Airliner World Magazine

Welcome to the December 2024 issue of Airliner World, incorporating Airports of the World. The edition is another bumper 132 pages and includes our first Air Accidents Uncovered supplement, which focuses on several high-profile incidents and accidents that have changed the aviation industry.

This month’s cover star Air India is currently experiencing radical transformation under the new ownership of Tata Group, the company that started the airline more than 90 years ago under the banner of Tata Sons. Airliner World editor Thomas Haynes caught up with CEO Campbell Wilson to see how the overhaul is progressing and his plans for the future.

Also in this issue is the second part of our Southwest Airlines special, where Chris Sloan delves into reasons behind a turbulent few years endured by the low-cost giant and how it hopes to emerge stronger than before.

From airline behemoths to boutique carriers, Airliner World assistant editor Robert Veitch heads to Bolzano, nestled in the Italian Alps, with regional carrier SkyAlps to learn more about its focus on sustainability, service and distinctiveness.

Sticking with regional carriers, we travel to Asia as Keishi Nukina explores the history of flights to the Izu Islands in Japan and takes a turboprop, helicopter and jet for an incredible adventure.

Assistant editor Lee Cross heads to Athens to uncover the fate of several former icons of Greek aviation that had been left to rot at the capital’s former airport, Ellinikon. Purchased by aviation fanatic and businessman Andreas Christodoulides, the jets have been given a new lease of life as a tourist attraction.

For Airports of the World fans, Chris Frame chats to Adelaide Airport’s managing director Brenton Cox to see how the facility has bounced back after COVID-19 and to discuss recent developments.

Finally, in a taster from the 11th volume of our popular Airliner Classics, David Ransted examines the history of the Yakovlev Yak-40.