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How flying offers new perspectives on the planet
Other kids had posters of bands on their walls, I preferred flight decks
Mark Vanhoenacker bids farewell to the jet that made him fall in love with aviation
As a part-time co-pilot, Willem-Alexander gains an insight into his subjects’ lives
As a 747 pilot he is constantly shuttling travellers around the globe, but where does Mark Vanhoenacker go when he has time to himself?
What is it like to be at the controls of a 747 while everyone else is celebrating Christmas?
Pilot Mark Vanhoenacker explains why he never flies without two handwritten pages in Lithuanian
Tom Robbins picks his books of the year so far
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