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Hello and welcome to your June 2021 issue

On course for Norse?

(Photo Adhip-stock.adobe.com ) FOLLOWING NORWEGIAN Air’s decision to

Shamrock in northern skies

AER LINGUS has unveiled the blueprints for its

Delivering MAXs for NEOS

(Photo Fraser Murdoch) ITALIAN LEISURE carrier, NEOS, has

The plane no longer in Spain

(Photo José Ramón Valero) THE FINAL Spanish-registered Boeing

in brief

THYME OPCO, the Cyrus Capital-controlled company, confirmed on

Avolon partners with flypop

LOW-COST, LONG-HAUL start-up, flypop, has signed a lease

Charging ahead with electricity

BOSSES AT Finnair are potentially looking at acquiring

A330neo to Corsair

CORSAIR HAS taken delivery of its first Airbus

Narrowbody flag-bearer

CHRIS HALL/CENTRELINE PHOTOGRAPHY The UK government has procured

MAX makes Minsk arrival

(Photo Joe G Walker) BELAVIA-BELARUSIAN AIRLINES has accepted

Classic jumbo gets facelift

(Photo Sierra Aviation Photography) TBILISI, GEORGIA-BASED Geo-Sky has

Sunshine, sand and Seychelles double up

AEROFLOT HAS launched a new route to the

Ethiopian celebrates 75th birthday

(Photo Flickr Commons/BriYYZ) ON APRIL 8, Ethiopian Airlines

Al Baker slams BA performance

THE CHIEF executive of Qatar Airways has sharply

Achieving par 2021

Pars Air is the latest start-up carrier in

Lessor locks in maiden MAXs

AIRCRAFT LESSOR, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has signed

Slow bus to Baghdad

IRAQI AIRWAYS is preparing to accept its maiden

NEO inspires Cairo

Air Cairo has refreshed its livery to coincide

in brief

Ghana moved a step closer to regaining a

Flying the crane long-haul

IN A boost for its long-haul ambitions, Uganda

Boeing boosted by massive MAX order

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES has placed a firm commitment for

UPS’ big Beta buy

(Photo UPS) US FREIGHT giant United Parcel Service

Adeus, A350!

(Photo Flickr Commons/Victor) LATAM BRASIL has retired its

Heading for purple reign?

(Photo Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Avelo) AMERICA’S NEWEST

JetBlue to ‘reinvent’ transatlantic economy cabin

(Photo JetBlue Airways) AFTER UNVEILING its new premium

in brief

Michigan-based cargo firm, USA Jet Airlines, is due

Trans-Tasman bubble takes off

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS between Australia and New Zealand due

Korean merger shifted back

(Photo AirTeamImages.com/Markus Mainka) ACCORDING TO Korean Air’s post-merger

JAL axes PW4000 777s

(Photo Flickr Commons/Kentaro Iemoto) JAPAN AIRLINES has disposed

Then, now, always

AIRTEAM IMAGES.COM/ANDRES MENESES Brisbane-based Alliance Airlines has painted

New neos, multiple models

GARUDA INDONESIA has officially been identified as the

in brief

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has revealed that the

Last super jumbo soars

(Photo Eurospot) THE FINAL Airbus A380 example to

Temporary glitch for MAX

BOEING HAS recommended that 16 carriers using a

Project 777-300ERSF edges closer

THE SCHEME involving passenger -to-freighter (P2F) conversion of

Tianjin XWB spotted

(Photo v1images.com/Clément Alloing) THE FIRST Airbus A350 set

Boeing Deliveries

Airbus Deliveries

Final Everett-built 787

(Photo Joe G Walker) JAPAN-BASED ALL Nippon Airways

UltraFan ‘green build’ begins in the UK

UK-BASED ROLLS-ROYCE has begun assembling the first UltraFan

Textron marks multiple milestones

US-BASED TEXTRON Aviation has recorded significant milestones for

100th ‘next generation’ aircraft delivered

(Photo: Flickr Commons/Eric Salard) GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE Corporation marked

Half-century for Global 7500

BOMBARDIER’S GLOBAL 7500 ultra-long range business jet model

Airlines begin ascent back to service

In the very first of our new RecoveryWatch series, the Cirium team assesses how many aircraft are still in storage at locations around the world

G-WIZZ, THEY'RE HUNGRY FOR EXPANSION!

