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    VIDEO: Lockheed Martin to advance F-35B engine tests

    2008-05-16T16:00:00Z

    The Joint Strike Fighter programme's first short take-off and vertical landing aircraft is expected to perform more engine runs in mid-May ...

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    Freeing the skies

    2002-12-10T00:00:00Z

    GRAHAM WARWICK / WASHINGTON DC

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    Lockheed Martin fixes X-35B lift fan reliability

    2000-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Lockheed Martin has redesigned the lift fan for its X-35B short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) Joint Strike Fighter demonstrator to increase reliability before flight testing begins in May.

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    The king of low-cost: Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines

    1999-06-01T00:00:00Z

    When it comes to making work seem like play, Herb Kelleher is a master. But don't be fooled by the broad smiles and open-neck shirt. Behind the casual demeanour lies a management style that is Disney-esque in its attention to detail. Southwest Airlines employees expect to have fun under this ...

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    STOVL promise lifts JSF

    1997-05-14T00:00:00Z

    EMPHASIS ON THE short-take-off/vertical-landing (STOVL) variant of the US/UK Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is increasing. Progress with the JSF concept-demonstration phase is leading programme and service officials to speculate that the STOVL variant planned for the US Marine Corps and the Royal Navy could find applications with the US Air ...