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. Eventually, Spooner decided that a journal focused solely on matters relating to flying should be published—and so,
Flight magazine was established as an offshoot of
The Automotor Journal. In April 1934,
Flight was acquired by
Iliffe & Sons, who were proprietors and printers of technical magazines, one of which included
Autocar. On 4 January 1962, the magazine was renamed
Flight International. In August 2019,
Flight International and its associated divisions (except analytics and consulting divisions, which were retained by
RELX as Cirium) were sold to
DVV Media Group. In September 2020,
Flight International switched from a weekly to monthly publication, in January 2025 to quarterly publication. Since the end of 2025, publishing a printed version of
Flight International has been completely discontinued after 117 years of existence. ==See also==