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'AeroRevue'
[Aero-Club der Schweiz, ISSN 0001-9186]
Monthly aviation magazine. Official organ of the Aero-Club of Switzerland. Covers all aspects of flying and air sport, including flying with the Swiss Air Force, private flying, microlights, gliding etc. Published in German. First published in 1921 as a fortnightly called 'Aero-Revue: Offizielles Organ des Schweiz. Aero Club'.
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Further information: AeroRevue
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'Air Sports International'
[FAI, ISSN ?]
'Air Sports International' was a monthly magazine published by the Federation Aeronautique International. It covered all aspects of sport flying and recreational aviation. From January 1998 it was transformed into a on-line web magazine, but the website hasn't been updated since November 2002.
Ceased publication
Further information: website: Air Sports International
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'Armada International'
[Armada International, ISSN 0252-9793]
English-language bi-monthly magazine covering international news of weapons systems and armed forces. 'Armada' focuses on the technical aspects of defence equipment and services, covering air, land and sea forces worldwide. It features authoritative in-depth feature articles and market surveys. First published in 1976.
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Further information: Armada International
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'Aviation & Marine International'
[Interconair AG, ISSN ? ]
Monthly aviation and naval magazine. "Atlantic Edition" in English only. International version of the Italian title 'Interconair Aviazione Marina'. 102 large format pages each issue, with b+w and colour photos, line drawings etc. Military biased subjects for feature articles. Published 1973 to 1979, at least.
Ceased Publication
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'Bulletin des Schweizer. Aero-Klub'
[Schweiz. Aero Club, ISSN n/a ]
Aviation magazine in German. Published between August 1906 and 1917, at least. Issued quarterly 1906-1908, bi-monthly 1909-1910, 9 issues per year in 1911 and monthly from 1912.
Ceased publication
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'Cockpit'
[Ziegler Druck- und Verlags-AG, ISSN 0010-0110]
Sub-titled 'Das Aktuelle Schweizer Luftfahrt-Magazin'. Published monthly in German since 1959, originally by Sauerländer AG. The publication is in large format, with many b+w and colour photos. It deals with aviation in the past and at present. Contents includes: Swiss Ar Force news and features, Swiss civil aviation news and features, HB- register news, Austrian aviation news, Oldtimer features, book reviews, PC flight simulation, airshows and airport visits, etc. 2003 is the 44th year of publication. Circulation approx 10,000.
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Further information: Ziegler Druck- und Verlags-AG, Verlag COCKPIT, Postfach 778, 8401 Winterthur, Switzerland. Tel: 052 266 99 00, Fax: 052 266 99 13. Website: Cockpit Online
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'Helico Revue'
[Editions Jean Ducret SA, ISSN 1019-1186]
Subtitled 'RC and Full-Size Helicopter Magazine'. Quarterly magazine specialising in real and model helicopters, first published in 1988. Published in French and German editions. Well illustrated with many colour photos.
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Further information: Editions Jean Ducret SA, Case Postale 14, Av. de la Concorde 29, CH-1022 CHAVANNES - près - Renens, Switzerland. Tel: ++ 41 ( 0 ) 21 - 635 57 41, Fax: ++ 41 ( 0 ) 21 - 635 57 43. Website: Helico Revue, E-mail: Rédaction.
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'Interavia'
[Interavia SA, ISSN 0020-5168]
Monthly general interest magazine published in English, French, German and Spanish editions. Large page format, 130 pages each. First published in 1946. From October 1970 incorporated the UK title 'Flying Review International'. Typical content: 62 pages of world news, aerospace business news, space news, civil airline news and features, military news and features. The Spanish edition was closed down in 1988. Renamed 'Interavia Aerospace Review' in 1990 with Volume 45 (see below).
Ceased publication
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'Interavia Aerospace Review'
[Interavia SA, ISSN 0020-6512]
The above title was used between 1990 and September 1992, when the title became part of the Jane's Information Group. It is not clear if the French and German editions were continued. Monthly general interest magazine. Large size format, with 60-100 pages in each issue. Typical contents included world news, aerospace business news, space news, civil airline news and features, military news and features. Renamed 'Interavia/Aerospace World' in 1992 with Volume 47 October (see below).
