Key Publishing is a magazine publishing company specialising in aviation titles, based in

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, England.

History

'' Airliner World'' was launched in 1999. In 2005 it launched ''

Airports of the World ''Airports of the World'' is a bi-monthly magazine which looks at the people and companies that make up many of the world's airports. The headquarters is in Stamford, Lincolnshire. History and profile The first issue of ''Airports of the Magazine ...

'', and in the same year it bought ''PC Pilot'' (originally launched in 1999), the world's best selling

flight simulation A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and the environment in which it flies, for pilot training, design, or other purposes. It includes replicating the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they rea ...

magazine. In October 2009, Key Publishing bought Spain's leading aviation magazine ''Avion Revue'', and its Latin American (Mexico and Argentina) editions, formerly owned by Motor Presse - Ibérica (a division of Europe's largest publishing firm -

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). This magazine, along with ''Avion & Piloto'', is published by Key Publishing Spain. In March 2010, it bought the title ''

Aviation News ''Aviation News'' is a British aviation magazine covering current military and civil aviation topics. It was first published in 1972 and is currently published by Key Publishing Ltd. History and profile The magazine was founded in 1972 as a fort ...

''. ''Aviation News'' is Britain's longest established monthly aviation journal. ''Airfix Model World'' launched on 4 November 2010, in partnership with

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. In March 2012, Key Publishing acquired several magazines previously published by

Ian Allan Publishing Ian Allan Publishing was an English publisher, established in 1942, which specialised in transport books. It was founded by Ian Allan. In 1942 Ian Allan, then working in the public relations department for the Southern Railway at Waterloo st ...

. Titles included ''

Modern Railways ''Modern Railways'' is a British monthly magazine covering the rail transport industry which was published by Ian Allan until March 2012, and Key Publishing since then. It has been published since 1962. The magazine was originally based in She ...

'', ''

Railways Illustrated ''Railways Illustrated'' is a British monthly railway magazine. Inside there is detail of news, stock changes, tours, and more. It is aimed at railway enthusiasts. Founded in 2003 by Ian Allan Publishing, it was published by Key Publishing ...

'', ''Vintage Roadscene'', ''Hornby Magazine'', ''Combat Aircraft'', ''Classic Aircraft'', and ''

Buses A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...

''.

Products

As well as its core titles, it produces one-off titles for organisations such as the

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...

. It produces the directories for the Society of British Aircraft Companies and the

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. It produces the souvenir programme for the

Farnborough Airshow The Farnborough Airshow, officially the Farnborough International Airshow, is a trade exhibition for the aerospace and defence industries, where civilian and military aircraft are demonstrated to potential customers and investors. Since its fir ...

Titles

The following are publications of Key Publishing:Portfolio
Key Publishing

Websites

Key.AeroKey Model WorldAirForces DailyAirForces IntelligenceKey Shop

Structure

It is sited on the A6121 in the very north of Stamford, not far from the former Stamford branch of the Great Northern Railway and the

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(a tributary of the

River Welland The River Welland is a lowland river in the east of England, some long. It drains part of the Midlands eastwards to The Wash. The river rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market ...

References

External links

* {{Official website, www.keypublishing.com
Special publications (one-offs)

Aviation forums

AirForces Intelligence

Key Aero
1980 establishments in England Companies based in Stamford, Lincolnshire Publishing companies established in 1980 Magazine publishing companies of the United Kingdom Mass media in Lincolnshire Publishing companies of the United Kingdom South Kesteven District