Hard landing : the epic contest for power and profits that plunged the airlines into chaos / Thomas Petzinger Jr.
By: Petzinger Jr., Thomas.
Material type: BookPublisher: New York: Random House, 1995Description: 594 p.ISBN: 0812928350.Subject(s): Transporte aéreo | Companhia aéreaItem type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Livros | 656.73 P513h (Browse shelf) | ex.1 | Available | 8804 |
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Takeoff -- Cheap thrills, low fares -- Network warriors -- "In the public interest" -- Start-ups and upstarts -- The empire strikes back -- Workingman's blues -- Stormy weather -- Continental divide -- Breaking ranks -- Gloom over Miami -- Nosedive -- The Southwest Shuffle -- Operation Stealthco -- Fly now, pay later -- "To fly, to serve" -- The Gilded Cockpit -- London calling -- Hard landing.
Neste livro, o repórter do Wall Street Journal, Petzinger, conta a história dramática de uma dúzia de homens, incluindo Robert Crandall, da American Airlines, Frank Borman, do Eastern, e Richard Ferris, da United, que lutou pelo controle das companhias aéreas do mundo.
PETZINGER JR., Thomas. Hard landing: the epic contest for power and profits that plunged the airlines into chaos. New York: Random House, 1995.