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Radio

The Golden Age of Aviation - In-flight fashion

2 May 2019

With the help of Laudomia Pucci, we learn about the space-age cabin-crew uniforms that her father, Emilio Pucci, designed for Braniff in the 1960s. We also meet Hawaiian Airlines’ first female pilot, who also led the first…

Radio

The Golden Age of Aviation - Design icons

31 May 2019

Meet the Californian with a major collection of Pan Am memorabilia, discover the significance of Canada’s Gander International Airport as a beacon of mid-century design and find out why Alitalia is an icon of the skies.

Film

Singapore Airshow 2014

17 February 2014

The biennial Singapore Airshow is a magnet for the world’s most important aerospace companies, all of them eager to sell to the high-flying Asia-Pacific market. Monocle got strapped in to gauge the state of a soaring ind…

Film

Paris Air Show 2013

24 June 2013

The 50th year of the Paris Air Show was defined by the optimism of an industry looking skywards. Monocle attended to meet the business high-flyers.

Film

All Nippon Airways 787

5 December 2011

In early November All Nippon Airways became the first operator of the new Boeing 787, a carbon composite airplane that promises lower operating costs and some interesting developments in cabin technology. Monocle's Gabriel…

Film

Singapore Airshow 2012

23 February 2012

The Singapore Airshow has become one of the premier exhibitions of military hardware and defence technology in the world. The event is a key focal point for a booming Asian aerospace market across commercial and executive…

Film

EBACE

21 January 2011

The private flight market is still waiting for a real recovery but no one has given up yet. At the annual private aviation exhibition EBACE, representatives from every corner of the market pushed their products and talked…

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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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Krohn prince

20 January 2011

Claus Krohn, the 77-year-old founder of Krohn Air in Norway, is far from retiring from the skies.

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Blue-sky thinking

17 October 2009

Viking Air, a small parts manufacturer from British Columbia, had never even thought about building aeroplanes, but when the firm acquired the licences for de Havilland’s discontinued but adored sea and bush planes, the…

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Less is more

18 August 2011

Monocle tours Korean Air’s A380, which marks a new milestone for the company. The interior design proves that keeping things simple is best, while business and first class put the spark back into travel.

Film

ABACE

3 April 2012

Private aviation in China is in its infancy compared to North America and Europe. But demand is growing and this year's Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) in Shanghai saw an industry kicking in to high…

Film

Farnborough Air Show 2010

23 July 2010

It was good news in general for the airline industry as the 2010 Farnborough Air Show took place this week – coming on the heels of the International Air Transport Association’s prediction that the industry would turn a…

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Radical departure

17 May 2018

To create an aircraft cabin and transit lounge to suit the longest of all long hauls, Qantas turned to an innovative designer prepared to go the extra mile.

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