The latest edition of Silhouette, Air Seychelles’ in–flight magazine, has been released, with a focus on the rich and diverse culture of Seychelles.

The magazine, which will be carried on board all Air Seychelles flights as of this week, reports on the Clock Tower's centenary, the first Festival of Arts, Cousine Island, the food of Ste. Anne Resort and the history of the name Fiennes in Seychelles, but begins with a message from Air Seychelles CEO, Captain David Savy.

In his foreword Capt. Savy writes that in recent years the international climate for the airline industry has been difficult, leading to the collapse of some of the biggest names in the industry. With this in mind he writes that, "As one of the world's smallest airlines we at Air Seychelles can justifiably be proud of ourselves."

Capt. Savy notes that 2003 is Air Seychelles twentieth anniversary as an international airline, following it's commencement, in October 1983, of flights to London and Frankfurt.

From operating one British Caledonian DC-10 in 1983, Capt. Savy writes that, with two Boeing 767s and one 737, "as an international airline we have truly come of age."

With a view to the future of the national carrier, Capt. Savy concludes by writing that,

"You can rest assured that we are constantly working on ways to perform even better for you, our passengers– the very raison d`etre of our being."

In the feature articles up and coming writer Tony Mathiot contributes the lead story, on the 100th anniversary of the Victoria Clock Tower.

Going back even before the 1903 inauguration of "Lorloz", Mathiot recounts the efforts of the then administrator of Seychelles, Earnest Beckham Sweet Escott, to erect a monument to the late Queen Victoria, before detailing the history of what he terms the "most conspicuous feature of our capital."

The success of Seychelles’ first Festival of the Arts forms another story, contributed by Adrian Skerrett, who also supplies the articles on the cuisine of Ste. Anne and the seclusion of Cousine Island.

Taking in paintings, sculptures and photography as well as music, drama and cuisine, Skerrett suggests that, so successful was the 2003 Festival that it will become the yardstick by which all future events are measured.

A few days spent on Cousine is described as the closest thing possible to owning your own island and Skerrett writes that, despite the presence of the one small hotel the island still, unquestionably, belongs to nature.

Having lent his name to the Fiennes Institute and the Fiennes Esplanade, an article by William McAteer investigates the life and times of former Governor of Seychelles, Sir Eustace Twisleton-Wykeham Fiennes.

The in-flight magazine also carries features on the "Magic Places of Mahe" , the industrial fishing of tuna in Seychelles’ waters, Dubai’s role as a trading centre and the model Dugong on the steps of the Natural History Museum.

The cover of the latest issue, Volume 14, No. 2, shows a group of fishermen unloading their catch of Bourgeois, Kwasan and Zob in crystal clear waters.

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