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The Qatari Amiri Flight
Babak Taghvaee recounts the history and recent activities of the VIP fleet of the Qatar Amiri Flight
JetBlue looks to Long Island
As part of the airline’s network overhaul, JetBlue has announced that it will launch flights from Long Island/MacArthur airport in October.
Japan's NAMC YS-11 - A robust and long-lasting design
The NAMC YS-11 was Japan’s first step into post-war airliner production. David Ransted reveals that despite its disappointing sales, the turboprop was a robust and long-lasting design
My Freighter adds more Boeing 767s
My Freighter has signed a lease agreement to take two additional Boeing 767-300ER conversions from Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) subsidiary, Airborne Global Leasing.
Alaska Airlines expands premium offering
Alaska Airlines is increasing the number of first and premium-class seats on its Boeing 737 fleet.
Fly, Assist, Inspect
FAI rent-a-jet has three pillars to its business – VIP charters, air ambulance operations and maintenance. Ian Harbison reports from Nuremberg
Leading Edge
Seldom has there been greater optimism about British aviation as when the DH106 Comet jet airliner first took to the air 75 years ago, and stole a march on the world. As we now know, a run of tragedies meant the lead wouldn’t last. But how had de Havilland achieved such a coup? In an article written specially for The Aeroplane in May 1952, just as the Comet 1 was entering service, the company’s chief designer R. E. Bishop described the thinking behind this commercial pioneer
How Delta and United entered the jet age with the DC-8
Despite entering service almost a year after Boeing’s 707, the California-built Douglas DC-8 was a game-changer for the aviation industry and the two airlines that simultaneously put the type into service on September 18, 1959. Lee Cross documents Delta Air Lines’ and United Airlines’ entrance to the jet age
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