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...Jesus Christ, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Patriarch of the West, Bishop of Rome and Servant of the Servants of God-these are among the many titles that impose unique burdens on the Pope, the anointed spiritual leader of 683 million Roman Catholics, the world's largest body of Christians. Few of the 261 successors to St. Peter worked at that responsibility more tirelessly than Giovanni Battista Montini, Pope Paul VI. Sunday night, after suffering a heart attack while hearing Mass in bed at Castel Gandolfo, Paul, 80, died, laying down the burden...
...this year, U.S. airlines have carried 180 million passengers, a 16% increase over last year and the largest gain in airline history. Two weeks ago Eastern reached 78% of capacity, meaning that all aircraft flying on major routes at peak periods were totally jammed. Last month there were only seven unoccupied seats on all Pan Am planes arriving in the U.S. from Europe and the Middle East. The earnings of airlines are heading toward unprecedented heights, proving the old (and often ignored) capitalist doctrine that lower prices lead to higher demand, which in turn creates higher profits. In the first...
...upheavals, this one is rich in uncertainties, anxieties and discomfort. Neither the airlines nor the airports are prepared to cope with the passenger flood. Delays, snafu's and frustration are the daily fare of today's traveler. "No one saw it coming," concedes Richard Ferris, president of United, the largest airline in the non-Communist world. "If anyone had told me last year that we would be up 21% in traffic so far this year, we would have straitjacketed him and locked him away." Now such a prescient person would probably be promoted to Senior Vice President for planning...
...could be hurt. In turn, the nation's balance of payments would suffer. Of all commercial plane sales in non-Communist countries, Boeing rings up about 52%, McDonnell Douglas 28%, and Lockheed 3%. At about $7 billion a year, sales of aircraft, engines and parts abroad are the second largest U.S. export (after food...
...mile than the stretched version of the 727, which has similar capabilities. In a sense, the Airbus is the finest American plane that the Europeans could build; its highly efficient engines are produced by General Electric. The Airbus Industrie consortium has sold 157 Airbuses to 16 airlines, and the largest order, for 23, came from Eastern. In 1974, President Borman began begging American planemakers to build a weight-saving twinjet, but they dallied. Next, a new-generation Airbus, designated the A310, will be a direct competitor to Boeing's planned 767. Already the new Airbus, which seats...