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...securing Weir's freedom. Five days later Iran got some of the Hawk missiles and guidance equipment that had been on the shopping list relayed through Businessman Khashoggi. They are said to have been delivered by a DC-8 cargo plane that was once owned by a Miami-based air-transport company. The aircraft took off from Tabriz, Iran, disappeared from radar screens over Turkey, made what was supposed to be a "forced landing" in Israel and later returned to Iran by a circuitous route...
...settling down. U.S. carriers lost nearly $1.4 billion from 1980 through 1982, but they are expected to earn $1.5 billion in 1984, thanks largely to the economic rebound, tough cost cutting and the wiser use of new routes. Says David Garrett, chairman of Delta Air Lines, long one of the most profitable air-transport companies: "Once we get into 1985 and are completely into deregulation, we hope to see the industry stabilize...
Extensive air-transport service in and out of Miami International Airport has made that city a key jumping-off point for companies doing business in South America. In recent years, more than 100 multinational corporations, including Alcoa, Du Pont, Goodyear and Borden, have opened regional offices in nearby Coral Gables, a ten-minute drive from the airport...
After a week of efforts by the controllers to stop America's air-transport system, the industry continues to function with a smooth reliability that has surprised almost everyone...
...President also faces decisions about other future U.S. defense systems, such as the MX missile and the advanced strategic bomber. Because opposition to a land-based MX system remains strong among officials in Utah and Nevada, where it would be located, an alternative scheme to place the missiles on air-transport planes remains very much alive. Reagan is scheduled to make an announcement on MX basing soon after his Sept. 3 return to Washington...