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WELCOME
Welcome
Heathrow is expecting to handle 62 million passengers
REGULARS
Born in the ITA... sustainably
(Photo ITA Airways) THE AIRBUS A220 has entered
A LOT more MAX jets on the way
(Photo Kamil Andrukowicz/ LOT Polish Airlines) LOT POLISH
Let’s Jet2Toulouse…
(Photo Airbus) UK-BASED LEISURE carrier Jet2.com has placed
in brief
Having taken delivery of its maiden Boeing 787-9
Loganair up for sale
(Photo Loganair) LOGANAIR, THE UK’s biggest regional airline,
World Cup, world travel
(Photo AirTeamImages.com/ Jonas Evrard) A TITAN Airways Airbus
Direct from Docklands
BA CITYFLYER is poised to launch new daily
Refreshed livery revealed
Cyprus Airways has shown off its updated livery.
From Brazil to Belgium
(Image Embraer) THE EMBRAER E2 is set to
A San Marino mystery
Airliner World reader Joe G Walker spotted this
in brief
Austrian Airlines has put its maiden Airbus A320neo
Virgin Atlantic joins SkyTeam
Shai Weiss (pictured) has been the CEO of
Ins and outs at Air Astana
(Photo Air Astana) KAZAKH FLAG carrier Air Astana
S7 expects long wait for Russian aircraft
(Photo AviationImageNetwork/Bailey) RUSSIA’S S7 Group, parent of S7
Wizz Air goes Uzbek
WIZZ AIR Abu Dhabi has unveiled plans for
Emirates’ double airbridge debut
(Photo London Stansted Airport) AN EMIRATES Boeing 777
A positive Oman for Embraer…
(Photo Embraer) IN A boost for Embraer, Omani
Express delivery
Tunisian-based Express Air Cargo’s first Boeing 737-800 freighter
Direct to the ‘Land of a Thousand Hills’
(Photo RwandAir) RWANDAIR WAS due to have launched
Amman with a plan for fleet modernisation
(Photo Flickr Commons/Anna Zvereva) ROYAL JORDANIAN has unveiled
in brief
In a bid to offer an “unparalleled premium
Green light for Delta-LATAM deal
(Photo Delta Air Lines) ONE OF the biggest
WestJet snaps up more MAX
(Image Boeing) THE WESTJET Group has reached an
New trans-border routes for Air Canada
(Photo Air Canada) AIR CANADA is ramping up
Messi new livery for Argentina
Spotters in Madrid enjoyed an early wave of
Ohio wins long-haul link
THE AMERICAN midwest is getting a major new
In brief
Shareholders of Spirit Airlines have approved a $3.8
Upbeat outlook from Qantas
(Photo Qantas) IN A radical reversal of fortunes,
Changi T2 back in business
CHANGI AIRPORT GROUP CHANGI AIRPORT Group (CAG) has
Bamboo bolsters British links
(Photo Bamboo Airways) BAMBOO AIRWAYS is making two
Toki takes turboprop delivery
(Photo ATR) A NEW Japanese carrier has accepted
Fly Jinnah prepares for take-off
(Photo Fly Jinnah) PAKISTAN’S NEWEST low-cost carrier has
In brief:
Air Tahiti Nui is celebrating the launch of
Russia to raid boneyards
UNITED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION RUSSIA’S UNITED Aircraft Corporation (UAC)
SOFIA bows out
(Photo NASA) NASA’S HEAVILY modified Boeing 747SP has
ATR goes the XTra mile
(Photo ATR) FRANCO-ITALIAN TURBOPROP manufacturer ATR has taken
A green step for Airbus China
(Photo Airbus) AIRBUS HAS successfully delivered its first
Latin America set for boom
BOEING PREDICTS the Latin American and Caribbean market
Airbus Deliveries
Air Astana Group's newest Airbus A320neo, EI-KBP (c/n
Boeing Deliveries
Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines received its latest
Challenger 3500 breakthrough
(Photo Bombardier) BOMBARDIER IS celebrating the entryinto-service of
Package upgrade for HondaJets
(Photo Honda Aircraft Company) THE HONDA Aircraft Company
Gulfstream delivers 500th G650
(Photo Gulfstream) GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE has confirmed that the
Shipping giant eyes air cargo service
THE MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is to
BUD Cargo to get bigger
(Photo Budapest Airport) BUDAPEST AIRPORT’S Cargo City is
IndiGo welcomes first A321P2F
INDIA’S LARGEST low-cost airline has joined the cargo
THE CONTINUED RISE OF AIRCRAFT LEASING
Helping us with the number crunching this month is Rob Morris, global head of consultancy at Ascend by Cirium
Becoming frequented with Flyr...
