The August 2026 issue of Airliner World celebrates Lufthansa’s centenary in style, led by the special-liveried Boeing 747 gracing the cover. Inside, we visit Hangar One, the German flag carrier’s new conference and visitor centre at Frankfurt Airport, bring together the complete collection of Lufthansa’s bespoke ‘Super Crane’ anniversary liveries, and feature an edited extract from Andreas Spaeth’s new book Lufthansa – 100 Years of Innovation, exploring how the airline evolved through the 1990s after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Elsewhere, Richard Schuurman looks ahead to Farnborough Airshow, where the aerospace industry gathers in Hampshire amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, while Thomas Haynes reports on key talking points from the IATA AGM in Rio de Janeiro. We also head to Cardiff as WestJet launches its inaugural service to Toronto and sit down with Condor CEO Peter Gerber to find out why the German leisure carrier is seeking a partner to secure its long-term future. There’s also the remarkable story of Thailand’s first preserved Airbus A380, Robin Evans’ look back at Concorde 001’s record-breaking 1973 solar eclipse mission, and Keith Mwanalushi’s analysis of how Africa’s low-cost carriers have adapted the budget airline model for a unique continent. Plus, Babak Taghvaee reports on Mahan Air’s efforts to bring five Boeing 777-200ERs back into service, while Lee Cross continues the story of the Boeing 747 in America.
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