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  • Controlled Crash

    An Airline Odyssey, from Eels and Ethics to Blimps and Drunken Bears

    by Eldon Brown ...
    Pilots like to say that every safe landing is really just a controlled crash. In this witty and entertaining memoir of his airline career, Eldon Brown whisks us back to the heyday of the airline industry, when it was fun to fly and salesmanship was a creative art. During his decades in cargo management with airlines like Japan and Northwest, Brown crosses paths with a surprising array of life ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

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  • Brace for Impact

    Air Crashes and Aviation Safety

    by Peter Pigott ...
    Why do planes disappear or fall out of the sky? Brace for Impact traces the evolution of accident investigation and explains why flying is the safest form of travel.The history of air accidents is a harrowing one. Yet today flying is the safest mode of transportation, thanks in no small part to the work of crash detectives. Whenever a plane falls from the sky, the investigators pick through the ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • History of Airplanes

    The Nation's Most Distinguished Book On Aircraft, The History Of The Airplane, Aviation History, History Of Flightgear, History Of Flight Poster and More

    by Kenneth Green ...
    If you're looking for a great eBook on the history of flight, read this guide to aircraft, the history of the airplane, aviation history, history of flightgear, history of flight poster and more. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Commercial Aviation—An Insider’S Story

    by LeRoy Paine ...
    Why do we have airlines? How were they created? Was TWA Flight 800 an accident? How safe are airplanes, and why are they safe? What jobs are there in commercial aviation? This book provides answers to these questions and many more. Understanding how and why an airline is started, structured, and regulated provides the flying public with the answers to why you are safe when you fly. For those ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • FAR/AIM 2023: Up-to-Date FAA Regulations / Aeronautical Information Manual

    by Federal Aviation Administration ...
    Series series FAR/AIM Federal Aviation Regulations
    All the Information You Need to Operate Safely in US Airspace, Fully UpdatedIf you’re an aviator or aviation enthusiast, you cannot be caught with an out-of-date edition of the FAR/AIM. In the newest edition of the FAR/AIM, all regulations, procedures, and illustrations are brought up to date to reflect current federal regulations and FAA data, policies, and advisories. This handy reference book ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Vintage Champagne on the Edge of Space

    The Supersonic World of a Concorde Stewardess

    by Sally Armstrong ...
    In the era of Concorde, flying aboard this iconic aircraft was like being part of an elite club. Flying at the edge of space, seeing the curvature of the earth as well as jetting off to exotic locations on private charters were just normal parts of the job for Concorde employees. Sally Armstrong recounts her experiences as a stewardess flying with the rich and famous, meeting the superstars and ... Read more

    $10.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • BAC One-Eleven

    The Whole Story

    by Stephen Skinner ...
    In August 1963, one of the best-selling aircraft of British civil aviation, the BAC One-Eleven, took to the skies for the first time. With an order book for sixty aircraft, more than half were from the United States, which was an unprecedented situation for a British civil aircraft. The first project for the newly formed British Aircraft Corporation, the One-Eleven was wholly designed and built ... Read more

    $19.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Leeds - Bradford Airport Through Time

    by Alan Phillips ...
    Series series Through Time
    Opened in 1931 as Yeadon Aerodrome, Leeds-Bradford Airport is the largest in Yorkshire. Regular flights began from the airport in 1935 with a service to Newcastle, Edinburgh and London (Heston). During the war, the airfield was used as a shadow factory and constructed almost 700 Lancaster bombers, as well as almost 4,500 Avro Ansons. Civil flights began again in 1947 and by 1978 Regional Airport ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • British Airways

    An Illustrated History

    by Paul Jarvis ...
    There can be few world-class companies that boast the heritage and traditions inherent in the British Airways brand. Indeed, the company that became British Airways operated the world's first commercial scheduled airline service in 1919. From the early days of aviation through to more recent times, British Airways has stood for high standards of quality and professionalism. Curator of the British ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • London City Airport Through Time

    by Paul Hogan ...
    Series series Through Time
    London City Airport was first conceived as part of the regeneration of the London Docklands at the start of the 1980s, a pilot landing on Heron Quays to prove it could be done. Built on the land between the Royal Albert Dock and the King George V Dock, the first commercial services operated from the airport in October 1987, with the official opening by HM The Queen in November of that year. The ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Air Ambulance

    An Irresistible Look Into The World Of Evacuation Insurance, Medical Air Ambulance, Air Ambulance Services, Air Ambulance Services If You Want To Know, Air Ambulance The Nations Most Detailed Book

    by James Strickland ...
    With this top-rated guide learn about air ambulance, evacuation insurance, medical air ambulance, air ambulance services, air ambulance services if you want to know, air ambulance the nations most detailed book. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Mapping the Airways

    by Paul Jarvis ...
    Maps have long held a fascination for travellers and would-be travellers alike. Drawing on fascinating and unique material from the British Airways archive, curator Paul Jarvis focuses on the beautiful map artwork used over nearly 100 years of history to chart our voyages through the skies – from early adverts to twenty-first-century on-board moving maps – and the vital maps and charts used by ... Read more

    $13.99 USD