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But it may well be another two years before the devices are ready for widespread use, although Fed eral Aviation Administration offi cials acknowledge that the technical problems have been solved after 20 years of development. The so-called “T-CAS,” or traffic alert and collision avoidance system uses radar and computers to track nearby aircraft and provide both a visual and verbal warning to the pi lot of any plane that might pose a threat. It also provides suggested evasive maneuvers as the intruder plane gets closer. Small aircraft would not need the sophistcated T-CAS, which has been estimated to cost as much as $100,000, as long as they have a transponder that has altitude report ing capability. About half of the 220,000 small private planes now have such transponders, although the single-engine Piper aircraft in volve in this week’s California colli sion apparently did not. FAA Administrator Donald Engen acknowledges the collision avoidance technology has been pro ven to be effective, but he says it still needs to be tested in the real-world environment — testing that is not expected to be concluded until 1988. A prototype T-CAS system has been installed in a Piedmont Airlines Boeing 727 and will be in use on pas senger-carrying flights before the end of the year, the agency said. Those flights were to have started early this year, but were pushed back because of questions about pilot training, aviation sources said. Next year United Airlines and Northwest Airlines also will test a small number of I -CAS prototypes in a year-long program. The average an traveler may be surprised that something as basic as an alarm to warn pilots of a nearby aircraft has not long been a part of every commercial aircraft’s huj ware. But its development hasIc lengthy and dif ficult. Aviation officials first begat ' ing about such a device in the after the collision of two over the Grand Canyon. The research and development of tht CAS system and its various cessors goes back more than years. Engen savs the t-AA is mo^ ead as I st as pi issible tocertifjl devices and that he is committedi sophisticated radar and compt tech nologs that could prevent n aerial collisions. the FAA But ciitics have said the FAA I not been forceful enough to| the technology. Chi Oi Welcome All Collegiate Women Go Bananas With Axa A National Women’s Sorority Sept. 9,10 7:00 pm (nice dress) College Station Community Center For more information call: Marcie Mann 693-2527 Jill Smiens 260-0438 Sandra Smith 696-5826 Airline sparked fare wars, collapsed because of them OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — World Airways’ feisty founder saw his com pany as a David that would slay air line industry Goliaths with no-frills flights. Instead, World collapsed un der huge financial losses caused largely by the fare wars it started. On Thursday, a day after World announced it will cease scheduled passenger service Sept. 15, some of its 1,500 laid-off employees were calling for a return to fare regula tion. The company will focus on the profitable charter service and main tenance areas that have been the fi nancial base of the company since Ed Daly founded it in 1950 with $50,000 in poker winnings. The decision ends an era that be gan in 1978, when Daly offered un restricted coast-to-coast flights for $99. That first shot in the ensuing fare wars contributed to the govern ment deregulation six years ago that revolutionized air travel, but also led to the collapse of Frontier Airlines and layoffs at Eastern Airlines in the past month. Some newly laid-off World work ers urge the government to resume regulation of the airline industry. Randy Fowler, a reservations clerk from San Francisco, blamed the World shakeup on “the craziness of the industry since deregulation.” pugnacious founder, who died in 1984 at age 61. In the early 1960s, the airline set numerous records for nonstop Hights and speed, using Boeing 707s. Until 1978, airline fares and routes were strictly regulated by the federal government in an environ ment that was seen by critics as hos tile to competition and protective of the veteran airlines to the exclusion of new competitors. The estimated 50,000 people who hold World tickets for Sept. 16 and after are to be accommodated by Pan American World Airways, United Airlines and Presidential Airlines. United also plans to give job inter views to the laid-off employees, who represent 57 percent of World’s work force of 2,600. Fowler said World is planning job placement seminars. In many ways, World’s achieve ments reflected the personality of its The airline gained its most atten tion through Daly’s rescue of refu gees from Vietnam as the South Vietnamese government fell in 1975. Daly personally supervised the missions and more than once used his fists or pistol butt to fend off mu tinous soldiers who tried to push their way aboard. All the while, World was pushing for government approval of more id 1 passenger routes and lower fares. With deregulation, World's grip on its share of the low-fare market began to slip. Stiff competition and high fuel costs resulted in losses of $58.2 million in 1982, $29.4 million in 1983, $17.9 million in 1984 and $9.5 million last year. 1 he company restructured a $287 million debt in 1984. New Houston AIDS hospital admits four HOUSTON (AP) — The opened AIDS hospital acimsl four inpatients during tbit two opening days, a hosi spokeswoman said. The first patient was admi late Tuesday afternoon and» in fair condition, said LynneV ters, a spokeswoman for theta tute of Immunological Duadtri Walters declined to giveanvfe ther information on the four items except to say that all fot are “fairly ill.” Fhe 150-bed institute, [*1 merly Citizens General Hospsi in north Houston, is the nance first hospital totally devoted the research and treatment oft ciuired immune deficiency sn drome. The institute opened doors Tuesday. Dr. Petei Mansell, the fadin tiu-dii al dii c< tot, N.iid the hospe initially will limit in-patient missions to about 30 people. Ini Di ni SPECIALTIES^HOUSE Autumn Home Show 1/and Sale Black 8c Decker* electrics at everyday value prices Everyday value price Everyday value price Light ’n Easy® steam and dry iron. Light weight design with 7 heat settings for a varie ty of fabrics. Break-resistant stay-cool shell, polished aluminum soleplate, 27 steam vents. Spacemaker 1 can opener. 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