December 17, 2001

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Airport Access, Security Hot Topics at NBAA Show

NEW ORLEANS The overriding theme at the National Business Aviation Assn.’s 54th annual convention held here last week was “getting back to business” as operators sought solutions to airport/airspace access and flocked to seminars on security, while manufacturers unveiled a bevy of new products.

By EDWARD H. PHILLIPS

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Persistence Is Pentagon Goal

WASHINGTON With the combat experiences of Afghanistan already being evaluated, currently favored projects involving unmanned aircraft, small weapons and precision sensors are proliferating and gaining visibility even though most are still waiting for promised federal funding to appear.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

A400M Advances As U.N. Force Is Set

PARIS MUNICH European political leaders are scrambling to save two key strategic program proposals even as they prepare to lead a U.N.-sponsored international peacekeeping force in Afghanistan. Prospects for the A400M airlifter, an essential element of Europe’s new rapid reaction force, appeared to improve last week following what appeared to be a lastminute breakthrough in Germany, whose still-undecided 73-aircraft commitment is considered the key to the program.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA,JENS FLOTAU

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Bush Sees Long Future For Autonomous Weapons

WASHINGTON In an interim assessment of counter-terrorist operations in Afghanistan, President Bush predicts that the U.S. military of the 21st century will rely increasingly on autonomous weapons, a forecast shared by outside experts.

By PAUL MANN

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Brazil Certifies Legacy Business Jet

New Orleans On Dec. 10, Brazil’s Aerospace Technical Center awarded Embraer a type certificate for the company’s Legacy business jet. Approval by the FAA and the European Joint Aviation Authorities is scheduled for early next year, according to Embraer.

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