The Golden Age of Air Travel
Description
For much of the twentieth century travel by air was a luxury available only to the wealthy. Airlines like Pan Am, BOAC, TWA and BEA offered premium services that connected far-flung parts of the world with con trails of glamour.
This book looks back at the golden age, from the 1920s to the 1970s, when well-appointed airliners whisked the rich and famous around the world on holiday and on business. It evokes the chink of champagne glasses, the aroma of expensive cigars and the roar of early jet engines: the experience of air travel before package holidays and budget airlines changed flying forever.
Illustrated throughout, this fascinating historical account explores the various types of aircraft, the routes and the airports, as well as the changes undergone by the industry.
Table of Contents
Early Days of Air Travel
Glamour and Comfort
The War Years
Higher, Further, Faster
The Jet Age
The Boom in Air Travel
Epilogue
Further Reading
Places to Visit
Index
Product details
| Published | 10 Apr 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 56 |
| ISBN | 9780747813477 |
| Imprint | Shire Publications |
| Illustrations | 70 col |
| Series | Shire Library |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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