Airliner World June 2021

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Airliner World June 2021

Highlights

  • The June 2021 edition of Airliner World is an AIR Force ONE Special! Don’t miss our exclusive insights into the presidential jet provided by Scott Bateman, a professional pilot, and the producer behind a ground-breaking TV documentary on America’s flying fortress. We learn more about the challenges and rewards of producing a show on such a sensitive topic, plus we look back at previous iterations of Air Force One before asking what the future might hold.
  • Elsewhere, as the freight market booms, we investigate the rapid demand for passenger-to-freighter conversions and explore the various options available from manufacturers and third-party providers. Meanwhile, keeping things technical, we discuss the merits of fly-by-wire and automation over traditional human control in a fascinating extract from Jack J Hersch’s new book.
  • In a rare move for Airliner World, we take a rotary turn and travel to Vancouver to meet the Helijet team. Let’s just say that this Canadian operator offers scheduled air links with a difference! but fear not, for the ‘airline’ traditionalists, we also have a fantastic personal snapshot of Frankfurt Airport from the mid-1980s by Dirk Grothe as well as an exclusive chat with the managing director of Wizz Air UK. Other highlights include BN-2 Islanders in Germany, and a pictorial tribute to HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, charting his aviation escapades.
  • As usual, we also bring you comprehensive news and analysis along with the latest deliveries, flight training, preservation, up-to-date accident reports and MRO insights – plus a new regular page ‘RecoveryWatch’ monitoring what we hope to be the start of better times for the aviation industry.

Full Contents

  • News review – Airliner World’s global news coverage
  • RecoveryWatch – In the first of a new monthly series, we examine the number of grounded aircraft compared to this time last year
  • G-Wizz! – We have an exclusive chat with Owain Jones, managing director of Wizz Air UK
  • A new lease of life – Nigel Pittaway examines some of the latest developments in the booming passenger-to-freighter aircraft market
  • The good ol’ days – Regular contributor Dirk Grothe recalls his highlights from spotting at Frankfurt Airport
  • Islander’s Islanders – Andreas Rohde discovers why the Britten-Norman BN-2 is popular in Germany
  • Pilots Together – Tom Batchelor learns more about a pioneering charity created to help flight crew navigate these challenging times
  • A helicopter airline? – Howard Slutsken meets the team behind a rather quirky carrier from Vancouver
  • Royal aviator – A special pictorial tribute to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and his love of aviation
  • You have control… – In an exclusive extract from his new book, Jack J Hersch examines the development of fly-by-wire
  • Deliveries – The latest commercial acquisitions
  • Historic aviation – Updates from the world of preservation
  • MRO news – Updates from maintenance, repair and overhaul providers around the world
  • Departure gate – Readers’ comments, photographs and lighter stories
  • Aviation training – A round-up of recent developments
  • Air safety – Accident reports and crash information
  • The flying fortress – We speak to Scott Bateman to learn more about a fascinating new documentary exploring the secret world of Air Force One
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