Word: lesses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Miami; now, enticed by the bargain, they plan to spend next Christmas in Hawaii. Reason: they can fly at $545 below the full fares. Thanks to "Chickenfeed" and "Super Saver" discounts, Kathy and Randy Ray were able to fly from Denver to New York City and Miami for $206 less than it normally costs to fly only to Miami...
...dominance as never before. The challenger is the Airbus A300, made by a French-German consortium with a Spanish junior partner?and financed by all three governments. It is the world's first twin-engined wide-body jetliner, and it can carry up to 310 passengers for almost 50% less in operating costs per seat 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...
...late 1950s and the awesome jumbos of the early 1970s, the third generation of the early 1980s will seem to bring only evolutionary change. The new planes will not be longer, larger or sleeker than today's jumbos but somewhat shorter, smaller and squatter. They will be quieter, less fuel-thirsty, more automated and efficient to operate...
Unfortunately, the impression of roominess is largely illusionary. The ceiling will be 1½ in. lower than today's 707's and 727's, and economy-class seats will be only 18 in. wide, or 2.4 in. less than today's already cramped accommodations. Even narrower will be the seats in an eight-abreast charter configuration-only 16 in. across. Knee room will be marginally improved because seat backs will be thinner and the lower part of the seat in front will curve inward...
...marry the boss's daughter (Marian Mercer), and with the quickest of strides reaches the top as a national and international business tycoon. Along the way he accumulates a bevy of English, Russian and German mistresses, all played with great comic zest by the selfsame Mercer. There is less sin than smirk in these accent-prone escapades...