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...ground troops wait impatiently, cleaning their weapons, exercising, thinking of D-day. Flashing overhead are the best attack planes of the U.S. Air Force: F-15s, F-16s, radar-evading F-117 Stealth fighters. At sea, U.S. Navy Aegis cruisers train their Tomahawk cruise missiles on Iraqi targets, while aircraft carriers launch and recover squadrons of bombers and interceptors...
Talk about bad timing. Just last week officials at Continental Airlines proudly unveiled new interior designs for their aircraft. But the spectacle of the troubled carrier showing off its blue-and-gray fabrics and contoured seating reminded airline experts of the old line about rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Just a week earlier the airline had veered away from a return trip to Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, from which it had emerged four years ago. Instead Continental may try to raise cash by selling off some of its valuable routes and other assets. Like many of its competitors...
...industry is being hit harder by gushing crude prices than the airlines. Loaded with debt after a string of mergers, takeovers and multibillion-dollar orders for new aircraft, U.S. carriers are reeling under the one-two punch of explosive fuel costs and a recessionary slowdown in air travel. Says Stephen Wolf, head of United Airlines: "Fourth-quarter projections for the industry are nothing short of alarming...
Carrier has directed his mathematical geniustowards a better understanding of tidal waves,fuel efficiency in futuristic aircraft and anuclear winter scenario...
...addition, the Navy said yesterday it was sending three aircraft carriers--the USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS America and USS Ranger--to the gulf area. That would increase to six the number of U.S. carriers there. The United States has 14 carriers, of which 12 are ready to be deployed...