Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
REGULARS:
Airnet - In AI's new regular cohimiL Howard Curtis trawls through the Internet to bring a monthly round-up of the best aviation sites
Military Markings- Peter R. March runs through the latest UK military serial changes
Air Register - Alan J. Wright lists recent aihBliMii and deletions to the UKeiril regprter
Airmart - AIs reviewers cast a critical eye over the latest aviation products on the market
Airnews - This month's top news stories from around the world
Civil Scene - Airline and airliner news, compiled by Alan J. Wright
Airpower - National and international military aviation news, by John Fricker
Airview - Preservation news from around the globe, supplied by Peter R. March
FEATURES:
High five! - John captured this stunning head-on image of a Jordanian F-5 during a 'Royal' assignment to photograph the various aircraft types operated by this small but high-profile air force (see pages 24-31).
A Message to Saddam - As a renewed crisis loomed in the Gulf late last year, elements of the UK's airpower were once again briskly dispatched to the area. In an exclusive report for Aircraft Illustrated, Peter R. March trails a 'squadron' of RAF Jaguars hastily deployed to Oman, while Cpl John Cassidy captures RAF Harrier GR7s from No 1 Squadron as they meet with HMS Invincible
Independent Day - Don't be misled by the regional name of Jersey European Airways - in reality JEA is the UK's largest and fastest-growing independent scheduled airline and the UK's largest BAe146 operator. Mark Ashley samples the delights of this friendly but efficient airline
Wings of Change - Jonathan Hinkles reports from Hong Kong on the challenges facing Cathay Pacific in the aftermath of the handover of the colony to China and the forthcoming opening of the new Chep Lap Kok airport
Icelandic reflections - Icelandic photographer Baldur Sveinsson 'reflects' on the latest military changes at the mid-Atlantic 'staging post' of Keflavik
Pilot Episode - Helicopters have become a popular means of transporting pilots (of the maritime kind) to and from ships. Henri-Pierre Grolleau reports from Le Havre on the harbour authority that pioneered the concept
The DGMA dogma - Mark Ashley calls on the Portuguese Air Force's primary maintenance base at Alverca, where he joined his hosts from former aircraft manufacturer OGMA
Dornier unearthed - Bill Norman from Teesside on the rediscovery of a erasure Luftwaffe Dornier 217 bomber, which has laid buried and forgotten under a railway siding for over 55 years
The Millennium Falcon - As the Royal Jordanian Air Force prepares to usher in a new era with the acceptance of ex-USAF F-l6s, Jon Lake examines an Arab air power at the crossroads. Exclusive photography by John DRibs
AIR DISPLAY:
Airshow Acts 1988 - Your indispensable 18-page guide to 'who's flying what' in the forthcoming air display season starts on page 39, as compiled by Peter R. March
Show-biz- The latest news from the air display circuit, compiled by Mark Ashley
The Dream Teams - The three leading military acrobatic teams in North America, the Thunderbirds, the Blue Angels and the Snowbirds, have announced their busy schedules for the 1998 display season. AI brings you the dates first
Airnet - In AI's new regular cohimiL Howard Curtis trawls through the Internet to bring a monthly round-up of the best aviation sites
Military Markings- Peter R. March runs through the latest UK military serial changes
Air Register - Alan J. Wright lists recent aihBliMii and deletions to the UKeiril regprter
Airmart - AIs reviewers cast a critical eye over the latest aviation products on the market
Airnews - This month's top news stories from around the world
Civil Scene - Airline and airliner news, compiled by Alan J. Wright
Airpower - National and international military aviation news, by John Fricker
Airview - Preservation news from around the globe, supplied by Peter R. March
FEATURES:
High five! - John captured this stunning head-on image of a Jordanian F-5 during a 'Royal' assignment to photograph the various aircraft types operated by this small but high-profile air force (see pages 24-31).
A Message to Saddam - As a renewed crisis loomed in the Gulf late last year, elements of the UK's airpower were once again briskly dispatched to the area. In an exclusive report for Aircraft Illustrated, Peter R. March trails a 'squadron' of RAF Jaguars hastily deployed to Oman, while Cpl John Cassidy captures RAF Harrier GR7s from No 1 Squadron as they meet with HMS Invincible
Independent Day - Don't be misled by the regional name of Jersey European Airways - in reality JEA is the UK's largest and fastest-growing independent scheduled airline and the UK's largest BAe146 operator. Mark Ashley samples the delights of this friendly but efficient airline
Wings of Change - Jonathan Hinkles reports from Hong Kong on the challenges facing Cathay Pacific in the aftermath of the handover of the colony to China and the forthcoming opening of the new Chep Lap Kok airport
Icelandic reflections - Icelandic photographer Baldur Sveinsson 'reflects' on the latest military changes at the mid-Atlantic 'staging post' of Keflavik
Pilot Episode - Helicopters have become a popular means of transporting pilots (of the maritime kind) to and from ships. Henri-Pierre Grolleau reports from Le Havre on the harbour authority that pioneered the concept
The DGMA dogma - Mark Ashley calls on the Portuguese Air Force's primary maintenance base at Alverca, where he joined his hosts from former aircraft manufacturer OGMA
Dornier unearthed - Bill Norman from Teesside on the rediscovery of a erasure Luftwaffe Dornier 217 bomber, which has laid buried and forgotten under a railway siding for over 55 years
The Millennium Falcon - As the Royal Jordanian Air Force prepares to usher in a new era with the acceptance of ex-USAF F-l6s, Jon Lake examines an Arab air power at the crossroads. Exclusive photography by John DRibs
AIR DISPLAY:
Airshow Acts 1988 - Your indispensable 18-page guide to 'who's flying what' in the forthcoming air display season starts on page 39, as compiled by Peter R. March
Show-biz- The latest news from the air display circuit, compiled by Mark Ashley
The Dream Teams - The three leading military acrobatic teams in North America, the Thunderbirds, the Blue Angels and the Snowbirds, have announced their busy schedules for the 1998 display season. AI brings you the dates first
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