Highlights
- April 2025 edition of Airliner World takes you behind the scenes of the aviation industry with a special issue focusing on the people, processes and innovations that keep the world of air travel moving.
- Assistant editor Robert Veitch heads to Istanbul to uncover the secrets of Turkish Airlines’ world-class facilities, including its crew and flight training, Turkish Technic and Turkish Cargo. Meanwhile, Martyn Cartledge spends the day in Manchester, visiting the UK’s third busiest airport’s airfield operations team to learn about their day-to-day responsibilities. Delving into the complexities of the commercial aviation industry, our ‘How it Works’ series returns this month with industry veteran Jonathan Hinkles uncovering the secret art of route network planning and development.
- Assistant editor Lee Cross uncovers the story of the Boeing 737-100, a plane that almost never made it off the drawing board but became one of the world’s most successful commercial airliners. Then, Martin Needham brings us up to date, looking at the Airbus A330neo, which has spent most of its life playing catch-up with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
- Siddharth Ganesh delves into Air Serbia’s recent history following its re-emergence as a state-owned carrier. Andreas Rhode takes a trip onboard Germany’s smallest airline, Baltrum Flug, and Ben Stanley Hall discovers the vital links provided by Hebridean Air Services in a remote corner of the British Isles.
- Finally, we have our cover star, SAS. the Scandinavian giant has had a difficult few years, but with new CEO Anko van der Werff, the airline has emerged from bankruptcy with a new ownership structure and a new airline alliance. Richard Schuurman finds out more.
Full Contents
Features
- Betting on Belgrade – Siddharth Ganesh looks into the recent history of Air Serbia, its re-emergence as a state-owned carrier, and ahead to Expo 2027
- Invaluable connections – Hebridean Air Services provides vital air links in its remote corner of the British Isles, as Ben Stanley Hall discovers
- Keeping Manchester moving – Martyn Cartledge heads to Manchester Airport, visiting its airfield operations team to find out about their day-to-day responsibilities
- Turkish delights – Robert Veitch travels to Istanbul for a behind-the-scenes tour of Turkish Airlines’ facilities
- Where next? – Airliner World’s ‘How it Works’ series delves into the complexities of the commercial industry. This month Jonathan Hinkles looks at the art of route network planning and development
- Boeing’s baby – Lee Cross tells the short but sweet story of the Boeing 737-100, an aircraft that almost never made it off the drawing board but went on to become one of the world’s best-selling commercial airliners
- Small but mighty – With a single Cessna 172, Baltrum Flug is Germany’s smallest airline. Andreas Rohde takes a trip onboard this unique island service
- Has Airbus’ middle child come of age? – After spending most of its life playing catch-up to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Martin Needham considers the sales potential of the Airbus A330neo
- The final frontier – Edward Paine examines new technology from Embraer, which is seeking to introduce the autopilot into the take-off process, one of the most critical phases of flight
- Sorting out SAS – SAS CEO Anko van der Werff tells Richard Schuurman about the airline’s rebirth following its emergence from bankruptcy protection
Regulars
- News review
- Sky View: Insights and opinion on the industry’s hottest topics
- Deliveries: Latest commercial acquisitions
- MRO News
- Departure Gate: Readers’ comments 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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