Key Publishing
{{Short description|Magazine publishing company}}
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| founder = Richard Cox
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| key_people = Adrian Cox
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| products = Aviation, rail, bus and modelling publications
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Key Publishing is a magazine publishing company specialising in aviation titles, based in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.
History
Airliner World was launched in 1999. In 2005 it launched Airports of the World,[http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/rss/511663/Key-launches-major-title-airport-industry/ Media Week 2005] and in the same year it bought PC Pilot (originally launched in 1999), the world's best selling flight simulation magazine.{{cn|date=October 2021}}
In October 2009, Key Publishing bought Spain's leading aviation magazine Avion Revue, and its Latin American (Mexico and Argentina) editions,[http://www.inpublishing.co.uk/news/articles/key_acquires_avion_revue.aspx InPublishing October 2009] formerly owned by Motor Presse - Ibérica (a division of Europe's largest publishing firm - Gruner + Jahr). This magazine, along with Avion & Piloto, is published by Key Publishing Spain.
In March 2010, it bought the title Aviation News,{{Cite web |url=http://www.aviation-news.co.uk/view_news.asp?ID=1690 |title=Aviation News |access-date=15 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722055849/http://www.aviation-news.co.uk/view_news.asp?ID=1690 |archive-date=22 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} which is Britain's longest established monthly aviation journal. Airfix Model World launched on 4 November 2010,[http://www.airfix.com/latest-news/archive/2010/8/18/key-publishing-launches-airfix-model-world/ Airfix Model World] in partnership with Airfix.
In March 2012, Key Publishing acquired several magazines previously published by Ian Allan Publishing. Titles included Modern Railways, Railways Illustrated, Vintage Roadscene, Hornby Magazine, Combat Aircraft, Classic Aircraft, and Buses.{{cn|date=October 2021}}
Products
As well as its core titles, it produces one-off titles for organisations such as the Royal Air Force. It produces the directories for the Society of British Aircraft Companies and the British Aviation Group. It produces the souvenir programme for the Farnborough Airshow.{{cn|date=October 2021}}
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File:Spitfire IIA P7350.jpg magazines on aviation topics such as the Battle of Britain ]]
The following are publications of Key Publishing:[http://www.keypublishing.com/portfolio/ Portfolio] Key Publishing
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- Aeroplane
- AIR International
- Airfix Model World
- AirForces Monthly
- Airliner World
- Airports International
- Airports of the World
- Air Traffic Management
- Aviao Revue
- Aviation News
- Avion & Piloto
- Avion Revue Internacional, España
- Avion Revue Internacional, Latino America
- Bowls International
- Britain at War
- Britain's Buses
- Buses
- Classic Land Rover
- Classic Military Vehicle
- Combat Aircraft Monthly
- FlyPast
- Hornby Magazine
- Military Machines International
- Modern Locomotives Illustrated
- Modern Railways
- PC Pilot
- Vintage Roadscene}}
Websites
- [http://www.key.aero/ Key.Aero]
- [http://www.keymodelworld.com Key Model World]
- [http://www.airforcesdaily.com/ AirForces Daily]
- [http://www.airforcesintel.com/ AirForces Intelligence]
- [http://shop.keypublishing.com Key Shop]
Structure
It is sited on the A6121 in the very north of Stamford, not far from the former Stamford branch of the Great Northern Railway and the River Gwash (a tributary of the River Welland).
References
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External links
- {{Official website|www.keypublishing.com}}
- [http://specials.keypublishing.com Special publications (one-offs)]
- [http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/index.php Aviation forums]
- [http://www.airforcesintel.com AirForces Intelligence]
- [http://www.key.aero Key Aero]
Category:1980 establishments in England
Category:Companies based in Stamford, Lincolnshire
Category:Publishing companies established in 1980
Category:Magazine publishing companies of the United Kingdom
Category:Mass media in Lincolnshire