Inflight Magazines.

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Inflight magazines, published by commercial airlines for their passengers, offer an excellent market for a wide variety of freelance writing: travel and destination pieces, essays, humor, profiles, interviews, and other general-interest material. Most of the editors on this list prefer to see a query letter (with an SASE) rather than a completed manuscript. It's important to write to the editor for the price of a sample copy and writers' guidelines.

ABOARD --100 Almeria Ave., Suite 220, Coral Gables, FL 33134. Attn: Ed. Dept. Inflight magazine of 15 Latin American international airlines in Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Honduras, Uruguay, and Paraguay. Articles, 1,200 to 1,500 words, with photos, on these countries and on science, sports, technology, adventure, wildlife, fashion, business, ecology, and gastronomy. No political stories. Pays $100 for articles; $100 for photos; $150 for articles with photos, on acceptance and on publication. Query.

AMERICA WEST AIRLINES MAGAZINE --Skyword Marketing Inc., 4636 E. Elwood St., Suite 5, Phoenix, AZ 85040-1963. Michael Derr, Ed. Business trends, first-person profiles, destination pieces, fiction, arts and culture, 500 to 2,000 words; thoughtful essays. Pays from $250, on publication. Clips and SASE required. Guidelines. Limited market.

AMERICAN WAY --P.O. Box 619640, DFW Airport, Fort Worth, TX 75261-9640. Tiffany Franke, Assoc. Ed. Travel, business, food and wine, health, and technology. Departments, 400 to 1,000 words. Sojourns travel stories to 200 words. Features, 1,500 to 2,000 words. Query with SASE.

HEMISPHERES --1301 Carolina St., Greensboro, NC 27401. Randy Johnson, Ed. United Airlines inflight magazine. Articles, 1,200 to 1,500 words, on business, investing, travel, sports, family, food and wine, etc., that inform and entertain sophisticated, well-traveled readers. "The magazine strives for a unique global perspective presented in a fresh, strong, and artful graphic environment." Pays good rates, on acceptance. Query. Guidelines with SASE. No recent report.

HORIZON AIR MAGAZINE --2701 First Ave., #250, Seattle, WA 98121-1123. Michele Dill, Man. Ed. Business and travel articles on the companies, people, issues, and trends that define the Northwest. News items, 200 to 500 words, and profiles for "The Region" section. Other department pieces, 1,800 words, cover corporate and industry profiles, regional issue analysis, travel, and community profiles; main features, 2,500 words. Pays $100 to $600, on publication.

US AIRWAYS ATTACHE --1301 Carolina St., Greensboro, NC 27401. Articles, 400 to 2,500 words, on "the finer things in life." Paragons department offers short pieces touting the best of the best; Informed Sources department contains experts' opinions and knowledge on a variety of topics. No politics or Hollywood issues. Pays $1 a word, on acceptance.