Aviation
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Travel
Italy's Malpensa airport loses out to Rome, Taiwan's airline face turbulent times and Japan re-enters the regional aircraft market.
A head for flights
Turkey’s aviation market is growing faster than China’s. Turkish Airlines is turning Istanbul into a hub to rival Dubai, with CEO Temel Kotil explaining how Turkish hospitality has been key to his success.
Cabin fever
Singapore Airlines has introduced its new Airbus A380 on the Singapore to London route, upping the ante with new inflight amenities and a best-in-business-class seat for the long-haul schlep.
Expo 12: Airs apparent
There's a global shortage of pilots. That's why business has taken off at Moncton Flight College in Canada, where students from China and Mongolia train to become commercial airline captains.
Smooth landing
After 15 years, Heathrow's Terminal 5 is ready. In Singapore, the new T3 at Changi has also opened. Monocle travels to London and Singapore to bench test both of the new airport terminals.
The flight watch
At London's Gatwick airport, police are relying on unlikely weapons to protect the travel hub from terror threats: plane-spotters and local farmers. Monocle reports on a community-based response to a global problem.
Business
Anyone in Russia's far east wanting to fly to the US must travel across Eurasia. But a Russian airline plans to launch the first trans-Pacific route to the States this summer.
Fight or flight
The future of Berlin’s Tempelhof airport is uncertain. As campaigners mount a final bid to rescue the symbolic site, its salvation could be the rising number of executive jets.
