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Published May 2023, 208 pages, 20 black & white photographs, hardcover, 6" x 9"
No airliner in the history of commercial aviation has had a more profound effect than the Douglas DC-3. It was reliable, easy to maintain and carried passengers in greater comfort than ever before. Its origins stem from a design by the Douglas Aircraft Co
Other books have charted the VC10 in airline life, but this book blends that story with a well-researched tale of corporate and political power play. It asks; just what lay behind the sales failure of the VC1O?
Politics played an important part of cours
Published February 2023, 144 pages, 150 colour and black & white photographs, hardcover, 9" x 9"
Sam Chui is one of the world’s best-known aviation and travel personalities, known for his million-hit vlogs and pioneering photography. The book series Air was born out of passion and devotion to aviation. This, the fourth, is dedicated to one plane, whe
Concise visual history of Boeing's first jetliner.
Published March 2021, 280 pages, all colour photographs, softcover, 5.5" x 8" inches
Published April 2022, 286 pages, 18 black & white and 15 colour photographs, 5 line drawings, bibliography, softcover, 6 1/4 inches x 9 1/4 inches
First flown in 1982, the Boeing 757 was an impressive accomplishment. The aircraft was fast, quiet, and fuel efficient while still exhibiting stellar takeoff, climb, and landing performance. Hear firsthand accounts from the leaders of the 757 program who
The book series Air was born as a result of Sam Chui's passion and devotion to aviation. Air3, the third in the series, maintains Sam's aviation trademark of using helicopter camera-ships to photograph airliners in action, and this instalment sees Miami,
By producing the A300—the first twin-jet, wide-body airliner in the world—the European Airbus consortium succeeded in joining the league of leading aircraft makers. The path was both rocky and exciting. Filled with detailed text, including historical, tec
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 three-engine jet is one of the most distinctive wide-bodied aircraft and since the early 1970s has been operated by many airlines on medium- and long-distance routes throughout the world. Successfully flying passenger service f
The Airbus A380 was initially designed and developed in order to provide a contender to the Boeing's growing monopoly of the skies in the biggest large-aircraft market in the world. Ambitious in design, the undertaking seemed mammoth. Yet scores of aviati
This is the story of Charlottetown native, Carl F. Burke, who went from selling radios in a hardware store for $12.00 an hour to founding Maritime Central Airways, acquiring Nordair and becoming one of Canada's most successful aviation entrepreneurs.
Following the life of this aircraft from its initial inception to the delivery of the first production models, this book begins with Boeing's initial thoughts concerning a new wide-body transport, how the original concept changes over a period of months o
With his hugely successful commercial aircraft, including the legendary DC-3, founder Donald W. Douglas led his company to the forefront of aircraft manufacturers starting in the 1930s. “Depend on Douglas” was the company motto, and the company founder st
Published May 2023, 144 pages, 145 colour and black & white photographs, hardcover, 9" x 9"
BAC One-Eleven: Historic Commercial Aircraft Series: HCAS: Volume 9 softcover
Published August 2023, 96 pages, black & white and colour photographs, softcover, 9 3/4 inches x 7 inches
Boeing Stratocruiser and 707: Historic Commercial Aircraft Series: HCAS: Volume 12 softcover
Published August 2023, 96 pages, black & white and colour photographs, softcover, 9 3/4 inches x 7 inches
Flying Tigers Memories is a collaboration between aviation historian Guy Van Herbruggen, the Flying Tiger Line Pilots Association, the Flying Tigers Club, and author Charles Kennedy. It is an essential companion to the DC-8 & The Flying Tiger Line and Tig
This book charts the development and service history of the Antonov design bureau's heavy transport aircraft. In the late 1950s, the Antonov design bureau began developing the An-22 heavy military transport, intended to carry 50 tons
Between 1967 and 1997 Keith Spragg progressed from the greenest new co-pilot on a piston-engined Vickers Viking to a fully qualified jet captain. He then went on to become an experienced pilot trainer and examiner. The story of that journey, told in I Hav
This book provides many fascinating insights into a part of the aviation industry which is not often in the spotlight, the world of international heavy lift aviation. It also tells the story of challenging journey the airline company has made...…..
Dobson (politics, U. College of Swansea, Wales) traces the course of reform in commercial airline policy over the past quarter century and analyzes how it has affected competition and the industry in general.............