Airliner World Magazine September 2025 Vorige editie

TUI is the cover star of the September 2025 issue of Airliner World, incorporating Airports of the World. Lee Cross charts the history of the mergers and acquisitions, rebranding and rebirth of various airlines in the UK, Holland, Germany, Belgium and Scandinavia that have created today’s airline subsidiaries of the TUI travel group.

Editor Thomas Haynes met airBaltic’s interim CEO Pauls Cālītis to uncover the story behind the recent upheaval, operational resilience and future opportunities, all amid ongoing financial and fleet pressures, of one of Europe’s most dynamic airlines.

Meanwhile, Robert Veitch headed to Corsica to speak to Air Corsica CEO Pierre Muracciole about the small carrier’s big plans beyond its public service obligation flights. Robert also caught up with the chief commercial officer of Turkish Airlines, Ahmet Olmuştur, about how the Istanbul-based operator is approaching the future.

Chris Sloan brings you the first in a two-part special charting the remarkable history of United Airlines’ Island Hopper. This legendary transpacific lifeline, covering 4,300 miles and five stops, began with Air Micronesia in 1968 and is today flown by United as UA154 (westbound) and UA155 (eastbound). Stay tuned for part two next month when Chris hops aboard.

Plus, Babak Taghvaee investigates Iran’s unlikely love affair with the BAe 156/Avro RJ, Martin Needham shares some more of his favourite images from a trip to Japan/Narita, and Martyn Cartledge presents a top ten rundown of his best plane spotting locations in Europe.

The issue also includes our bumper 40-page Global Airline Guide. Produced in collaboration with our partners at ch-aviation, it offers a definitive snapshot of the world’s airline fleets and covers start-ups and failures, alliances, deliveries and aircraft in storage.