Airliner World April 2003

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Highlights

Qatar Airways Expanding Middle Eastern Operator
Japan's Airports
SAAB 340/2000 Includes Cutaway
CHANNEX/JET2 NEW UK Low-cost

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News including: Ryanair details buzz buy, Low-cost growth in Italy, Iberia and Cargolux fleet expansion, Volga-Dnepr to add B747s, Air Arabia to start, Air Zimbabwe downsizes, First A321 for MEA, Varig/TAM merger, ExpressJet delays Embraer deliveries, Air Tahiti Nui studies A340-500, Indian Airbus deal, New roof at Toulouse, B777-300ER flies, Boeing 7E7 plans.
Aviation in Brazil – The changing face of the airline industry in South America's largest country.
ConneXion – Internet goes live – On board Lufthansa's B747-400, using the World Wide Web.
Booming Bristol – The West Country airport with a growing, yet balanced, mix of scheduled, charter and low-cost services.
Jetsgo – Based in Montreal, the airline is one of a new breed in Canada.
Japanese Airports – A look at developments and construction in the Far East.
Saab 340/200 – Saab's successful range of turboprops in detail.
Channel Express/Jet2 – As the company launches into the low-cost market, a review of all its operations, including freight and ad hoc charters.
Boeing 737QC – This versatile airliner can be equipped for either passengers or freight – and the change-over can be made in less than an hour.
Panama in the early 1970s – Exotic visitors to Panama's Tocuman International Airport.
Embraer – Gavião Peixoto – The manufacturer's newest production facility in Brazil and its commitment to the local community.
Feedback – A selection of readers' comments and photographs, plus Spotting Spots (Victoria Harbour and Washington/Dulles) and Airliner Deliveries.
Qatar Airways – the Oryx takes flight. – The history, plus current and future operations, of this growing Middle East carrier.

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October 2025 issue of Airliner World, incorporating Airports of the World, looks at one of the world’s most iconic premium carriers – Singapore Airlines. From its humble beginnings as Malayan Airways in 1937, the airline has built a reputation for innovation, service and global reach. Editor Thomas Haynes charts the flag carrier’s proud history. Meanwhile, Robert Veitch heads to Amsterdam to meet Con Korfiatis and Nat Pieper, CEOs of Oman Air and oneworld, to learn about the Muscat-based operator’s entry into the alliance. He then visits Madrid to get the lowdown on Iberia’s plans to turn its MRO facility at Barajas into a cutting-edge aeronautical innovation centre. As Etihad receives its first Airbus A321LR, Andreas Spaeth joins the delivery flight and speaks exclusively to CEO Antonoaldo Neves about the game-changing narrowbody’s arrival. From new jets to classic airliners, Stewart Marshall travels to Kyrgyzstan to step onboard the world’s last-built McDonnell Douglas MD-80. Originally delivered to American Airlines, it is now with TezJet, which also flies some classic Avro RJ85s in its eclectic fleet.

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