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The article offers information on several Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) members. Doctor Halford Conwell of Huntsville, Texas has received a commendation from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) honoring his more than four decades of service. Anthony S. Wagstaff was the new head of the Institute of Aviation Medicine in Oslo, Norway. Lieutenant Colonel Norman S. "Wild" West was appointed for a position at 374 Aerospace Medicine Squadron/Crew Chief (AMDS/CC) in Yokota, Japan.

The article reports on the optimism of the U.S. airline companies United Airlines Inc. and American Airlines Inc. to the competition with Norwegian airline companies. Topics mentioned include the expansion of the Norwegian companies in the U.S., the clever business strategy that uses low cost through hiring of staff from different countries, and opposition of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA and Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) on the expansion of the Norwegian companies.