Tom Batchelor meets Tonje Wikstrøm Frislid, CEO of new Norwegian carrier Flyr, to learn more about taking a different approach to running a low-cost airline
Airliner Deliveries
The latest commercial aircraft deliveries from manufacturers and lessors
Quartet of AFI KLM E&M contracts
The latest news from maintenance, repair and overhaul providers
Transavia extends CSAT maintenance deal
(Photo Transavia) LOW-COST carrier Transavia Airlines and Czech
Nok Air renews ST Engineering partnership
THAI CARRIER Nok Air has awarded ST Aerospace
GKN unveils Malaysian repair facility
The latest news from maintenance, repair and overhaul
Turkish Technic to join EFW programme
(Photo EFW) ELBE FLUGZEUGWERKE (EFW) and Turkish Technic
Abu Dhabi milestone for FL Technics
(Photo Wizz Air Abu Dhabi) FL TECHNICS has
Letters to the Editor
Information for the traveller. Dear Editor, With all
UK VISITORS
We present a selection of images of visiting aircraft
Luton-based apprentice training facility opens
The latest training aids available for the aviation professional
Soaring success for Skyborne graduates
(Photo Skyborne Airline Academy) THERE WAS cause for
Skyhawk boost thanks to new order
(Photo Textron Aviation) AN AGREEMENT between Textron Aviation
Pilots fail to set full take-off thrust
Reports and details of recent incidents
FEATURES
ON THE REBOUND
Chris Frame travels to Melbourne to learn how the Victoria gateway is rising to the challenges of a resurgent travel market
LONG LIVE THE QUEEN
Boeing 747-436 G-CIVB (c/n 25811) wearing British Airways’
BUILDING A GIANT
The 747 was, quite literally, a huge gamble. Standing six storeys high and 225ft-long, the aptly nicknamed Jumbo Jet dwarfed its rivals and stablemates alike in both size and expense. Airliner World’s Craig West chronicles the development of Boeing’s behemoth
Bigger & better
The 747 changed the face of air travel, and Boeing capitalised on its market-leading position with an array of variants and models across three generations to fulfil even the most diverse of missions from demanding operators around the world. Airliner World’s Craig West reports
A JUMBO FAREWELL
As Wilbur Sargunaraj makes an important trip home, he uses the opportunity to take one last flight on his beloved Boeing 747-400
ALL OF THE QUEEN’S COLOURS
Although the Boeing 747 is best remembered in the iconic, but largely corporate liveries of Lufthansa, Pan Am, or British Airways, the Queen of the Skies has also enjoyed some quirkier paint schemes. Here we highlight some of our favourites from around the world...
WHERE THE 747
IS STILL FLYING HIGH…
SPANNING THE GLOBE
Owen Zupp has flown Airbus narrowbodies as well as the Boeing 737 and 787, but it is the 747 that will always hold a special place in his heart. Here, he recounts some of his outstanding memories of the iconic jumbo
A BRAZILIAN in the Arctic
Widerøe was the global launch operator of the Embraer E2 in 2018. Andreas Spaeth takes the jump seat on a flight crossing the Arctic Circle to find out how the jet has settled in at the Norwegian carrier
The Nordic’s busiest little airline
After joining the E2 flight deck team, Andreas Spaeth heads down to Oslo to learn more about Widerøe with Stein Nilsen, the airline’s chief executive
Football’s top flight
As Qatar prepares to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, we examine how airlines and airports are getting ready for an unprecedented spike in passenger demand
Innsbruck’s incredible winter peaks
Innsbruck’s alpine terrain and unpredictable weather can make it one of the most technically demanding airports in Europe. Ahead of a busy winter season, we learn more about the region’s most interesting air gateway
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