Flight International
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Flight International, formerly Flight, is a monthly magazine focused on aerospace. Published in the United Kingdom and founded in 1909 as "A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport",[1] it is the world's oldest continuously published aviation news magazine.[2]
Flight International is published by DVV Media Group. Competitors include Jane's Information Group and Aviation Week. Former editors of, and contributors include H. F. King, Bill Gunston, John W. R. Taylor and David Learmount.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
History
The founder and first editor of Flight was Stanley Spooner. He was also the creator and editor of The Automotor Journal, originally titled The Automotor Journal and Horseless Vehicle.[3] From around 1900 the journal had a separate section relating to aviation and aeronautical matters. The 5 April 1908 issue of The Automotor Journal included a diagram of patent drawings of a plane made by the Wright brothers.[4] Stanley kept in contact with them via his friend Griffith Brewer.[3][5][6] Eventually, Spooner decided that a journal focused solely on matters relating to flying should be published—and so, Flight magazine was established as an offshoot of The Automotor Journal.[1][4]
Claiming to be the first aeronautical weekly in the world, Flight first appeared on 2 January 1909 as the official journal of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom (later the Royal Aero Club).[1] In April 1934, Flight was acquired by Iliffe & Sons, who were proprietors and printers of technical magazines, one of which included Autocar.[7][8] On 4 January 1962, the magazine was renamed Flight International.[1] In October 1968, Aeroplane: The International Air Transport Journal—commonly known as Aeroplane—merged with its sister publication, Flight International.[9]
In August 2019, Flight International and its associated divisions (except analytics and consulting divisions, which were retained by RELX as Cirium) were sold to DVV Media Group.[10] In September 2020, Flight International switched from a weekly to monthly publication.[11][12]
See also
- Aviation Week & Space Technology, a similar aerospace sector industry magazine
- FlightGlobal
Notes
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- ↑ a b c d Bruce 1982, p. 133
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- ↑ a b "Grace's Guide To British Industrial History: Biographies: Stanley Spooner". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ a b "Back To The Beginning". Flight. 28 October 1948. p. 506. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ↑ "Grace's Guide To British Industrial History: 1903 Automotor Index". Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ "Grace's Guide To British Industrial History: 1901–1902 Automotor Index". Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ "Flight International: Publishing History". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ "Aircraft Journal"/Sheffield Independent – Monday 9 April 1934 p.1. Retrieved 19 July 2018 via: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk: Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited.
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- ↑ Announcing a new era for Flight International Flight International 28 July 2020 page 10
- ↑ Hoyle, Craig. "Comment: Welcome to the new-look Flight". Flight International, September 2020, Vol. 197, No. 5749. p. 7. Template:Catalog lookup linkScript error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".Script error: No such module "check isxn".
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References
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External links
- DVV Media International
- Flight archives Flightglobal.com
- Aerospace illustrations ("cutaways") on Flight International's website (snapshot of site from December 2012)
- Archived Flight International magazines on the Internet Archive