Airliner World March 2024

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Airliner World March 2024

Highlights

  • It’s all about Emirates this month in our exclusive ‘Inside Emirates’ supplement. We take you behind the scenes of the airline’s billion-dollar A380/777 cabin upgrade programme, share some of our favourite eye-catching Emirates liveries and catch up with the Dubai-based behemoth’s CEO for his plans beyond the A380, a move to a new airport and more.
  • From first-class suites to freight, Dirk Grothe looks at ‘The Big Twin’ and how the former Emirates aircraft is becoming the world’s first Boeing 777-300ER converted freighter.
  • We also delve into another airline powerhouse – Cathay Pacific – to see how the airline has bounced back from the COVID-19 pandemic. and from the mighty big boys to the small but mighty MIAT Mongolian Airlines, as Tom Batchelor chats to the carrier’s CCO Batdari Namkhaijanstan about the airline’s plans for the future.

Full Contents

Inside Emirates

  • A new era for Emirates – In an exclusive interview for Airliner World, Emirates president Sir Tim Clark reveals his vision for life beyond the A380 and a move to a new Dubai base
  • Dubai’s Phoenix rising – Richard Schuurman delves inside the Phoenix Project, Emirates’ billion-dollar cabin upgrade for its legacy A380s and 777s
  • Emirates eye-catchers – Over the years, Emirates has adorned its aircraft with some eye-catching colour schemes

Features

  • Fully fledged freighter – Dirk Grothe takes a look at ‘The Big Twin’ after it swapped Emirates seats and suites for freight to become the world’s first Boeing 777-300ER converted freighter
  • Forty years of Sevenair – Stewart Marshall heads to Portugal for a unique experience onboard a Sevenair Dornier 228
  • Small but mighty MIAT – Tom Batchelor chats to MIAT Mongolian Airlines CCO Batdari Namkhaijantsan about the flag carrier’s plans for the future
  • Shanghai snapshot – In the second of two parts, Peter Apsey takes us sightseeing at Shanghai/Pudong
  • Fatal flaw – To mark the 50th anniversary of the Turkish Airlines Flight 981 disaster, Stephen Skinner looks back at what was then the world’s worst aviation accident
  • Cathay’s comeback – Tom Batchelor investigates how Cathay Pacific is bouncing back
  • Amphibious ambitions – Ian Harbison catches up with Elfly CEO Eric Lithun about its electric-powered, multi-role amphibian, Noemi
  • To infinity and Beond – Andreas Spaeth tries out the world’s first all-premium leisure airline and chats to the startup’s chief commercial officer to find out about his strategy to succeed where many others have failed

Regulars

  • News review
  • Sky View: Insights and opinion on the industry’s hottest topics
  • Deliveries: Latest commercial acquisitions
  • MRO News
  • Departure Gate: Readers’ letters and lighter stories
  • UK Visitors: Rarities spotted on UK runways
  • Aviation Training: A round-up of recent developments
  • Air Safety: Incident and accident reports
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