Long Company Portrait in German Largest General Aviation Magazine

If you’d like to really get to know SZD gliders, check out the company portrait of Allstar PZL Glider in the latest July issue 2026 of the German general aviation magazine Aeokurier.
It’s a 12-page story covering everything: the company’s beginnings and the unique characteristics of its location, its success, its strategic realignment, a history of the 53 SZD models and their achievements, historical photos, and current projects.

Lars Reinhold at work as he visited our factory and photographed the anniversary flight line on the airfield for the Aerokurier

This May, the Aerokurier came to Bielsko-Biała to join our big 80th anniversary party. Editor-in-Chief, Lars Reinhold, checked out our factory and interviewed Bernd and Constanze Hager. We talked about our experiences over the past 26 years and new ideas for the future.

Here you can flip through the company portrait, Aerokurier issue July 2026 ...

This is Lars Reinhold’s commentary on his visit to Bielsko-Biała in the foreword to the latest issue-07/2026:

Continuous development is also the key theme of the extensive feature on 80 years of SZD aircraft from Bielsko-Biała, Poland. Since 1946, 53 models have been developed at the Glider Research Institute there. Some remained prototypes or were produced in small series, while others sold in the hundreds and shaped flight training and competitions or set flight records. Thanks to German investors, the SZD story continues.

Table of Contents at Aerokurier 07/2026, featuring a photo of Johan Gustafson at his 80th birthday celebration

A glimpse into the 12-page company profile of Allstar PZL Glider in Aerokurier 07/2026

History of the SZD model series from 1946 onward and photo of the management team from Aerokurier 07/2026, pages 56 and 57