''Flight International'' is a monthly
magazine
A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...
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",
it is the world's oldest continuously published aviation news magazine.
''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
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.
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''.
[Guide To British Industrial History: Biographies: ''Stanley Spooner''"]
Retrieved 18 July 2018. From around 1900 the journal had a separate section relating to aviation and aeronautical matters. The 5 April 1908 issue of ''The Automotor Jornal'' included a diagram of patent drawings of a plane made by the
Wright Brothers.
["Back To The Beginning"]
''Flight''. 28 October 1948. p. 506. Retrieved 20 July 2018. Stanley kept in contact with them via his friend
Griffith Brewer.
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''.
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).
[Bruce 1982, p. 133] In April 1934, ''Flight'' was acquired by
Iliffe & Sons, who were proprietors and printers of technical magazines, one of which included ''
Autocar''. On 4 January 1962 the magazine was renamed ''Flight International''.
In August 2019, ''Flight International'' and its associated divisions (except analytics and consulting divisions, which were retained by
RELX
RELX plc (pronounced "Rel-ex") is a British multinational information and analytics company headquartered in London, England. Its businesses provide scientific, technical and medical information and analytics; legal information and analytics; ...
as Cirium) were sold to
DVV Media Group. In September 2020, ''Flight International'' switched from a weekly to monthly publication.
[Hoyle, Craig. "Comment: Welcome to the new-look Flight". ''Flight International'', September 2020, Vol. 197, No. 5749. p. 7. ]
See also
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FlightGlobal
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Aviation Week & Space Technology
''Aviation Week & Space Technology'', often abbreviated ''Aviation Week'' or ''AW&ST'', is the flagship magazine of the Aviation Week Network. The weekly magazine is available in print and online, reporting on the aerospace, defense and aviati ...
, a similar aerospace sector industry magazine
Notes
References
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External links
DVV Media International''Flight'' archives Flightglobal.com(snapshot of site from December 2012)
Archived Flight International magazineson the
Internet Archive
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