Home | Update | LATEST ISSUE | Gallery | FR Profile | Datafiles
1998
TOPIC OF THE MONTH
Lockheed Martin F-117A NighthawkThe first operational stealth fighter is one of the most important aircraft for the US Air Force. Now, the F-117s are again deployed to the Middle East.
ECONOMY
Asian Aerospace:Up-to-date news from the Singapore Airshow
Daimler-Benz Aerospace:
"The highest value in turnover and orders"
US Airways:
How the former USAir wants to become a global player
"Unbelievably high accident rate":
Interview with US Airways safety consultant Robert Oaks
US air traffic:
Northwest Airlines joins Continental
CIVIL AVIATION
Munich airport:Passenger boom creates bottle necks
Flight safety:
Ramp checks at the airports - the cure-all?
AI(R):
The regional aircraft consortium facing the winding up
Fairchild Dornier 328JET:
Detailed report about the American-German regional jet
Heli-Expo 98:
Up-to-date news report from the world's largest helicopter trade show
Air rescue:
More stations for ADAC and DRF
Gulfstream:
Shining balance for 1997
Boeing
Market leader with red numbers
MILITARY AVIATION
Lockheed Martin SR-71:USAF takes the super-fast reconnaissance aircraft out of service
Eurofighter EF2000:
Production contracts signed
Flight accidents:
German Air Force grounds its Tornado fleet
Boeing F-18C/D:
Operational in the Swiss Air Force
SPACEFLIGHT
Project Almas:Three of the seven Saljut stations were used as secret espionage stations
ESA tests satellites:
Before cleared for a launch, satellites have to accomplish a thorough test program
International Space Station:
Dasa equips first payload racks
XMM:
The largest X-ray telescope undergoes tests in Noordwijk
TECHNOLOGY
CargoLifter CL 160:Airship project for world-wide transport of heavy-duty loads
HISTORY
"Mail aircraft":In the twenties, publishers delivered there newspapers with aircraft
COLUMNS
EditorialNews
German Air Force Association
Job tips
Reader service: TV preview
Model service
Afterburner
Reader service: dates, letters
Preview, masthead
