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Discusses the efforts of businesses to reduce travel expenses, such as banning first-class flying, as concern grows over the large bills created by high fares for business people.

Reports that the McDonnell Douglas Corporation, manufacturer of the DC-10 jet, will be installing shut-off valves in its nearly 400 planes over the next 21 months, to prevent accidents like the July crash of a United Airlines DC-10 that killed 112 people, at Sioux City, Iowa. Design changes that were rejected; How the device works; Ongoing investigations into the Iowa crash.

Discusses the airborne gridlock around Manhattan as the air traffic around New York has increased five percent annually over the last ten years. How order is maintained.

Reports that Aeroflot, the Soviet national airline, will begin an American advertising campaign, appealing directly to business travelers from the US. Aeroflot's growth and development; Advertising strategy; Flight destinations; Accommodations increased numbers of travelers.

Reports that the Transportation Department is likely to approve a leveraged buyout of UAL Corporation, the parent of United Airlines, by labor and management, despite concerns about the financial security and safety of other companies acquired through leveraged buyout. Concern over the share of British Airways PLC; Marvin Davis' bid.

Describes new bomb detection devices that the Federal Aviation Administration is requiring all American airlines to install in airports in which they operate, to deter explosions like the one that downed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in December 1988, killing 270. Costs; Airline objections; Installation schedule and plans.

Reports that the airline industry is thriving, with five of the nation's largest carriers reporting record profits for the spring quarter, as bargain rates disappear. Statistics; Effect of Eastern strike.

Reports that according to a survey conducted by the Air Transport Association, an airline-mechanics shortage has been created by the twin trends of aging fleets and more travelers, to the tune of 4,000 vacant jobs out of 69,000 positions. Concernover proper training of new mechanics; Fewer mechanics licenses being issued; How the government is coping.

Reports that a campaign against drug trafficking that intercepts private planes flying illegal drugs into the Southeastern US has blocked some drug traffic, but the supply is still flowing. Rate of flow of drugs into the US; Smugglers equipment;Need for undercover work; Need for funds.

Reports on the crash of a United Airlines jumbo jet with 298 people aboard, at Sioux City, Iowa. Possible causes of the crash; Witnesses' impressions of the crash; Ongoing survivor count.

Discusses Pan Am Corporation's bid for NWA Inc., the parent of profitable carrier Northwest Airlines. Positive aspects of the deal; Obstacles faced; Criticisms of the proposed merger.

Describes Eastern Airlines' efforts to replace striking pilots with a new training program. High attrition rate in the program seen as caused by low starting salaries and sympathy for the strikers; Importance of scheduling competent, experienced pilots with trainees. INSET: Eastern gives plan to pilots..

Reports that the first repairs on aging airliners that will eventually involve 2,200 planes and cost the airline industry hundreds of millions of dollars was ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration. Craft affected by airworthiness directives; New philosophy of replacement rather than inspection; Some modifications described.

Reports on growing demands for used jetliners due to huge backlogs for delivery of new planes. Scarcity of used jumbo jets; Comeback of the 707; Trend toward leasing.

Describes collision avoidance technology being developed to keep airplanes from colliding. Testing of the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) by three airlines; Shortcomings of the system. INSET: Helping a pilot spot nearby aircraft..

States that the Boeing Company asked eight airlines to help it draft and design its Boeing 777. The consensus arrived at by the airlines; Work to begin next month; First test flight scheduled for 1994; Passengers not to be flown until 1995.

Discusses American Airlines' promotion which offered frequent-fliers' the chance to buy a second ticket for $50 on flights for which they had purchased excursion fares. How other airlines responded.

Discusses Trans World Airlines Inc.'s proposal to buy the Pan Am Corporation for as much as $450 million in cash and securities. The proposal is contingent upon the cancellation of an agreement Pan Am had made to sell its important US-to-London routes to UAL Corporation, parent of United Airlines, for $400 million.

Discusses the fare increases of up to 8 percent on international flights, agreed to by members of the International Air Transport Association at a meeting in Geneva. The increases are planned to take effect in mid-December, though some might be delayed until after the Christmas season.

Reveals ways used by airline travelers to bend rules to save money. Airlines have begun cracking down on such bargain hunters.

Reports that the parent of Continental Airlines prepared to file for bankruptcy protection but decided against the move--at least for now--at the last minute. President and four top executives to leave the company; Impact of Gulf crisis.

Offers information concerning why it may cost more to fly between cities in Europe than across the Atlantic, why that may change and how to shop for tickets until it does.

