Bibliografía: al final de cada artículo Notas: al pie de texto HEADLINE NEWS Saudi Arabia blocks USAF warplane shift / David A Fulghum. p.22 Hidden weapon sites still pose problems / David A Fulghum. p.23 Combat weaknesses trigger new research / Robert Wall and David A Fulghum. p.25 Mega - Consortium concept emerging / Anthony L Velocci. p.25 Senate considered likely to ratify NATO expansion / Paul Mann. p.29 AIR TRANSPORT industry team pushes focused safety plan / James T McKenna. p.30 Sucide weighed as SilkAir crash cause / James T McKenna and Geoffrey Thomas.p .31 NTBS probes O'Hare landing accident / James T McKenna. p.32 Government tragets Cebu Pacific operations / Geoffrey Thomas. p.33 Fairchild Dornier plans 70--0-seat twinjets / Pierre Sparaco. p.34 Reality check awaits airlines' Japan plans / Carole A Shifrin. p.35 CFMI pursues technology 'stockpiling' strategy / Stanley W Kandebo. p.47 FAA's Y2K work drws fire / James T McKenna. p.48 BUSINESS AVIATION Cessana Aircraft repots record sales, deliveries / Edward H Phillips. p.49 HAI '98 PREVIEW Helicopter sector grows amid enduring problems / Edward H Phillips. p.50 Helo makers see rising demand / Edward H Phillips. p.51 Nw helo - ops rules borrow forom ETOPS / Michael A Taverna. p.58 Eurocopter boosts production, expands market share / Michael A Taverna. p.59 Eurocopter to begin deliveries of EC12B / Edwaurd H Phillips. p.62 Elusive profits cloud of AMS / Edward H Phillips. p.63 Erickson pursues heavy - lift niche / Paul Proctor. p.66 U.S. BUDGET Readiness squence troubles Congress / Paul Mann. p.68 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Lockheed Martin adopting 'virtual' product system / Edward H Phillips. p.69 AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING Boeing's JSF taps McDonell Douglas expertise / Paul Proctor. p.70 Dome simulator key to Boeing JSF integration. p.70 Cirrus files production SR20.p .71