Collection of 67 issues covering the years 1965–1983 "AIR WORLD" – ESSO (Exxon International Corporation)

Collection of 67 issues covering the years 1965–1983 of AIR WORLD, the international aviation magazine published by Esso / Exxon International Corporation in New York. Produced for aviation professionals and industry leaders, the review documents the jet age, the emergence of wide-body aircraft, Concorde, major global airlines, and advances in aviation fuel technology during the pivotal years of modern aerospace development.

Corporate publications of this scope were printed in limited circulation and are seldom encountered as long, coherent series. This 67-issue archive represents a substantial and well-preserved documentary record of commercial and technical aviation history.

Offered as a complete lot.

Descriptif

“AIR WORLD” was an international aviation magazine published by Esso / Exxon International Corporation, issued in New York and distributed worldwide from the 1960s onward. Intended for aviation professionals, airlines, engineers, operators, and decision-makers in both civil and military aviation, the magazine covered global aeronautical developments, technological progress, major international airlines, industrial innovations, as well as advances in aviation fuels, lubricants, and energy research related to the aerospace sector.

Each issue included in-depth feature articles, technical studies written by industry specialists, historical reports, airline profiles, and the recurring section “Air World in Pictures.” The publication reflected ESSO’s active involvement in the development of aviation fuels and in applied energy research for the aviation industry during the jet age, the rise of wide-body aircraft, the Concorde era, and the oil crisis years.

Collection of 67 issues covering the years 1965–1983 represents a substantial and coherent archive from a key transitional period in global aviation history. The collection documents the evolution of major airlines, the introduction of aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and Concorde, technological breakthroughs, and the relationship between energy research and aeronautical progress.

Corporate aviation magazines of this quality and scope were produced in limited circulation and primarily distributed within professional networks. Complete and consistent runs are rarely offered on the market. For collectors, aviation historians, corporate archive specialists, and institutional buyers, this set constitutes both a documentary resource and a historical artifact of the global aviation industry.

Market positioning: similar long corporate aviation series typically achieve between 900 € and 1,400 € depending on condition and completeness. The asking price of 1,150 € reflects the coherence of the lot, the chronological continuity, and the documentary value of the 67-issue archive.

The offer is for the complete lot of 67 issues.

This 67-issue archive spans nineteen formative years in modern aviation history, from the consolidation of the jet age through the wide-body revolution and into the early 1980s. Such long and coherent corporate aviation series are seldom preserved intact and rarely offered on the market.

AIR WORLD était une revue internationale d’aviation publiée par Esso / Exxon International Corporation, éditée à New York et diffusée mondialement à partir des années 1960. Destinée aux professionnels du secteur aéronautique, aux compagnies aériennes, aux ingénieurs, aux exploitants et aux décideurs de l’aviation civile et militaire, la revue couvrait l’actualité aéronautique mondiale, les développements technologiques, les grandes compagnies internationales, les innovations industrielles ainsi que les avancées en matière de carburants, lubrifiants et recherche énergétique liées à l’aviation.

Chaque numéro comprenait des articles de fond, des études techniques signées par des spécialistes de l’industrie, des dossiers historiques, des portraits de compagnies aériennes et la rubrique “Air World in Pictures”. La publication reflétait l’implication d’ESSO dans le développement des carburants aéronautiques et dans la recherche énergétique appliquée à l’aviation durant l’âge du jet, l’essor des gros-porteurs, l’ère Concorde et les années de crise pétrolière.

Cette collection de 67 numéros couvrant la période 1965–1983 constitue un ensemble cohérent couvrant une période charnière de l’histoire de l’aviation mondiale. La collection documente l’évolution des grandes compagnies, l’introduction d’appareils majeurs tels que le Boeing 747 ou le Concorde, les avancées technologiques et les liens entre industrie énergétique et progrès aéronautique.

Les revues d’aviation corporate de cette qualité étaient diffusées en tirage limité et principalement réservées aux milieux professionnels. Les séries longues et cohérentes sont rarement proposées sur le marché.

Le positionnement à 1.150 € se justifie par la cohérence du lot, la continuité chronologique et la valeur documentaire de l’ensemble des 67 numéros.

