Air Enthusiast

For the 1971–1974 magazine of the same name, see Air International.

Air Enthusiast was a British, bi-monthly, aviation magazine, published by the Key Publishing group. Initially begun in 1974 as Air Enthusiast Quarterly, the magazine was conceived as a historical adjunct to Air International magazine. Air International was (and remains) involved with current aviation topics and the Quarterly concerned itself with historical matters.

Air Enthusiast

Editor	William Green and Gordon Swanborough (1974–1990) Ken Ellis (1991–2007)
Categories	Military aircraft Aviation
Frequency	Bi-monthly
Founded	1974
Final issue Number	Sep-Oct 2007 #131
Company	Finescroll Ltd. (May 1974–1989) Tri-Service Press (May 1989–1990) Key Publishing Ltd. (May 1991–2007)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Website	www.airenthusiast.com (archive index)
ISSN	0143-5450

Each issue contained 80 pages; as a result certain articles were divided and each part appeared over a number of issues. Air Enthusiast was illustrated with colour and black-and-white photos, diagrams, profiles and three-view drawings. Earlier issues featured cutaway drawings, but these were dropped. The articles provided detail for varieties of aircraft and events.

The magazine was published by three publishing companies and changed editors once, with William Green and Gordon Swanborough as joint editors for 16 years and Ken Ellis as the sole editor for the final 16 years.^[1]

The magazine ceased publishing with issue #131 (September/October 2007), becoming part of Air International magazine.^[2][3]

See also

• Aeroplane—British magazine covering aviation history and preservation
• Flight International—contemporary aviation magazine
• FlyPast—British magazine covering heritage and historic aviation