Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Cover Story - This world exclusive by John Dibbs captures in all its glory the new corporate identity of British Airways, featuring the 'Speedmarque' and new style of lettering. For the 'full story' and more unique photographs, check-out pages 44-50.
NEWS:
Airnews - This month's top stories focus on all the major news announced at the Paris Air Show
Airpower - John Fricker reports on military mat- ters at home and abroad
Civil Scene - Airline and airliner news compiled by our correspondent Alan J. Wright
Airview - Preservation news from around the world by Peter R. March
FEATURES:
Rose Noble - This month RNAS Culdrose celebrates 50 years of Naval flying; ahead of the celebrations, Keith A. Saunders documents the aircraft and units, past and present
Albanian unrest - An uneasy truce had settled over Albania in the wake of the recent civil unrest. The uprising has had far-reaching consequences for Albania's small 'eastern' air force, as Kieron Pilbeam reports. Photography by Achille Vigna
Newwave - Graham Robson gets his water wings with Ocean Air, a small company putting the splash back into flying
Russian Aerospace Pt 2 - In the light of recent government pledges to consolidate the Russian Aerospace industry, Jon Lake continues his catalogue of the manufacturers that currently comprise the country's aviation sector and outlines those aircraft in production and under levelopment. This month, from Mil to Yakovlev
The new British Airways - The 'new look' British Airways has finally arrived. Is it an incredible piece of marketing or a mistake? You can make up your own mind as you peruse our gallery of BA's World images. Meanwhile, the airline's plans for the next millennium extend far beyond just a new coat of paint, as Graham Stride explains. Exclusive air-to-air photography by John Dibbs
REGULARS:
Airband - Graham Duke turns on and tunes in to deliver the latest ATC news
Air Register - Alan J. Wright lists the recent changes to the UK civil aviation market
Military Markings - Peter R. March compiles the latest batch of UK military serial changes
Airmart - AI casts a critical eye over the latest books, videos, kits and camera equipment
AIR DISPLAY:
All American - Ben Dunnell provides a sneak preview of Duxford airfield's latest big attraction, the American Air Museum which will be opened by MM The Queen and the HRH Duke of Edinburgh on 1 August
Show-biz - Mark Ashley previews the Royal International Air Tattoo and Flying-Legends. Plus, the Aircraft Illustrated 'where to go' guide for the next four weeks
The real McCoy - It's not every air operator that can boast a multi-million film blockbuster as its namesake; though we are promised there is absolutely no connection between Hollywood's latest action-fest, Con Air, and the genuine article, Conair, Canada's premier firefighting outfit. Not that the British Columbia-based company really needs the publicity, as Mike Reyno discovers
Fish out of water - Our third report from the Royal Navy's eight-month 'Ocean Wave 97' deployment finds the 20-ship Task Group anchored off the east coast of Malaysia, where it is joined by elements of the RAF and Malaysian, Singapore and Australian and New Zealand air forces, all gathering for the IADS exercise, 'Flying Fish'. Peter R. Foster captures the action
Black Baron - The 'mythical' legend of the Fokker DRI Triplane is perpetuated today by a number of flying replicas, one of the most popular on the UK air-show circuit being the example owned by the Museum of Army Flying. John Blackman talks to the 'Black Baron' himself, Maj Nick O'Brien about displaying the Triplane
UK calendars - You will not find a more comprehensive listing of UK airshows in 1997. Peter R. March has the time and the place
Stunt double - You've read about the real Conair ? now for a bit of fiction Graham Robson goes behind the scenes during the making of Con Air (the film that is!), to see just how that realistic crash sequence was filmed
Paris Collection - The Eiffel Tower, Mona Lisa, Arc de Triumphe, Notre Dame ? these unjust some of the attractions of Pairis In the summer. But rest assured, Mark Ashley ignored them all to report from the Paris catwalk on the latest aircraft models on show
International calendars - It is still not too late to book that holiday. Peter R. March offers a list of the world's top air events you just might want to attend
NEWS:
Airnews - This month's top stories focus on all the major news announced at the Paris Air Show
Airpower - John Fricker reports on military mat- ters at home and abroad
Civil Scene - Airline and airliner news compiled by our correspondent Alan J. Wright
Airview - Preservation news from around the world by Peter R. March
FEATURES:
Rose Noble - This month RNAS Culdrose celebrates 50 years of Naval flying; ahead of the celebrations, Keith A. Saunders documents the aircraft and units, past and present
Albanian unrest - An uneasy truce had settled over Albania in the wake of the recent civil unrest. The uprising has had far-reaching consequences for Albania's small 'eastern' air force, as Kieron Pilbeam reports. Photography by Achille Vigna
Newwave - Graham Robson gets his water wings with Ocean Air, a small company putting the splash back into flying
Russian Aerospace Pt 2 - In the light of recent government pledges to consolidate the Russian Aerospace industry, Jon Lake continues his catalogue of the manufacturers that currently comprise the country's aviation sector and outlines those aircraft in production and under levelopment. This month, from Mil to Yakovlev
The new British Airways - The 'new look' British Airways has finally arrived. Is it an incredible piece of marketing or a mistake? You can make up your own mind as you peruse our gallery of BA's World images. Meanwhile, the airline's plans for the next millennium extend far beyond just a new coat of paint, as Graham Stride explains. Exclusive air-to-air photography by John Dibbs
REGULARS:
Airband - Graham Duke turns on and tunes in to deliver the latest ATC news
Air Register - Alan J. Wright lists the recent changes to the UK civil aviation market
Military Markings - Peter R. March compiles the latest batch of UK military serial changes
Airmart - AI casts a critical eye over the latest books, videos, kits and camera equipment
AIR DISPLAY:
All American - Ben Dunnell provides a sneak preview of Duxford airfield's latest big attraction, the American Air Museum which will be opened by MM The Queen and the HRH Duke of Edinburgh on 1 August
Show-biz - Mark Ashley previews the Royal International Air Tattoo and Flying-Legends. Plus, the Aircraft Illustrated 'where to go' guide for the next four weeks
The real McCoy - It's not every air operator that can boast a multi-million film blockbuster as its namesake; though we are promised there is absolutely no connection between Hollywood's latest action-fest, Con Air, and the genuine article, Conair, Canada's premier firefighting outfit. Not that the British Columbia-based company really needs the publicity, as Mike Reyno discovers
Fish out of water - Our third report from the Royal Navy's eight-month 'Ocean Wave 97' deployment finds the 20-ship Task Group anchored off the east coast of Malaysia, where it is joined by elements of the RAF and Malaysian, Singapore and Australian and New Zealand air forces, all gathering for the IADS exercise, 'Flying Fish'. Peter R. Foster captures the action
Black Baron - The 'mythical' legend of the Fokker DRI Triplane is perpetuated today by a number of flying replicas, one of the most popular on the UK air-show circuit being the example owned by the Museum of Army Flying. John Blackman talks to the 'Black Baron' himself, Maj Nick O'Brien about displaying the Triplane
UK calendars - You will not find a more comprehensive listing of UK airshows in 1997. Peter R. March has the time and the place
Stunt double - You've read about the real Conair ? now for a bit of fiction Graham Robson goes behind the scenes during the making of Con Air (the film that is!), to see just how that realistic crash sequence was filmed
Paris Collection - The Eiffel Tower, Mona Lisa, Arc de Triumphe, Notre Dame ? these unjust some of the attractions of Pairis In the summer. But rest assured, Mark Ashley ignored them all to report from the Paris catwalk on the latest aircraft models on show
International calendars - It is still not too late to book that holiday. Peter R. March offers a list of the world's top air events you just might want to attend
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