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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | December 1980 |
| Founder | Richard Cox |
| Headquarters | Stamford, England |
Area served | UK |
Key people | Adrian Cox Chief Executive |
| Products | Aviation, rail, bus and modelling publications |
Number of employees | c.110 |
| Subsidiaries | Key Publishing Spain |
| Website | www |
Key Publishing is a magazine publishing company specialising in aviation titles, based inStamford, Lincolnshire, England.
Airliner World was launched in 1999. In 2005 it launchedAirports of the World,[1] and in the same year it boughtPC Pilot (originally launched in 1999), the world's best sellingflight simulation magazine.[citation needed]
In October 2009, Key Publishing bought Spain's leading aviation magazineAvion Revue, and its Latin American (Mexico and Argentina) editions,[2] formerly owned by Motor Presse - Ibérica (a division of Europe's largest publishing firm -Gruner + Jahr). This magazine, along withAvion & Piloto, is published by Key Publishing Spain.
In March 2010, it bought the titleAviation News,[3] which is Britain's longest established monthly aviation journal.Airfix Model World launched on 4 November 2010,[4] in partnership withAirfix.
In March 2012, Key Publishing acquired several magazines previously published byIan Allan Publishing. Titles includedModern Railways,Railways Illustrated,Vintage Roadscene,Hornby Magazine,Combat Aircraft,Classic Aircraft, andBuses.[5][6]
As well as its core titles, it produces one-off titles for organisations such as theRoyal Air Force. It produces the directories for theSociety of British Aircraft Companies and theBritish Aviation Group. It produces the souvenir programme for theFarnborough Airshow.[citation needed]
The following are publications of Key Publishing:[7]
It is sited on theA6121 in the very north of Stamford, not far from the former Stamford branch of theGreat Northern Railway and theRiver Gwash (a tributary of theRiver Welland).