Airliner World August 2023

July 13, 2023 jamesm Back Issues Comments Off

Highlights

Buongiorneo ITA welcomes new aircraft and partner
Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Maintaining Australia’s classic airliners
Business Classy Lufthansa Technik’s palatial BBJ revealed
Vital Airlinks Saving lives through aviation
Ford’s ‘TIN Goose’ Tri-Motor in profile
Doing IT MY WAY Malaysia’s newest airline

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Features

Paris Air Show 2023 – The aerospace industry descended on the French capital in late June for the highly anticipated 54th edition of Paris Air Show. We round up all the news, aircraft orders and event highlights from Le Bourget
Positively palatial – Lufthansa Technik’s VVIP Boeing Business Jet 777-9 concept is aimed squarely at the Middle East, as Ian Harbison discovers
Flying Henry Ford’s ‘Tin Goose’ – It may only fly at modest speeds, but the venerable airliner accelerates every enthusiast’s heartbeat. Andreas Rohde takes us onboard the historic Ford Tri-Motor
Airlink: Providing a lifeline – Getting aid quickly to remote locations is a logistical nightmare and matching the right aircraft type to the mission takes experience. Chris Smith investigates how Airlink uses aviation to save lives
The Eve of a new era? – Best known for its E-Jet portfolio, Embraer has its eyes on the next-generation of flying machines. Andreas Spaeth reports on the company’s Eve Air Mobility, a frontrunner in the emerging eVTOL scene
Doing it MY way – Starting a new airline at the height of a global pandemic doesn’t seem like the smartest idea and doing so in the back yard of Asia’s biggest low-cost carrier even less so. Dirk Grothe ventured to Kuala Lumpur to get the inside track on Malaysia’s newest player, MYAirline
An Airbus in the Antarctic – It’s the world’s most inhospitable continent and the only one without permanent residents, paved runways or regular airline services. Andreas Spaeth talks to White Desert CEO Patrick Woodhead about the challenges of operating an Airbus A340 widebody jet to Antarctica
Where history comes alive – Australia’s Historical Aircraft Restoration Society, better known as HARS, is home to several rare commercial aircraft, lovingly looked after by a team of volunteers, as Chris Frame discovers
ITA says Buongiorneo – It’s been a busy few months for Italy’s ITA Airways, which not only received its first Airbus A330neo but also acquired a major shareholder. Matteo Legnani brings us the latest from the flag carrier