Books

Douglas DC-8 The Douglas DC-8, which began life in the 1950s as the Douglas Model 1881, became available to airliners a year after the first Boeing...

French Air Force: Contemporary Aircraft In order to meet future threats and remain operationally relevant, the Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace (Frenc...

EgyptAir Established in the 1930s by Egyptian and British investors, and now thriving in its eighth decade, EgyptAir began life as Misr Airwork, co...

Buses and Coaches 1945–70: From Contemporary Adverts From 1945 to 1970, trade press advertisements for buses and coaches changed considerably, as t...

China Airlines The roots of China Airlines can be found in mainland China (the People’s Republic of China). After several attempts to set up nation...

Avro Military 1910–63 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Avro Company Profile 1910–1996 (Military) Founded in 1910, A.V. Roe and Compa...

Bristol 1910–59 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Bristol Company Profile 1910–1959. The British Colonial Aeroplane Company, later Br...

De Havilland Comet NOTE: This is a new edition of Aeroplane magazine’s De Havilland Comet   In the latter half of World War Two, the War Cabinet sa...

Fairey 1915–60 NOTE: This is a new edition of Fairey Company Profile 1915–1960. One of the many ingredients required for creating a great aircraft ...

Concorde NOTE: Previously published as Aeroplane Classic Airliner: Concorde. The desire for airliners that could fly faster and higher than all tha...

Lockheed Constellation NOTE: This is a new edition of Aeroplane Classic Airliner Constellation Prompted by a request from business magnate Howard ...

Curtiss 1907–47 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Curtiss Company Profile 1907–1947. Established by entrepreneur, engineer, and motor...

Supermarine 1913–63 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Supermarine Company Profile 1913–1963. Great Britain was once home to a plethor...

Douglas DC-3 NOTE: Previously published as Aeroplane Classic Airliner: The Douglas DC-3. Although many early aircraft were designed to carry passen...

Vickers 1911–77 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Vickers Company Profile 1911–77 It seems incredible that a mere 33 years separates ...

Junkers: 1895–1969 NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane’s Junkers Company Profile 1895–1969. Hugo Junkers was one of the greatest aviation...

BAC One-Eleven NOTE: This is a new book edition of Aeroplane Classic Airliner: BAC One-Eleven. On 20 August 1963, the British Aircraft Corporation ...

High Desert Deployment: Navy Color on Display at NAS Fallon Since World War Two, Navy squadrons have been deployed to the high desert outside of Fa...

Preserved Aircraft of the World: US and Canada The appeal of vintage aircraft lies in its social and military history, the engineering and evolutio...

Irish Railways: 100 Years The 100 years since the Irish Free State was set up in 1923 has seen enormous change, both in society and on the railways...

Class 159s: 30 Years’ Service By the late 1980s, the Class 50 and Class 47 locomotives working Network SouthEast’s West of England line from London...

Railways in South Yorkshire: Four Decades of Change Today, South Yorkshire’s railways are a modern network of busy lines, ranging from the electrif...

Flybe Established in 1979 as Jersey European Airways from the merger of Intra Airways and Express Air Services, by the start of the 21st century, F...

Class 47s: Jack Of All Trades In 1962, construction of the first Class 47 began – the first of many. These ubiquitous locomotives were very popular...