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Heathrow is expecting to handle 62 million passengers

Holiday on the Airbuses

(Photo Airbus) THERE WERE celebrations at Virgin Atlantic

Born in the ITA... sustainably

(Photo ITA Airways) THE AIRBUS A220 has entered

A LOT more MAX jets on the way

(Photo Kamil Andrukowicz/ LOT Polish Airlines) LOT POLISH

Let’s Jet2Toulouse…

(Photo Airbus) UK-BASED LEISURE carrier Jet2.com has placed

in brief

Having taken delivery of its maiden Boeing 787-9

Loganair up for sale

(Photo Loganair) LOGANAIR, THE UK’s biggest regional airline,

World Cup, world travel

(Photo AirTeamImages.com/ Jonas Evrard) A TITAN Airways Airbus

Direct from Docklands

BA CITYFLYER is poised to launch new daily

Refreshed livery revealed

Cyprus Airways has shown off its updated livery.

From Brazil to Belgium

(Image Embraer) THE EMBRAER E2 is set to

A San Marino mystery

Airliner World reader Joe G Walker spotted this

in brief

Austrian Airlines has put its maiden Airbus A320neo

Virgin Atlantic joins SkyTeam

Shai Weiss (pictured) has been the CEO of

Ins and outs at Air Astana

(Photo Air Astana) KAZAKH FLAG carrier Air Astana

S7 expects long wait for Russian aircraft

(Photo AviationImageNetwork/Bailey) RUSSIA’S S7 Group, parent of S7

Wizz Air goes Uzbek

WIZZ AIR Abu Dhabi has unveiled plans for

Emirates’ double airbridge debut

(Photo London Stansted Airport) AN EMIRATES Boeing 777

A positive Oman for Embraer…

(Photo Embraer) IN A boost for Embraer, Omani

Express delivery

Tunisian-based Express Air Cargo’s first Boeing 737-800 freighter

Direct to the ‘Land of a Thousand Hills’

(Photo RwandAir) RWANDAIR WAS due to have launched

Amman with a plan for fleet modernisation

(Photo Flickr Commons/Anna Zvereva) ROYAL JORDANIAN has unveiled

in brief

In a bid to offer an “unparalleled premium

Green light for Delta-LATAM deal

(Photo Delta Air Lines) ONE OF the biggest

WestJet snaps up more MAX

(Image Boeing) THE WESTJET Group has reached an

New trans-border routes for Air Canada

(Photo Air Canada) AIR CANADA is ramping up

Messi new livery for Argentina

Spotters in Madrid enjoyed an early wave of

Ohio wins long-haul link

THE AMERICAN midwest is getting a major new

In brief

Shareholders of Spirit Airlines have approved a $3.8

Upbeat outlook from Qantas

(Photo Qantas) IN A radical reversal of fortunes,

Changi T2 back in business

CHANGI AIRPORT GROUP CHANGI AIRPORT Group (CAG) has

Bamboo bolsters British links

(Photo Bamboo Airways) BAMBOO AIRWAYS is making two

Toki takes turboprop delivery

(Photo ATR) A NEW Japanese carrier has accepted

Fly Jinnah prepares for take-off

(Photo Fly Jinnah) PAKISTAN’S NEWEST low-cost carrier has

In brief:

Air Tahiti Nui is celebrating the launch of

Russia to raid boneyards

UNITED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION RUSSIA’S UNITED Aircraft Corporation (UAC)

SOFIA bows out

(Photo NASA) NASA’S HEAVILY modified Boeing 747SP has

ATR goes the XTra mile

(Photo ATR) FRANCO-ITALIAN TURBOPROP manufacturer ATR has taken

A green step for Airbus China

(Photo Airbus) AIRBUS HAS successfully delivered its first

Latin America set for boom

BOEING PREDICTS the Latin American and Caribbean market

Airbus Deliveries

Air Astana Group's newest Airbus A320neo, EI-KBP (c/n

Boeing Deliveries

Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines received its latest

Challenger 3500 breakthrough

(Photo Bombardier) BOMBARDIER IS celebrating the entryinto-service of

Package upgrade for HondaJets

(Photo Honda Aircraft Company) THE HONDA Aircraft Company

Gulfstream delivers 500th G650

(Photo Gulfstream) GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE has confirmed that the

Shipping giant eyes air cargo service

THE MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is to

BUD Cargo to get bigger

(Photo Budapest Airport) BUDAPEST AIRPORT’S Cargo City is

IndiGo welcomes first A321P2F

INDIA’S LARGEST low-cost airline has joined the cargo

THE CONTINUED RISE OF AIRCRAFT LEASING

Helping us with the number crunching this month is Rob Morris, global head of consultancy at Ascend by Cirium

Becoming frequented with Flyr...

