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1998
TOPIC OF THE MONTH
Airbus BelugaWith their big bodies, which can take 1400 sq m of cargo, the four A300-600ST "Beluga" are the most voluminous freighters of the world. They are used by Airbus to transport large airframe structures around Europe.
BUSINESS
Air transport 1997The boom continues with record passenger numbers
Ratioflug
German airline meets untimely end
Aviation in the CIS
Transaero and Uzbekistan Airways agree on alliance
LTU
Severe maintenance errors uncovered at German charter airline
Cathay Pacific Airways
Hong Kongs carrier buffeted by economic turbulences in Asia
Crossair
Swiss regional airline forms new company in France to get inside the EU
Basel airport
EuroCross - expansion to become a regional hub
CIVIL AVIATION
Amsterdam-Schiphol airportNoise restriction speed up plans for a new airport
German aerospace industry
Turning point in 1997
Boeing
The Seattle giant still leads airliner sales and delivery statistics
Airbus Industrie
Larger A340 models put pressure on Boeing
SPACEFLIGHT
Japanese space projectsPersistence and big money may pay off
Lunar Prospector
New moon probe searches for water
MILITARY AVIATION
Saab JAS 39 GripenFirst fighter of the fourth generation is now fully operational
EH Industries EH101
Canada chooses the Cormorant version for its SAR requirements
Royal Australian Air Force
Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon compete for Wedgetail project to supplay AWACS
Ejection seats
US Air Force tests rescue at Mach 1.05 at Holloman AFB sled track
Jordanias Special Operations Squadron
Elite helicopter unit for desert operations
TECHNOLOGY
D-CheckHow airliners are brought back to service standards again
Flying in a simulator
Impressions of a pedestrain
HISTORY
North American B-45 TornadoThe first jet bomber of the US Air Force
COLUMNS
EditorialNews
German Air Force Association
Letters
Job tips
Plastic models
Afterburner
Balloon Fiesta at Abluquerque
Leserservice/Termine
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