Airliner World Magazine December 2025 Zurück Ausgabe

Cover star of the December 2025 edition of Airliner World, incorporating Airports of the World, is Korean Air, which unveiled a new corporate identity after 41 years. Assistant Editor Robert Veitch travelled to Seoul to find out more about the carrier’s regeneration and its merger with Asiana Airlines.

Back by popular demand is our Air Accidents Uncovered special, an exclusive supplement that takes an in-depth look at three air accidents that changed the aviation industry. Editor Thomas Haynes recounts the story of British Airways Flight 38, a routine landing at London/Heathrow that turned into a near disaster. Stephen Skinner looks at the tragic story of Air France Flight 269Q, the world’s first fatal accident involving the Airbus A320, while Lee Cross recounts the story of Pan Am Flight 103, which exploded over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 people onboard and 11 on the ground. Today, almost 40 years later, the investigation rumbles on.

For our lovers of classic airliners, Bernd Sturm hops onboard the last remaining US-registered Douglas DC-8, owned and operated by Samaritan’s Purse, as it readies for its retirement at the end of this year.

Fans of Airports of the World are in for a treat, with a variety of articles this month, including a visit by Dirk Grothe to Mactan Cebu International Airport, which serves the Philippines’ second-largest metropolitan area. Andrik Garcia, meanwhile, offers a selection of photographic highlights from Mexico City International Airport Benito Juárez. Robert Veitch dons his snow boots and heads to Helsinki and Ivalo to learn more about Finavia’s world-leading SnowHow winter programme.