Reports that Frank Lorenzo, whose bitter fights with unions and appetite for acquisitions did much to reshape the airline industry, is leaving the business. After receiving a surprisingly high offer for his holdings, he said he is stepping down as chairman of Continental Airlines Holdings Inc., formerly the Texas Air Corporation, and selling his stock to the Scandinavian Airline System.

Discusses the $500 million loan received by Northwest Airlines from Airbus Industrie and the General Electric Company, providing additional financing when the airline, like the rest of the industry, is facing tough times as fuel prices soar and demand for travel falls.

Tells of Pan American World Airways Inc.'s plan to eliminate 2,500 jobs (8.6 percent of its work force) by next month. The cuts will save Pan Am about $55 million a year.

Reports on the first drunken-flying conviction of professional pilots, in which a federal jury found three former Northwest Airlines pilots guilty of flying a jetliner under the influence of alcohol. Even before the verdict, the case of the three pilots had become the heart of a new campaign for tougher federal standards on drinking and flying.

Discusses airline fares. The airlines, walking a tightrope between the need to raise fares to recover higher fuel costs and the risk of losing customers who might balk at paying more, have shuffled prices frantically. Now most fares are higher than they were before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait drove up oil prices, but lower than the increases the airlines first announced.

Discusses the impact of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on airline fares. Two airlines will add surcharges or raise fares on Thursday to offset their higher fuel costs, and several others are considering a similar move.

States that air traffic controllers declared a fuel emergency on an Avianca Airlines flight headed to Kennedy International Airport, because of confusion over how much fuel it had left. This was the second incident involving an Avianca jet's fuel shortage.

Reports that UAL's stock plunged $16.875 yesterday after sliding $6.125 on Monday, amid rumors that financial support for the $4.4 billion union-led buyout of the airline may be evaporating. The stock closed on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday at $140.

Discusses the damage to Eastern Airlines' efforts to rebuild travel agents' confidence and win back travelers, the result of the company's indictment on charges of ignoring maintenance and falsifying records.

States that Eastern Airlines has failed to reach a plea-bargaining agreement in a federal investigation of past maintenance practices, and a grand jury is expected to indict the carrier this week on criminal charges. Eastern's current practices are not at issue.

Reports that Eastern Airlines and nine of its managers were indicted on charges that supervisors at three airports routinely ignored vital repairs and maintenance and then falsified records to make it appear as if the work had been performed.

Reports that American Airlines, reacting to what it calls `excessive charges' imposed by five airports, plans to add ticket surcharges of $1 to $4 beginning next week for its flights from those airports. Objections of consumer groups; Expected $4million increase in Americans revenues as a result of the surcharges.

States that, starting on Sunday, American Airlines will begin flying to Central and South America, using Miami as its gateway, in what will be the largest route expansion for the nation's largest airline. American, which bought the routes to 20 cities in 15 countries from Eastern Airlines for $330 million, is expected to exploit the market better than did its struggling predecessor.

Discusses the food served on airplanes, and tells of the efforts that the nation's airlines are making, and the record amounts of money they are spending on food service, in an effort to shed their image as the providers of the airborne equivalent of hospital cuisine.

Reports on the pressure being put on the government by airlines to review the region's air traffic control system, much the way Chicago did last year because of the growth in the number of flight delays in the New York area. Reasons for the delays; Cost.

Discusses the diversification of the nation's military contractors into everything from canoes and buses to coffins and solar energy. Now that a new round of cuts is likely, the companies are staying closer to home. They are scrambling to repackage and find new outlets for products once thought attractive primarily for fighting the cold war.

Tells of M. Stuart Millar, chairman and chief executive of the Piper Aircraft Corporation, how he raised Piper's sales and orders since acquiring the company in 1987, and how his daring plan has begun to unravel.

Reports on computer controls in airplanes which are almost piloting the aircraft themselves and new safety regulations and competition among electronics companies that may bring further advances. Story follows on page 11.

Describes the future of tilt-rotor planes. Uneconomical; May relieve congestion in airports; Could provide a more limber military; Other uses and government action against them.

Discusses the sharp increase in air traffic delays last year, despite efforts by airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration to improve performance. USAir Flight 188; High cost of late flights.

Reports that drug smugglers are flying loads of cocaine into the sparsely populated province of New Brunswick, Canada, and then transporting them into the US by land. Canada has also become a new center for disguising illegal drug profits made from selling drugs in the US.

Reports that Pentagon budget cuts are certain to affect Grumman Corporation, builder of the Navy's F-14 Tomcat, and that the debt-ridden company does not have the financial resources to abruptly shift gears. Company hopes to spread out into otherproducts; Failed diversification; Need for cash.