Flight International
magazine
Flight International, formerly Flight, is a quarterly 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"; as of November 2025 it was the world's oldest continuously published printed aviation news magazine.
Flight International is published by DVV Media Group. Competitors include Jane's Information Group and Aviation Week & Space Technology. Former editors of, and contributors include H. F. King, Bill Gunston, John W. R. Taylor and David Learmount.
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. 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. Stanley kept in contact with them via his friend Griffith Brewer.
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