Founded as a Brexit contingency plan, in just three years Wizz Air UK has grown into its own fully-fledged airline.  Thomas Haynes caught up with Owain Jones, the carrier’s managing director, to find out how it has handled the pandemic and what its plans are for future expansion

A new lease of life

As more aircraft are retired from passenger service, the abundance of airframes available for conversion is seen as a cost-effective alternative to new-build examples. Nigel Pittaway explores some of the passenger-to-freighter options on the market from both the manufacturer and third-party providers

Spotting in the good ol' days

Passionate aviation photographer and enthusiast, Dirk Grothe, shares some of his most stunning images from the observation deck at Frankfurt Airport during the mid-1980s –a time filled with colourful airlines and a rich variety of aircraft

ISLANDERS for the Islanders

One of Britain’s smallest yet most successful airliners, the Britten-Norman BN-2  Islander, is big in Germany,

PILOTS TOGETHER

While few areas of the economy have been left untouched by the pandemic, aviators have perhaps had it tougher than most. Tom Batchelor learns more about a pioneering charity that is helping those with clipped wings

The Centre Spread

JUNE 2021 On April 16, Israel Aerospace Industries

The future is now

It’s not often that we feature rotary aircraft in Airliner World, but as Howard Slutsken reports, there’s something a little different going on in Vancouver

Prince PHILIP 1921-2021

The Duke of Edinburgh, while famous for his naval exploits during World War Two, was also a keen aviator and a regular visitor to the Farnborough  Airshow. The Prince received his helicopter licence in 1956 and his fixed-wing certification three years later. He would accumulate almost 6,000 flying hours before hanging up his headset and flying gloves in 1997

You have control…

Fly-by-wire technology on commercial airliners was a revolution. However, such radical changes prompted some to consider the merits of automation over human control, as we discover in this exclusive extract from a new book

Grants boost for UK museums

Brooklands Museum is one of a trio of

Landor 747 boarding soon

The retro-liveried ‘Queen of the Skies’ is to

New MRO partnerships forged

The latest news from maintenance, repair and overhaul

Envision maintenance software selected

(Photo Flickr Commons/Alec Wilson) US-Bangla Airlines is the

Engine nacelle joint venture

Triumph Group and Air France Industries KLM Engineering

Second A350 for German Government inducted

(Photo Lufthansa Technik) The latest news from maintenance,

Boeing 747 agreement

Cargo operator, ASL Airlines Belgium, has entered into

APU ‘centre of excellence’ status awarded

Gulfstream Aerospace’s Savannah, Georgia facility has been recognised

Malaysia Airlines deal extended

In the wake of its recently completed restructuring

Letters to the editor

Information for the traveller. ANDREAS ROHDE Dear editor,

Get ready for the Armchair Airshow

Information for the traveller. Mike Owen, Aerobility Chief

Frozen ambitions

Information for the traveller. Dear editor, In the

Trijets to nowhere

Dear editor, I have really enjoyed reading your

Croatia’s new ATC courses

The latest training aids available for the aviation

Training boost with 767 FPT

In a move to “streamline” its flight training

Triple-Seven simulator upgrade

Pam Am Flight Academy reintroduced its second Boeing

Australian relationships expanded

Ansett Aviation Training (AAT) has expanded its business

West Atlantic ATP left runway after crosswind landing

Reports and details of recent incidents A British

Wrong turn created conflicts for Sydney ATC

The super jumbo was inbound to Sydney from

Presidented access

It is possibly the world’s most famous aircraft, but relatively little is known about it. A new documentary with rare access to Air Force One changes all that. Tom Batchelor spoke to professional pilot and documentary producer Scott Bateman to learn more