Volume 17 – Number 5 – March/April 1965
Oil, Air and Communications …… p. 114
Fuels and Lubricants for the next Generation Aircraft—The Supersonic Transport by W. G. Dukek …… p. 119
Wide-Angle Reconnaissance …… p. 126
DC-9—Latest Addition to a Distinguished Family …… p. 128
A Sentimental Last Journey by Fred Fraser …… p. 134
National’s Jet Hangar …… p. 136
For Operation at Sea …… p. 137
An Arresting Story …… p. 138
On the Roof of Sweden …… p. 140

Volume 17 – Number 6 – May/June 1965
Wings of Lebanon—The Story of Middle East Airlines—from Rapides to Concordes by Roy Allen …… p. 142
Engine Rating System for Assessing the Performance of Synthetic Aviation Turbine Lubricants by R. F. Overhoff and J. P. Perry …… p. 147
Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines by Air Cdre. Allen Wheeler …… p. 156
Aerial Cable-Laying in New Zealand …… p. 161
The Story of US Coast Guard Aviation by Colonel Robert H. Rankin and Norman N. Rubin …… p. 162
Flight 324 to Pattani by John Gray …… p. 167

Volume 18 – Number 2 – September/October 1965
“Operation Bootstrap”—The Resurgence of Eastern Airlines …… p. 30
The Impact of Flight Operating Techniques upon Engine Maintenance Costs by S. L. Higginbottom and R. S. Stahr …… p. 35
For Emergencies at Zurich …… p. 39
BKS and the HS.748 …… p. 40
New Views of Short-Range Twins …… p. 42
Aircraft for the Surveyor by H. Arnold Karo …… p. 44
Helicopter Service …… p. 50
ALIA’s Royal Pilot …… p. 53
Chieftain AirBus by Les Edwards …… p. 54
Hovercraft in Norway …… p. 56

Volume 18 – Number 3 – November/December 1965
The 20th Century “Bandeirantes” …… p. 58
The Supersonic Situation—Why the SST? And How and When? by A. R. Ogston …… p. 64
Schreiner—Holland’s Largest Independent …… p. 72
Pipeline Patrol by Tom Weissmann …… p. 75
Controlling Nature from the Air by Charles E. Most …… p. 76
Bristol Fashion …… p. 80
A Mortician Takes to the Air …… p. 81
Supersonics in Holland by P. E. Stolp …… p. 82
Esso Workshop in London …… p. 84

Volume 18 – Number 4 – January/February 1966
Commuters’ Airlines—The Story of Allegheny Airlines …… p. 86
Extension of Drain Periods in Gas-Turbine Engines Using Improved Synthetic Lubricants by H. W. Reynolds Jr. …… p. 91
Taming Canada’s Winter Mantle by Tom Weissmann …… p. 100
Arctic Airline …… p. 104
Greenland Inaugurates Scheduled Helicopter Services …… p. 107
Furnishing is no Fun by Michael Denver …… p. 110
Helicopters Aid Man and Nature …… p. 112
Super Guppy …… p. 112

Volume 18 – Number 5 – March/April 1966
General Aviation: The Awakening Giant by David H. Scott …… p. 114
Small Aircraft, Big Business by Capt. Michael P. Sutton …… p. 117
NBAA Showcase 1965 …… p. 122
“Garage of the Air” …… p. 124
The Case for the Corporate Superjets by Barry Tully …… p. 128
General Aviation Goes International …… p. 132
Business Aircraft in Canada …… p. 135
The CBAA’s 1965 Convention …… p. 136
So You’re Talking Business Jets? …… p. 139
South America’s Largest General Aviation Base …… p. 139
Changes at IATA …… p. 140

Volume 18 – Number 6 – May/June 1966
Nepal’s Airline—The Story of the Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation …… p. 142
Factors Influencing Aircraft Turbine Engine Oil Drain Practices by Donald W. Bedell, Humble Oil & Refining Co. …… p. 148
DC-9 Into Service …… p. 153
RAeS 100 by Frank H. Smith, Royal Aeronautical Society …… p. 156
Helicopter Lift …… p. 158
Agricultural Aviation Congress …… p. 159
Airborne Clinics …… p. 160
Faroe Airways by C. C. Brunckhorst …… p. 162
Oil Hunting in Alaska …… p. 164
Long Distance Fair Exchange …… p. 166
Infra-red Fire Detection …… p. 167
Esso World-Wide …… p. 168

