When Rimowa’s replica Junkers F13 plane took off from a grassy airstrip in Dübendorf, Switzerland, on September 15, it was the culmination of a seven-year endeavor to resurrect the historic aircraft ...

The first all-metal commercial plane—Junkers F13—took its inaugural flight in 1919 and revolutionized travel. Lightweight and able to fly long distances, the single-engine six-seater was considered an ...

Rimowa (a 117-year-old German luggage manufacturer) has built a stunning modern replica of the historic Junkers F13 airplane, which was built by the Germans at the end of World War I (and named for ...

OSHKOSH — One of the unusual sights at EAA AirVenture Tuesday was the unveiling of the rebuilt Junkers F13. The original plane was developed in Germany at the end of World War I, and was the world's ...

The Junkers F13, an aircraft that was designed nearly 100 years ago and last flew in the Sixties, has flown again thanks to luxury luggage company Rimowa and its aviation-loving CEO Dieter Morszeck.

The Rimowa luggage company’s replica of an air-travel classic takes to the sky. The German aircraft designer Hugo Junkers launched the original F13 in 1919 as the first all-metal passenger aircraft.

Flying and suitcases go hand in hand, so it makes sense that the German luxury luggage brand Rimowa has added an airplane to its arsenal of goods. But instead of designing a sleek contemporary craft ...

From Issue Three of the Gear Patrol Magazine. Discounted domestic shipping + 15% off in the GP store for new subscribers. Nearly a century ago, the Junkers F13 took flight as the first all-metal ...

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Few aircraft tick both the boxes marked “significant historic” and “new production,” but Swiss-based Junkers Flugzeugwerke’s EBACE exhibit is a notable exception. The world’s first all-metal transport ...