SILVERBIRD: THE AMERICAN AIRLINES STORY
Written by Don Bedwell
Published by Airways International Inc,
in 1999
ISBN: 0965399362
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- HISTORY
- COMPANY HISTORY
SILVERBIRD: THE AMERICAN AIRLINES STORY
Written by Don Bedwell.
Stock no. 2139444
Circa.
1999.
Hardback.
Large format.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Blue/purple boards with silver title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0965399362. Some foxing. Wrapper has light edge-creasing.
Front cover
Contents
- Author's Acknowledgements
- Introduction by Donald J Carty
- A Proud Giant
- Retrojet: An American Celebration
- Trailblazers
- The Patriarch
- Making Customers Kings
- Wings At War
- The Short, Bumpy Life of AOA
- Building the Modern Fleet
- Packing Up Profits
- Back to Its Roots
- The Crandall Era
- Spreading Wings
- Selling the Product
- In the Spotlight
- Calling the System's Shots
- Keeping the Fleet in Flagship-Shape
- The Pros Up Front
- Serving Customers and Saving Lives
- American Eagle Soars
- Creating Alliances and Networks
- Changing Focus
- Sixty Years as AA's Chronicle
- American's Attic
- Company With a White Hat
- Photographic Credits
- Index