Airliner World January 2009

June 2025 issue of Airliner World, incorporating Airports of the World, is a ‘From the cockpit’ special, featuring not one but three exciting tales of life behind the flight deck door. Assistant editor Robert Veitch found himself in the hot seat while flying with Air Corsica to Ajaccio on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. He enjoyed an unexpected upgrade that took his flight experience to another level. Daniel Johnston, meanwhile, takes us to South America, where he seized a rare opportunity to fly aboard a Boeing 727 of LAS Cargo for a flower-filled treat. Last but by no means least, Chris Sloan chats to Captain John Baganz, one of the lucky few Braniff pilots to touch the edge of space piloting Concorde. There are two snapshot specials: Victor Prody brings some photographic highlights from Avalon, which hosted the Australian International Airshow; and Martin Needham shares some of his favourite images from a recent trip to Tokyo/Haneda.

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.

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.