Highlights
- In the February 2022 edition of Airliner World, we celebrate 40 years since the Boeing 757 first took to the skies. We explore the origins of the highly successful narrowbody, from design to service-entry, and its rise to prominence, including a look at the stretched -300 version and discuss the 757’s appeal as a valuable cargo platform. a technical cutaway of the -200 along with key facts and figures on the 757 programme are also provided.
- Elsewhere, editor-at-large Gordon Smith attended a prestigious invite-only event in London as Group CEO of Qatar Airways, Akbar Al Baker, took the floor to answer hot-topic questions including those on the Airbus A350 and 777X. Meanwhile, away from more traditional airliners, Andreas Spaeth experienced a rare chance to fly like a billionaire onboard VistaJet’s state-of-the-art Bombardier Global 7500.
- Shifting from contemporary to historic, we have not one, but two fascinating book extracts covering chapters of South African Airways and Air Atlantique. We also investigate the VFW-Fokker 614’s troubled development and service career as well as, intriguingly, how one example is continuing to train aircraft engineers in the UK.
- To round off, we journey to Ireland to hunt increasingly rare Fokker 50 operations, examine how medical emergencies are dealt with at 35,000ft, and go sightseeing in Toronto with FlyGTA. Additionally, we present snapshots of Libyan aviation from 2009 and Lufthansa Cargo’s farewell to the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F.
Full Contents
- News review
- RecoveryWatch
- Al Baker insights – Gordon Smith analyses the Qatar Airways CEO’s latest comments on the A350, 777X and Heathrow charges
- Flying without equal – Andreas Spaeth enjoys a taste of the high life on board Bombardier’s Global 7500 ultra-long-range business jet
- Tripoli treat – Chris Smith shares a fascinating glimpse of aviation in Libya from 2009, shortly before the North African state descended into civil war
- Air Atlantique – Charles Woodley explains how this quirky carrier became one of the largest Dakota operators anywhere in the world
- In a class of its own – Martin Needham discovers the last working VFW-Fokker 614’s role in training engineers
- The ‘Diva’ bows out – Find out why Vasco Garcia had a rather unique vantage point for Lufthansa Cargo’s final MD-11F mission
- Treasure Ireland – Caius Lacey seizes an increasingly rare chance to join a Fokker 50 flight over the majestic scenery of the Emerald Isle
- From passengers to patients – Tom Batchelor examines the technology that can save lives at 35,000ft
- Tripping the flights fantastic – Andreas Rohde meets the team behind one of Canada’s lesser known air operators
- The Flying Springbok – Lionel Friedberg tells the tale of one of South African Airways’ most difficult chapters
- Deliveries
- MRO news
- Departure gate
- Aviation training
- Preservation news
- Air safety
- The Seattle rocket at 40 – We examine the development and evolution of the Boeing 757, four decades since its first flight
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