turbulence Augured for Airlines in 2001

CINCINNATI Signposts for the year ahead promise continued growth of the U.S. airline business, higher fares and a string of upheavals from airline consolidation and developments in the cargo sector. The success of the airlines in 2001 will hinge on whether they are able to hold the line on higher fares to offset rising fuel and labor costs.

By JAMES OTT8 min

CESSNA CITATIONS

Cessna Not Resting On Citation Laurels

After delivering more than 3,000 Citations in the past 28 years, Cessna continues to expand and upgrade its family of twin-engine bizjets

By EDWARD H. PHILLIPS7 min

WASHINGTON IN TRANSITION

Uncertain Finance Dogs Defense Spending Hike

WASHINGTON On Jan. 20, George Walker Bush was inaugurated the 43rd President of the U.S., bringing with him some new—and some familiar—players to the Washington sphere of power and influence. In the next seven pages, Aviation Week & Space Technology editors in Washington preview Bush policy on defense and aviation—along with the likely reaction to the new Administration's initiatives. Also, in an editorial on p. 66, Editor-In-Chief David M. North offers the magazine’s own advice to the Bush team and 107th Congress on a variety of policy issues affecting aviation, defense, space and the industries that serve these sectors.

By PAUL MANN7 min

WASHINGTON IN TRANSITION

Bush Team Rethinks Strategic Doctrine

WASHINGTON Incoming Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld will push to broaden Cold War deterrence theory to non-nuclear scenarios and the panoply of 21st century hybrid threats, like mass destruction terrorism. The key to deterring regional warfare and global terrorism in the post-Soviet world “of no bear, but many snakes” is to make greater use of intelligence collection and command-and-control space operations, Rumsfeld claims.

By PAUL MANN6 min

MAINTENANCE, REPAIR & OVERHAUL

NAEC Expanding To Meet Pressing Need for Mechanics

BRIDGEPORT, W. VA. In an attempt to help satisfy the growing need for aviation mechanics, technicians and management personnel, the Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center (NAEC) has plans to double its existing space at the Mid-Atlantic Aerospace Complex.

By DAVID M. NORTH6 min

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Another Jovian Moon Shows Signs of Watery Interior

LOS ANGELES Recent magnetometer measurements from the Galileo spacecraft suggest that Jupiter's moon Ganymede has a liquid underground ocean today, buttressing other data that there was a salty interior ocean in the past. That adds Ganymede to the list of Europa and Callisto as likely ocean-bearing Jovian moons.

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM6 min

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