Word: fleetness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...would finally come to her rescue. Said her brother: "Every day she becomes more and more desperate. She no longer comes home at noon. She no longer eats. Yesterday she waited at the river until after dark because someone she met told her that the U.S. Seventh Fleet was coming...
...with two war-surplus C-46Fs in 1950-has built World into the largest of the nation's supplemental airlines. Originally, he prospered largely by battling for and winning Military Airlift Command (MAC) contracts; lately, he has successfully expanded his civilian tourist business. Last year World's fleet of 14 jets, including three 747s, flew charters (85% commercial, 15% military) to more than 30 countries...
...choice had seemed likely since January, when the U.S. Air Force ordered 650 F-16s for its own fleet. The fighter handles better than its chief competitors, the Swedish Viggen, built by Saab-Scania, and the Mirage F1-M53, built by the French firm Dassault-Breguet. The F-16 also appealed to the consortium because of the savings that would result from standardizing planes of U.S. and NATO forces...
...already chosen the F16, but the consortium may yet be split by Mirage-maker Marcel Dassault's offer of a discount to Belgium and The Netherlands if both countries buy the French fighter. Earlier versions of the Mirage make up at least half of Belgium's fighter fleet. The Belgian Socialist Party supports the French plane because a Dassault plant in that country employs more than 80 workers. The Dutch will make no official decision until after the congress of the Dutch Socialist Party convenes this week...
...then, not so long ago he was saying that the Communist Party would not insist on nationalization either, and while he might bide his time on NATO, nobody expects him to do so indefinitely. Rumors persist that the Soviets are seeking refueling facilities in Madeira for their fishing fleet, a move which would hardly sit well with NATO...