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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
NEWS
US airline woes mount
BRUCE HALES-DUTTONM
As Delta and Northwest announce merger plans, several other US majors feel the pinch ? and some smaller carriers go bust
Civil
More delays for Boeing 787 ? BA delays Terminal 5 long-haul move ? Embraer launches new bizjets ? Orders, airports, routes and aircraft
Military
Next-generation Gripen unveiled ? New hope for C-17 line ? US Navy selects Global Hawk ? and all the international military aviation headlines
PLUS ? A special report on the retirement of the South African AF's Cheetahs
Vulcan airborne again
GARY PARSONS
Test-flying of Vulcan XH558 gets under way again
Preservation
Tornado damage at Breckenridge ? and other major aircraft preservation stories from around the world
FEATURES
The slow death of Alitalia
DAVID HALFORD
Can anything now save the beleaguered Italian national airline?
Polish 'Vipers'
BEN DUNNELL
What price the Polish AF's advanced Block 52+ F-16s?
The Baltic connection
TOM ZAITSEV
KD Avia and its developing hub in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad
Three Spirit
JAMIE HUNTER/AVIACOM
As it approaches retirement, the RAF's Tornado F3 is nearing the peak of its capability
From fast jet to Airbus
DHEERAJ BHASIN
How do you convert from RAF front-line fighters to the Airbus A320 family of the UK's flag carrier?
The Great Jet Trainer Battle
DR RICCARDO NICCOLI, ZORD G?BOR L?SZL? & JAMIE HUNTER/AVIACOM
AI examines the three main contenders for a host of lead-in fighter trainer contracts around the world ? the Alenia Aermacchi M-346, KAI/Lockheed Martin T-50 and BAE Systems Hawk AJT
Airshow Legends: Dieter Thomas
BEN DUNNELL
The career of Germany's top airshow man, from test and demonstration pilot to Berlin organiser
A GUIDE
Turn to page 73 for your 'all you need to know' guide to all things aviation!
Computer
WW1 Fighters ? Just Flight 737 Pilot in Command ? AlphaSim LongEz ? Captain Sim C-130 Extra Pack II and Pro Pack ? French and UK scenery
Gear
WW2 flying jackets special
Books
Featured book ? NASA: The Complete Illustrated History ? and reviews of other new aviation titles
Airshows
Photo-report on the Patrouille Tranchant Fouga Magister ? Sun 'n Fun report ? Previews of events in May and June ? Fully updated show dates for 2008
US airline woes mount
BRUCE HALES-DUTTONM
As Delta and Northwest announce merger plans, several other US majors feel the pinch ? and some smaller carriers go bust
Civil
More delays for Boeing 787 ? BA delays Terminal 5 long-haul move ? Embraer launches new bizjets ? Orders, airports, routes and aircraft
Military
Next-generation Gripen unveiled ? New hope for C-17 line ? US Navy selects Global Hawk ? and all the international military aviation headlines
PLUS ? A special report on the retirement of the South African AF's Cheetahs
Vulcan airborne again
GARY PARSONS
Test-flying of Vulcan XH558 gets under way again
Preservation
Tornado damage at Breckenridge ? and other major aircraft preservation stories from around the world
FEATURES
The slow death of Alitalia
DAVID HALFORD
Can anything now save the beleaguered Italian national airline?
Polish 'Vipers'
BEN DUNNELL
What price the Polish AF's advanced Block 52+ F-16s?
The Baltic connection
TOM ZAITSEV
KD Avia and its developing hub in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad
Three Spirit
JAMIE HUNTER/AVIACOM
As it approaches retirement, the RAF's Tornado F3 is nearing the peak of its capability
From fast jet to Airbus
DHEERAJ BHASIN
How do you convert from RAF front-line fighters to the Airbus A320 family of the UK's flag carrier?
The Great Jet Trainer Battle
DR RICCARDO NICCOLI, ZORD G?BOR L?SZL? & JAMIE HUNTER/AVIACOM
AI examines the three main contenders for a host of lead-in fighter trainer contracts around the world ? the Alenia Aermacchi M-346, KAI/Lockheed Martin T-50 and BAE Systems Hawk AJT
Airshow Legends: Dieter Thomas
BEN DUNNELL
The career of Germany's top airshow man, from test and demonstration pilot to Berlin organiser
A GUIDE
Turn to page 73 for your 'all you need to know' guide to all things aviation!
Computer
WW1 Fighters ? Just Flight 737 Pilot in Command ? AlphaSim LongEz ? Captain Sim C-130 Extra Pack II and Pro Pack ? French and UK scenery
Gear
WW2 flying jackets special
Books
Featured book ? NASA: The Complete Illustrated History ? and reviews of other new aviation titles
Airshows
Photo-report on the Patrouille Tranchant Fouga Magister ? Sun 'n Fun report ? Previews of events in May and June ? Fully updated show dates for 2008
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