 | AiR International - October 2003 - SOLD OUT Airscene Headlines Dave Allport reports on the first flight of the Chengdu FC-1/JF-17 and delivery of Indonesia's first Su-27/30s.
Airscene Military, commercial and aerospace industry news from around the world, compiled by Dave Allport.
Airscene Commercial Accidents Chronological list assembled by Dave Allport.
The Eyes Have It - Manned Recce In The 21st Century Alan Dawes reviews the role of aerial reconnaissance and looks at some of the new podded systems available.
Netjets - Supporting The Business Community In the past decade a new phenomenon has spread through the market offering aircraft ownership fractions to wealthy business and leisure travellers. Richard Maslen reports on NetJets, the leader in its field.
Regional Jet, Bizjet And Warrior With sales now approaching the 1,000 mark, the Embraer 145 family is exceeding - by a good margin - the entire production of jetliners, from the Comet to the Avro RJX. René J Francillon reports on the Brazilian company's success story.
London Executive Aviation Dave Allport visits one of the largest business aircraft operators in Europe, which is continuing to expand despite the current flat market.
Classics Compared - Gnat And Hawk In the tenth of an occasional series comparing aerospace technologies of the 1950s and 1960s with those of today, Jon Lake highlights the similarities and differences between these two trainers.
Military Flight Testing In South Africa Malcolm English reports from South Africa on two of the country's strategic assets - the Test Flight and Development Centre and Overberg Test Range.
Comanche In Transformation Frank Colucci updates the Comanche development story and discusses the significance of the new scout to the Objective Force.
The Japanese Art Of Self-Defence - Japan's Sea Lane Sentinels Continuing his review of the Japanese military scene, Paul Thompson focuses on the nation's Maritime Self-Defence Force.
Talkback Readers' letters and photographs of general interest.
Airdata File Technical data and illustrations, including general arrangement drawings, of the Boeing Pelican ULTRA and Boeing 7E7, collated by Alan Dawes.
Fundamentals Of Airliner Design - Part 16 Passenger Cabins Ray Whitford examines the evolution of the passenger cabin.
In Print Reviews of some recent books received.
Airscene MAKS 2003 Photographs and news from the Moscow show, compiled by Dave Allport
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