Highlights
- The August edition of Airliner World is a summer holiday special. We let you jet off on your much-needed holiday in style. Our first destination is the Bahamas where we explore rare, but often overlooked types. We then take a trip back in time to spot colourful European holiday carriers in Menorca before we analyse a former Spanish charter airline’s sole surviving Convair CV-990. to top off our holiday-themed issue, we chart the history of one of the UK’s former much-loved charter firms. Elsewhere, we deliver alternative articles as we look at Landor’s livery legacy and get technical with TP Aerospace.
- Meanwhile, we investigate the latest stories from the coronavirus-hit aviation industry. This includes an exclusive chat by Airliner World’s Gordon Smith with one of Aer Lingus’ captains who described the logistics and rewards of operating PPE flights. Additionally, we examine how operators around the globe have responded to the global storage of jets – whether through maintenance, inspection and cleaning to keep them airworthy. Finally, we say a fond farewell to the venerable ‘Mad Dog’ as Delta Air Lines retired its remaining long-serving examples – an early casualty of the pandemic.
- Finally, we bring you our comprehensive coverage of worldwide news along with our regular sections of commercial aircraft acquisitions, historic aviation, up-to-date accident reports and MRO. During this month’s aviation training, we get a one-off perspective from a New Zealand-based pilot cadet on how he got into the industry and how COVID-19 has affected his training.
Full Contents
- Global News – Airliner World’s comprehensive coverage of global news, including the UK’s 14-day quarantine implementation, Congo Airways’ E190-E2 order, VivaAerobus’s maiden A321neo, ZIPAIR Tokyo’s freight-only debut and Delta Air Lines’ retiring of the venerable ‘Mad Dog’.
- The Great Storage Challenge – Tom Batchelor explores the technical headaches facing firms who have been storing aircraft around the world.
- Dublin to Beijing… Five Times Daily – Airliner World’s Gordon Smith speaks with one of Aer Lingus’ most senior captains about the extraordinary team effort needed to operate dozens of emergency PPE charter flights to and from China.
- Branding the Skies – British Airways’ famous 1980s livery is one of many iconic Landor-designed liveries, as Peter Knapp, its chairman and global creative officer, explains.
- Aircraft Pit Stop – Tyres, brakes and wheels are among the most critical components on an aircraft and demand specialised maintenance to mitigate the stresses of flight, as Ian Harbison discovers.
- Bahamian Rhapsody – Bernd Sturm goes island-hopping in the Bahamas and discovers rare aircraft still in daily scheduled service.
- Postcard from Menorca – With lockdown having put paid to their family’s annual trip to Menorca, Andrew and Melvyn Morley share a selection of archive images from the Spanish island.
- Monarch: Sun and Reign – Much missed by enthusiasts and holidaymakers alike, Monarch Airlines was a staple of the UK airline scene for five decades, as Charles Woodley explains.
- Last of the Gang – Dirk Grothe shares images of Palma de Mallorca’s former Spantax Convair CV-990 Coronado, in storage at the airport since the late 1980s.
- Deliveries – The latest commercial acquisitions.
- MRO News – Updates from maintenance, repair and overhaul providers around the world.
- Historic Aviation – News from the world of preservation.
- Aviation Training – A round-up of recent developments. Plus, we get a first-hand perspective from a trainee airline pilot on how COVID-19 has affected his training in New Zealand.
- Departure Gate – A special selection of readers’ comments relating to the status of the Airbus A380.
- Air Safety – Up-to-date accident reports and crash information.
- Farewell to the ‘Mad Dog’ – Chris Sloan secures a highly sought-after seat on Delta’s final flight on the 1980s workhorse.
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