AIRSCENE - Military, commercial and aerospace industry news from around the world with the major stories highlighted.
FARNBOROUGH PREVIEW - A new-look and 'slimmed-down' Farnborough Air Show, with a bias towards the general public.
WIZARD WARS AND AIR POWER IN THE 21st CENTURY - In the first of a two-part feature, Dr David Baker unwraps some of the US Black programmes aimed at increasing the survivability of future military aircraft.
CESSNA CITATION - WICHITA’S WONDERKID GROWS UP - Paul Reiman reviews 25 years of Cessna Citations.
FOREVER FARNBOROUGH - To coincide with the bi-annual air display and to mark the end of research flying at Farnborough, Peter J Cooper charts the history of the birthplace of UK aviation and the centre of excellence for the advancement of aeronautical research, in the first of a two-part feature.
ANATOMY OF AN AIRLINER - CONCEPT TO DELIVERY - In the first of a four-part feature describing the design and operation of airliners, Mike Hirst addresses the factors influencing the overall configuration and some of the major systems.
TALK BACK - Readers' letters on subjects carried in past issues of the magazine and of general interest.
FIGHTER A TO Z - Continuing the AIR International encyclopaedia of the world's fighter aircraft, this month covering Supermarine types from the Seafire 45 to Types 510 and 535.
IN PRINT - Reviews of some recent books received.
CANDID MAKES A SPLASH - Nikolai Talikov, Chief Designer with the Ilyushin Design Bureau, outlines a new role for the II-76.
PELITA AIR SERVICES - SUPPORT TROJAN Paul Howard visits Pelita Air Services, conceived to support the Indonesian oil industry.
THE VICKERS FIGHTING BIPLANES - Jack M Bruce describes the first British aircraft to enter squadron service, designed at the outset to carry a machine gun.
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY AIRCRAFT MARKET - Bill Gunston reviews the current market for military aircraft.
FLYING COLOURS - In Flankers in Sand and Sky Jon Lake describes the colour schemes adopted for what are arguably the world's most potent combat aircraft, the Sukhoi Su-30, Su-33 and Su-35.
FRONT COVER - Seeing 751 of Air 2000 at Manchester.