Aerospace & Air Transport Industries

Almost everything you know about airships is wrong. Between 1917 and 1935, the US Navy poured tens of millions of dollars into their airship progra...

The story of the Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough, forerunner of the Worlds premier aeronautical research establishment wherein were designed ...

The third in Guy Halford-MacLeods series on the history of independent airlines in Britain after the Second World War, battling against ever-changi...

In contrast to the close cooperation practiced among European states, space relations among Asian states have become increasingly tense. If current...

Short Brothers was established in 1908, the first British aircraft manufacturer, with the company moving to Rochester during the early years of the...

In this poignant narrative of her life and career as an air traveler, the author states: The first victims of `aerotoxic syndrome' are crews, maint...

It's impossible to tell the story of Court Line without telling that of Autair, founded by helicopter pioneer William 'Bill' Armstrong. Autair itse...

Sky Tales the much anticipated follow up to Captain Lim Khoy Hings first bestseller Life in the Skies is a new fascinating collection of tips, ad...

The British & Colonial Aeroplane Company was established in 1910 at Filton on a site that is now an Airbus design and engineering centre. BAE S...

What happened to MH370? How did Amelia Earhart disappear? When have quick-thinking pilots averted catastrophe and kept hundreds of people alive? An...

Winner of the 2020 Space Hipsters Prize for Best Book in Astronomy, Space Exploration, or Space HistoryCome Fly with Us is the story of an elite gr...

The British airliners we see today in our airports are the result of numerous takeovers and mergers, involving large and small companies. This book...

Schmitz's fascinating essays and articles provide a unique and enthralling perspective on the global commercial aviation scene.Craig West, Airliner...

British Aircraft Manufacturers since 1909 traces one hundred years of the British aviation industry, its history, origins, mergers and takeovers. I...

Much of the fascination which Soviet aircraft and its associated aerospace industry holds for the analyst, enthusiast or ordinary member of the pub...

In the decades leading up to the 1970s, passenger air transport was the preserve of the well-to-do who flew on airliners driven by propellers. Over...

From Catch Me if You Can to the Zambian attempt to join the Space Race using a 40-gallon oil drum, this amusing collection of stories seeks to pres...

Airlines are competitive and complex businesses and great airlines dont just happen. In British Airways case it has been a long journey in fact, i...

The 1920s were to flying what the 1960s were to space exploration - an age of adventure, excitement and of crossing new frontiers. And for a shor...

Meet the astronauts leading the way to a new world of space travel.'Masterly' New York Times'Riveting' Scott Kelly'Remarkable' The Times__When Rich...

Airline mergers do not always go as planned and/or realise their stated goals. The stockholders, employees, customers, and served communities often...

This book provides a snapshot of how well NASA is planning and executing its major acquisitions -- an area that been on the Government Accountabili...

Filling a critical gap in aviation engineering literature, this unique and timely resource provides professionals with a thorough introduction to a...

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), within the Department of Homeland Security, screens or oversees the screening of over 650 million...

To help manage airport congestion, airlines operating at four U.S. airports -- Washington''''s Reagan National and the three major New York City ar...

The space industry refers to economic activities related to the manufacture and delivery of components that go into Earth''''s orbit or beyond. The...

General aviation (GA) is a catch-all category that includes about 54% of all civilian aviation activity within the United States and encompasses a ...