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...Army is also being challenged about the survivability of its Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, a cannon-equipped personnel carrier. A Pentagon memo made public past week, written by a colonel well acquainted with the vehicle, criticized the Army's failure to submit the Bradley to realistic tests. The $1.5 million vehicle is clad with aluminum armor that some critics claim would vaporize when hit by high-explosive antitank projectiles, creating a deadly fireball inside the fuel-and ammunition-laden tank. The manufacturer claims the tank's armor "does not burn when hit." So far, the Army has refused...
...price schedules are often a bewildering maze of choices and restrictions. A coast-to-coast flight on a full-service carrier like United Airlines may have dozens of different fares that hinge on such variables as when tickets are bought and the length of a traveler's stay. Moreover, the price of flights of comparable distances may differ widely, depending on how much competition exists on that route. To make matters more confusing, carriers keep close watch on one another's prices and adjust their own prices accordingly. United alone makes 3,500 fare changes...
...Newark. The pact will not take effect until Nov. 1, but it has already come under heavy fire. Critics both in and out of the airline industry charge that the accord will reduce competition and hurt new airlines. Declares Michael Muse, chairman of Muse Air, a Dallas-based discount carrier: "If you take away the airlines' prerogative of scheduling flights when the passenger wants them, then you take away deregulation and put everything in the hands of the FAA. That was certainly not the intent of the people who wrote the deregulation legislation...
Under deregulation, the airline industry has revamped its route system and expanded the range of services offered. Virtually every carrier now funnels traffic through efficient hub terminals that link the cities it serves. For the most part, the industry has divided itself into two complementary groups. On the one hand are what some analysts call "the backpack and raisin" carriers such as People and Muse, which offer low fares. On the other are such established airlines as United, Delta, American and Northwest, which offer something for everyone while concentrating on travelers who want reasonable comfort and firm reservations. Yet another...
...discounters have been the most important force for change since deregulation began, and People Express has been the boldest pioneer. Airborne since 1981, the no-frills carrier now operates 56 jetliners and a route map that stretches from Los Angeles to London and includes 26 cities. While its revenues (1983: $286.6 million) are still well behind those of behemoths like United ($5.4 billion), People Express is already the twelfth-largest U.S. carrier. Its secret: low costs that enable it to undersell the competition, along with unusually strong employee morale. The average annual salary for People Express...