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...labor confrontation. The chairman demanded that United employees accept a two-tier wage system that would relegate newly hired pilots to a lower pay scale. In protest the pilots staged a 29-day strike, but Ferris prevailed and set up the new wage system anyway. He insisted that the carrier needed lower costs to meet the challenge of cut-rate competitors like Texas Air, which through a series of mergers has eclipsed Allegis to become the largest U.S. airline company, with both Continental and Eastern now under its wing...
...presence in the gulf from six ships to nine. The additional vessels will most likely be frigates, cruisers or destroyers equipped with missiles. Radar reports would be provided by Saudi Arabia-based AWACS and Oman-based P-3C Orions, while air cover would primarily be supplied by a Navy carrier stationed outside the gulf. The Navy ships will probably escort small convoys of three or four Kuwaiti tankers through the gulf every ten days or so. The danger spot for U.S. vessels will be the 40- to 60-mile- wide Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has deployed Chinese-made Silkworm...
...computerized fire-control system for the ship's antiaircraft guns, depth charges and rocket-launched torpedoes. Just seven of these advanced vessels are in service, but another 21 are in sea trials or planned. Eventually, the Navy will assign at least one Aegis cruiser to each of its 15 carrier battle groups...
...ships in World War II: helium-filled blimps containing enormous radars that could look down and track any intruder. The Navy has solicited bids for a $200 million prototype. Naval strategists also emphasize the critical need for air defense. To former Navy Secretary Lehman, the architect of the carrier buildup, the Stark episode confirms "what I've been preaching for six years: that combat ships need air cover...
When United Airlines paid $2.1 billion for new 747-300 and 747-400 jetliners from Seattle's Boeing last week, the No. 2 U.S. carrier secured more than standard safety equipment. As part of the deal, Boeing agreed to purchase $700 million in promissory notes convertible to stock in the airline's parent, Allegis, based in Elk Grove Village, Ill. If Boeing acquires stock, it could become the company's largest shareholder and thus help Allegis thwart hostile takeover attempts. Boeing cannot exceed a 30% share without the consent of Allegis' board...