F15 sets eight speed records at Grand Forks AFB
McDonnell Douglas says the F15 Eagle broke eight world speed records in a Grand Forks North Dakota flight. The records include three previously held by the Soviet Mig25 Foxbat, with pilots Majors Roger Smith Willard MacFarland and David Peterson aboard.
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Spirit of Friendship Service Brings United to Hawaii
United Airlines promotes its 747 fleet to Hawaii with partners Western International Hotels and the Ilikai in Honolulu. Reservations are offered via toll free number 1 800 228 3000.
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Probe of free airline booze due
The Civil Aeronautics Board will investigate free alcoholic beverages offered to coach passengers by U S airlines. It ordered data on drink costs and revenues from selling drinks, tracing the spread of the so called booze war sparked by National Airlines and Delta giving free drinks to coach travelers.
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Radar oversold concerns at Dulles during TWA 514 crash
Dulles tower chief Robert P. Logan tells an NTSB hearing that radar guidance may be oversold to pilots leading to complacency with FAA rules. He notes radar help depends on what a controller chooses to provide while pilots must follow flight rules and maintain safe altitude during the December 1 crash that killed 92.
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