Airliner World October 2023

September 14, 2023 jamesm Back Issues Comments Off

Highlights

On the 20th anniversary of Concorde’s retirement, Airliner World’s October 2023 edition pays homage to the supersonic icon in our free 16-page guide. We gain an engineer’s perspective on the mammoth efforts undertaken to keep the fleet flying, and why the legendary jet was retired well before its time. We also delve into Concorde’s final flight and meet the team working hard to preserve its remarkable legacy.
We sit down with Heathrow Airport systems engineer Mo Taher to hear how he helps keep Britain’s busiest airport moving, we head to Istanbul to find out what is driving the remarkable growth in Turkey’s commercial aviation sector, and we take a road trip from Bangkok to discover some of Thailand’s colourful retired classic aircraft.
We also delve inside KLM’s Boeing 777 transformation, investigate why Ampaire is betting its future on hybrid-electric technology, discuss the challenges and opportunities of the post-pandemic era with RwandAir CEO and new IATA chair Yvonne Makolo, and our classic Palma photospread features some of the more unusual and colourful airliners to visit the leisure hotspot of Majorca during the 1990s.

Full Contents

Concorde

Concorde remembered – On the 20th anniversary of Concorde’s final flight, we shine the spotlight on the supersonic legend
Keeping ’em flying – A veteran engineer’s perspective on the mammoth efforts undertaken to keep the Concorde fleet flying, and why the iconic jet was retired well before its time
Supersonic swan song – Dominic Ward delves into Concorde’s final flight and meets the team working hard to preserve its remarkable legacy
In numbers – Concorde specifications, statistics and complete fleet listings

Features

Hidden gems – We join Dirk Grothe on a road trip from Bangkok to take a look at some colourful retired classics
Inside Heathrow – Airliner World’s Dominic Ward sits down with Heathrow Airport systems engineer Mo Taher to find out how he helps keep Britain’s busiest airport moving
Triple seven transformation – Gordon Smith travels to Cape Town in South Africa to meet the team behind the project to overhaul KLM’s widebody workhorse
In The Spotlight – RwandAir CEO and new IATA chair Yvonne Makolo discusses the challenges and opportunities of the post-pandemic era
Palma classics – Javier Rodriguez presents some of the more unusual and colourful airliners to visit the leisure hotspot of Majorca during the 1990s
Amping it up – Ampaire is busy developing its Eco Caravan, a hybrid-electric conversion of the Cessna 208, as Dr Susan Ying, SVP of global operations, explains to Ian Harbison
Going big in Turkey – Istanbul’s new airport is the busiest in Europe and Turkish Airlines and Pegasus Airlines have bold plans to double in size in the next decade. Richard Schuurman finds out more

Regulars

News review
Airliner Insights: Expert industry analysis from Cirium
Deliveries: The latest commercial acquisitions
MRO News
Departure Gate: Readers’ letters and lighter stories
UK Visitors: Rarities spotted on UK runways
Aviation Training: A round-up of recent developments
Air Safety: Incident and accident reports

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Airliner World October 2018

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In the October issue of Airliner World, we travel to Zürich to talk to Swiss International Air Lines about how it is optimising its business model to meet the changing demands of its home market. We join Antonov Airlines for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly in the giant An-22, the world’s largest propeller-driven aeroplane, and visit Lasham in Hampshire where 2Excel Engineering has taken over the remnants of the failed ATC Lasham company and turned into a thriving and respected MRO provider. Elsewhere in this edition, we chronicle the rise and fall of Court Line, one of the most flamboyant airlines to have graced British skies in the 1970s and hear how carriers are developing scheduled services from business aviation operations, a trend that is gaining momentum across the US. We fly from Europe to the Iranian capital Tehran and back, putting flag carrier Iran Air to the test against privately owned rival Mahan Air and look at how Airbus’ recent takeover of Bombardier’s C Series programme and Boeing’s proposed partnership with Embraer are reshaping the global aerospace industry. Lastly, we bring you our comprehensive coverage of worldwide news, including details of the green light for Bombardier’s 90-seat Q400, Ryanair and Air Malta joining forces, and Widerøe launching flights to Liverpool. We also have all our regular sections covering the latest commercial aircraft acquisitions, up-to-date accident reports and developments from the world of aviation training and MROs.

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Airliner World January 2019

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In the January edition of Airliner World, we head to Olbia to find out whether new Qatar Airways affiliate Air Italy is a new flag carrier in the making. We also hear from Atlas Air president and CEO William J Flynn about how the company has evolved into the world’s largest ACMI provider, and we remember Air Europe, the humble British leisure carrier whose global ambitions ultimately led to catastrophic failure. Elsewhere in this issue, we shine the spotlight on Swoop, WestJet’s plucky new budget subsidiary that aims to revolutionise the way Canadians (and even some Americans) travel, and we find out how Stockholm’s Arlanda – once largely bereft of the traditionally Swedish ‘form and function’ – is now a model of efficiency. We also make the trip to New Zealand’s South Island and fly to the eighth wonder of the world, the Milford Sound fjord, we join the freight dogs on the jumpseat of the last Boeing 737-200 in the Philippines, and we chronicle the development of the Ilyushin Il-86/96, the Soviet Union’s first and only widebody airliner family. Finally, we bring you our comprehensive coverage of worldwide news, including a full report from the official opening of Istanbul’s new airport, plus Air Astana outlines plans to launch a low-cost subsidiary, Icelandair moves to acquire WOW air, Bombardier offloads its Q400 programme and the Airbus A330-800 completes its maiden flight. We also have all 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.

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