Volume 19 – Number 3 – November/December 1966
Canada’s National Airline by Harry McDougall …… p. 58
SST Propulsion Systems—Airline Operational and Economic Goals by N. R. Parmet and W. D. Sherwood …… p. 62
Last DC-6B Clipper out of Berlin …… p. 67
Air Taxi Enterprise …… p. 68
Farnborough ’66 …… p. 70
Hermann Geiger, Glacier Pilot and Alpine Life-Saver by Daphne C. C. Pochin Mould …… p. 72
By Aspen to Aspen …… p. 78
Catching up with the Business Jet by Capt. Michael P. Sutton …… p. 79
Aerospace History Enshrined …… p. 80
Esso Workshop in Lima …… p. 84

Volume 19 – Number 4 – January/February 1967
Keeping up with Jones — Twenty Years of Channel Airways …… p. 86
“Aircraft Fluids Fire Hazard” Symposium by W. G. Dukek, A. Beerbower and W. Philippoff, Esso Research and Engineering Company …… p. 91
SAS — Polar Pioneers by Erik J. Fris …… p. 100
Cargo on the Move …… p. 104
Operation Air Care — The Flying Doctor Service of East Africa …… p. 106
Japan’s Civil Aircraft on Show …… p. 110
Helicopter Pipe-Line Lift …… p. 111
Self-Service in Sweden …… p. 112

Volume 19 – Number 5 – March/April 1967
PIA — Progressive Airline — The Story of Pakistan International Airlines …… p. 114
Lubricity of Jet Fuels by J. K. Appeldoorn and W. G. Dukek, Esso Research and Engineering Company …… p. 118
The HFB Story …… p. 125
Aviation in Canada — Okanagan Helicopters by Les Edwards …… p. 128
Measuring Water Temperatures from the Air by William Dunstan …… p. 131
MEL AIR — Third-Level Airline by Neil A. MacDougall …… p. 133
General Aviation by Harry McDougall …… p. 134
Powerline Patrol by Tom Weissmann …… p. 137
United develop new de-icing technique …… p. 140

Volume 19 – Number 6 – May/June 1967
VARIG 40 — Two-Score Years of a Brazilian Way of Life by Peter Clegg …… p. 142
Meteorology and Supersonic Flight by R. F. Jones, Meteorological Office, Bracknell, Berkshire, England …… p. 148
Travelair — Europe’s Largest Aircraft Dealers …… p. 156
Corona Explored — Aviation’s contribution to Solar eclipse observations …… p. 158
Esso introduce new low-silhouette fueling vehicles at Le Bourget …… p. 160
Australian City-to-Airport Helicopter Service by Stanley Brogden …… p. 161
The First “Shiny” Retires — The Comet 2 in RAF Transport Command by Flight Lieutenant R. I. Campbell …… p. 162
The S-61 in Norway …… p. 165
Helikopter Service’s Special Operations …… p. 166
What is a Turbofan? …… p. 168

Volume 20 – Number 3 – November/December 1967
LAN-CHILE—going ahead at a giant’s pace …… p. 58
Air Cargo Terminal Development into 1980 by Hans M. Marx, Dortch Incorporated …… p. 63
Aerobatics in France by John Blake …… p. 69
Swissair’s DC-9 Training …… p. 72
Operation Co-operation …… p. 75
Lockheed’s Civil Jet …… p. 75
Serving the Regions—Mohawk Airlines by Harry McDougall …… p. 76
Belgium’s First General Aviation Show by Pierre Regout …… p. 80
Helicopter Icing Tests in Canada by Tom Weissmann …… p. 82
Aerobanco—Payroll from the Skies …… p. 83
Continental Elegance …… p. 84
Esso World-Wide …… Inside Back Cover

Volume 20 – Number 4 – January/February 1968
BRANIFF—bright, blithe and booming …… p. 86
Newest and Largest Aero-Engine Noise Research Facility …… p. 91
Up, up—and away! by Franklyn Peterson …… p. 97
737 testing, testing …… p. 102
Dornier 28 Crop Sprayer …… p. 106
New Zealand International …… p. 106
Helicopter Ship Landing Tests by Dr. Ing. Erwin Skubinna and Kurt Graf …… p. 107
The Supersonic Adventure Begins—Roll-out of Concorde 001 Prototype …… p. 110
You name it, we’ll freight it …… p. 112
Esso World-Wide …… Inside Back Cover

