FLUG REVUE: Contents of June 2003

June 2003

25 YEARS AGO

April 1978

TAKE-OFF

Desert parking lot
In the southwestern states of the USA thousands of jets are waiting for better times

CIVIL AVIATION

CRJ900 regional jet
Bombardier's first 90-seater enters service, but more orders are elusive
Concorde to be retired
Services at BA to stop in October
Styrian Spirit
New Austrian regional airline takes on the Star Alliance
A change of direction at Gulf Air
CEO James Hogan talks about his reconstruction plans
The SARS epidemic
A new disease is turning into a disaster for the asian aviation industry
Airbus strategy
The European manufacturer is relying on the market to recover in 2005
Paris Air Show
Preview: How to get there and where to stay

SPACEFLIGHT

Space suits
Living and working in zero gravity with special “fashion gear”
From Green Paper to White Paper
The EU's future space policy is debated now

HISTORY

Boeing P-12
The last great biplane fighter aircraft of the US Army Air Force

MILITARY AVIATION

Aero Vodochody L-159
A closer look at the new Czech trainer and light attack aircraft
Iraq war
The chronicle of a rapid US victory thanks to advanced technology and flexible operations
Turtmann faces closure
The end of a Swiss airbase deep inside the Alps
Unmanned combat air vehicles
The Pentagon unveils it roadmap to 2025

AIRPORTS

Reagan National airport
Washington's domestic airport in the shadow of the White House
Berlin-Schönefeld
Ryanair raises new hopes for unloved airport

TECHNOLOGY

Materials
Lighter, safer, more durable, less expensive – trends in aircraft construction
CFM gazes into the future
Engine technology in the foreground

REGULARS

June editorial: Lessons of the Iraq war
News
Models, dates
Afterburner: P-40E Kittyhawk
AIRspot/aerobatics team dates

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