Flying High: The Story of Boeing and the Rise of the Jetliner Industry
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (751 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0871136554 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 502 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In an objective and riveting account, Eugene Rodgers tells how this giant of a company developed the jetliners that reinvented travel, shrank the world, and made America the international ruler of the aircraft industry.. Flying High is the first investigative history of one of the world's most influential corporations, the Boeing Company
"Purchased as a gift" according to DLC. his was purchased as a gift and the recipient was very pleased.. Adequate, but only Barely So Nothing epitomizes modern industry in the United Statesin this century more effectively than the Boeing Company in Seattle. After nearly ninety years it remains the leading builder of transport aircraft in the United States and one of the two most significant in the world. Eugene Rodgers' "Flying High" is a fact-fille. Awful Incredibly boring, uninteresting book. With no experience in the aviation or airline industry, the author relies on few interviews and going through the memoirs of some executives. He has no passion for his subject. It would be an OK book if the author had any writing talent. But he is a lousy writer and it shows on a
In Flying High: The Story of Boeing and the Rise of the Jetliner Industry, author and former university instructor Eugene Rodgers parlays the unusual access he was given to the aircraft firm's internal archives and primary figures into a perceptive, comprehensive behind-the-scenes account of one of this century's most noteworthy companies. As the longtime leader in a predominantly American industry, the Boeing Corporation has experienced a tumultuous succession of ups and downs.