Volume 21 – Number 4 – January/February 1969
The Bristow Story (Bristow Helicopters Ltd.) …… p. 86
Operational Environment Requirements of the New Generation of Large Subsonic Jets by J. E. Steiner, Boeing Commercial Airplane Division …… p. 90
History perpetuated …… p. 95
Beating Oil Slicks—Corexit—a quick-acting, safe and proved chemical from the Esso laboratories …… p. 96
De-icing Runways from the Air—Big contracts for enterprising user of Esso’s Urea …… p. 97
Air World in Pictures …… p. 98
Lockheed’s Commercial Resurrection …… p. 100
The STOL approach …… p. 104
Modernising a Top-Dresser …… p. 106
Serving the Islands in the Sun—Leeward Islands Air Transport by Harry McDougall …… p. 108
Whirlybirds in Miniature …… p. 111
Back from Inceap Grave …… p. 112
Esso Italiana; Esso Global …… Inside Back Cover

Vol. 22 No. 1 – July/August 1969
KLM—the first half-century …… p. 2
Cleaner hydraulic fluids for aircraft systems by Sigrid Sandstrom, Svenska Esso AB …… p. 8
Flying Training, Western Style (Lufthansa) by Tom Cooper …… p. 13
Air World in Pictures …… p. 16
The Seven-League Boots of Flight Refuelling …… p. 18
Paris ’69 …… p. 22
The Great Atlantic Air Race …… p. 24
A Man before his Time (Richard Pearse) …… p. 26
Göte Lauffer, Jean Liné (Esso retirements) …… p. 28
Esso World-Wide …… Inside Back Cover

Vol. 22 No. 2 – September/October 1969
AVIANCA is Fifty—The oldest airline in the Americas …… p. 30
A Short History of Aviation Gasoline Development by Alexander R. Ogston, Esso International Inc. …… p. 35
Air Canada opens Cargo Terminal at London Heathrow …… p. 41
Air World in Pictures …… p. 42
Boeing—the BIG One …… p. 44
The Greatest Adventure (Apollo 11) by Kenneth W. Gatland …… p. 50
Quest for Quietness (Rolls-Royce RB.211) …… p. 52
How we made “The Battle of Britain” by Gp. Capt. T. G. “Hamish” Mahaddie …… p. 53
Esso World-Wide …… Inside Back Cover

Vol. 22 No. 3 – November/December 1969
Low Fare Magic—Pacific Southwest Airlines …… p. 58
A Short History of 30 years of Jet Fuel Developments from Whittle to Concorde by W. G. Dukek, Esso Research and Engineering Company …… p. 63
The New Ones …… p. 69
Air World in Pictures …… p. 70
Bright Future for China Airlines …… p. 72
Fokker 50 …… p. 76
Super Simulators for Superjets …… p. 81
Venez, Voyez, Volez! Belgium’s Third General Aviation Show by Pierre Regout …… p. 83
Esso World-Wide …… Inside Back Cover

Vol. 22 No. 4 – January/February 1970
Mighty United—The Story of United Air Lines …… p. 86
Royal Danish Air Force experiences with SOAP (Spectrometric Oil Analysis Programme) by E. R. Holtveg, Royal Danish Air Force …… p. 92
Aviation and the Arctic Oil Strike by Les Edwards …… p. 99
Air World in Pictures …… p. 102
Flying Fauna by Wellington Long …… p. 104
New life for a Douglas DC-2 …… p. 107
First Soft Ground Arrester Installed …… p. 108
A Man and his Airlines—The Story of Col. Joe Mackey by Hank Jones …… p. 110
Esso World-Wide …… Inside Back Cover

