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1990
1990 - 0059.PDF
CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL 17-23 JANUARY 1990 NUMBER 4199, VOLUME 137 HEADLINES Cost of US Navy's A-12 revealed UK's drone decision meets resistance Seastar looks east for survival Israel studies low-cost fighter Unisys restructures, joins EHIC UK may import air traffic controllers BAe strike imperils Airbus production US reviews defence priorities General Electric unveils GE90 Japan takes 25% stake in 767X MD-11 makes maiden flight Mini satellites to be developed NEWS: OPERATIONS 8 10 12 French Tucano contract near Japan spends more on defence RAAF steps up recruiting in UK East/West "Open Skies" detailed Jaguar survives mid-air collision Airliner sales reach new peak Fewer US air passengers in 1989 Sabena World Airlines' expansion plans Human factor slows safety growth Eleven Delta launches for 1990 14 Booster and payload problems hit Spot Columbia lifts off for LDEF retrieval BUSINESS Avibras files for bankruptcy 16 Thomson-CSF buys Philips' companies SAS to acquire LanChile stake NEWS: TECHNICAL BAe team to bid for Inmarsat III NASA considers ATDRSS proposals Project Juno selects experiments India advances LCA development Chinooks to be updated in Spain Mitsubishi Starfighter target flies UK laser dazzle sight revealed 18 22 23 COVER STORY As air traffic outgrows Europe's control infra structure, the region is investing heavily in new radar and computer equipment. Cover picture courtesy Westinghouse. P33. Eurocontrol simulates ATC technology. P39. Airline safety in 1989 and the decade. PP42, 48. NEXT WEEK Civil helicopter types may be few in number but of considerable variety, with a wide range of uses. Flight reviews the choices available. Shorts to modify RAF Tucano 24 Naval Su-27 ready for Tbilisi Bedek upgrades Northrop F-5 Fuji ready to deliver FFOS USAF orders Racal recorders PW2000 gains US EROPS approval 26 PWlOO-series problems resolved Cam T-90 testing upgraded Lucas wins Osprey intake contract 27 Honeywell chosen for GE engine control Cure found for Japanese T-4 troubles Qantas buys Image IV visuals 28 Cessna Citation simulator CAE builds Tornado testbed Hoffmann re-engines H.40 29 Challenger for UK public transport NEWS ANALYSIS A Prowler package for Europe? FEATURES Breaking down the barriers 33 Unifying European ATC Eurocontrol revitalised Testing Europe's ATC technology The complacent year Commercial flight safety, 1989 The arrogant decade Safety stagnates in the late 1980s 39 42 48 COMMENT Sitting on the safety plateau People Letters Straight and Level 3 51 52 55 J9k .REED BUSINESS l»u IUI1F mil fiS PUBLISHING ISSN 0015-3710 *liy GROUP Published in association with Airline Business by Reed Business Publishing Ltd, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS, England. ©Copyright Reed Business Publishing Ltd 1990. Founded 1909. Second-class postage paid at RAHWAY, New Jersey, and additional entries. Postmaster: Send address corrections to: Flight International, c/o Mercury Airfreight International Ltd Inc, 2323 Randolph Avenue, Avenel, NJ 07001.
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