A history of the Boeing 727 from its first flight 30 years ago to cessation of production ten years ago, in the MODERN CIVIL AIRCRAFT series.

Boeing 727 (Modern Civil Aircraft Series : No 13)

Engineering & Transportation

Gilchrist, Peter

Transportation

Plymouth Pr Ltd

Pictures and descriptions of Japans commercial airliners

Skyliners 3: A Journey to Asia

Hamlin, George W.

This unique publication captures most of the color schemes applied by the early 747's many and varied operators over three decades and is a superb visual record of the Classic 747, featuring top-quality images including many air-to-air. Each full-page photo (no gutter spreads) is carefully captioned with an informative text.

Boeing 747-100/200 Incamera

Henderson, Scott

Seventy years after predecessor American Airways was fashioned from a hodgepodge of struggling, independent air-mail contractors, American Airlines enters the new century as one of the world's leading air carriers. With a modern fleet of distinctive "silverbirds" serving cities across the United States and overseas, American is a giant in every sense of the word -- in people, equipment and routes. It enters the 21st century bolstered by solid profitability, a far-ranging route network and a long-term agreement with Boeing to keep its fleet updated with the most advanced jetliners. American Eagle, a commuter affiliate grown into a huge airline in its own right, helps extend the company's reach. So do oneworld and other alliances that permit AA agents to ticket travelers to destinations around the planet. The story of American's evolution is told in a colorfully illustrated, large-format book with 440 rare photos, classic advertisements and memorabilia on nearly 300 pages. It celebrates the men and women -- pilots, mechanics, dispatchers, flight attendants, agents, ramp workers and managers -- who through the years have defied the odds to make AA not only a survivors, but a leader. As the book explains, today's success is a far cry from the outlook in the early 1930s. Assembled under the banner of an opportunistic holding company called the Aviation Corporation, American was handicapped by a duke's mixture of aircraft flying routes that never quite linked up. As losses soared faster than its underpowered flying machines, AA's very survival seemed in doubt. Happily, the company was blessed with visionary leaders and with dedicated employees who shared their dream of transforming the unwieldy organization into a proud giant. They could see beyond their slow, unreliable flying machines to an era when jetliners would span the oceans. Steadily, they built the company's reputation for safety and service until it became a model for the industry. Through the imagination, hard work and even heroism of its people, the company survived a Depression, wars, and the turmoil of industry deregulation that doomed many traditional airlines. Tempered by hard times and tough leaders, AA has emerged as one of the most successful, and most competitive, airlines in the world.

Silverbird: The American Airlines Story

Bedwell, Don

Thunder Down the Runway not only reveals the details of planning and execution of today's airline world, but also tells of the progress over five decades in machinery, methods, and human relations-in often dramatic and humorous style

Thunder Down the Runway

Ames, Robert S.

Biographies & Memoirs

famous airlines traces the development of commercial aircraft through the stories of more than forty of the most important airliner models. included are such pacesetters as the lookheed vega, the douglas dc-3, the lockheed constellation, the boeing 707 and 747. and the airbus a300 and a320 as well as the visionary men and women who created the world's most advanced transportation system

Famous Airliners

Mellberg, William F.

From the British Aerospace Concorde to the Russian Ilyushin IL-62, through the Netherlands' Fokker F27/F50, this book covers virtually every plane flown by major airlines. Sure to be a hit with those who love to gaze into the "wild blue yonder," Guide to Airport Airplanes allows amateur observers to easily identify these aerodynamic wonders. 125 illustrations and photos.

Guide to Airport Airplanes: An Illustrated Handbook Allowing Rapid Identification of Airliners Flown Worldwide by Major Airlines

Travel

William Berk

Frank Berk

Reference

Mellberg chronicles the evolution of the modern airliner, beginning with the Boeing Model 80, whose 12 passengers flew at a little more than 100 miles per hour, to the Concorde, which travels at more than twice the speed of sound.

Famous Airliners: From Biplane to Jetliner, the Story of Travel by Air

Children's Books

Cars, Trains & Things That Go

ABC United Airlines

Forty, Simon

ABC American Airlines

Business & Money

Biography & History

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