Ceased publication
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'Interavia/Aerospace World'
[Interavia SA, ISSN 0983-1592, 1023-5043]
The above title was used between October 1992 and December 1993, presumably after another change if ownership. Monthly general interest magazine published in English. Large size format, 130 pages each, covering world news, aerospace business news, space news, civil airline news and features, military news and features. Renamed 'Interavia Business & Technology' in 1993 after the completion of Volume 48 December (see below).
Ceased publication
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'Interavia Business & Technology'
[Aerospace Media Publishing, ISSN 1423-3215]
The above title was adopted in February 1994 (Volume 49) when the title was sold to the publisher of the French magazine 'Air & Cosmos'. Monthly general interest magazine published in English only. Large size format, 130 pages each, covering world news, aerospace business news, space news, civil airline news and features, military news and features. 'Explains the key issues facing the civil and miltary aerospace industries and their customers, the reactions of governments, financial markets and regulators, with a special emphasis on Europe. The magazine puts world aerospace news in perspective using thorough analysis, including interviews with influential people within the industry and its customers'. Circulation circa 20,000.
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Further information: Aerospace Media.
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'Jetstream'
[Jetstream Genossenschaft, ISSN 1424-4930]
Monthly aviation magazine in German. Sub-titled 'Internationales Luftfahrtmagazin'. Well illustrated magazine which concentrates on civil airliners and commercial aviation around the world. A4 size with 44 pages - illustrated with many colour photographs. First published in January 1961. Originally illustrated entirely in b+w until 1981 when the first colour photographs were introduced.
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Further information: Jetstream
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'Schweizer Flug Revue'
[Flugrevue AG, ISSN n/a ]
Aviation magazine in German. Sub-titled 'Revue des Int. Flugverkehrs'. 48 pages in each issue, with many illustrations. Vol.1 No.2 was dated April 1952.
Ceased publication
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'Schweizer Luftwaffe - Die Offizielle Jahrespublikation'
[Verlag Huber Frauenfeld, ISSN n/a ]
The official yearbook of the Swiss Air Force, published in German and French. Contains feature articles on the current and past activities of the Swiss Air Force and it's personnel. A4 size publication with 68-86 pages in each issue, with many colour photographs. Published annually in November/December since at least 2003.
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Further information: Order here
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'SkyNews.ch'
[Aviation Media AG, ISSN 1660-8178]
Initially subtitled 'Das Neue Schweizer Luftfahrtmagazin', but now subtitled 'Das aktuelle Magazin der Schweizer Luftfahrt'. Glossy monthly publication focusing on civil and military aviation in Switzerland. A well illustrated magazine which covers all aspects of aviation except scale modelling, balloons and gliders. Topics covered include helicopters, airliners, combat aircraft, PC flight-simulation, space travel, aviation history, tips for private pilots, and the legal and political aspects of aviation. Each month two pages are devoted to the Swiss national airports of Zurich, Geneva and Basel. Edited by the former editor of 'Cockpit', Hansjörg Bürgi. 52 pages in each issue. First published in March (April?) 2004.
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Further information: SkyNews.ch
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'Swiss Aviation'
[Medavia AG, ISSN ? ]
Aviation magazine in German and French. Sub-titled 'Die Aviatikzeitung der Schweiz' or 'Le Journal Suisse de l'aviation'. General interest magazine covering military and civil news, private flying, people, history, PC simulation etc. ? pages in each issue, with many colour and b+w photographs. Published twice a month 1999 to circa mid 2002.
Ceased publication
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'Virus Plasticus'
[IPMS Switzerland, ISSN ? ]
Quarterly scale plastic modelling magazine. Launched in 1977 by the Bern Branch as duplicated pages stapled between card covers. Became a printed magazine in 1979. Only 3 issues were published in 1984 and 1985. 24-56 pages each issue, with many scale drawings. It contained modelling articles in either German or French depending, on the author. Each issue usually included a feature article describing an aircraft in Swiss markings. No longer exists but it continued until 1992. The previous IPMS Switzerland magazine was called 'Memo', published during the 1970s.
Ceased publication
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