Airliner World August 2009

A jampacked October 2024 issue of Airliner World, incorporating Airports of the World, sees the exciting return of our Global Airline Guide – 37 pages of data covering more than 30,000 aircraft and 2,000 airlines provided by leading airline intelligence specialist, ch-aviation. India’s largest carrier, IndiGo, is our cover star this month. After an incredible few years, including placing one of the largest aircraft orders in aviation history at last year’s Paris Air Show, Richard Schuurman chats to CEO Pieter Elbers to find out how the airline has become so successful and how it is adapting for the future. Editor Thomas Haynes explores Airbus’s latest developments after all eyes were on the European plane maker at Farnborough Airshow. From the game-changing A321XLR that is soon to enter service to the new A350F, we bring you the full lowdown.

In the January issue of Airliner World, we join Virgin Atlantic’s new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for an inaugural flight with a difference and we profile Canada’s ‘Airline of the North’, First Air. We also find out how UNI Air is retaining its market-leading role in Taiwan’s vibrant aviation industry and hear about British carrier Thomson Airways’ new ‘holiday experience’. This edition also features a pair of Africa-themed articles, including an interview with Arik Air CEO Dr Michael Arumeni-Ikhide, while we travel to Kenya and Somalia on the hunt for some of the world’s oldest Douglas DC-9s. Moving to the Middle East, we fly from Doha’s new Hamad International Airport on Qatar’s first Airbus A380 and we provide an update on Abu Dhabi’s midfield terminal complex. The latest issue incorporates our comprehensive coverage of worldwide news including details of Newcastle’s first scheduled transatlantic service, a major order from Delta Airlines, the launch of an Airbus A330-derived Beluga replacement and the latest on Aeroflot’s new low-cost subsidiary Pobeda. Finally, we 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.

In the September issue of Airliner World, we bring you a comprehensive report on the record-breaking Farnborough International Airshow. We mark the 60th anniversary of Romanian flag carrier Tarom, find out how Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet is delving into the transatlantic market and profile Monterrey Airport, the gateway to Northern Mexico. We also celebrate a centenary of innovation by Honeywell Aerospace, chronicle the history of Canadian Airways Congo and revisit the Internal German Services, a Cold War life-line to the people of West Berlin. The latest issue incorporates our comprehensive coverage of worldwide news, including the latest on the loss of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine and delivery of the first Embraer 195 for Aurigny Air Services. We 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. Finally, this issue also comes with part one of our FREE 24-page Global Airline Guide 2014.