June 18, 2001

June 18, 2001

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Mica: Curbs on Demand Needed at Key Airports

By DAVID BOND

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Aviation Panel Presses FAA On Stars Deployment, Cost

By DAVID BOND

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Russia: In or Out Of Western Bloc?

By PAUL MANN

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Mica: Curbs on Demand Needed at Key Airports

House aviation chairman fears FAA's new growth plan won't cure problems at busiest U.S. airports, eyes restrictions on flight ops

By DAVID BOND

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Aviation Panel Presses FAA On Stars Deployment, Cost

WASHINGTON The development and deployment schedules of the FAA’s Stars program remain at risk and the cost continues to increase, according to FAA and Transportation Dept. officials. Underscoring the urgency of getting the system deployed on schedule, Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), the chairman of the House Transportation aviation subcommittee, said his panel will conduct hearings every few months on the Stars (Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System) program until software development is finished and it's clear the system can Work successfully.

By DAVID BOND

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Russia: In or Out Of Western Bloc?

WASHINGTON As Presidents George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin grope for an accord on missile defense, the Russians say the crucial question is the ancient one of whether Russia is to be a European or an Asian power—a full member of NATO and the European Union, or a strategic ally of China.

By PAUL MANN

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Defense Reform Stresses Speed, Agility, Jointness

WASHINGTON Embracing Clausewitz’s precept that no conquest can be carried out too quickly, the Bush team’s notional military transformation plan hinges on a global joint response force whose essence is obliterative speed, agility, precision strike and logistical economy.

By PAUL MANN

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Pratt Claims Record Turbine Temps in JSF Engine Tests

NEW YORK Pratt & Whitney has run a modified F119 repeatedly at record turbine temperatures, demonstrating a new cooling concept that could boost efficiency, lower scheduled maintenance requirements and increase engine performance.

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO

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Rolls-Royce Broadens Exostar’s Trading Base

SAN FRANCISCO Rolls-Royce plc. has become the fifth founding partner in Exostar, bringing an engine maker’s perspective to the aerospace industry’s largest procurement and supply-chain management Internet exchange. Due diligence on the initiative began in February and negotiations concluded during the June 8-9 weekend.

By MICHAEL MECHAM

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Aurora Aims To Propel Europe to the Stars

Initiative readied to advance technologies and affirm Europe's new role on the global stage

By CRAIG COVAULT

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Europeans Use Bush's Position To Promote New Space Strategy

PARIS and BERLIN French and European space leaders are launching a drive to generate support for key civil space programs to be submitted for approval later this year and for formulation of a common military space policy. Government and industry officials meeting at French National Assembly hearings on space policy last week signaled they intended to use U.S. President George W. Bush’s position on a number of issues, in particular the environment and missile defense, to help galvanize support for these programs.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

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New Obstacles Cloud GE-Honeywell Deal

PARIS A fresh set of tough conditions from the European Commission threatens to block a proposed takeover of Honeywell by General Electric that had already been approved by the U.S. Justice Dept. These demands would require GE not only to divest of Honeywell’s regional jet engine unit and minor avionics businesses, as had been expected, but to sell a range of key Honeywell assets and spin off its own GE Capital Aviation Services (Gecas) aircraft financing and leasing unit—one of its most cherished operations.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

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AIR TRANSPORT

UAL Places Huge Order For Gulfstream Bizjets

United Airlines' move to acquire a fleet of corporate aircraft may be the genesis of an untapped market niche

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

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