Highlights
- In the April issue of Airliner World, we bring you the 2017 edition of our UK and Ireland Airlines Guide, plus we profile London/Southend-based niche operator extraordinaire Jota Aviation, fly on Lufthansa’s new Airbus A350 WXB and join Franco-Italian manufacturer ATR for its first biofuel trial.
- Elsewhere in this edition, we pay a visit to Palm Springs, one of Southern California’s fastest growing airports, and we re-examine the vexing disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, three years after the aircraft went missing. We also remember the versatile Soviet workhorse, the Tupolev Tu-134, and we put FlyJSim’s Boeing 727 Series v2 X-Plane add-on through its paces.
- Lastly, we bring you our comprehensive coverage of worldwide news, including details of a major Boeing order from Singapore Airlines, SAS Scandinavian Airlines pursues an Irish AOC, AirAsia X heads to the US, British Airways expands its Manchester operations and Qatar Airways launches the world’s longest non-stop flight, plus a preview of Air Canada’s new livery and a snapshot from St Maarten. We also have all of 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 opportunity to win a year’s subscription to Airliner World in our caption competition.
Full Contents
- News – Airliner World’s comprehensive coverage of worldwide news, including details of a major Boeing order from Singapore Airlines, SAS Scandinavian Airlines pursues an Irish AOC, AirAsia X heads to the US, British Airways expands its Manchester operations and Qatar Airways launches the world’s longest non-stop flight, plus a preview of Air Canada’s new livery and a snapshot from St Maarten.
- MH370: Shrouded in Mystery – The vexing disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 in 2014 spawned a book, bizarre theories and an unsuccessful £100m search.
- Clean-Sky Thinking – Franco-Italian manufacturer ATR reached a major milestone when it successfully completed its first biofuel-powered flight.
- Gateway to SoCal – Palm Springs International is one of Southern California’s fastest growing airports.
- Fly the Future – On board Lufthansa’s first Airbus A350 XWB, the newest addition to its fleet.
- Soviet Workhorse – Inspired by Nikita Khrushchev’s first encounter with the Sud Aviation Caravelle, the versatile Tupolev Tu-134 played a key role in connecting the USSR.
- Postcard from Alaska – A selection of photos from Anchorage/Ted Stevens
- Blast from the Past – Putting FlyJSim’s Boeing 727 Series v2 X-Plane add-on through its paces.
- Deliveries – The latest commercial acquisitions.
- MRO News – Updates from maintenance, repair and overhaul providers.
- Aviation Training – A round-up of recent developments.
- Departure Gate – A selection of readers’ comments and photographs.
- Caption Competition – Win a year’s subscription to Airliner World.
- Air Safety – Up-to-date accident reports and crash information.
- Niche Operator Extraordinaire – London/Southend-based Jota Aviation is establishing itself as a major force in the European ACMI charter sector.
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