Airliner World Magazine

January 2026 edition of Airliner World, incorporating Airports of the World, kicks off the New Year by heading Down Under with Chris Frame stepping aboard Qantas’ inaugural Airbus A321XLR passenger flight. Not only was it the first flight of the game-changing aircraft for the Australian flag carrier, but it also marked the type’s entry into service in the wider Asia-Pacific region.

Lee Cross tells the story behind the decline and fall of the Humberside-based carrier Eastern Airways, which was once a powerhouse in British regional air. Robert Veitch heads to Muscat to chat to Oman Air CEO Con Korfiatis about changes to the airline and editor Thomas Haynes visits Amsterdam to catch up with the leadership team at Corendon Airlines to uncover the Turkish leisure carrier’s ambitious growth plans.

From current carriers to long-lost airlines, Lee Cross gives a sneak peek at the newly published Airliner Classics Volume 12, available to order at https://shop.keypublishing.com/products/airliner-classics-volume-12, with the story of Helios Airways. Often remembered for the tragic loss of Flight 522, Lee speaks to the founder of the first privately owned airline in Cyprus and finds that there was much more to the groundbreaking carrier than the crash.

Babak Taghvaee investigates Iran Airtour’s relationship with the Tupolev Tu-154M, and the type’s ongoing legacy. And from airlines and aircraft, to airports, we discover how Athens International has become the gateway to Greece over the last 25 years and learn how it is gearing up for expansion.

If all that’s not enough, we also bring you an exclusive FREE 20-page supplement, with an in-depth look at the past, present and future of regional aircraft from around the world.