FLUG REVUE: Contents of March 2003

March 2003

25 YEARS AGO

January 1978

TAKE-OFF

Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle
The F-15 is still the best fighter aircraft in the US Air Force. We accompanied a training sortie flown by the 52nd Fighter Wing in Lakenheath.

CIVIL AVIATION

TAP Air Portugal
Turnaround thanks to new quality strategy.
Lan Chile
One of the few bright stars in crisis-ridden South America is expanding.
European Air Express
The regional airline from Mönchengladbach is targeting a niche market.
Financial situation of the aircraft manufacturers
Low-cost airlines have restored demand.
New savings plans at Lufthansa
Why the airline views 2003 with scepticism.
Germanwings set to expand.
New destinations in the summer flight schedule.

SPACEFLIGHT

Three EVAs in free space.
Mission STS-113 transported the fifth expedition crew to the ISS.
Spaceflight news
What next after Ariane 5+?
Europe's space industry faces ruin.

MILITARY AVIATION

Prowler replacement
The US armed forces need a new tactical EW aircraft. The prospects for Boeing's EA-18 are good.
NFTC
Fighter pilots are trained in Canada.
Poland
F-16 wins fighter competition.
AMX
The light close air support aircraft in detail.

AIRPORTS

Moscow Domodedovo
Leading the way under private management.
The right to fly
Bidding for slots – is this the future?

TECHNOLOGY

Emission reduction
How modern engines are being made more environmentally friendly.
In-flight refuelling for UAVs
F-18s are tested in Edwards AFB

HISTORY

Boulton Paul Defiant
Fighter with gun turret

REGULARS

March editorial: Turboprops make a comeback
News
Books
Modelling service
Afterburner: C-3605 flies in United Kingdom
Important dates / Airspot

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