FLUG REVUE: Contents of July 2003

July 2003

25 YEARS AGO

May 1978

TAKE-OFF

Dassault Mirage IIIRS
The last delta wing aircraft still in service with the Swiss Air Force are being phased out

PARIS SHOW SPECIAL

Engines
The future strategy of Rolls-Royce Deutschland
Dassault Rafale
Our pilot report describes the capability of the multi-role fighter aircraft
Satellite transport
Ministers have decided the future of Ariane
Dassault Aviation
40 years of the Falcon
Airbus A400M
Production contract signed
A380-800
Maiden flight is less than two years away
Turboprops
Do they have a future in regional transport?
Aircraft in Le Bourget

CIVIL AVIATION

Ariana Afghan Airlines
Now that the war is over, the long-established Ariana is making its comeback from the ruins of Kabul
Boeing civil aircraft strategy
The world's largest aircraft manufacturer is slowly being forced into a tight spot
Song
The concept behind Delta's passenger-friendly low-cost subsidiary
City-Air
The SAAB 340 is the new favourite type
Adieu, Concorde!
At Air France, crew and technicians have said their goodbyes
EBACE Geneva show report
Industry meeting point for Business Aviation

SPACEFLIGHT

Future prospects for the ISS
Despite the Columbia disaster, the plan is for the space laboratory to stay operational

MILITARY AVIATION

X-31A VECTOR
Successful test landings at high angle of attack
Euro Hawk
Will it succeed the Atlantic as SIGINT reconnaissance plane?
McDonnell Douglas F-4
Turkey flies over 100 Phantoms
E-8C Joint STARS
A successor is around the corner
NATO AGS
Two new candidates join the competition
Kabul Airport
The Luftwaffe's experiences

AIRPORTS

Munich, Terminal 2
Double the capacity, not just for Bavaria
Saarbrücken
Border location has its advantages
Airport news

TECHNOLOGY

Future cockpits
Even if new aircraft are similar in many ways to their predecessors, a revolution is taking place on the command side

HISTORY

100 years of powered flight
Part 1 of our choronicle

REGULARS

July editorial: Pilots need to fight for safety
News
PC games: Canary Island airports and Operation Barbarossa
Models, dates
Afterburner: two Boomerangs are flying again in Australia
AIRspot/important dates
Preview, publisher's information

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