After the closure of the Air Force base in the late 1960s, the site was transformed into an airport. In 2017, companies like ...

In 1916, when a German infantryman named Paul Klee turned out to be a highly skilled artist, his sergeant shipped him off to Oberschleissheim air field, near Munich, to paint repaired aircraft.

This unique approach to aircraft liveries has seen Air New Zealand be the only airline worldwide that operates the same aircraft in black and white.

“In some cases, like aerospace painting — which is a very specialized skill — companies are so desperate for skilled labor that we’re sharing employees. Someone will work here in the ...