European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes wednesday december 18, 1985page2 my Arrow air resumes flights As investigation continues news update by Richard Halloran Washington not the defense depart ment is continuing to Fly people and cargo aboard planes chartered from Arrow air despite the crash last week in Newfoundland that look the lives of 248 soldiers fro the 101st airborne div. A senior Pentagon spokesman. Col. Robert o Brien said monday we have no idea of what caused  to suspend flights on Arrow air until the investigation is Complete he said would be to prejudge the outcome. Spokesmen for the defense department and the air Force also noted that the Arrow air plane that crashed was under charter to the Rome office of the International peacekeeping Force in the Sinai desert and not to . Government. The men who were killed were return ing from a tour of duly with the peacekeeping Force. A spokesman in the multinational Force and observers office Here said that flights on Arrow air had been suspended until the investigation has been completed. The defense department and air Force officials said that initial reports about the crash had suggested that the Arrow air plane had been under charter to the . Air Force s military Airlift come. The Pentagon spokesman said Arrow air remains certified by the fed eral aviation administration. O Brien asked Why the deaths of the soldiers had nov caused immediate suspension of Arrow said the defense department was following the practice of the civil authorities who do not suspend commercial airlines after an Accident pending the outcome of an investigation. Other officers in the Pentagon pointed to the previous 39 flights on which Arrow air flew american soldiers to and from Egypt where they were part of the International peacekeeping Force in the Sinai. They said those flights had been free of incident. Pentagon officials said the record of Arrow air s chartered flights for the defense department since 1981 had been Good. The air Force had conducted a Survey of Arrow air s operations in february and found the acceptable. A spokesman for the air Force whose military Airlift omd Charters com Mereial flights for military use said that Arrow air flies regularly from Norfolk va., to Spain and Italy and from Clark fab Philippines to Diego Garcia a British Island in the Indian Ocean that is the site of an american naval and air base. Meanwhile two c-m1 transports of the military air lift come were to pick up about 250 soldiers from the 3rd in 60th inf a unit of the 9th inf div at fort Lewis wash., and Fly them to Cairo. The planes were to leave nearby Mcchord fab Early tuesday. When they hereto arrive in Cairo was not disclosed. The 9th inf div soldiers would be the third and  flown to Egypt to replace the battalion from the 101st airborne that has been on duty there for six months. Two other elements from the 9th inf div arc already in Egypt. The third and last element of the 101st airborne s battalion is scheduled to leave Egypt later this week on the return flight of the c-141 transports taking the 9thdiv soldiers to Egypt. The first elements of the two battalions were rotated earlier this Mouth. The spokesman in the multinational Force s office in Washington noted that the Force s contract with Arrow air would have expired after the last rotation of elements from the two battalions this week. He said he did not know whether the contract would have been renewed. The spoke Man said Arrow air had begun flying troops in and out of Egypt in 1982 and that it had won a competitive bid for a contract in 1984. He said the bid was based on Price and on Arrow s record of reliability and safety which he said had been certified by the fed eral aviation administration. The multinational Force routinely contracts with com Mercial carriers the spokesman said to rotate troops from seven of the 10 nations that have soldiers in the Force. The other three he said use their own military aircraft. A spokesman for the air Fop a said the military air lift come Charters about 2,000 flights a year with com Mercial carriers. He said most of those flights carry passengers freeing air Force planes to Fly cargo. In the fiscal year 1985, the command let contracts for $422 million Worth of International flights of which about s250 million was spent to move people the air Force spokesman said. For the beginning of the current fiscal year which began oct. 1, another $250 million in contracts were let he said. By the end of the year that would undoubtedly mount to More than $400 million he said. Those contracts were spread among 17 carriers he said including Arrow air which obtained a contract for $ 13.5 million. Pentagon spokesmen said that contrary to earlier news reports neither the army nor the air Force had suspended operations with Arrow air. The air Force allots such contracts on the basis of each commercial Carrier s contribution to an air Force Reserve program in which commercial aircraft Are committed to military use in emergencies or wartime. In a War the spokesman said about 95 percent of All military passengers moved by air would be flown in the 300 commercial aircraft committed to the Reserve pro Gram. In addition about 30 percent of the cargo moved by air would go in those planes he said. Charter had bad reputation crash victim s widow says Clarksville Tenn. A the widow of an army officer killed in a chartered a Ellisjr crash in Canada ays her husband was fearful of the Punk s condition be fore he and other military personnel boards i it. Capt. Edward j. Manion was one of 24w a Dicks killed thursday when an Arrow air dc-8 crash Dwter Takeoff from Gander International Airport in route to Art Camp