Airliner World July 2021

June 10, 2021 jamesm Back Issues Comments Off on Airliner World July 2021
Airliner World July 2021

Highlights

  • The July 2021 issue of Airliner World is truly out of this world, as we chat with Virgin Orbit’s chief test pilot, Kelly Latimer. the legendary aviator gives us an exhilarating first-hand understanding of the technical challenges and rewards involved in horizontally launching a 70ft rocket into space from a Boeing 747-400 mothership.
  • For those more accustomed to Earth-focused sorties, we also grab a much sought-after seat on the inaugural flight of US start-up, Avelo. We speak to the firm’s veteran CEO about its business model and look at how the new company aims to differentiate itself from the competition.
  • That’s not all, don’t miss our fascinating account of how MEA provided a near-continuous service during the Lebanese Civil War often under the most perilous operating conditions. for those dreaming of a more tranquil journey, we also chart the ongoing project by HARS to return an ex-Qantas and former John Travolta-owned Boeing 707-138B back to Australia.
  • Further highlights include a look under the cowling to analyse the rare, but high-profile problem of engine failures, and keeping things technical, we analyse the recent shimming headache for Boeing on its 787 Dreamliner.
  • As usual, we also have comprehensive coverage of global news, deliveries, flight training, preservation, up-to-date accident reports, MRO and RecoveryWatch.

Full Contents

  • News review – Airliner World’s global news coverage
  • Historic aviation – Updates from the world of preservation
  • RecoveryWatch – We examine the robust bounce-back in the Chinese domestic market
  • ’Allo Avelo! – Chris Sloan presents a special report from the inaugural service of US-based ultra-low-cost carrier, Avelo Airlines
  • Dreamliner difficulty – Richard Shuurman gives an update on the Boeing 787 programme
  • Plane talking – Gordon Smith hears how Qatar Airways has tackled the capacity crunch
  • Power progression – Tom Batchelor meets Professor Pericles Pilidis from Cranfield University to discuss the evolution of aircraft engine design
  • Orange origins – Thomas Haynes speaks to one of easyJet’s first-ever employees
  • Hot rod heads home – Once Hollywood star John Travolta’s personal aircraft, a very special 707 is now heading Down Under. Chris Frame reports
  • Going spare – We chronicle aircraft from yesteryear that have carried additional powerplants
  • Cedarjet goes to war – Charles Kennedy explores how Lebanon kept flying during its bloody civil war
  • Deliveries – The latest commercial acquisitions
  • MRO news – Updates from maintenance, repair and overhaul providers around the world
  • Departure gate – Readers’ comments, photos and lighter stories
  • Aviation training – A round-up of recent developments
  • Air safety – Accident reports and crash information
  • Cosmic carrier – Robin Evans catches up with the team behind the pioneering Virgin Orbit project that’s launching satellites from a 747
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March 14, 2018 jamesm Back Issues Comments Off on Airliner World April 2018
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