March 12, 2001

March 12, 2001

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Dilemmas for Bush On Missile Defense

By ROBERT WALL6 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

NATO Chief Insists Alliance Is At One

By PAUL MANN6 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

No-Frills Carriers Move Challenge to Continental Europe

By JENS FLOTTAU,MICHAEL A. TAVERNA5 min

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Dilemmas for Bush On Missile Defense

Difficult trade-offs pit theater against national defenses, cautious development against rush to field a system

By ROBERT WALL6 min

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NATO Chief Insists Alliance Is At One

WASHINGTON The civilian head of NATO is confident the alliance is already past the worst in its intramural spat over a U.S. strategic missile defense and a European rapid reaction force. Washington is far from convinced. Making the diplomatic rounds here last week, NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson sought to calm American nerves, insisting that the Bush Administration’s decision to drop the “N” from national missile defense (NMD) had assuaged Europe’s fears it would be cut loose from the U.S. strategic umbrella.

By PAUL MANN6 min

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No-Frills Carriers Move Challenge to Continental Europe

AMSTERDAM PARIS European no frills-carriers are beginning to expand beyond their original habitat in Ireland and the U.K. into continental Europe, where they threaten to take market share away from traditional airlines. The first victim could be struggling Belgian carrier Sabena.

By JENS FLOTTAU,MICHAEL A. TAVERNA5 min

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Rolls Sees Profit Stall As Just a Blip

PARIS Rolls-Royce expects a lull in profit growth this year to be temporary as it prepares for strong growth in aero and industrial/marine engines and after-sales and financial services. Last week, Rolls confirmed that pretax earnings for 2001 would be essentially flat, notably because of a high number of aero engine retirements and development costs related to the Trent 600, intended for the Boeing 747-400ER and 747X (AW&ST Mar. 5, p. 48).

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA5 min

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ISS To Recoup Capability, As Expedition 2 Launched

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER U.S. and International Space Station managers are initiating a fastpaced effort to define ISS modifications that would regain capability lost by the planned cancellation of the U.S. Crew Rescue Vehicle (CRV) and habitation module under Bush Administration budget cuts.

By CRAIG COVAULT5 min

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NASA Tightens Reins On RLV Contractors

By FRANK MORRING4 min

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Star Unmanned Aircraft Faces Bureaucratic Fight

By DAVID A. FULGHUM4 min

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French Contractors Seek Stronger Political Support

PARIS French aerospace leaders are worried that the U.S.' national missile defense initiative would exacerbate an already huge technology gap between Europe and the U.S. “We are convinced that NMD would serve as a formidable research vehicle for American industry, and provide our U.S. competitors with a powerful new asset,” said Jean-Paul Bechat, president of the Gifas French aerospace industries association.

By PIERRE SPARACO,MICHAEL A. TAVERNA3 min

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Key ATC Award Plan Draws Fire

By BRUCE D. NORDWALL3 min

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Polar Flight Fuel Check

By Frances Fiorino2 min

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