Destinworld Publishing has made the bold claim that their latest title is the most useful book for the spotter in decades.

Most spotters who log aircraft today are offered books and databases on aircraft operated by airlines, production lists of certain types, or lists of wrecked aircraft in a few select countries. However, here we have a new book that offers the spotter a complete guide to the locations and conditions of over 20,000 airframes.

The Out of Production List – Western Jet Airliners is a no-nonsense, up-to-date guide to airliners no longer in production. It features a full production list for each type, split into sub-types, and lists current and previous registrations, markings, and location. Most importantly it lists the condition of the aircraft, whether it is still active, stored, preserved in a museum, written off, or merely a cockpit section in someone’s back yard.

Over 35 airliner types are included in the book, each with a full registration cross reference and handy tick boxes for the spotter to mark up their logs.

Destinworld Publishing’s Director Matt Falcus states “Producing this book has been a mammoth undertaking, but our researchers have come up trumps with what we believe is the most useful book for the spotter in decades.”

Take the best aspects of JP Airline Fleets, Wrecks & Relics, and Survivors, and you’ll come close to this book. For spotters with gaps in their logs, Out of Production List – Western Jet Airliners is your one-stop resource for locating whatever remains of the airframes you need.

The book is available from May 2009 through good aviation stockists, Amazon, Borders and Destinworld’s website.