Volume 32 – Number 1 – 1980
Aviation in Indonesia by Warren H. Goodman …… p. 4
Gardensian Airways …… p. 5
Ukrainian—Indonesia’s Aircraft Manufacturer …… p. 8
Jakarta’s “Gates to the Sky” …… p. 10
London–Paris by Train and Plane by David Woolley …… p. 12
Engines for the Super 80 by J. Philip Geddes …… p. 14
A Fuel-Efficient Derivative …… p. 19
Progress in Fuel Efficiency Technology by Cornelius Driver …… p. 20
Putting Big Pieces Together …… p. 23
Air World in Pictures …… p. 26
LTU—An Unusual Charter Airline by Gottfried Hisscher …… p. 28
World-Wide Service …… p. 31

Volume 32 – Number 2 – 1980
Life Begins at Six for LAN-Chile by Warren H. Goodman …… p. 4
The First Russians to Fly by Alexander Grigoryev …… p. 8
Towards the Age of Energy Diversity by C. C. Carvin Jr. …… p. 11
Aerobatics by Jan W. Steenblik …… p. 13
Political Emission Reduction and Aircraft Gas Turbine Engines by Donald A. Pashash …… p. 19
General Aviation Aircraft for the 1990s by Marvion S. Shadrard …… p. 22
Okanagan Helicopters by Ronald A. Keith …… p. 26
Two-Way Drive Refueller at Bogotá …… p. 30
World-Wide Service …… p. 31

Volume 32 – Number 3 – 1980
USAir …… p. 4
Visitor to China by Sandford Brown …… p. 8
Design Trends in Very Large Aircraft by Roy H. Lange …… p. 12
Air World in Pictures …… p. 18
Tools of the Aerospace Trade …… p. 20
LOT—The Polish Airline by A. E. G. Davies …… p. 24
The Southernmost Airports by Warren H. Goodman …… p. 28
World-Wide Service …… p. 31

Volume 33 – Number 3 – 1981
ALM—Airline of the Dutch Caribbean by Mark Pearson …… p. 4
Chicago’s New Airport by Gardiner Dunough …… p. 8
The Time for Product Support by Warren H. Goodman …… p. 10
The Glass Cockpit by Frank M. Adams …… p. 16
How Many Seats in a 747? by Donna K. Henderson …… p. 19
International Balloon Fiesta by Dana K. Henderson …… p. 20
Transport Aircraft Engines—Problems and Progress by John A. Berge …… p. 24
Air Malta—Phase Two by John Scarlings …… p. 28
World-Wide Service …… p. 31

Volume 33 – Number 4 – 1981
SAS Pioneers Again by Douglas W. Norm …… p. 4
Transport Aircraft Engines—Problems and Progress by John A. Berge …… p. 8
Delta-Winged Aircraft in the 1930s by Alexander Lippisch …… p. 12
The World’s Largest Aircraft in the 1940s by William A. Schoenberg …… p. 16
Mach 3 Aircraft in the 1960s by Alexander Lippisch …… p. 20
Erosion Goes It Alone by Warren H. Goodman …… p. 24
Controlling ULDs by Peter Foster …… p. 27
Flight Academy—Modern Style by Mark Pearson …… p. 29
World-Wide Service …… p. 31

Volume 34 – Number 2 – 1982
Korean Air Lines by Norman Skarewicz …… p. 4
Space-Age Wind Tunnels by John Saar …… p. 8
Special Section: Centenary of Discovery
Fuel for Flight by Alexander R. Ogston …… p. 13
Exxon’s Early Aircraft by David B. Wims …… p. 16
World-Wide Service Over the Years by David B. Wims …… p. 18
Federal Express by David Woolley …… p. 21
Sikorsky the Innovator by Harvey H. Lippert …… p. 23
Air World in Pictures …… p. 26
The “Lindberghs” of Japan and Mexico by E. G. Davies …… p. 28
The Highest-Time Airliner by E. G. Davies …… p. 30
World-Wide Service …… p. 31

Volume 35 – Number 1 – 1983
SABENA by A. E. G. Davies …… p. 4
Air World in Pictures …… p. 10
Tall-Jets and Stations by William A. Schoenberg …… p. 13
200 Years of Civil Aircraft by Enzo Angelicci …… p. 14
The Remanufacturers by J. M. Ramsden …… p. 19
Austin Airways by Douglas W. Norm …… p. 24
Dick Mulhberger Retires …… p. 29
Chris Wren, 1908–1982 …… p. 30
World-Wide Service …… p. 31