Airliner World Magazine October 2022 Retour à l'édition précédente

In Airliner World October 2022, we begin this jam-packed issue in Dubai as we sit down with one of the industry’s most well-known and respected leaders, Sir Tim Clark – president of Emirates. We reflect on his fascinating 50 years in the airline business, from his early BCal days at Gatwick to top role at one of the world’s best-known carriers.

We kick off the first of a special two-part series on SOFIA, a unique Boeing 747SP airborne observatory jointly operated by NASA and Germany’s DLR, covering its history and development to revolutionary missions scanning the cosmos.

Those who enjoy airport action are in for a treat with two separate features. We explore why Lithuania’s gateways are emerging from the pandemic in remarkably robust shape, before crossing the Baltic Sea to Scandinavia and seeing the evolution of Norway's most important hub: Oslo/Gardermoen.

We also have in-depth analysis on the Spirit Airlines merger, with our US-based contributor reviewing the deal, and we talk sustainability with the team at easyJet. To conclude, we have an extract on the British Aerospace 146 from an exciting new book and make a visit to a rather peculiar Danish-based Boeing 727.