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Hitting heights

20 October 2016

Home to aircraft manufacturers, suppliers and associations, Montréal is a leading centre of aviation. At the forefront is Bombardier, whose new C Series planes will benefit the whole of Québec province – not to mention…

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Flying in style

17 October 2013

Gander International Airport in Canada was once the largest and most stylish airport in the world, where locals mingled with celebrities. Today it faces a battle to hold on to its glamorous reputation – and its passenger…

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Pacific fleet: Fiji Airways

17 January 2013

The Fijian national carrier returns to its roots this year with a change of name that harks back to its pioneering days. But the airline’s fleet upgrade shows that its focus is also very much on the future.

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Mountain props

17 February 2011

It might have only three turboprop aircraft, but airA!ps is a unique way to drop into South Tyrol, high up in the Italian Alps.

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To russia with love

17 October 2008

Following this summer’s Georgian war, breakaway territory Abkhazia has been recognised as independent by Russia and Nicaragua. Limited diplomatic credibility hasn’t stopped it wanting the trappings of statehood: it hopes…

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This is the way

17 March 2008

Schiphol, JFK and now Frankfurt airports have all turned to one Dutch designer to create the perfect signage systems. Paul Mijksenaar tells Monocle about his crusade to take the art of wayfinding in a new direction.

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Smooth landing

17 February 2008

Plans for a Terminal 5 at Heathrow were unveiled in 1993. Fifteen years and €5.6bn later, the largest single-span structure in the UK is ready. In Singapore, meanwhile, the new T3 at Changi has also opened its departure…

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Briefing business

17 June 2007

Why it's good to fall asleep on Wall Street, plus Greenland's aviation capital.

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Space plane

17 June 2007

He’s one of the world’s greatest product designers, but Marc Newson’s career is really taking off with the news just announced that he is designing a space plane for Eads Astrium. Planned to be ready for 2011, it will raise…

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Iceberg hunters

22 December 2016

Monocle Films meets the little-known International Ice Patrol that is keeping ships safe as they navigate Atlantic waters.

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Hop, skip and a jump

15 May 2014

There are few scheduled flights that make more than one stop these days (let alone three) but African Express is making a business and a brand operating one of the last milk runs in civil aviation. Our man in Africa straps…

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Flying the flag

21 February 2019

France’s aerospace industry is in rude health – so how do airlines and manufacturers on the ground keep hitting the heights?

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The Golden Age of Aviation - Is the future supersonic?

13 June 2019

We discuss the highs and lows of the groundbreaking supersonic technology for commercial aviation that emerged in the late 1960s, as Concorde and the Tupolev Tu-144 took flight. Plus: the perks of travelling faster than the…

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Blue-sky thinker

17 May 2018

An aeronautical eureka moment helped Michimasa Fujino relaunch the stalled Honda Aircraft project – and its HA-420 is now the private-aviation industry’s most sought-after jet.

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Air fair

15 September 2014

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.

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Observation

24 January 2014

Tyler Brûlé hopes 2014 heralds a return to the days of connected air travel run by people who respond to their customers’ needs

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