Classic American Airlines (Motorbooks Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (541 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760316562 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Classic American Airlines A Customer This book reviews the history of the 11 largest trunk carriers flying at the end of the CAB regulated era. Only 6 of the profiled carriers (soon to be only five with the AA purchase of TW)survive today.I found the book wonderfully quirkyIt features some facinating photography. "A great book" according to Michael G. Blank. Beautifully illustrated, with some marvellous photos, this book is a must for anyone interested in airliners, particularly older types.Although the individual histories of the airlines do, necessarily tend to follow the same narrative format-the early days, the build up durin. A lovely nostalgia flight into the past A Customer Classic American Airlines brilliantly captures the glory days of America's major airlines from the founding of the industry to deregulation. A fantastic collection of color and black and white period photos, color air to air portraits of currently flying restored vintage airl
Classic American Airlines vividly retells the alluring history behind America's greatest airlines: United, American, TWA, Eastern, Pan Am, Delta, Northwest, and Republic, among others. Individual profiles contain photographs of the aircraft used through the years and the variety of color schemes that adorned them. Airline advertisements, route maps, timetables, and other memorabilia add flavor to this nostalgic airline history.