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Aiming high

After financial turbulence, things are looking up for Finnair. With plans for an airport expansion, a fleet makeover and a focus on promoting the national brand, the airline is aiming for a comeback.

  • Issue #78
  • 6 min read
Aiming high
Aviation

Air fair

With Fastjet’s punctuality, customer service and destination choice revolutionising the aviation industry in Tanzania, its population’s travel options are finally on the up.

  • Issue #77
  • 2 min read
Air fair
Affairs

Defence

Australia's plan to purchase submarines from Japan and the Singaporean organisation charged with fighting piracy in Southeast Asia.

  • Issue #76
  • 4 min read
Defence
Affairs

Observation

Good business comes from making easy and enjoyable connections so it’s time for airports to start playing their part, says our editor in chief Tyler Brûlé

  • Issue #76
  • 5 min read
Observation
Business

Business

The two-man team making umbrellas the old-fashioned way, the solar-powered plane that can fly forever and Canada's new anti-spam legislation.

  • Issue #74
  • 5 min read
Business
Affairs

Promised landing

No other national airline is as closely aligned with its country’s identity as Israel’s El Al. But without a change in the company culture, how can Zionism and pragmatism co-exist?

  • Issue #74
  • 5 min read
Promised landing
Culture

Blue-sky thinking

The appeal of air travel includes enjoying a film or new music. But who picks what you watch, hear and read? Spafax is the company that curates in-flight entertainment for airlines worldwide.

  • Issue #74
  • 5 min read
Blue-sky thinking
Travel and restaurants

Hop, skip and jump

African Express operates one of civil aviation's last milk runs, a multi-stop flight from Nairobi to Dubai. Monocle's correspondent straps into the jump seat for a unique jaunt around the Horn of Africa.

  • Issue #74
  • 14 min read
Hop, skip and jump
Business

Team captain

Whether it’s successfully running two global airlines, steering a crisis-hit media empire or chairing a major financial institution, Sir Rod Eddington takes leadership inspiration from sports and knows the business game inside out.

  • Issue #74
  • 6 min read
Team captain
Aviation

Short-haul solutions

The battle for orders in the single-aisle jet market is heating up as smaller manufacturers with all-new aeroplanes look to steal market share from Airbus and Boeing. We take a look at the top…

  • Film
  • 3 min watch
An airplane on the tarmac.

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