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The article focuses on the landing of Iraqi Airways Flight 006 from Beirut International Airport bound for Baghdad in Israel. The move is attributed to the Israeli Phantom jets pouncing and ordering the captain to fly instead to a military airbase near Haifa. When the plane landed, Israeli troops boarded and ordered the passengers to put their hands over their heads and exit one at a time, men first, and proceed to a small hall for questioning. Israelis hope to capture Dr. George Habash and three aides in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, but, they were not on the flight.

The article discusses the move of Donald Douglas Jr., president of Douglas Aircraft Co., to collaborate with France's Sud-Aviation to sell Sud's twin-jet Caravelle airliner in world markets. It notes the increasing demand for Caravelles in the U.S. including the United Airlines and the Jet-Engine Builder General Electric Co. It also accounts the accomplishments of Georges Hereil who initiated in the development of Caravelle.

The article offers information on various moves of industrialists. Mercurial Planemaker Georges Hereil walked out as president of France's Sud Aviation due to the selection of Air Force General André Puget as the biggest aircraft producer. President of Morozoff Brewing Co. Isamu Kuwabara believes that judoists make the best salesmen because of the flexibility and fighting spirit. Heinrich Gutermuth, mine owner in West Germany, urge the Adenauer government to implement 7% wage increase.

The article reports that the French-built Caravelle jetliner landed safely in Geneva, Switzerland after its landing gear was crippled. It states that the pilot inserted a small drag parachute to check the plane's speed before landing. It notes that the drag chute is a safety device which helps in preventing landing accidents.