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 ...

Flying was on hand last week to witness the first official flight of the Junkers F13 replica in Zurich, Switzerland. The near-exact copy of the first all-metal commercial airplane was built by German ...

The Rimowa luggage company’s replica of an air-travel classic takes to the sky. It has been 65 years since a Junkers F13 was in active service, but a replica of the aircraft, the Rimowa F13 ...

Rimowa, a maker of high-end suitcases in Germany that has been in business since the late 1800s, threw a lavish, Golden Age of Aviation-themed party at the Dubendorf Airfield outside Zurich, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Dieter Morszeck shows off his newly built Junkers F13 at a recent airshow. For his replica, Mr. Morszeck sourced aircraft aluminum made in 1906 by German metallurgist Alfred Wilm. Photo: Sara Stathas ...

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.

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 ...