To be fair cavsg, I think both magazines target different
sectors, AW tends to go after the people in the industry as its
readership while AFM is after the aviation enthusiasts. Hence AW's
focus on getting the scoops while AFM focus on the less technical
aspect and more on photos.
As for newsstand price, I might be speculating, but I would assume
that the number of pics in each publication might be a factor.
Speaking from the experience of doing commissioned work for such
magazines, the payscale per printed pic vs text is in a different
class.