Highlights
- The January 2021 edition marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Airbus as we chart the manufacturer’s pioneering A300 that set it on a path to success. We detail the airframer’s early history as multiple European parties joined forces to develop a jet capable of challenging the US-dominated commercial aerospace sector before illustrating the A300’s illustrious service history as a passenger and cargo favourite.
- Elsewhere, as operations finally commence at Berlin/Brandenburg, we scrutinise the fascinating set of factors the led to the delay of Germany’s controversial new gateway. If you are in need of a stress-free experience, we explore Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean – Convair style!
- Meanwhile, as coronavirus has caused havoc in the industry, we review how the UK’s domestic sector has coped with the pandemic while grappling with the fallout from Flybe. We also chat to Colibri Aero on innovative passenger/cargo seating, plus we present a stunning snapshot of grounded airliners at Tarbes/Lourdes.
- Do you want to completely get away from the current gloom and doom? We have the perfect remedy as we head back in time with enthralling pieces on the Hawker Siddeley Trident and look at the UK’s fledgling low-cost sector in the mid-1990s and early 2000s.
- Finally, we bring you our comprehensive coverage of news – including an Air Astana interview – along with commercial aircraft acquisitions, historic aviation, up-to-date accident reports and MRO news.
- Digital readers – don’t forget to claim your retro airline tickets by calling the Key Publishing Mail Order Department on +44 (0)1780 480404.
Full Contents
- Global news – Airliner World’s international news coverage
- The Baron’s predictions – Felix Von Tempelhof gazes into his crystal ball
- The Brandenburg wait – Berlin’s brand new, multi-billion-euro Brandenburg airport is finally handling flights – nearly a decade late and €5bn over budget
- Picking up the pieces – The UK domestic aviation market experienced seismic shocks in 2020. Tom Batchelor finds out how airlines are weathering the storm
- Pilgrimage to the Pyrenees – Sebastian Thoma concludes his photographic series with a snapshot of Tarbes-Lourdes Airport
- Set up to fail? – Stephen Skinner reflects on the Trident – the UK’s attempt to create a world-beating trijet – in the first of a two-part special retrospective
- Aviation transformations – Ian Harbison investigates how COVID-19 has affected aircraft modifications
- The ‘other’ low-cost airlines – Charles Woodley recounts some of the upstarts that tried to squeeze in on the UK’s mid-1990s and early 2000s low-cost flying revolution
- Polynesian propliners – Bernd Sturm recalls when Chathams Pacific connected Tonga with Convair classics
- 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
- Air safety – Up-to-date accident reports and crash information
- Departure gate – Readers’ comments, photographs, lighter industry stories and a special book review section
- The rapid rise of Airbus – Airliner World looks back at the creation of the A300 and a pan-European manufacturing giant
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