Airliner World June 2008

In the October issue of Airliner World, the Force Awakens as we sample All Nippon Airways’ Star Wars jets and celebrate 35 years of the British Aerospace 146, the UK’s most success commercial jet aircraft. We also embark on a Caribbean Odyssey, hunting rare and classic aircraft types in Venezuela and Cuba, and we chronicle the turbulent history of Air India. Elsewhere in this edition, we find out how Austrian Technik keeps its parent’s large and varied fleet of jets and turboprops moving, we hear Boeing’s views on a new ‘middle of the market’ airliner and we visit Airlander to find out if giant airships are about to make a comeback. We also take a look at the Delta Flight Museum’s new star attraction and chat with AeroMobile CEO Kevin Rogers. Lastly, we bring you our comprehensive coverage of worldwide news including a green light for London City’s expansion plans, HNA Group becomes the largest shareholder in Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, All Nippon Airways takes delivery of its 50th Boeing 787, and BAE Systems reveals tentative details for an Avro RJ freighter conversion programme. We also have all of our regular sections covering the latest commercial aircraft acquisitions, up-to-date accident reports and developments from the world of aviation training and MROs, and we give you the chance to win a year’s subscription in our caption competition. This issue also includes the first part of our comprehensive Global Airline Guide.

The World on Time Overnight Delivery Taxiing the Mighty A380 a Pilot’s VIEW Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Argentinian Domestic Hub

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.