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Airlines of the jet age : a history / R.E.G. Davies.
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- ISBN: 9780978846084 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0978846087 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xvi, 461 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
- Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press ; c2011.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-430) and index. |
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| Subject: | Airlines > History. Jet transports > History. Aeronautics, Commercial > History. |
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Library Journal Review
Airline of the Jet Age : A History
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In this comprehensive reference, the retired curator of air transport at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum describes the jet age as a series of stages beginning in 1952. He also discusses the huge changes wrought by these innovations: the first Comet aircraft could not cross oceans, for example, but today's A380s fly halfway round the world nonstop. While few tourists could afford those early flights, today air travel is commonplace. Also covered are economic aspects of the industry, such as the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, which led to price wars and continued fights for survival. Davies's coverage of lesser-known airlines from India to the Andes is exceptional. Appendixes of selected aircraft specifications and notable events and a bibliography follow. (LJ 10/1/11) (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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