Airliner World December 2020

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Airliner World December 2020

Highlights

  • The December 2020 edition of Airliner World takes off for a jam-packed trijet special as we commemorate not one, but two 50th anniversaries of the legendary Lockheed L-1011 TriStar and McDonnell Douglas DC-10. the editorial team provides a detailed history of the TriStar, from design concept to airline service history. Then, we look at its arch-rival, the DC-10, where Thomas Haynes chats to a retired former training captain on the type.
  • We continue the trijet theme as we look at the venerable Boeing 727 which formed the backbone of Donald Trump’s brief airline stint. Elsewhere we head to Melbourne for a retrospective look at the type in service ‘down under’. Finally, we take a trip to North Korea to sample some of its Soviet relics, including the venerable Tupolev Tu-154.
  • Also inside, we gain an exclusive interview with Saudi Arabia’s first female airline pilot, analyse two Indian carriers as they arrive at London/Heathrow, consider the prospect of a ‘Flybe 2.0’, chart the ATL90 Accountant’s history, investigate the Flying-V concept and provide a photographic overview of Spain’s Teruel boneyard.
  • Meanwhile, as a pre-Christmas treat, we give you the chance to collect colourful past airline tickets – for digital readers, six retro airline tickets are available to claim by calling the Key Publishing Mail Order Department on +44 (0)1780 480404.
  • Finally, we bring you our comprehensive coverage of worldwide news along with our regular sections of commercial aircraft acquisitions, historic aviation, up-to-date accident reports and MRO news.

Full Contents

  • Global news – Airliner World’s comprehensive international news
  • Indian upstarts at LHR – We learn how two bullish Indian newcomers are seeking to upset the Heathrow establishment
  • Tickets please! – In this era of digital boarding passes, we reflect on quirky designs from yesteryear’s ticket books
  • Planespotting in the DPRK – Join Keith Otto in North Korea and step on board some of Air Koryo’s Soviet-built relics
  • The reliable TriStar – Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
  • A female first – Wilbur Sargunaraj talks to Yasmeen al-Maimani, Saudi Arabia’s first female airline pilot
  • Trijet hunting down under – Nigel Pittaway shares striking images of Boeing 727s at Melbourne/Tullamarine from four decades ago
  • Trump’s trijet takeover – We explore Donald Trump’s brief and ultimately unsuccessful stint at running an airline in the 1980s
  • Aviation’s comeback kid? – Thomas Haynes considers what form a ‘Flybe 2.0’ could assume if relaunched
  • Counting the cost – Discover how the ATL90 Accountant sent Freddie Laker’s Aviation Traders into the red in the 1950s
  • COVID-19 boneyard – Sebastian Thoma provides a fascinating snapshot of the aircraft graveyard at Spain’s Teruel Airport
  • V for victory? – Tom Batchelor speaks to some of the key players behind the Flying-V concept aircraft
  • Deliveries – The latest commercial acquisitions
  • MRO news – Updates from maintenance, repair and overhaul providers around the world
  • Historic aviation – News from the world of preservation
  • Aviation training – A round-up of recent developments
  • Departure gate – A selection of readers’ comments, photographs and lighter stories from the industry
  • Air safety – Up-to-date accident reports and crash information
  • Long Beach luxury liner – As we mark 50 years of the mighty DC-10, we hear from a retired BA training captain for the trijet
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