Beu,ky., from the Mideast. Eight Crew members ask he told me to going to survive the Sinai by going to survive the trip Home on the plane " Chris tip Ion said in a Telephone interview from fort Campb my husband called me 48 hours before he up and t me he had no Confidence in that plane she i. It made physically  or mrs. Manion said her husband Lold Ber he had heard the plane that was to take them Hon twas All screwed Upland having Many  it they Arrow air also had in a bad reputation she said. Their planes had Brok Aown so Many times. The were always delayed and me were so Many  officials of Miami he cd Arrow air have declined to comment on the crash mile an investigation is under Way with airline spoke aah Robin Mattel saying Only Thisa the first Fatali Feve  mrs. Mania Haid her husband who was with the 101st airborne do Wpm unit that was finishing up a six month tour in the Mideast was distraught when she talked Tahim by Telephone before the ill fated flight Oke into team and cried and All i know is he s i person to be frightened she said. It was like he was saying Good forever it Tore him apart. At that Al it the first thing that hit me was that hews seeing fun own   did not attend monday s ceremony at president Reagan and his wife Nancy met the is families. Her 17-year-old daughter from a pre is marriage was to attend she said. I m sure Reagan is a wonderful person but the Only thing that will make me feel better is to see a change in the Way the army uses charter planes she said. When Manion left for the Sinai last summer he boarded an Arrow air dc-10 that was so bad it s a Miracle they got there mis. Manion said. I was standing on the main strip and watching that Lane barely get off the ground it was shaking and wan ring so badly she said. His Manion s sergeant was ing me because we were so sure it was t going to it off the  a plan was heavily loaded with equipment and the could merely squeeze things into the door,1 she said.  said she has received Calls from All Over the country rpm both Active duty and retired people beg Ging me to in by saying these  sunday night played a tape recording t3.-,spec.4jeits.keeorpensacola fla.,that complained an the chartered aircraft Kee in a tape sent from Egypt to mss Ancee Tracy Walker of Hopkinsville ky.,said, i just Hope?., everything goes All right i Hope the plane gets Back All right because. The plane we Fly on is really  Sudan cracks Down on new party Khartoum. Sudan authorities., cracking Down ". Loyal to ousted resident Jaafar  senior officials said. Some member soothe nationals Kalist Alliance party have been vested and others Are being sought including Devaal Whf to cd the country Dur ing the weekend the a to a cd newspaper Al a Hafa said citing Interior Pliny Star Gen. Abbas me Dani As its source. The official Sadafi new Agency Suna quoted attorney Genera Smiar Amul Altic As saying the new party pro aimed at a ight news conference was illegal. 2 reactors dedicated in India Madras India a prime minister Rajiv Gandhi dedicating two nuclear reactors said in is committed to oing nuclear Energy for. Welfare not  a our Abhorrence for nuclear by from Tot War is total Gandhi told Hymian Anchor sign nuclear scientists at an atomic pvt Plant in Kalpak Kam outside this Southe Abdian City. India is fully committed to tha each us uses of nuclear  of the prime my Falster dedicate Sta 14-Megawstt, fast breeder Tai reactor and a 235%�gawatt atomic Power by Tor. Neither is subject to inspection by the Inlet optional atomic Energy at Fify because they re built by Indian engineers. Surn Mit meeting proposed Wash awaiting.  Resvan and Kremlin Leadar Mikhail Gorbachev Holl their second Suminer Nieting in Washington be june accor Diiuro a published report. The Washingto Post a mfg sources said the Reagan administer Avn Duffitt expect any Kiriou arms control agree Mia a come out of toe Wilh in ton Summit. But Wjk report said that offid i hoped that  Steps May be taken during the meeting that end Lead to the signing of an arms contour agreement to a third Summit i Moscow in White a fuse spokeswoman Lenny Brisley would not come font on the administration s expectations for  at the Schorf Creagan Gorba Chi i acting. As for the goal of mating in june a the Date is still  a mayor eyes radio talk show san Diego a former mayor Roger had Mccock who is free pending Appeal against a year s jail sentence for his conviction on charge of conspiracy and perjury May become a radio lift show Host according to a published report. The san Diego Union reported that Kudo radio a news and talk station is considering Hedgecock to fill its 12 15  3 . Slot recently vacated by de bieler. While mayor Hedgecock was a frequent Gatet Toradio and television Call in shows. He occasionally has substituted for Kudo morning talk show Host Dave Dawson and he was a disc jockey while at lending the University of California at Santa bar Bara. Fund set up for victims of Newfoundland crash  wishing support of family me risers of a a attribute to the to of the moribund a. To the fort campbello. Box 106. Fort Camp a air crash May Send officer and no wives cell by. 42223-5000. Checks should be Eliae pay Aboto the fort Campbel officer and no wives  l the Home of roup organized thend after the Fortyl fils asking where donations build be seat or spokesman said monday. Clarification a stars and stripes sunday   of Secretary of stale Georgef Ishultz Tot fms my Haw implied that soldiers of the 10\ Aji fint div Are stationed in Berlin. To clarify Aldier Svene 502nd regt route to Berlin from fort can Balij Ethree Bat Laloni of ibb or s Fri go a Raf Foft Ampbell and form put of he 101st . Three a Lions of the Safe and t Are stationed in Berlin and ared i rated the Berlin