FLUG REVUE: Contents of June 2005

June 2005

25 YEARS AGO

April 1980

TAKE-OFF

Maiden flight of the Airbus A380
The biggest airliner in the world takes off

VIP INTEVIEW

Udo Stark
MTU Aero Engines in the run-up to stock market flotation

CIVIL AVIATION

LTU's ad hoc charter operations
An Airbus special flight to the Amazon
Aer Arann
From Irish island hopper to large regional airline
Boeing 787
Sales successes for Boeing's future jet
US airlines
Quarterly results in the red

PARIS AIR SHOW SPECIAL

Tiger and NH90
Advances in military helicopters
Airbus A330 tanker
Tank boom under development
Dual of the giants
A380 versus 747 and what the manufacturers are planning
Big prize draw
Prizes for more than 14000 Euros
Business
A better market for Biz-Jets
Regional aircraft
Focus on larger jets
Europe's fighters
The latest news on Eurofighter, Gripen and Rafale
New powerplants
Engines for A350 and 787

HISTORY

Vought F8U-3 Crusader III
The path to the first Mach 3 fighter

MILITARY AVIATION

Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey
The critical operational tests has begun
TLP in Florennes
NATO exercise with Phantoms from Germany and Greece
Boeing “Little Bird”
Unmanned helicopter undergoes tests
Tupolev Tu-95/Tu-142
The unusual Russian bomber and anti-submarine warfare aircraft in detail
New Luftwaffe structure
An overview of the changes

AIRPORTS

Stockholm-Arlanda
Swedish hub is recovering
Nuremberg
The airport celebrates 50th birthday

SPACEFLIGHT

Fresh start for the ISS
Shortly before the next Shuttle flight, the resident crew changes yet again
Beagle-2 crash
Embarrassing slip-ups highlighted in investigation report

TECHNOLOGY

JSF engines
The most powerful fighter aircraft engines in the world are undergoing testing
Aircraft Interiors Expo
Cabin fittings in abundance on show in Hamburg
First parts for A380 Freighter
Production started at Nantes
Design on the computer

REGULARS

June editorial: Airbus/Boeing competiton is good for progress
News
AIRSpot
Service: dates, models
Afterburner: P-40 in Australia
Publisher's information
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