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USA, budget cuts hit the Air Force as well: one third of the aircraft remains grounded
Washington, USA - 45,000 fewer training hours between now and October 1st are needed
A third of the active-duty force of combat planes of the United States Air Force (USAF) will remain grounded in the upcoming months due to federal budget cuts (the so-called "Sequestration"), and only the units preparing to deploy to major operations, such as Afghanistan, will remain mission-ready: General Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia, communicated...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1151308
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency