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GRAPEVINE, Page 21Heavy Lifting
By JANICE CASTRO
U.S. Ambassador to Moscow ROBERT STRAUSS has jumped into
a dispute over Russian-built Kamov and Mil helicopters, by
lobbying the Bush Administration on their behalf. The powerful
Russian choppers can outlift the best U.S. helicopters and are
being offered to American oil and logging firms at half price.
U.S. manufacturers are livid because Strauss wants the FAA to
waive the costly and time-consuming U.S. commercial-certification
process for the Russian competition. If the FAA goes along with
Strauss, the heavy lifters may start hauling timber in Alaska
this summer.