Tom Batchelor meets Tonje Wikstrøm Frislid, CEO of new Norwegian carrier Flyr, to learn more about taking a different approach to running a low-cost airline

Airliner Deliveries

The latest commercial aircraft deliveries from manufacturers and lessors

Quartet of AFI KLM E&M contracts

The latest news from maintenance, repair and overhaul providers

Transavia extends CSAT maintenance deal

(Photo Transavia) LOW-COST carrier Transavia Airlines and Czech

Nok Air renews ST Engineering partnership

THAI CARRIER Nok Air has awarded ST Aerospace

GKN unveils Malaysian repair facility

The latest news from maintenance, repair and overhaul

Turkish Technic to join EFW programme

(Photo EFW) ELBE FLUGZEUGWERKE (EFW) and Turkish Technic

Abu Dhabi milestone for FL Technics

(Photo Wizz Air Abu Dhabi) FL TECHNICS has

Letters to the Editor

Information for the traveller. Dear Editor, With all

UK VISITORS

We present a selection of images of visiting aircraft

Soaring success for Skyborne graduates

(Photo Skyborne Airline Academy) THERE WAS cause for

Skyhawk boost thanks to new order

(Photo Textron Aviation) AN AGREEMENT between Textron Aviation

Pilots fail to set full take-off thrust

Reports and details of recent incidents

ON THE REBOUND

Chris Frame travels to Melbourne to learn how the Victoria gateway is rising to the challenges of a resurgent travel market

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN

Boeing 747-436 G-CIVB (c/n 25811) wearing British Airways’

BUILDING A GIANT

The 747 was, quite literally, a huge gamble. Standing six storeys high and 225ft-long, the aptly nicknamed Jumbo Jet dwarfed its rivals and stablemates alike in both size and expense. Airliner World’s Craig West chronicles the development of Boeing’s behemoth

Bigger & better

The 747 changed the face of air travel, and Boeing capitalised on its market-leading position with an array of variants and models across three generations to fulfil even the most diverse of missions from demanding operators around the world. Airliner World’s Craig West reports

A JUMBO FAREWELL

As Wilbur Sargunaraj makes an important trip home, he uses the opportunity to take one last flight on his beloved Boeing 747-400

ALL OF THE QUEEN’S COLOURS

Although the Boeing 747 is best remembered in the iconic, but largely corporate liveries of Lufthansa, Pan Am, or British Airways, the Queen of the Skies has also enjoyed some quirkier paint schemes. Here we highlight some of our favourites from around the world...

WHERE THE 747

IS STILL FLYING HIGH…

SPANNING THE GLOBE

Owen Zupp has flown Airbus narrowbodies as well as the Boeing 737 and 787, but it is the 747 that will always hold a special place in his heart. Here, he recounts some of his outstanding memories of the iconic jumbo

A BRAZILIAN in the Arctic

Widerøe was the global launch operator of the Embraer E2 in 2018. Andreas Spaeth takes the jump seat on a flight crossing the Arctic Circle to find out how the jet has settled in at the Norwegian carrier

The Nordic’s busiest little airline

After joining the E2 flight deck team, Andreas Spaeth heads down to Oslo to learn more about Widerøe with Stein Nilsen, the airline’s chief executive

Football’s top flight

As Qatar prepares to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, we examine how airlines and airports are getting ready for an unprecedented spike in passenger demand

Innsbruck’s incredible winter peaks

Innsbruck’s alpine terrain and unpredictable weather can make it one of the most technically demanding airports in Europe. Ahead of a busy winter season, we learn more about the region’s most interesting air gateway

Next month

The January 2023 issue of Airliner World includes