May 19, 2003

May 19, 2003

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Behind the Curve

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI7 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Stiff Headwind

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI3 min

EMBRAER 170 PILOT REPORT

Matching Requirements With Performance

By DAVID M. NORTH15 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Behind the Curve

Regional jet manufacturers hope the recent blockbuster order will sustain them through a looming, and possibly lengthy, dry patch

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI7 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Stiff Headwind

With a larger fleet of RJs, US Airways aims to buck the challenge of low-cost competitors

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI3 min

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EMBRAER 170 PILOT REPORT

Matching Requirements With Performance

Embraer's new 170 is a combination of optimum cabin configuration, ease of service, good performance and human engineering in the cockpit

By DAVID M. NORTH15 min

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REGIONAL AIRLINES

RJ Gloss Fades

New marketplace conditions burst delivery `bubble,' but don't count out the regional jet

By JAMES OTT7 min

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DEFENSE & SPACE

Pick Up Bits

The last mission of Japan’s ISAS is underway and should be a wonder—taking samples from an asteroid

By EIICHIRO SEKIGAWA,MICHAEL MECHAM6 min

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DEFENCE & SPACE

Unrolling the Welcome Mat

The White House commits to using commercial space imagery and opens the door to exports of ready-to-operate systems

By ROBERT WALL,JAMES R. ASKER5 min

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WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP

World News Roundup

AMERICAS American Airlines gave the Assn. of Professional Flight Attendants official notification of plans to lay off 3,123 attendants effective July 1, bringing the number of layoffs since October 2001 to about 6,000. In addition, American plans to transfer attendants from bases throughout the airline's system to cover personnel shortages stemming from the layoffs, according to the APFA.
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REGIONAL AIRLINES

Regionals Face Asset Test

An ‘Airlines Don't Land Here Anymore’ sign could be posted at many airports if regionals can’t maintain effective cost structures

By FRANCES FIORINO5 min

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REGIONAL AIRLINES

Scope Rules Ease

Survival of majors has put pressure on pilot unions to relax work restrictions

By EDWARD H. PHILLIPS5 min

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DEFENCE & SPACE

Iraq Numbers Game

Sorties: 41,404; GBU-12s dropped: 7,114; jet fuel offloaded: 417 million lb.

By ROBERT WALL,MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM4 min

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